October 11, 2025 • 15 mins
New Zealanders will get an insight into the Pike River tragedy that continues to be felt by relatives - and on the West Coast.
A film based on the 2010 explosion that took the lives of 29 men is being released in New Zealand this week.
Starring Kiwi actresses Melanie Lynskey and Robyn Malcolm, it tells the true story of Anna Osborne and Sonya Rockhouse's fight for justice.
Lynskey says it was important for the men to be remembered as individuals.
"Anyone who's had a loved one be a victim of something that becomes a national tragedy - I do think that the person that you loved, that was the most important person in your entire world, becomes kinda faceless."
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Speaker 1 (00:06):
You're listening to the Sunday Session podcast with Francesca Rudkin
from News Talks ab.
Speaker 2 (00:12):
Our very own Emmy nominee. Melanie Lynsky is an incredibly
versatile actress. I think she's pretty much capable of any
role from it her starring and everything from Two and
a Half Men to Yellowjackets to the Last of Us.
She's firmly established herself in acting circles. Melanie is back
in the country this week for the New Zealand premiere
of her new film Pike River, based on the twenty
(00:34):
ten mining tragedy. Melanie plays Anna Osborne, the film telling
the story of Anna and Sonya Rockhouse's friendship and fight
for truth and accountability.
Speaker 3 (00:44):
A decision has been made that this prosecution is not
going to proceed and.
Speaker 1 (00:48):
Mine will be permanently sealed. That's the reality.
Speaker 3 (00:54):
No one is gonna go in the earth again. So
what are you gonna do? Where I want to stop them?
Speaker 2 (01:01):
She is quite brilliant in this film and I'm very
excited to have Melanie with me. Melanie Lunsky, morning, who
how are you so good? Thank you?
Speaker 1 (01:10):
Now?
Speaker 2 (01:10):
Tell me how did you get involved in Pike River?
What Drew you to the project and the role of Anna.
Speaker 3 (01:17):
I I'm trying to remember. It was so long ago now.
I think I got an email from Rob Saki as
the director, and I knew him years ago, and it
had been sometimes since we've been in touch, so I
was wondering what it was about, and he, you know,
(01:38):
said he had this project. I got sent the script
and I just thought the script was so moving and beautiful.
I obviously knew of the Pike River tragedy, but the
script really really really enlightened me as to so much more.
And then just reading about the relationship between Anna and Sonya,
(02:00):
I just thought it was a very different and interesting
way to tell the story and the fact that these
two women helped each other through the worst time of
their lives, and I just I was sold. I thought
the script was beautiful. I was excited to work with Rob,
but then I was just like, oh, gosh, well, so
they're going to get And then when they started to
(02:21):
talk about Robin Milcolm, I just heaven like dreams coming true.
I've wanted to work with her for so long, and
she was even more wonderful than I anticipated, and my
hopes were very very high. So it was just it
was pretty great.
Speaker 2 (02:36):
Oh, you are a dream team together. It is a
masterclass in acting. It's kind of a bit of sweet
this film, because there is this horrific tragedy and a
lack of justice, and yet on the other side you
do have this beautiful friendship that comes out of it
and a relentless fight for what is right. I wonder
are there many scripts around like this?
Speaker 3 (03:00):
No, I mean, I don't know that I've ever read
a script that focuses so much much on a female friendship.
Of course, now I'm thinking of heavenly creatures, but that's
kind of a different, different version of that. But it's
really I think every woman would say, like, our female
(03:22):
friends are the things that get us through. Like the
women that I have in my life are everything to me.
I've had friendships for since I was seven years old
that I still have. And to see a story that
focused so much on that, and then also, you know,
like you're saying on their fight for justice and the
(03:45):
men that they lost, but the fact that their friendship
was so important to them and really did help get
them through this most awful time. It was such a
beautiful thing to see in life and to read in
the script.
