If anyone is qualified to appear in a movie about the cult of celebrity, it's Stephanie Suganami, otherwise known as Steph Shep, who spent four years working as Kim Kardashian's assistant in the prime Kardashian years. The actor plays Emily, an influencer invited on a trip to experience pop legend Moretti's (John Malkovich) new album first-hand at this New Mexico compound. When the writers and influencers get to New Mexico, though, things get really creepy, and writer Ariel (played by Ayo Edebiri) is the only one who seems to realize how sketchy things are. Naturally, chaos ensues.
The film was one of the most highly-anticipated at this year's Sundance Film Festival, and it was seemingly the one movie people wanted to talk about while I was there. Stephanie makes the most of her feature film debut, playing Emily with a lack of self-awareness that somehow still allows us to sympathize with her when things go south. Cosmopolitan spoke to Stephanie about doing the field research for the role, whether she could be lulled into a Moretti-like cult situation, and who she'd ignore a lot of red flags for.
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