And I thought, What a total joy to work with these women - which it, indeed, was. It felt like there was a creative connection that I really appreciated initially, and at that time, Lena and Karen were attached and I think Angela, Michelle and I were all coming on at around the same time.

In a phone interview from her home in New York City, Gugino opens up to Observer about her character Madeleine, the “super refreshing” appeal of playing characters who are not defined by their age, the opportunity to collaborate with an all-star group of kick-ass women for the first time, and the way that the industry has evolved over the course of her career to fill an untapped market and growing desire for more female-led stories. It’s not like your typical day involves fighting with a tomahawk in your right hand. Together, this intergenerational group of female assassins takes a stand against The Firm and its army of henchmen. With a target on her back, Sam reunites with her mother and their lethal associates, known as the Librarians (Gugino, Angela Bassett, Michelle Yeoh). But when a high-risk job goes wrong, Sam must choose between serving The Firm - a wealthy group that includes Nathan (Paul Giamatti) as its head of PR - or saving the life of an innocent 8-year-old girl named Emily (Chloe Coleman).

Emily wants to play tvtropes