Mia Threapleton Interview: Dyslexia, 'The Phoenician Scheme' & Auditioning For Wes Anderson

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Mia Threapleton, currently starring as the young nun Liesl in Wes Anderson's new movie, 'The Phoenician Scheme' is certainly having a moment as she stars alongside Benicio del Toro. Today Mia joins us on 'Reign' for her very first podcast where we talk about auditioning for Wes Anderson with a dirty napkin on her head, bringing out her inner nun, and how dealing with dyslexia as a child left her thinking, "I just felt thick, I just felt really stupid." Listen to the full Mia Threapleton interview on the 'Reign with Josh Smith' podcast here: http://hyperurl.co/i4yxt0 where there is plenty more BTS stories from Mia on 'The Phoenician Scheme.' #miathreapleton #thephoenicianscheme #wesanderson #reignwithjoshsmith #interview #celebrity #podcast #dyslexia Chapters & Topics: 00:00 Intro 00:16 Mia's first podcast! 01:14 'The Phoenician Scheme' auditions 03:36 Meeting Wes Anderson 04:18 Funny screen test with Benicio del Toro 05:53 Getting the role of Liesl 06:23 Dealing with dyslexia growing up 08:40 Reframing dyslexia as a positive 10:10 Dyslexia diagnosis "I just felt thick, I just felt really stupid" 11:26 Rule to live by We love meeting exciting new talent on 'Reign' and today we are joined by Mia Threapleton, who is making her podcast debut on 'Reign'! You might know Mia already from her incredible performances in Channel 4 drama, ‘I Am Ruth’ which she starred in alongside her mother, Kate Winslet and Apple TV’s answer to 'Bridgerton', ‘The Buccaneers’ But now Mia is taking the big screen by storm in Wes Anderson’s latest movie, ‘The Phoenician Scheme’ where she stars as a young nun, Liesl who goes on the most bizarre adventure with her billionaire father played by Benicio del Toro. Throw in a basketball playing Tom Hanks and you are in for a real trip, trust me! Mia is SO much fun and we cover everything in this episode from auditioning for the role of a lifetime with a dirty napkin on the top of her head, to her fear of crumpets and dealing with dyslexia. As you know each episode ends with an incredible rule to live by and I think Mia’s might be my favourite one to date, SO get ready! If you love listening and watching this episode with Mia get in touch- would love to know what you think! You can find me @joshsmithhosts across all socials and I'll see you next week for another episode of 'Reign'. Love, Josh x ABOUT REIGN WITH JOSH SMITH: Reign with Josh Smith is a podcast and video series which sees your favourite celebrities open up like never before, talking about the obstacles they have had to overcome in their life and ultimately show they have learnt to Reign. These chats will hopefully make you feel less alone in your problems, inspire you to find your power and Reign in your own life too. Still haven’t subscribed to Reign with Josh Smith on YouTube? ►► https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCEYO... Still haven't subscribed to Reign with Josh Smith the podcast? It's available wherever you get your podcasts from right here! ►► http://hyperurl.co/i4yxt0 CONNECT WITH REIGN WITH JOSH SMITH Podcast: http://hyperurl.co/i4yxt0 Instagram: @joshsmithhosts Twitter: @joshsmithhosts