Amanda Seyfried talks prepping for ‘The Testament of Ann Lee’, shares ‘It's incredibly hard to channel that kind of grief’

‘Jennifer’s Body’ actress Amanda Seyfried is all set and ready for the release of her latest project titled ‘The Testament of Ann Lee’. The 39 year old recently attended the film’s premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival, where she delved deep into how she brought her character to life on the big screen.

Not only that, but she even spilled the tea on what went behind the camera, and how this project forced her to face her “biggest fear” as well.

Amanda Seyfried on preparing for ‘The Testament of Ann Lee’

In a talk with People at the Toronto International Film Festival, the actress delved into the art of immersing herself in her characters. While talking about prepping for ‘The Testament of Ann Lee’, the actress shared that channeling the grief of losing four children, while being a parent herself, was a challenging task for her. "It's incredibly hard to channel that kind of grief when that is your biggest fear, for sure, but what I did, what I think really helped ... is that I was honoring everybody who had lost and honoring that grief, which made Ann, then brought her to her knees”, she shared during the interview. While talking about her character during the interview, Seyfried shared that even if the role was challenging and daunting for her, it was also something that she could relate to.

She shared that, “I realized I can relate to many things about her. She was all about equality and the work and work bringing you closer to God, or whatever your God is. I was really worried about that and the accent and all that stuff, less about as a mother.

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About the film ‘The Testament of Ann Lee’

Receiving a 15-minute standing ovation at its premiere at the Venice International Film Festival, ‘The Testament of Ann Lee’ is a harrowing musical drama about the life of Ann Lee. One of the few prolific female religious leaders, the film tells a fictitious retelling of the woman’s life of how she dealt with grief, how she and her followers, The Shakers, operated, and how she used music and movement as a form of worship.