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Anna Kendrick Donated ‘Woman of the Hour’ Pay To Sexual Violence Survivors

After making her directorial debut with 'Woman of the Hour', Anna Kendrick explained she felt "gross" being paid for the true-crime film.

While opening up about the Netflix true-crime thriller, the Oscar nominee explained why she felt “gross” being paid for a film about ‘The Dating Game Killer’ Rodney Alcala ‘s victims and survivors. In a recent interview with Deadline, Kendrick explained that she was attracted to the project because screenwriter Ian McDonald was able to capture “the beauty of these women and the vastness of their lives. When discussing the violent scenes, Kendrick noted she took a page from the Coen brothers’ book, using a “descending scale of violence” like No Country for Old Men.

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