Junket interviews can be tedious when you only have a short window of time with the talent, but sometimes you can also really luck out. In the case of my short, but lively conversation with Ben Mendelsohn to support the upcoming release of The New Look on Apple TV+, it appeared that I struck gold. Mendelsohn seemed genuinely thrilled about having the opportunity to discuss Christian Dior and the remarkable true story of fashion, war, and everyday heroism that inspired Todd A. Kessler's new series. Mendelson's joy was quite infectious during the interview, and I would encourage anyone who is still on the fence about tuning into the series to watch how he speaks about the role—he isn't being hyperbolic when he compares the role to the entire breadth of his 40-year career. In The New Look, Mendelsohn stars as the legendary designer Christian Dior, who is forced to navigate the tedious world of fashion amid the perilous Nazi occupation of France. His younger sister Catherine (Maisie Williams) is in thick with the French Resistance, risking life and limb daily to try to make a positive change for those impacted by the Third Reich, which sends her on a harrowing journey that few returned from during World War II.

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