So I'm really excited about this movie.
Are you excited?
I am excited, yes.
So did you know about Nancy Drew?
You're very young, so you probably
didn't see it or read anything about Nancy Drew.
No.
I know about Nancy Drew.
I think--
Right, right.
I mean, Nancy Drew, everybody knows who she is.
Right.
She's kind of this iconic character.
But yeah, after I know about the project,
I started reading the books.
And surprisingly, I really liked it.
Yeah.
I mean--
Oh, good.
--it was really good.
Yeah.
Well, this is a good-- and it's a fresh, modern take on it.
And it's about, you know, empowerment for young women
and young girls.
And I think that that's really important right now.
Right?
Mm-hmm.
Do you want to tell people what this story is about?
Well, it's Nancy Drew, and it's just
about how she adjusts to a new town
and you follow her as she solves a mystery,
and, at the same time, make new friends.
Yeah.
And it's great, because it's--
and I think, on this set, we had more women
working on this set than just about any movie--
the female director, supervising women, everybody.
More than any other film, it was great.
Yeah.
So now, you were in It--
Yes.
--the scary, scary movie, It.
Yeah.
You were in Sharp Objects.
And then you get to do something-- you were looking
forward to Nancy Drew, I bet.
I was.
I felt like it was--
I was watching, kind of, what I was doing, and I felt like--
I think people were kind of worried almost, being like,
are you OK?
Because I keep getting these roles,
which were really fun to do--
I love having roles that are kind of in depth and really
dark and--
except, it was almost to a point where it was like, yeah,
I have a good life.
I'm happy.
Yeah.
I laugh a lot.
I smile.
So I thought this was a really good,
you know, family friendly--
Right.
--movie.
Yeah.
It is.
Yeah.
It's a really great family friendly movie.
And you have a twin brother?
I do.
And is he watching your success and treating you
differently now?
No.
He's fine.
Yeah.
He's good.
Yeah.
He does make me pay for things more.
OK.
I'm not stingy with my money.
Yeah.
I just-- I don't--
I like keeping it.
Yeah.
Well, sure.
You're earning it.
So yeah.
And he's in Brooklyn, right?
He is.
All right.
He is.
So do you like-- you're going to stay in Brooklyn
or you're going to move out here?
I like LA.
That doesn't sound like that's--
No, I-- I love LA.
It's a good place to have a vacation at,
but I like New York because I can kind of--
I'm used to it, you know?
Yeah.
I love the weather.
Yeah.
I actually really like colder weather
and I really-- like, just recently, there was rain
and everybody was frantic about it.
Everyone came up to me and that was all they talked about.
Yeah.
And I was like, yeah, good job on the rain.
Yeah.
It is kind of ridiculous that we get so overwhelmed by rain.
We just don't-- we're not used to it.
Y'all are used to it, but we're just not used to it.
So you're 17, right?
Mm-hmm.
So you're driving in Brooklyn?
I'm getting my driver's license.
I have my permit.
It's going fine.
I actually had a driving lesson beforehand
and I completely failed.
OK.
And I told everybody that I was going to fail.
I was like, I was sure of it.
And I actually didn't even--
I like didn't even spend one minute in the car
before he called me ma'am, and then he
said just get out of the car.
Wow.
Well, I'm glad you're staying in Brooklyn.
That's great.
I think that's the right choice.
Yeah.
All right, I am really excited for everybody to see this movie
and see you in a whole different way,
because you're adorable in it.
It's so good.
Thank you.
And I just-- I can't wait for, you
know, mothers to bring their daughters and fathers
to bring their daughters.
It is a really great message for young girls growing up.
Yeah.
It's fantastic.
Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase
is in theaters this Friday.
And I want you to see it, so I'm going to give you a $150 gift
card from AMC so you can go.
We'll be back.