Florence Pugh Credits Zoe Kazan's 'East of Eden' Collaboration With Boosting Her Confidence
The actress states that director Zoe Kazan was her first and only choice for the role in the Netflix adaptation, a decision that helped boost Pugh's confidence.
The story so far
2 publishers have covered this in 3 articles since 3 Oct 2026. TV | Hollywood Reporter published first, on 3 October at 22:06 UTC; Variety followed 17h 53m later. The most recent article, from Variety, appeared on 4 October at 16:30 UTC.
Outlets reporting it: TV | Hollywood Reporter (major outlet), Variety (major outlet).
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How it unfolded
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- TV | Hollywood ReporterFlorence Pugh on How Zoe Kazan ‘East of Eden’ Collaboration Helped Boost Her Confidence
- VarietyJohn Steinbeck’s ‘East of Eden’ Returns to Top of Book Charts Following Netflix Adaptation’s Release
- Variety‘East of Eden’ Boss Zoe Kazan on That Devastating Ending, Why Florence Pugh’s Cathy Is Both a ‘Murderer’ and ‘Survivor’ and Making Lee a Central Character
Sources
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- ‘East of Eden’ Boss Zoe Kazan on That Devastating Ending, Why Florence Pugh’s Cathy Is Both a ‘Murderer’ and ‘Survivor’ and Making Lee a Central Character Variety ·
- John Steinbeck’s ‘East of Eden’ Returns to Top of Book Charts Following Netflix Adaptation’s Release Variety ·
- Florence Pugh on How Zoe Kazan ‘East of Eden’ Collaboration Helped Boost Her Confidence TV | Hollywood Reporter ·
In this story
- Florence Pugh
- Zoe Kazan
- Netflix