“I Never Feel Confident Anywhere”: ‘Opus’ Will Feature One of Ayo Edebiri’s Most Challenging Roles

Few stars have broken out as much in the last few years as Ayo Edebiri, who first got her acting start to kick off the 2020s, but has more recently made a name for herself by winning an Emmy for her performance in The Bear, and also for starring in Inside Out 2, the highest-grossing movie of 2024. The next project on her slate is Opus, the upcoming drama that also stars John Malkovich and Amber Midthunder that's coming to theaters on March 14. The film sees Mark Anthony Green, previously a GQ columnist, make his directorial debut. Collider's Perri Nemiroff recently caught up with Edebiri for the film's debut at Sundance and asked her if there was any part of the role in particular that was toughest to land. She told Collider: