VARIETY Power of Women London Cover: Emma Corrin on Going from Playing Princess Diana to a Marvel Villain, and More

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In a new Power of Women London cover story for VARIETY, Emma Corin speaks with Deputy Editor of International Ellise Shafer on going from playing Princess Diana to a Marvel villain, feeling ‘daunted’ by Netflix’s PRIDE & PREJUDICE series, being our first nonbinary Power of Women Honoree, and more. 

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On being Variety’s first nonbinary Power of Women cover star: “I’m incredibly honored to be the first nonbinary person, and now more than ever it is so important for people — no matter how they identify — to be able to celebrate each other,” they continue. “It doesn’t have to be women celebrating the power of women — it can be women, queer, nonbinary people celebrating the power of women. And I think that’s fucking awesome.”

On playing Diana: “I loved her. I loved playing her,” they say, bright blue eyes twinkling below messy-chic pixie-cut hair. “I don’t think roles like that come along often. I’ve had parts since that I’ve been so fond of, but there was something about that, and about her, that just — it felt different and it feels different.”

On going from small-budgeted period dramas to one of the most expensive films ever made was shocking [“Deadpool & Wolverine”], Corrin says: “I felt like I was at some kind of theme park all the time because things were just so overwhelming and I was like, ‘This cannot be real. I must be walking around with a visitor’s pass. Like, I can’t belong here.’”

[Photo Credit: Zoe McConnell for Variety]

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