Shortly after playing Alice, Wasikowska starred in True Detective auteur Cary Fukunaga's adaptation of Jane Eyre, playing the title role. Wasikowska spoke to The Harvard Crimson about how she first heard of the part. "I hadn't actually read [Jane Eyre] until I picked it up in 2009," she confessed. "I was halfway through and thought it was incredible, so I got in touch with my agent and asked if there was a script around." She received a script two months later, and landed the role.
Wasikowska is no stranger to adapting classic stories for the big screen; Alice in Wonderland originated as a beloved children's story. Her penchant for starring in adaptations continued in 2014, when she starred in Sophia Barthes' adaptation of Madame Bovary as the titular character. She's also helped to bring other types of stories to life, including the 2011 drama Albert Nobbs (based on the 1927 Novella The Singular Life of Albert Nobbs by George Moore) and the 2020 film adaptation of the novel The Devil All the Time.
With such a long and diverse career already under her belt, we can't wait to see what other projects Wasikowska has in store. For now, you can get a glimpse of her in Lawless on Netflix.
