Ella Purnell Interview: Fallout’s Lucy MacLean & Yellowjackets Theories

If you’re a frequent Collider Ladies Night viewer/reader/listener, you’re likely well aware of my Yellowjackets obsession. I’ve been lucky enough to welcome many Yellowjackets cast members to the show, including Christina Ricci and Jasmin Savoy Brown, but there’s a certain someone who I was extremely disappointed to have missed out on while she was on the show — Ella Purnell. However, the time has finally come. Not only did I get the opportunity to talk a little Yellowjackets with Purnell, but we also got to celebrate yet another exceptional show of hers, Prime Video’s Fallout. Purnell plays Lucy in the series adaptation of the hugely popular Bethesda game. She’s a vault dweller living safe and sound in Vault 33. They’ve got food, water, and a kind community with a neighborly vibe. Above ground, however, it’s the exact opposite. 219 years since nuclear bombs decimated the surface, everyone else is just trying to survive in an apocalyptic wasteland with little to no rules or morals. In an effort to find her father (Kyle MacLachlan), Lucy opts to do the unthinkable, leave the comfort of sheltered vault life behind to venture out into the ruthless outside world. In celebration of Fallout’s big debut on Prime Video, Purnell joined me for a Ladies Night conversation to recap her journey in film and television thus far, and discuss how her career priorities have changed over the years. 00:00 Dicey Questions 06:28 Introduction 07:07 Discovering She Wanted to Become an Actor 08:19 Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children 09:39 Her Favorite Tim Burton Movie 10:07 Playing Kiera Knightley, Angelina Jolie & Margot Robbie 11:37 Sweetbitter 12:55 Moving to New York 14:31 Finding the Power of Her Voice 17:41 Yellowjackets 23:22 Letting Go of the Need to Be Liked 26:53 Fallout #fallout #yellowjackets #ellapurnell #interview #actor BREAKING NEWS, REVIEWS & MORE: SUBSCRIBE: FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL