Heather Graham was on board when it came to playing her gritty character in Place of Bones — including when it required her to go au natural on screen. “The director, [ Audrey Cummings ], was like, ‘I don’t want you to wear any makeup in this movie,’” Graham exclusively told Us Weekly while promoting the upcoming horror Western. “I’m just wearing this kind of faded dress that’s not very flattering, and I just thought, ‘I want to go for it.
I want it to be real. I don’t want to try to be this glamorous Hollywood actress. I just want to be the real woman during this time period who’s just fighting to survive and take care of her daughter.
’” The film, which premiered on Friday, August 23, follows Graham as Pandora, a mother fighting for survival with her daughter ( Brielle Robillard ), when a wounded outlaw seeking refuge brings a notorious bank robber and his ruthless gang, all desperate to reclaim a stolen fortune, right to their doorstep. Tom Hopper , Corin Nemec and Cowboy Cerrone also star in the action-packed thriller, which features a script by Richard Taylor . While Graham was more than willing to portray her character authentically to the times, she still found herself battling self-consciousness when ditching the glitz and glamour that typically comes with Hollywood filmmaking.
“I was asking the makeup artist, I’m like, ‘Can I just get a little more eyeshadow please? It’s like, ‘A little more mascara,’ and they’re like, ‘No.�.