Avatar-fame actress Sigourney Weaver opens up about her intriguing character in The Lost Flowers of Alice Hart; says, “She is like a box with secret drawers”

Sigourney Weaver revealed that her role in the web series as June Heart is truly special and also confessed the reason behind it.

By Soumya Anantharaman -

August 1, 2023 - 7:18 PM IST

All set to entice you in its suspenseful grip is the upcoming Amazon Original The Lost Flowers of Alice Hart, a limited series following the life of Alice, aged 9, who tragically loses her parents in a mysterious fire. She is taken to live with her grandmother June at Thornfield flower farm, where she learns secrets about her family’s past. Based on the bestselling debut novel by author Holly Ringland, the eponymous limited series has actors like Sigourney Weaver, Alycia Debnam-Carey, Asher Keddie, Leah Purcell, Frankie Adams, Sebastián Zurita cast in pivotal roles.

Avatar-fame actress Sigourney Weaver opens up about her intriguing character in The Lost Flowers of Alice Hart; says, “She is like a box with secret drawers”

Academy Award nominated, BAFTA and Golden Globe winning actress, Sigourney Weaver opened up about her role as June Hart and admitted that it is special. “I’ve never played a character like June. She has so many layers, like a box with secret drawers. But she’s very loyal, and fierce. She wants to protect her community from the outside world. She takes these problems on personally, and guards the place quite literally.” the actor said.

Signing an actor like Sigourney Weaver for her first book to screen adaptation was a huge feat for author Holly Ringland. “When Jodi (Jodi Matterson, Executive Producer) rang me to say, ‘Sigourney Weaver has signed on,’ I was down in the paddock in the caravan that I use as a writing office, and my family heard me screaming because in what world would a character that I made up and spent four years loving on the page be embodied by Sigourney Weaver? I’ve been watching her on screens all my life,” revealed the writer. She further added, “The first time we met on set I was wondering whether or not I would be star struck and make a fool of myself, but she’s heaven. She is so lovely and kind and we had a beautiful conversation about writing and women, and she was so generous. It is a treasured experience in my life.”

Set against Australia’s natural landscape with native wildflowers and plants, this thrilling drama will premiere with the first three episodes on August 4. With one episode rolling out weekly, the limited series will have its finale episode on September 1 exclusively on Prime Video and it will be available for streaming in 240+ countries and territories worldwide.

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