Pod Generation Interview: Emilia Clarke, Rosalie Craig & Sophie Weston

Having well-known talent attached to a project can make all the difference. That was the case with the Sundance 2023 selection, The Pod Generation. Emilia Clarke was eager to work with writer-director Sophie Barthes and was also determined bring her story to screen. Signing on as a lead actor was key to making that happen, but so was her contribution as an executive producer on the production. Clarke stars opposite Chiwetel Ejiofor as Rachel and Alvy, a couple living in the not-so-distant future with drastically different opinions on technology, how to live their lives, and how to have a baby. He’s a botanist determined to preserve as much of the natural world as possible whereas she’s a rising star at a tech company who embraces the surge of AI devices designed to make life easier. When Rachel scores a spot at the Womb Center, a facility that offers wannabe parents the opportunity to have a child with more convenience by using detachable, portable wombs — or rather, pods — she and Alvy explore, and de