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Jennifer Connelly On How ‘Dark Matter’ is a Love Story and Why Fans Still Adore ‘Labyrinth’


Jennifer Connelly plays multiple versions of her character on the Apple TV+ series based on the novel by Blake Crouch.

In the nine-part series, debuting May 8, Connelly portrays Daniela Dessen, a once-promising artist who chose instead to start a family with her husband, Jason (Joel Edgerton). Take her Oscar-winning turn in “A Beautiful Mind” or her gutting role in Darren Aronofsky’s “Requiem for a Dream.” And then there’s the 1986 cult classic “ Labyrinth,” which has a passionate fandom; Connelly appears in Ron Howard’s upcoming Apple TV+ documentary “Jim Henson Idea Man” to speak about her experience making the film. She looks back less fondly on other early outings, such as the 1991 John Hughes-scripted “Career Opportunities.” Connelly recalls feeling uncomfortable making the film: “I think that I had a different expectation.

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