Emily Alyn Lind reflects on early fame and new mystery film with Casey Affleck

Emily Alyn Lind, now 24, looks back to her first feature screening at Cannes as a child in Gaspar Noé’s Enter the Void, describing the creative atmosphere of the Montreal shoot. She says growing up surrounded by industry professionals made her adaptable and eager to match any role. Her breakout moment arrived with the HBO Max Gossip Girl reboot, which quickly became the platform’s most-watched original series on its opening weekend and altered the trajectory of her career.

Lind notes the show's massive pre-release hype and the pressure it placed on the writers and producers rather than the cast. She is presently cast in a mystery set in a 1975 winter night, directed by Oscar-winner Casey Affleck, who chose her for the part without an audition. The film will be featured at the Venice Film Festival, which runs from September 2 to 12.