Speaker 2 (04:00):
Yes, of course, because the families were on set and
heavily involved in the making of this film. What did
that bring to the and the cast?
Speaker 3 (04:10):
It was funny. I mean when I first met Anna,
I understood quite quickly that she had not seen me
in much like I think she maybe had only seen
Two and a half Men, and so I think she
couldn't quite imagine. She just kept saying, Oh, but you're
so sweet and you're so funny, and do you think
you can be angry? And do you think you can?
(04:32):
Have you done a lot of drama? Like she was
just you know, it's her life story. It's very, very,
very important, and I wanted to reassure her and say, yes,
I've done drama. You know I've done recently, I've been
doing a lot of drama, so.
Speaker 2 (04:47):
You should see what I can do, like.
Speaker 3 (04:50):
Captain taking bites out of Hillary swings Am on television.
Don't worry, but I think you know I'm seft spoken
and I'm shy, and you've seen me play this like
wacky character in a comedy. And also it's very nerve
wracking written the story of the worst thing that's ever
happened to you and then they cast somebody and the faith,
(05:13):
even though she did have doubts, the faith that she
had in me was really beautiful and it meant a
lot to me. And all I wanted was to do
her justice. It was single minded at a certain point,
me wanting to make her happier, make her feel okay, I'm.
Speaker 2 (05:30):
Sure there was. You sort of felt quite a lot
of responsibility. I imagine taking on a story like this,
I'm sure that would have waited on you.
Speaker 3 (05:37):
Oh, a huge responsibility. It's massive. You know, I've played
real people before, and there is a certain amount of
separation that you have to do. You have to let
the person you're playing be somewhat of a character so
that you can embody it. You can't be doing an
impersonation of somebody. But to be doing this and at
(05:59):
the same time have the person you're playing on set,
it felt like a huge responsibility. There are some days
where we were filming very very emotional stuff and they
would say cut and I would see Anna off camera
visibly emotional, and you just never lose the gravity of
what you're doing. You never lose the sense of the
(06:19):
magnitude of the story that you're telling. When you're reminded.
And also on the set there were a lot of
people who have been involved in the tragedy who were
helping as crew members, who were background actors, and it
was a really unusual and quite profound experience.
Speaker 2 (06:40):
You mentioned before you know, reading this, you know, we
all know the story, and we all lived the explosion
and what came afterwards. But I think you touched on
something which really struck me when I watched the film
as well as while we might know those milestones, we
don't quite realize that long lasting impact that this tragedy
(07:01):
had on those families. You know, the day to day
dealing with the grief and the struggle and the search
justice and things, and that is something which I agree
with you. Really it really comes through in the film.
I think that's really important for getting an understanding of
what happened.
Speaker 3 (07:18):
Yeah, and I think it's a very important thing to
anyone who's lost somebody as part of a bigger tragedy,
anyone who's had a loved one be a victim of
something that becomes a national tragedy. I do think that
the person that you loved, it was the most important
person in your entire world, becomes kind of faceless because
(07:39):
it's like one of twenty nine men who were lost
that day, and it was so important to Sonya and
to Anna and to the rest of the families to
have their loved ones remembered as individuals, as the most
important people in their lives, as people who will never
be replaced with they loved more than anybody. And I,
(08:00):
you know, Robin and I really wanted to make sure
that that came across in the film.
Speaker 2 (08:05):
But also very brave that Anna lete you be honest
about what happened. You know, she became very consumed by
seeking justice and grieving for her husband, and her relationships
with her other children began to fall apart. Yeah, I
think it's I think that's very brave of her to
kind of for us to really see that impact.
Speaker 3 (08:26):
It's incredibly brave, and she's very, very very honest about it,
and she has a great relationship with her kids and
with her beautiful little granddaughter. But I think it's incredible
to want to tell the true story of what happened
and how it impacted you. And I think it's more
helpful for people to see the reality of what something
(08:49):
like this takes from someone. It's not just taking her
husband who loved one away, but it took so much
from her and so much of her time as well.
