Teyana Taylor is 'begging' Paul Thomas Anderson for a One Battle After Another follow-up
One Battle After Another star Teyana Taylor has had "conversations" with director Paul Thomas Anderson about featuring in a follow-up to the acclaimed movie.
Teyana Taylor has teased that she could appear in a follow-up to One Battle After Another.
The 35-year-old star has been nominated for the Best Supporting Actress Oscar for her portrayal of Perfidia Beverly Hills in Paul Thomas Anderson's movie and has had "conversations" about revisiting the character in another project.
Teyana told IndieWire: "The conversations are very, very real. I want to give everybody confirmation that I am currently begging PTA to give us that. I'm begging him to give us that."
Taylor has won a Golden Globe for her work in One Battle After Another and credits her part in the 2023 movie A Thousand and One for bringing her to the attention of Anderson.
The star – who has worked with the likes of Beyonce and Kanye West in the music industry – said: "It's so crazy because when I did A Thousand and One, I felt in my heart that this was going to be the role that would make people really see me and take me seriously.
"To know that Paul was a fan of A Thousand and One, and that's what made him reach out, I'm just like, 'This is such a full circle moment.'
"I have a thousand and one reasons to be grateful."
Teyana explained that One Battle After Another viewers are still trying to "understand" Perfidia.
She said: "This whole journey in this space has been a marathon, not a sprint. So I'm taking my time because I'm still trying to process everything, all while still having these important conversations, wanting people to fully understand who Perfidia is, and giving better insight on who she is and the overall goal of the whole movie.
"So I haven't taken up the time to pat myself on the back yet because there's much more left to this marathon, and much more to do, because you still have people that may not understand who Perfidia is. You have some people that have seen it several times, and it only makes you understand her even more."
The Rip actress added: "And it's a fun journey to have a little bit of both. I'm enjoying it, and I'm pacing myself, just taking my time with it. The biggest pat is once we get to the touchdown, and once we get to that finish line, that's when I'll be like, 'Wow, this was a journey.'
"Because it's already a journey in real time, but I'm so focused on being present that I haven't really taken a seat to really process and be like, 'Oh, yeah, they want more of me.'
"Here and there, I make little jokes with Paul. I'm like, 'We need to see what Perfidia did in those 16 years.' But Perfidia and Willa (Chase Infiniti) need some scenes together.
"When Willa walked out the door in that last scene, I said, 'Where's she really going? Is she going to free Deandra? Is she going to find her mommy?' I love that it's still hopeful, and it's room for a little part two in there somewhere."
