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Director Kenneth Branagh compares Jodie Comer to young Meryl Streep: 'I wish I had shares in her future'

Kenneth Branagh is praising Jodie Comer, who stars in the director's next film, 'The Last Disturbance of Madeline Hynde,' comparing her to a young Meryl Streep: 'I wish I had shares in her future.'

In a new interview, the award-winning filmmaker discussed directing Comer in his upcoming movie, The Last Disturbance of Madeline Hynde, heaping on the praise for his 32-year-old leading lady. A psychological thriller due out in theaters next year, The Last Disturbance of Madeline Hynde also stars Patricia Arquette, Michael Sheen, Tom Bateman, and Vicky McClure. Branagh stayed coy about the film's plot in the Times interview, teasing only vague poetic details about Comer's character — "dark night of the soul … reckless emotional exposure, volatility."

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