SOLDADO (2017): Taylor Sheridan Explains Why Emily Blunt Won’t Appear

Taylor Sheridan Reveals Why Emily Blunt Won’t Return For Soldado

Sicario screenwriter Taylor Sheridan gives his reasoning for not writing Emily Blunt‘s character into its planned sequel, Soldado.

Many were shocked when it was announced in June that Blunt would not appear in the movie since she played the lead in Sicario, but as Sheridan explains, there was a very real reason why he chose not to include her in the story for its follow-up:

“That was my decision, and at some point I’m going to have to talk to her about it,” Sheridan said in a recent interview for TheWrap Magazine. “Her arc was complete … I couldn’t figure out a way to write a character that would do her talent justice.”

He added, “Look what she went through. It was a difficult role. Here I write this lead character and then I use her as a surrogate for the audience. I make her completely passive against her own will so the audience feels the same impotence that a lot of law enforcement officers feel, I drag her through hell, and betray her in the end. It was an arduous journey for the character, and for Emily. That character had arc,” Sheridan said.

“Sicario” also starred Benicio del Toro and Josh Brolin (who are returning for the sequel) and followed FBI agent Kate Macer (Blunt), enlisted by a government task force to bring down a Mexican cartel.

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