At first, Aubrey Plaza is a little defensive when it's suggested that "Emily the Criminal" seems like a bit of a departure for her.
"Everything's a departure for me," the actress says during a recent video interview in advance of the film's release last week. "I mean, I don't feel like ... I've treaded on the same territory in a while."
Yes, yes, sure. We just mean that the steadily busy Plaza — whose career has included black comedies such as 2017's "Ingrid Goes West" and 2020's "Black Bear" and who arguably still is best known for portraying April Ludgate on the NBC sitcom "Parks and Recreation" for several seasons — doesn't need her comedic gifts for the titular role of a film she sees as "a thriller."
