Exclusive: Emily Skeggs Talks Dinner in America: 'A Napoleon Dynamite-Punk Rock Love Story'
ForEmily Skeggs, a theater kid born in New York City, starring inDinner in America, in a story set in the Midwestern American suburbs, proved to be a deeply personal journey. In our interview ahead of the film’s limited theatrical release, Skeggs recalls how the script was sent her way in the spring/summer of 2018 and that it was “pitched to me as aNapoleon Dynamite-punk rock love story.” At this point, Kyle Gallner (Veronica Mars,Scream) was already attached to play Simon, the film’s lead, and Skeggs was up for the role of Patty....