PLUS: Her Assessment costar Alicia Vikander weighs in on the Olsen twins' popularity in Sweden
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00:00Now it's the sit down with Elizabeth Olsen and Alicia Vikander.
00:03Hi, you two.
00:05The assessment is receiving a lot of praise.
00:07It takes place in the near future where life is much more regulated.
00:11If you want to have kids, you have to be assessed by a person before you can have them.
00:15So Elizabeth, you play one half of a couple that wants to have a kid and Alicia, you play
00:19the woman who assesses.
00:20Where did you each go psychologically to get into character?
00:23I get to imagine and use my, you know, creative just thoughts, so trying to understand behavior
00:31and humans.
00:32In this film, I had quite a few scenes where I got to stretch my kind of actions and do,
00:38you know, a performance that was quite far away from anything I've done before.
00:42You cannot behave like this if you want a child.
00:45I want a real child, not this.
00:48Okay, so your husbands are both in entertainment.
00:50Did either of you have a visitor on set?
00:52I was traveling alone, so I didn't have that.
00:55My husband was with me because we, I mean, it's, we try, so, you know, one part, you
01:00know, we have children too, so he was at home with the kids when I was working and then
01:05we normally switch.
01:06How important is it to get that support at home?
01:08You know, having a partner who totally understands the demands.
01:11I know people talk about separating work and life and whatever.
01:15To us, the thing that we love most is talking about story, is talking about work, is talking
01:20about why we do it, what's a good way to crack it.
01:23It's my favorite thing to talk about.
01:24I mean, one of my favorite things to talk about with my husband, and so I endlessly
01:28enjoy it.
01:30I think having somebody who understands and, you know, really gets the passion that you
01:36have, then, you know, it's wonderful to have those talks, you know, that are very sincere
01:41about, you know, things that you are trying to figure out.
01:46It's wonderful the kind of conversations you can have when you're, when you're sharing
01:49something that you're really passionate about.
01:52By the way, Alicia, I saw Black Bag starring your hubby and it's amazing.
01:55Yeah, I can't wait.
01:57I haven't seen it yet.
01:58Who's the suspect?
01:59Your wife.
02:00I'm going to, I'm going to see it very soon.
02:04Alicia, I have to ask, in Sweden, did you know about the Olsens growing up?
02:08Did any of their movies or TV series make it over there?
02:12Yes.
02:14Didn't everyone?
02:16Elizabeth, we know that you're an author of multiple books.
02:19Were you reading anything fun while filming The Assessment?
02:22Not really.
02:23I mean, I wrote a children's book with my husband, who's a far better writer than I
02:26am.
02:27I'm basically his editor.
02:28I was reading, um, Michelle Welbeck's The Impossibility of an Island on this job.
02:33I felt like that was, I, I think his philosophy and the places he goes to were just, I don't
02:43know, in his own little sci-fi book.
02:47I found it to be, it opened up kind of a whole, like a little, a little avenue for me to explore
02:53and think about.
02:54Okay, I'm going to put 10 seconds on the clock.
02:57Tell everyone why they should check out The Assessment.
02:59Ready?
03:00Go.
03:01I think the thing that's so beautiful about this film is it's not super message heavy.
03:05Our goal is, is to, you know, root it in something that is grounded, relatable, and also entertaining
03:11and hopefully makes you feel.
03:13Elizabeth and Alicia, thank you so much for joining us.