Overview

• As a producer on The Dreadful, Turner recommended Harington to writer-director Natasha Kermani for the male lead.
• Harington initially hesitated after seeing a script heavy with intimate scenes, calling the role “really weird.”
• Both actors “were retching” during their first kiss, which Turner described as “the worst moment” in her career.
• Turner said they agreed to press on because the script’s quality made the awkwardness unavoidable.
• The Dreadful, a gothic horror set in 15th-century England, is in post-production with a supporting cast that includes Marcia Gay Harden, Laurence O’Fuarain and Jonathan Howard and has no release date.