Anya Taylor-Joy is set to star in a new action thriller film on Apple TV+ called The gorge
and the trailer offers a brief but perfect return to its previous streaming role on Netflix. Taylor-Joy's star has risen exponentially in Hollywood over the past decade, as the young actress has delivered stellar performances and landed leading roles in a variety of projects on the big and small screen. And although her first credited roles were released just 10 years ago, Taylor-Joy's talent has launched her to new heights.
And in The gorgeshe will literally rise to new heights as an expert sniper hired to protect a mysterious canyon. Although this film appears to have a lot more action than many of his previous roles, excluding Furiousthe trailer offers a nod to a previous role with beautiful simplicity. But that's unlikely to mean the first part will have more influence on the film or Taylor-Joy's latest character.
Anya Taylor-Joy's The Gorge Has a Big Return to the Queen's Gambit Role
The Gorge gives a subtle nod to Taylor-Joy's chess prodigy
The trailer for The gorge does a great job creating tension and establishing some of the film's opening moments. Both Taylor-Joy and Miles Teller appear to be extremely skilled marksmen, and both are hired for a unique job as guardians of the Gorge. However, they are positioned on opposite sides, East and West, and instructed that they cannot communicate with each other. Despite this, the characters find creative ways to communicate and interact to pass the time. In one of these exchanges, Taylor-Joy's character raises a sign that says “Lady to Tower 5,” which is an instruction for Teller’s character to move corresponding pieces on a chessboard.
Interestingly, this is a return to Taylor-Joy's leading role in The Queen's Gambit in several ways. On the one hand, the Netflix series revolves around a young woman who is extremely skilled at chess. It also directly references the name of the show by choosing to have the highlighted move for Taylor-Joy be her controlling her Queen, and her character on the show often played chess in your mind. This is reflected in the film, which sees her technically playing chess alone, but trying to play with the stranger on the other side of the gorge.
Anya Taylor-Joy's character The Gorge has characteristics in common with Beth Harmon (despite being a very different story)
The Gorge Sniper looks very familiar
While both The gorge and The Queen's Gambit have very clear and obvious differences between them, there are surprising similarities between Taylor-Joy's characters. Beth Harmon, from The Queen's Gambitis a lonely and isolated young woman who has extraordinary abilities. However, these skills are predominantly associated with men in the show scene. As a result, Beth seems to be a quiet geniuswho struggles to connect with other people and spends most of his time investing in his hobby.
In a similar way, the shooter in The gorgePlayed by Taylor-Joy, she is also an isolated and brilliant young woman. She has extraordinary abilities, and these are even more of a defining marker of the character because they are commonly associated with men. As a result, she spends a lot of time investing in this hobby, even though she finds a connection with another person from that world. Ultimately the callback in The gorge is perfect, because it draws attention to this connection and enhances Anya Taylor-Joy character in general.