– Curtis has masterfully transitioned from "Scream Queen" to "National Treasure." She plays Laurie Strode as a traumatized, brittle survivalist—a woman whose life was stolen by one night of terror. She is not cool. She is not sexy. She is real . And in The Bear , her monologue about regret and addiction was two minutes of raw, devastating truth.
(2024), proving that mature female-led stories are commercially viable. The Rise of the Multi-Hyphenate