Tung will not be far off from the 16-year-old she performs on-screen. It wasn’t that way back that she, too, was longing to seek out her true self and trying to find her path in life. “I still feel that sometimes,” she says with a smile. Tung was a shy, introverted child earlier than she discovered her love of performing whereas taking part in the Tin Man in a center faculty manufacturing of The Wizard of Oz. Growing up in New York City, she was surrounded by stay theater and musicals, which additional invigorated her love of the humanities and sincere storytelling. “I always say one of my favorite shows is Fleabag, and I love I May Destroy You, these stories centering women and written by women that make you really think and make you feel so many different emotions,” she says.
Hearing concerning the initiatives which have had an affect on Tung, it’s straightforward to see why she’s drawn to Han’s writing and her potential to seize the genuine teenage expertise and all of the feelings, emotions, and confusion that include it. “I think she does such a beautiful job of creating these worlds,” Tung says. “Specifically in The Summer I Turned Pretty, you really feel like you are a part of it and really feel like you are going on the journey with these characters and experiencing the emotions that they are experiencing.” The actress has lengthy counted herself a member of the Han fan membership and is aware of firsthand how particular these books are and the deep connection individuals should them—a realization that comes with some weight.
There’s a certain quantity of strain that comes with any adaptation, particularly round casting. However, when information broke of Tung’s attachment to the venture, the response on-line was very optimistic, permitting the younger actress to breathe a sigh of aid. “When you first read a book, you picture whatever you want, and that’s the wonderful thing about reading,” she says. “You get to imagine and create this whole world. I know that everyone has a different image in their head, but I hope that people can really see the world that they fell in love with brought to life. And I’m excited for everyone to see it because we’re very proud of it.”
