'Girl' on the Train' Star Emily Blunt Covers Vogue UK November 2016 By Josh Olins

Actor Emily Blunt is styled by Clare Richardson in images by Josh Olins for Vogue UK's November 2016 cover story./ Hair by Duffy; makeup by Tom Pecheux

Blunt's new movie 'Girl on the Train' opens today in US theaters. After reading the book by British author Paula Hawkins, director Tate Taylor explained his intentions for the movie. to Vanity Fair. “I said, ‘I’m going to lean into the sexuality. I’m going to lean into the darkness. I’m going to lean into the addiction and just keep it very truthful.” Recruiting Emily Blunt as part of an acting trio that also includes Haley Bennett and Rebecca Ferguson, Taylor expanded his vision: “It’s a thriller, but I really view it as a complex character piece about three very troubled women. It’s not a movie about relishing what you have, but looking for what’s wrong.”

Vanity Fair writer Julie Miller observes:

Emily Blunt plays this tragic role of a blackout alcoholic so convincingly—and there is not an ounce of awareness, as an audience member, that she is playing drunk as opposed to actually being drunk. How did she prepare for the role?