In Dark Matter Jason Dessen is a college professor with a wife and son living a mundane life in Chicago. When he is abducted and dropped into an alternate reality his life is turned upside down as he desperately tries to find a way home. Jason will embark on a harrowing journey across many alternate realities in the hopes of finding his own and returning from his family where he will need to protect them from the most dangerous threat there is, himself.
Blake Crouch serves as executive producer and showrunner of Dark Matter which is based on his acclaimed 2016 novel of the same name. While this is a multiverse story, Dark Matter is more in line with Everything Everywhere All At Once, which uses the science fiction concept to focus on the human problems that the characters are grappling with. Joel Edgerton leads a brilliant cast who play several characters throughout the series. Edgerton brings pathos and nuance to his performances.
Screen Rant interviewed Jennifer Connelly about her new series Dark Matter. She discussed working with Edgerton, including the subtle differences he portrayed when playing different versions of his character, Jason. Connelly also explained how working directly with Crouch was helpful to step into the world of Dark Matter.
Connelly explained how she approached playing Daniela across the multiverse with many being superficially different from one another. She also touched on how she approached the Daniela which she was able to delve deeper into, with the differences being based on the choices that led to the life she had built.
Connelly broke down how the alternate reality aspect of the series is a device that allowed them to explore more domestic human stories. She specifically described Dark Matter as, “a portrait of a marriage.”
Connelly also reflected on how working directly with Crouch allowed them to stay true to the original novel. Crouch, as showrunner, was involved in every decision and every step of the process to bring the story he created to life on screen.
Connelly praised Edgerton’s skills as both an actor and scene partner. She noted the “subtle choices” he made with his performance especially as he portrays different versions of Jason.
Connelly discussed Jason2, who is the more villainous of the Jasons, but whom Edgerton is careful to never portray as fully evil. She also explained how Daniela feels about this version of her husband throughout the series especially before she knows something has happened.
When asked about Top Gun 3 following the massive success of Top Gun: Maverick, Connelly didn’t have much to say. But she did touch on the rumor that a third one is potentially being worked on.
Based on Blake Crouch’s international bestseller. Jason Dessen is abducted into an alternate version of his life. To get back to his true family, he embarks on a harrowing journey to save them from the most terrifying foe imaginable: himself.
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Source: Screen Rant Plus