In a joint video interview with Will, Julia described him as “my favorite brother.” (He is her only brother.) She said they could always talk “about our feelings, excitement, sadness” and “about our hearts”.
Julia was about to travel to New York for the first time to see “Corsicana” — the first time she saw one of his theatrical professional works. Julia, a country music fan she sang in the choir, doesn’t know much about the details of her play.But she said she was particularly excited to hear Ginny and Lot’s song (she co-authored by Arbury and an indie musician and artist). Joanna Stanberg).
There is a scene where hipster writer Christopher asks Genie (a fan of “High School Musical”) if he wants to appear in one of his films. “Will that be a good thing?” She shoots back. (Many of the “corsicana” are “tugs of war about taste,” Arberry said.)
In real life, Julia has appeared in some of her brother’s short films, including science fiction films. “Your resources” Filmed in a ranch-like home of parents in 2016, Julia starred as a young woman participating in a contest to acquire brain implants developed by an ominous future company. Arberry).
“Short films are a bit embarrassing,” Will later emailed. But “Julia is really good.”
They were also talking about creating a hybrid documentary feature about Will filming Julia, who oversees “Princess Bride” (one of their favorites) and Liam Neeson’s “Taken” mashup.
Julia influenced not only this play, but also his approach to writing, he said.
“From an early age, she led me to this idea that the way people use language is fingerprints,” he said. “I always felt very clear to me that she was the reason I was doing some of this.”