Speaker 2 (08:59):
Melanie, I know that you didn't haven't worked with Robin
Malcolm before because she plays Sonya rock House. I hear
that you who ended up as besties and got matching tattoos.
Is that true?
Speaker 3 (09:10):
It is true? It is true. I mean, we haven't
seen each other since film. We don't live in the
same place, we haven't been near each other, but I
just treasure her. I've never gotten a matching tattoo with anybody,
including people I've been married to, so that was pretty unusual.
But yeah, we got matching tattoos that are licorice, all sorts,
(09:33):
and so I think of her every day when I
see my ankle, and I just love her. I mean,
she's such an incredible actress, and I just it's been
my dream to work with her, and the fact that
I got to on this movie just means so much
to me.
Speaker 2 (09:48):
I feel like there's a great similarity between the two
of you as actresses in terms of the roles that
you take on and the way you two also resist
conforming to an industry that is full of pressure.
Speaker 3 (10:01):
Oh, thank you. I mean, that's something that I absolutely
love it admire about Robin. She's insistent that there are
still stories to be told about women who are not,
you know, twenty five thirty years old. And what she
did with after the party, you know, she created that
for herself, and that's one of the most impactful, beautiful
(10:25):
things I've seen in recent years. I just she was
so incredible. She's incredible on everything. But yeah, the fact
that she's, you know, like me, aging pretty naturally, trying
to look like a regular human being, there is a
lot of pressure. You know. It's shocking how you kind
(10:47):
of look around You're like, oh my gosh, is it
just me that's not doing all the botox and everything?
I guess, I guess so. And no disrespect to people
who are making that choice, you know, I think whatever
makes you happy. But there's also kind of an inherent
privilege in getting that kind of work done. It costs money,
(11:07):
you know, and there are so many women in the
world who kin'dt afford to do that, don't want to
have to waste their mental and emotional energy on that
kind of thing, And I do feel a responsibility to
continue looking like someone who might be sitting at home
watching the television. I just I don't know. We'll see
(11:27):
five years from now, you might be doing an interview
with me and and there.
Speaker 2 (11:32):
Looks like this different Melanie, Yes, I don't think so. Hey,
would you be interested in doing something similar to like
what Robin has done creating projects? Or are you just
so busy at the moment there's kind of no time
for you to do that.
Speaker 3 (11:48):
I'm starting to get into that a little bit more.
I'm not a writer, but you know, starting to work
with writers. I have a very very dear friend from
you Plymouth, who wrote a beautiful book called Before You
Knew My Name, which did really well. It's an incredible book,
and developing that into a TV series, so I'm very
(12:09):
excited about that. And then just yeah, trying to get
into producing a little bit when it's something I really
can put my heart behind, and that book is one
of them.
Speaker 2 (12:18):
How good was it to come home to New Zealand
to be able to film What was it like for you.
I've heard you say that you can kind of go
underneath the radar a little bit when you're in the US,
but I'm sure it was a little bit different when
you were back here.
Speaker 3 (12:32):
I don't know. I think I I think I can
kind of go under the radar anywhere. I think there's
like I don't know, like my husband will walk through
an airport with his head out but he's just making
eye contact with everybody and grinning and people are like, oh,
there's Jason Ritta. I feel like I'm quite good at
moving in an undetectable way, which I'm like, you know,
(12:58):
it's I'm very, very shy. I'm not great with small talk,
so it's nice to just kind of go on about
my day. But anyone who did recognize me was incredibly nice.
If it's wonderful to go home, I wish I could
do it work at home more often. It's logistically it's difficult,
(13:20):
especially because I'm on to show that it was coming
back for multiple seasons, so trying to fit something into
the period of time where I'm not filming is always tricky.
But I'm grateful that I got to for this one.
Speaker 2 (13:32):
But how wonderful is it that you still get to
work with amazing New Zealand actresses like Simone Kessel and
Yellowjackets and things.
