Margaret Qualley Wants Rom-Coms After ‘Obscure, Arty’ Films

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What type of film has enough substance to be The Substance star Margaret Qualley’s next project? She’s got some ideas. Qualley recently told Vogue Australia that she’s “so thirsty for a rom-com,” and is “manifesting” a role in the genre. “I think I’ve been in a lot of obscure, arty movies,” she said. “And they’re not actually the movies I like to watch. And I think I wanna start being in stuff that I would wanna watch.” Specifically, she noted that she wants to star in movies where she keeps her clothes on and doesn’t die in the end. Spoiler alert — The Substance doesn’t meet those requirements. That doesn’t mean she’s not proud of the film, though. “I’m just so grateful for this moment and so happy for the response,” she told Vogue, adding that it’s “exciting when something becomes a part of the culture.”

Looking ahead, Qualley said it’s her dream to work with either of her favorite filmmakers, Nancy Meyers and Richard Curtis — who both happen to be rom-com heavy hitters, of course. Hey, maybe Qualley can ask her mom, Andie MacDowell, if she still has Curtis’s number from when she starred in his 1994 rom-com Four Weddings and a Funeral?