Netflix 'The Bubble': 5 things you didn't know about Karen Gillan
The entertainment industry suffered a lot during the pandemic and a lot of people lost their jobs. But production companies such as Netflix and more didn’t back down and continued to provide amazing content to viewers so that they can forget what was happening in the outside world. Taking inspiration from that, Judd Apatow is set to come out with his upcoming movie on Netflix that focuses on the lives of actors who are trying to make a movie while living in a bubble.
Titled ‘The Bubble’, the movie revolves around a group of actors who get together to make an action movie. Due to the pandemic guidelines, they are forced to live in a hotel till the movie is complete. They are doing it for the public so that they forget about all the problems caused by the Covid-19 pandemic. Will they be able to complete the movie? Or difficult quarantine rules will make them crazy? The answers to these burning questions will be given when the movie hits the streaming platform.
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It is widely reported that the movie is inspired by the production of ‘Jurassic World: Dominion’, which was filmed during the pandemic and all actors lived together in a hotel during the shoot.
The upcoming Netflix movie features an all-star cast that will undoubtedly keep you hooked on your screens. Let’s take a look at the cast of ‘The Bubble’.
Karen GillAn as Carol Cobb
Born on November 28, 1987, Karen Gillan is one of the most renowned stars in the world right now and has worked in several blockbuster movies in recent years. She started her training in acting at the age of 16 at Telford College. However, she did not begin her professional career as an actor and worked as a model before joining Hollywood. The actress made her modeling debut at the Lakme Fashion Week in 2007.
For her role in the ITV series ‘Rebus’, she had to drop out of school. Meanwhile, she also made a cameo appearance on the acclaimed British TV show ‘Doctor Who’. The Scottish actress made her feature film debut in 2010 with ‘Outcast’. She gained wider prominence after playing the role of Kaylie Russell in the horror movie ‘Oculus’. However, her moment of glory came in 2014 when she was cast as Nebula in Marvel’s ‘Guardians of the Galaxy’. She was praised for her acting skills and became a worldwide sensation.
Her other film credits include ‘Avengers: Infinity War’, ‘All Creatures Here Below’, ‘Stuber’, ‘Avengers: Endgame’ and ‘Gunpowder Milkshake’.
Iris Apatow as Krystal Kris
The 19-year-old actress is the daughter of Judd Apatow and Leslie Mann who began her career as a child actress in his father’s 2007 movie ‘Knocked Up’. Since then, she has played supporting roles in projects such as ‘Funny People’, ‘This Is 40’, and ‘Sausage Party’. On the Television front, Iris was seen playing the role of Arya Hopkins on the Netflix series ‘Love’.
Pedro Pascal as Dieter Bravo
Born in Chile, Pedro Pascal is undoubtedly one of the brightest talents working in the industry right now and he has the credentials to prove it. The actor rose to fame after portraying the character of Oberyn Martell in the fourth season of HBO’s blockbuster show ‘Game of Thrones’. He gained wider recognition after playing Javier Pena on the Netflix biographical crime series ‘Narcos’.
Since then, he has been a part of several big projects such as ‘The Great Wall’, ‘The Equalizer 2’, ‘If Beale Street Could Talk’, and ‘Triple Frontier’. In 2020, he made his DCEU debut with the movie ‘Wonder Woman 1984’ opposite Gal Gadot and Chris Pine. He portrayed the character of Maxwell Lord in the movie and received praise for his acting.
Leslie Mann as Lauren Van Chance
The veteran actress started her career by doing several commercials and made her film debut at the age of 18. She played a cameo role in the 1991 movie ‘Virgin High’. Meanwhile, in 1994, she made her TV debut by appearing in an episode of ‘Birdland’. In 2007, Mann starred alongside Seth Rogen and Paul Rudd in Judd Apatow's comedy ‘Knocked Up’, which grossed more than $218 million worldwide. Her performance brought in rave reviews and many publications including the movie in their top 10 lists.
Since then, she has appeared in high-end ventures such as ’17 Again’, ‘Funny People’, ‘Rio’, ‘This Is 40’, ‘Modern Family’, and ‘The Simpsons’.
Fred Armisen as Darren Elgan
The Peabody-winning actor-turned-writer has been a part of the industry since 1997 and has worked in several critically acclaimed projects. Armisen gained prominence after appearing on ‘Saturday Night Live’. He played and wrote several characters on the show and appeared in more than 200 episodes. However, his moment of glory came in 2011 when he co-created the comedy series ‘Portlandia’. The show went on to become a huge hit and received multiple Emmy nominations. Armisen won a WGA Award for the series as well.
‘Easy A’, ‘The Smurfs’, ‘Zoolander 2’, ‘Battle of the Sexes’, ‘30 Rock’, ‘House of Lies’, ‘Parks and Recreation’, and ‘Schmigadoon’ are some of the projects he has been a part of.
David Duchovny as Dustin Murray
Duchovny needs no introduction. The actor gained worldwide recognition with the 1993 series ‘The X-Files’ and became one of the highest-paid stars on television. He won the Best Actor in a Drama Series accolade at the 1997 Golden Globes and was nominated for an Emmy twice.
He also appeared in a lot of movies in his career such as ‘Red Shoe Diaries’, ‘Return to Me’, ‘Zoolander’, ‘The Secret’, and more, but he could never achieve the same level of recognition he received on television. So, in 2007, he returned to the smaller screen and played the lead role in ‘Californication’, which made him earn his second Golden Globe.
Maria Bakalova as Anika
The 25-year-old Bulgarian actress stunned the whole world with her impeccable acting in the 2020 mockumentary ‘Borat Subsequent Moveifilm’. The actress received universal acclaim for her acting in the movie and her chemistry with her on-screen father Sacha Baron Cohen. Bakalova started her career in Hollywood with this movie and received her maiden Academy Award nomination, laying a strong foundation for her amazing future.
However, she began her acting career in 2017 with the Bulgarian comedy-drama ‘Xlla’. Her first major acting role came in the 2018 Bulgarian movie ‘Transgression’, for which she won the award for best actress at Toronto’s AltFF Alternative Film Festival.
'The Bubble' premieres exclusively on Netflix on April 1.