Speaker 3 (13:42):
Yes, I mean that was such a I mean, I
suggested her for the part, so I'm happy that they
listened to me.
Speaker 2 (13:49):
We spoke to her and she did give you credit
for that.
Speaker 3 (13:51):
Yes, yeah, I mean it's a vision and I was right,
and she was so wonderful on the show, and I
just love her, just love her so much. She's really fun.
Speaker 2 (14:04):
Very exciting that you're able to make it back for
the premieres in Auckland and on the West Coast. Are
you looking forward to those? I think they're going to
be very emotional evenings.
Speaker 3 (14:15):
Yeah, I mean, I'm kind of looking forward to it,
But I also I agree with you. I think it's
going to be very emotional, So I think it's going
to be a mix of things. I'm trying to prepare
myself and then also be open to whatever happens. But
I'm so glad I can come back.
Speaker 2 (14:33):
No, it's very exciting. Anything else on the horizons that
we should know about.
Speaker 3 (14:39):
I'm going back to Yellow Jackets soon in a couple
of months, I think. And I just finished filming a
movie called Don't Say Good Luck with a young actress
called Sonny Sandler, who was really wonderful. And yeah, I'm
(14:59):
trying to take breaks. I'm trying to be with I
have a six year old and she's so precious, and
it's happening so quickly, so I've been trying to take
as many breaks as i can.
Speaker 2 (15:09):
Well, yeah, it's very exciting that you're returning, and I'm
thrilled that you're going to be there to be able
to see their reaction to this film as well. I think,
as I said, emotional night, but I think everyone's going
to absolutely love your performance. Thank you so much for
your time today.
Speaker 3 (15:23):
Thank you for your time. So nice to meet you.
Speaker 2 (15:26):
How lovely is Melanie Lynsky? Lovely to meet you too, Melanie.
That was Melanie Lynsky. She's returning to the country for
the New Zealand premiere of Pike River and Graymouth tomorrow.
Pike River will be in cinema's nationwide from Thursday, the
thirtieth of October. I have seen the film. It is
very good. You don't want to miss it.
Speaker 1 (15:47):
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or follow the podcast on iHeartRadio.
You're listening to the Sunday Session podcast with Francesca Rudkin
from News Talks ab.
Speaker 2 (00:12):
Our very own Emmy nominee. Melanie Lynsky is an incredibly
versatile actress. I think she's pretty much capable of any
role from it her starring and everything from Two and
a Half Men to Yellowjackets to the Last of Us.
She's firmly established herself in acting circles. Melanie is back
in the country this week for the New Zealand premiere
of her new film Pike River, based on the twenty
(00:34):
ten mining tragedy. Melanie plays Anna Osborne, the film telling
the story of Anna and Sonya Rockhouse's friendship and fight
for truth and accountability.
Speaker 3 (00:44):
A decision has been made that this prosecution is not
going to proceed and.
Speaker 1 (00:48):
Mine will be permanently sealed. That's the reality.
Speaker 3 (00:54):
No one is gonna go in the earth again. So
what are you gonna do? Where I want to stop them?
Speaker 2 (01:01):
She is quite brilliant in this film and I'm very
excited to have Melanie with me. Melanie Lunsky, morning, who
how are you so good? Thank you?
Speaker 1 (01:10):
Now?
Speaker 2 (01:10):
Tell me how did you get involved in Pike River?
What Drew you to the project and the role of Anna.
Speaker 3 (01:17):
I I'm trying to remember. It was so long ago now.
I think I got an email from Rob Saki as
the director, and I knew him years ago, and it
had been sometimes since we've been in touch, so I
was wondering what it was about, and he, you know,
(01:38):
said he had this project. I got sent the script
and I just thought the script was so moving and beautiful.
I obviously knew of the Pike River tragedy, but the
script really really really enlightened me as to so much more.
