KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 8 — Malaysian actress Tan Sri Michelle Yeoh has revealed that she specifically asked not to play a human when she signed on for the upcoming sci-fi series Blade Runner 2099.
The Oscar-winning actor told The Guardian that she was adamant about the nature of her character: “I don’t want to be human.”
Yeoh had received what she described as a love letter from the show’s creator, Silka Luisa, asking her to join the project.
The result is Olwen, a synthetic being known on the show as a replicant, who Yeoh describes as “terrifying,” with a cold, steely gaze.
