“The school of good and evil”: Sofia Wylie and Sophia Anne Caruso took a year to meet due to the pandemic

Although they represent polar opposites in the film, they couldn’t be more like twins. The chemistry flows when the protagonists of “The school of good and evil” are interviewed exclusively for eCartelera. And it is no less. A year of zoom work due to the pandemic until, finally, Sophia Anne Caruso and Sofia Wylie were able to meet in person. Four months of filming later with the likes of Charlize Theron and Kerry Washington, the first major starring role of the two young actresses and singers arrives in all homes with Netflix on Wednesday 19 October.

On the side of good is the seemingly apathetic Agatha. Sophia Wylie tackles her first big movie with her after leading the young cast of another adaptation: “High School Musical: The Musical: The Series”. With the permission of her ex-partner Olivia Rodrigo, who is part of the playlist of the film. This leap to work with famous actors such as Kerry Washington and Laurence Fishburne “It was intimidating at first, because I had created an image of who they are seeing them since I was little. But once we got on set, it wasn’t these big names, it was just the humans I would work with. “

And on the side of evil there is, paradoxically, the idealist Sophie. Although Sophia Anne Caruso has previously worked on Broadway, at 21 this is her first role in a big movie. Like the stubborn apprentice of the evil Charlize Theron! “There are some scenes where I have to show power in front of her, so I had to put aside who she is, how much I respect her and how powerful she is as an actress and as a person.”. She also connected a lot with the school principal, Laurence Fishburne, who was for her “the most beautiful, we were both born and raised in New York, so we immediately agreed”.

Build chemistry via video call

Like almost everyone during the pandemic, their initial relationship was based on Zoom. Wylie will be surprised to remember that, Although they had been like this for a year, they hadn’t seen each other in person “until we start pre-production in March 2021. I remember it was very strange when I finally met you, because I had listened to your music, I had seen you on social networks knowing that we would work together. I seemed to know you already. “From her, Caruso remembers with the same malice as his character the long-awaited meeting with his partner: “I remember the first time I saw you, I thought wow, who is this goddess?”. This broad and entertaining relationship between its two leads is clearly visible in every take of “The School of Good and Evil,” now available on Netflix.