And then just reading about the relationship between Anna and Sonya,
(02:00):
I just thought it was a very different and interesting
way to tell the story and the fact that these
two women helped each other through the worst time of
their lives, and I just I was sold. I thought
the script was beautiful. I was excited to work with Rob,
but then I was just like, oh, gosh, well, so
they're going to get And then when they started to
(02:21):
talk about Robin Milcolm, I just heaven like dreams coming true.
I've wanted to work with her for so long, and
she was even more wonderful than I anticipated, and my
hopes were very very high. So it was just it
was pretty great.
Speaker 2 (02:36):
Oh, you are a dream team together. It is a
masterclass in acting. It's kind of a bit of sweet
this film, because there is this horrific tragedy and a
lack of justice, and yet on the other side you
do have this beautiful friendship that comes out of it
and a relentless fight for what is right. I wonder
are there many scripts around like this?
Speaker 3 (03:00):
No, I mean, I don't know that I've ever read
a script that focuses so much much on a female friendship.
Of course, now I'm thinking of heavenly creatures, but that's
kind of a different, different version of that. But it's
really I think every woman would say, like, our female
(03:22):
friends are the things that get us through. Like the
women that I have in my life are everything to me.
I've had friendships for since I was seven years old
that I still have. And to see a story that
focused so much on that, and then also, you know,
like you're saying on their fight for justice and the
(03:45):
men that they lost, but the fact that their friendship
was so important to them and really did help get
them through this most awful time. It was such a
beautiful thing to see in life and to read in
the script.
Speaker 2 (04:00):
Yes, of course, because the families were on set and
heavily involved in the making of this film. What did
that bring to the and the cast?
Speaker 3 (04:10):
It was funny. I mean when I first met Anna,
I understood quite quickly that she had not seen me
in much like I think she maybe had only seen
Two and a half Men, and so I think she
couldn't quite imagine. She just kept saying, Oh, but you're
so sweet and you're so funny, and do you think
you can be angry? And do you think you can?
(04:32):
Have you done a lot of drama? Like she was
just you know, it's her life story. It's very, very,
very important, and I wanted to reassure her and say, yes,
I've done drama. You know I've done recently, I've been
doing a lot of drama, so.
Speaker 2 (04:47):
You should see what I can do, like.
Speaker 3 (04:50):
Captain taking bites out of Hillary swings Am on television.
Don't worry, but I think you know I'm seft spoken
and I'm shy, and you've seen me play this like
wacky character in a comedy. And also it's very nerve
wracking written the story of the worst thing that's ever
happened to you and then they cast somebody and the faith,
(05:13):
even though she did have doubts, the faith that she
had in me was really beautiful and it meant a
lot to me. And all I wanted was to do
her justice. It was single minded at a certain point,
me wanting to make her happier, make her feel okay, I'm.
Speaker 2 (05:30):
Sure there was. You sort of felt quite a lot
of responsibility. I imagine taking on a story like this,
I'm sure that would have waited on you.
Speaker 3 (05:37):
Oh, a huge responsibility. It's massive. You know, I've played
real people before, and there is a certain amount of
separation that you have to do. You have to let
the person you're playing be somewhat of a character so
that you can embody it. You can't be doing an
impersonation of somebody. But to be doing this and at
(05:59):
the same time have the person you're playing on set,
it felt like a huge responsibility. There are some days
where we were filming very very emotional stuff and they
would say cut and I would see Anna off camera
visibly emotional, and you just never lose the gravity of
what you're doing. You never lose the sense of the
(06:19):
magnitude of the story that you're telling. When you're reminded.
And also on the set there were a lot of
people who have been involved in the tragedy who were
helping as crew members, who were background actors, and it
was a really unusual and quite profound experience.
