She told Collider, “It was an amazing chemistry and a security, from day one, from the first second.” After her first chemistry test, Rebecca said she was “called back four times” before she landed the role, which ultimately was her first English-speaking TV role.
Speaking about working with Rebecca during the casting process, Max told the Boston Globe, “She not only had the power, the intelligence, and the sexuality required, but she could walk that political line so delicately. She had all the skill that Elizabeth had to have to survive the court. It was clear from that moment that she was the person to play the role.”
