It's a very heterosexual genre and to be able to have all the same feelings and see a story that feels familiar, that you connect with, but that also has two women at the center, it shouldn't seem that radical, but it kind of is. I really wanted the movie to feel accessible to all audiences.

Clea DuVall

Clea Helen D'Etienne DuVall (born September 25, 1977) is an American actress, writer, producer, and director. She is known for her appearances in the films The Faculty (1998), She's All That; But I'm a Cheerleader; Girl, Interrupted (all 1999), Identity, 21 Grams (both 2003), The Grudge (2004), Zodiac (2007), Conviction (2010), and Argo (2012). On television, she played Sofie in Carnivàle (2003–05), Audrey Hanson in Heroes (2006–2007), Wendy Peyser in American Horror Story: Asylum (2012–2013), Emma Borden in The Lizzie Borden Chronicles (2015), Marjorie in Veep (2016–2019), and Sylvia in The Handmaid's Tale (2018–2019). In 2016, DuVall made her feature directorial debut with The Intervention, which she also wrote and co-produced.

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