Speaker 2 (06:40):
You mentioned before you know, reading this, you know, we
all know the story, and we all lived the explosion
and what came afterwards. But I think you touched on
something which really struck me when I watched the film
as well as while we might know those milestones, we
don't quite realize that long lasting impact that this tragedy
(07:01):
had on those families. You know, the day to day
dealing with the grief and the struggle and the search
justice and things, and that is something which I agree
with you. Really it really comes through in the film.
I think that's really important for getting an understanding of
what happened.
Speaker 3 (07:18):
Yeah, and I think it's a very important thing to
anyone who's lost somebody as part of a bigger tragedy,
anyone who's had a loved one be a victim of
something that becomes a national tragedy. I do think that
the person that you loved, it was the most important
person in your entire world, becomes kind of faceless because
(07:39):
it's like one of twenty nine men who were lost
that day, and it was so important to Sonya and
to Anna and to the rest of the families to
have their loved ones remembered as individuals, as the most
important people in their lives, as people who will never
be replaced with they loved more than anybody. And I,
(08:00):
you know, Robin and I really wanted to make sure
that that came across in the film.
Speaker 2 (08:05):
But also very brave that Anna lete you be honest
about what happened. You know, she became very consumed by
seeking justice and grieving for her husband, and her relationships
with her other children began to fall apart. Yeah, I
think it's I think that's very brave of her to
kind of for us to really see that impact.
Speaker 3 (08:26):
It's incredibly brave, and she's very, very very honest about it,
and she has a great relationship with her kids and
with her beautiful little granddaughter. But I think it's incredible
to want to tell the true story of what happened
and how it impacted you. And I think it's more
helpful for people to see the reality of what something
(08:49):
like this takes from someone. It's not just taking her
husband who loved one away, but it took so much
from her and so much of her time as well.
Speaker 2 (08:59):
Melanie, I know that you didn't haven't worked with Robin
Malcolm before because she plays Sonya rock House. I hear
that you who ended up as besties and got matching tattoos.
Is that true?
Speaker 3 (09:10):
It is true? It is true. I mean, we haven't
seen each other since film. We don't live in the
same place, we haven't been near each other, but I
just treasure her. I've never gotten a matching tattoo with anybody,
including people I've been married to, so that was pretty unusual.
But yeah, we got matching tattoos that are licorice, all sorts,
(09:33):
and so I think of her every day when I
see my ankle, and I just love her. I mean,
she's such an incredible actress, and I just it's been
my dream to work with her, and the fact that
I got to on this movie just means so much
to me.
Speaker 2 (09:48):
I feel like there's a great similarity between the two
of you as actresses in terms of the roles that
you take on and the way you two also resist
conforming to an industry that is full of pressure.
Speaker 3 (10:01):
Oh, thank you. I mean, that's something that I absolutely
love it admire about Robin. She's insistent that there are
still stories to be told about women who are not,
you know, twenty five thirty years old. And what she
did with after the party, you know, she created that
for herself, and that's one of the most impactful, beautiful
(10:25):
things I've seen in recent years. I just she was
so incredible. She's incredible on everything. But yeah, the fact
that she's, you know, like me, aging pretty naturally, trying
to look like a regular human being, there is a
lot of pressure. You know. It's shocking how you kind
(10:47):
of look around You're like, oh my gosh, is it
just me that's not doing all the botox and everything?
I guess, I guess so. And no disrespect to people
who are making that choice, you know, I think whatever
makes you happy. But there's also kind of an inherent
privilege in getting that kind of work done. It costs money,
(11:07):
you know, and there are so many women in the
world who kin'dt afford to do that, don't want to
have to waste their mental and emotional energy on that
kind of thing, And I do feel a responsibility to
continue looking like someone who might be sitting at home
watching the television. I just I don't know. We'll see
(11:27):
five years from now, you might be doing an interview
with me and and there.
Speaker 2 (11:32):
Looks like this different Melanie, Yes, I don't think so. Hey,
would you be interested in doing something similar to like
what Robin has done creating projects? Or are you just
so busy at the moment there's kind of no time
for you to do that.
