Elizabeth Banks couldn’t be extra thrilled to be taking part in the older sister of Jessica Biel on The Higher Sister.
The actress, 51, instructed Us Weekly solely that working with the seventh Heaven alum, 43, on the Prime Video thriller was “actually excellent,” partly on account of their similarities.
“I’m an older sister. [Biel] is youthful than me. We’re each boy mothers. We glance alike. I imply, we obtained alongside like a home on fireplace,” Banks gushed whereas discussing her partnership with No7 Magnificence. “I actually beloved working along with her. She’s Kind A. She runs her personal enterprise. She has discovered herself dwelling in a rarefied world.”
Banks and Biel star as Nicky and Chloe, two estranged sisters who’re compelled collectively after Chloe’s husband is murdered. Biel “actually linked” to Chloe, Banks revealed, including that she felt equally about her character, Nicky. The sibling relationship makes the sequence distinctive as a result of audiences “see a variety of married {couples}” in homicide mysteries, “however you don’t see siblings who’ve their full historical past collectively proper from start.”
“I feel it was proper for us,” Banks stated. “I’ve not seen [a thriller] the place a sibling relationship is on the coronary heart of it. These two sisters are estranged and their household drama is so severe. They’re breaking generational trauma by coming again collectively. I feel you simply don’t see that in a whodunit.”
Whereas their characters could also be twisted up in a homicide on display screen, Banks and Biel handed the time without work display screen far more innocently. The Pitch Good alum instructed Us that the pair typically performed the Bananagrams with costar Gloria Reuben throughout their downtimes on set.
“In the midst of the sequence, we had a full week of simply sitting at trial watching individuals on the stand. [During] these days, we performed a variety of Bananagrams. Gloria Reuben — she’s a shark. She performs tons of Scrabble. She was consistently utilizing phrases that none of us may pronounce or knew. We’d look them up and be like, ‘yep, that’s a phrase she wins.’”
Banks not solely stars on The Higher Sister, however she additionally government produced the venture. After an extended day on set, the actress reached for her Future Renew No7 assortment to assist her feel and appear her greatest. Banks revealed that she typically “requires an eight-hour evening [of sleep],” however Future Renew Harm Reversal Peptide Cleanser and Future Renew Harm Reversal Night time Serum depart her feeling refreshed.
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The Higher Sister premieres on Prime Video Thursday, Could 29.