‘Role Play’: Kaley Cuoco Talks About Working With David Oyelowo, Says ‘It Was Just Kind Of A Dream Situation’

Kaley Cuoco, the actress popularly known for her sitcoms like ‘The Big Bang Theory’ and ‘The Flight Attendant’, is all set to impress the audience yet again with her never-seen-before character. In her latest project, ‘Role Play’, she plays someone who’s a far cry from her comical characters, thereby moving away from Penny's quirky charm and Cassie's bubbly enthusiasm. In ‘Role Play’, Kaley Cuoco has a much darker, more action-oriented persona.

In the much-awaited film, she plays the role of Emma, a seemingly ordinary suburban wife and mother. However, she has a shocking secret, and that is that she is a lethal assassin leading a double life. When her husband, played by David Oyelowo, proposes a night of role-play to add spice to their marriage, Emma's true identity gets exposed.

While Kaley has also co-produced ‘Role Play’, she was more actively involved in the project as an actor. Talking about it, she recently shared, “I have to tell you, I didn't feel like I had to really take care of much in that way. I was focused as the actor. I was pregnant the whole time too, so there were a lot of different things on my mind. But I had had the script for a long time actually. Many years before I met David. So, I didn't know how it was going to turn out, and who was going to fill those shoes.”

Sharing her excitement on working with Critics Choice Award-winning actor David Oyelowo, Kaley called it a ‘dream’. She said, “It was an absolute dream when David signed on that grounded this project in such a beautiful way. And I feel like people started noticing it when we heard you were going to be in it, and I was like, "He's doing it!" Then we trapped him. We never let him go. I was like, "Make him sign and never let him go." It was just kind of a dream situation.”

The actress further added, “But it's funny how these things take a long time to come to fruition. As a producer, as we both know, it's a long time coming. So, when they finally do, you're so grateful.”

Directed by Thomas Vincent, ‘Role Play’, apart from Kaley Cuoco and David Oyelowo, also stars Connie Nielsen, and Bill Nighy in key roles. The action romantic-comedy film will premiere on Prime Video on January 12, with dubs in Hindi.