I loved the first one, Bellucci said.
Delores doesnt have a ton of screen time, but shes mesmerizing when you see her.
But she fights, she comes back, shes strong.
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And also this role is very much about body language.
So I felt a bit like a mime.
I tried to play like a broken doll.
I had to learn an entire choreography.
And also its interesting to exist through your body, because we are actors and bodies are our instruments.
For Theroux, working with Burton was also a highlight of hisBeetlejuice Beetlejuiceexperience.
My character [was] truthfully a little bit flat on the page.
We kept looking for ways to make people believe that [Rory and Lydia have] a real relationship.
We didnt want it to feel like it was just a zany character that showed up.
So we had to sort of develop the codependency of that relationship.
And we did that.
And yes, Theroux is fully aware that Rory is going to be a character audiences love to hate.
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