Kerry Condon is off to the races
NEW YORK
Kerry Condon was in the thick of Oscars season two years ago, bantering and glad-handing from London to Los Angeles, when she took a breather to campaign for a different kind of prize.
Nominated for her first Academy Award for the pitch-black tragicomedy 'The Banshees of Inisherin,' Condon had crossed paths with 'Top Gun: Maverick' director Joseph Kosinski at many an industry event and gleaned that his follow-up feature would be set in the world of Formula 1. When the Irish actress realized he still needed a female lead, the high-octane project piqued her curiosity. Realizing this character would go toe-to-toe with Brad Pitt, she became all the more intrigued.
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