Mapalad ang 14-anyos na si Filipina-British actress na si Eve Ridley, dahil kabilang agad siya sa main cast sa kauna-unahang niyang pelikula na “Supergirl.” Kasama niya ang mga bida na sina Milly Alcock (Supergirl) at Jason Momoa (Lobo).
Batay sa komiks ni Tom King, tampok sa “Supergirl” si Eve bilang si Ruthye Marye Knoll, isang batang alien na manggagawa na nais maipaghiganti ang kaniyang pinaslang na ama na si Krem of the Yellow Hills (na ginagampanan ni Matthias Schoenaerts).
Magiging kaibigan ni Ruthye si Supergirl, at sasamahan siya sa kaniyang misyon upang makamit ang hustisya.
Isinilang si Eve sa Tyneside, England, na anak nina Matthew at Monalisa Ridley. Mayroon siyang kapatid na lalaki na si Aidan Ridley.
“So my grandma grew up in the Philippines and my mom is half Filipino," paliwanag niya.
Inihayag din ni Eve na hindi pa siya nakakapunta sa Pilipinas.
"I really want to go to the Philippines someday," saad niya. "It looks like such a beautiful island country. I really want to go to one of the beaches there. They look so tropical and gorgeous. I really want to learn Tagalog as well because, you know, I get to communicate with family over there.”
Bago sumabak sa movie, gumanap muna si Eve bilang batang Eponine sa UK Tour ng “Les Misérables.” Inihambing niya ang pagkakaiba sa pag-arte sa entablado at sa pelikula.
“It's very different to screen. But I mean, they're fun in their own ways. I think stage can be sometimes a little bit harder because it's live and you don't get to retake anything. But I would love to meet all of the original cast, and I'd love to do stage again,” kuwento ni Eve na sinabing hindi pa niya nakikita ang kababayan na si Lea Salonga.
Sinimulan niya ang kaniyang acting career bilang voice actress sa animated series ng Channel 5 na “Peppa Pig.” Ginawa niya ang kaniyang debut sa telebisyon sa isang episode ng medikal na drama ng BBC One na “Casualty.”
Lumabas din si Ridley sa science-fiction series na “3 Body Problem,” sa fantasy series na “The Witcher,” at magkakaroon din siya ng voice role sa animated series na “Blue Eye Samurai.”
Ikinuwento ni Eve ang karanasan niya bilang bahagi ng “Supergirl” at ang pagsasama nila ni Milly sa isang maaksyong pelikula.
“That was two months of stunt training, before we started filming. And I've never done any of that before. So, I did martial arts, boxing, sword stuff, training everything, wire work. It was the most fun. I love every member of the stunt team. And you know, I felt comfortable doing the routines. By the end of it, I was teaching people to set the routines and sword tricks. I would do it a million times again if I could,” kuwento ni Eve.
“Doing the fight scenes was so much fun. I didn't even know that I had to do any stunts on this production. So, I was so excited to get started,”dagdag niya.
Tungkol kay Milly, inilarawan ni Eve na para niya itong ate.
“I love her to bits. She was always there for me on set. We actually exchanged phone numbers. I texted her yesterday. It is quite nice that we stay in touch. She was always teaching me things on set because I came onto this production with no previous knowledge. It's my first movie, so it was really good to have her there. She's such an amazing actress, and I've learned stacks from her. So yeah, I'm really happy,” sabi ni Eve.
“Milly is such a dream to work with. I really look up to her. She's taught me so much so far and she's such an amazing actress and I think Kara's such a strong and emotional character, and she really takes on all of those emotions and really showcases her talents. So yeah, I've loved working with her,” patuloy niya.
Bagaman malaking proyekto ang naging una niyang pelikula, lagi umanong nakaalalay sa kaniya si Milly kapag nakakaramdam siya kung minsan ng pressure.
“Milly was always there, and she's always messaging me, you know, how do you feel, Eve? Are you worried about anything? Do you have any questions? So, I think as much as I was under pressure, she made it a lot better, which was nice,” sabi ni Eve. -- FRJ GMA News