Speaker 3 (11:48):
I'm starting to get into that a little bit more.
I'm not a writer, but you know, starting to work
with writers. I have a very very dear friend from
you Plymouth, who wrote a beautiful book called Before You
Knew My Name, which did really well. It's an incredible book,
and developing that into a TV series, so I'm very
(12:09):
excited about that. And then just yeah, trying to get
into producing a little bit when it's something I really
can put my heart behind, and that book is one
of them.
Speaker 2 (12:18):
How good was it to come home to New Zealand
to be able to film What was it like for you.
I've heard you say that you can kind of go
underneath the radar a little bit when you're in the US,
but I'm sure it was a little bit different when
you were back here.
Speaker 3 (12:32):
I don't know. I think I I think I can
kind of go under the radar anywhere. I think there's
like I don't know, like my husband will walk through
an airport with his head out but he's just making
eye contact with everybody and grinning and people are like, oh,
there's Jason Ritta. I feel like I'm quite good at
moving in an undetectable way, which I'm like, you know,
(12:58):
it's I'm very, very shy. I'm not great with small talk,
so it's nice to just kind of go on about
my day. But anyone who did recognize me was incredibly nice.
If it's wonderful to go home, I wish I could
do it work at home more often. It's logistically it's difficult,
(13:20):
especially because I'm on to show that it was coming
back for multiple seasons, so trying to fit something into
the period of time where I'm not filming is always tricky.
But I'm grateful that I got to for this one.
Speaker 2 (13:32):
But how wonderful is it that you still get to
work with amazing New Zealand actresses like Simone Kessel and
Yellowjackets and things.
Speaker 3 (13:42):
Yes, I mean that was such a I mean, I
suggested her for the part, so I'm happy that they
listened to me.
Speaker 2 (13:49):
We spoke to her and she did give you credit
for that.
Speaker 3 (13:51):
Yes, yeah, I mean it's a vision and I was right,
and she was so wonderful on the show, and I
just love her, just love her so much. She's really fun.
Speaker 2 (14:04):
Very exciting that you're able to make it back for
the premieres in Auckland and on the West Coast. Are
you looking forward to those? I think they're going to
be very emotional evenings.
Speaker 3 (14:15):
Yeah, I mean, I'm kind of looking forward to it,
But I also I agree with you. I think it's
going to be very emotional, So I think it's going
to be a mix of things. I'm trying to prepare
myself and then also be open to whatever happens. But
I'm so glad I can come back.
Speaker 2 (14:33):
No, it's very exciting. Anything else on the horizons that
we should know about.
Speaker 3 (14:39):
I'm going back to Yellow Jackets soon in a couple
of months, I think. And I just finished filming a
movie called Don't Say Good Luck with a young actress
called Sonny Sandler, who was really wonderful. And yeah, I'm
(14:59):
trying to take breaks. I'm trying to be with I
have a six year old and she's so precious, and
it's happening so quickly, so I've been trying to take
as many breaks as i can.
Speaker 2 (15:09):
Well, yeah, it's very exciting that you're returning, and I'm
thrilled that you're going to be there to be able
to see their reaction to this film as well. I think,
as I said, emotional night, but I think everyone's going
to absolutely love your performance. Thank you so much for
your time today.
Speaker 3 (15:23):
Thank you for your time. So nice to meet you.
Speaker 2 (15:26):
How lovely is Melanie Lynsky? Lovely to meet you too, Melanie.
That was Melanie Lynsky. She's returning to the country for
the New Zealand premiere of Pike River and Graymouth tomorrow.
Pike River will be in cinema's nationwide from Thursday, the
thirtieth of October. I have seen the film. It is
very good. You don't want to miss it.
Speaker 1 (15:47):
For more from the Sunday session with Francesca Rudkin, listen
live to News Talks. It'd be from nine am Sunday,
or follow the podcast on iHeartRadio.
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