Sadie Sink on 'The Whale,' Working With '90s Icons, and Her Friendship With Taylor Swift
Stranger Things actress Sadie Sink is on a path to superstardom—and no one can stop her.
You've seen her as Max Mayfield in the hit Netflix show Stranger Things but Sadie Sink's new role as Ellie in The Whale taps into a new side of cinema that the actress is taking on head first. The film, directed by Darren Aronofsky, stars Brendan Fraser as Charlie, an obese recluse seeking reconciliation with his estranged daughter (Sink). "I had never read anything where the characters just felt so real and so human," explains the starlet. "It's kinda a dream project." That's a tall order for someone who, just last year, starred in the music video/short film All Too Well, directed by Taylor Swift (one of Sink's favorite artists), which received two Grammy nominations earlier this month. Ahead of The Whale's premiere, the L'OFFICIEL USA Winter 2022 cover star opens up about the film, working with '90s legends, and why Swift should star in a live-action princess movie.
VIDEOGRAPHER Bowen Fernie
PHOTOGRAPHER Lea Winkler
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