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The “incredible” 2017 role Rebecca Ferguson didn’t trust herself to pull off: “I can’t do it”
In 2017’s science-fiction horror film *Life*, Rebecca Ferguson played a member of an International Space Station crew confronting a dangerous organism from Mars. She initially doubted she could meet the script’s standard, having never made a science-fiction film, but a conversation with director Daniel Espinosa persuaded her to take the role.
The film also starred Jake Gyllenhaal and Ryan Reynolds, and its creature, nicknamed Calvin, grows from a small organism into a threat to the crew. Ferguson later made science fiction a major part of her career, including roles in *Dune*, *Silo* and *Reminiscence*. *Life* arrived seven weeks before Ridley Scott’s *Alien: Covenant* and was strongly influenced by the *Alien* films.
In short
- Ferguson nearly turned down *Life* because she doubted herself.
- A conversation with its director changed her mind.
- Science fiction later became a major part of her career.
Explained simply
Life is a science-fiction horror film set aboard the International Space Station, where a crew studies an organism brought back from Mars. The organism, nicknamed Calvin, grows and becomes dangerous, putting the astronauts at risk.
Rebecca Ferguson plays one of the crew, alongside Jake Gyllenhaal and Ryan Reynolds. Directed by Daniel Espinosa, the film draws on the tradition of space-set horror established by the Alien films.