HERO Winter Annual 2022

Chloe Grace Moretz’s latest project – acclaimed Amazon series, The Peripheral – transports us deeper into the 21st century, to a world distorted by future tech: one of uber-realistic VR that blurs reality and gaming, of cyborg avatars and programmed time travel. It’s a world that could easily feel distant and cold, yet Moretz imbues her protagonist – Flynne Fisher, a young small-town woman seeking pharmaceuticals to help her ill mother – with warmth, sensitivity and complexity. Adapted by the visionary creators of Westworld from the 2014 novel by William Gibson, The Peripheral is centered around an ever-advancing digital landscape Moretz is well tuned into: the 25-year-old actor was an early adopter of VR and continues to be a passionate gamer. Fellow actor Nick Robinson has known Moretz since the early days and will soon shape another disconcerting future in Angela Bourassa’s upcoming Turn Me On, where human emotion has been eradicated by a government-imposed daily pill. Both actors have been prolific since a young age, turning out solid performances and building enviable careers; now they connect to discuss futures – both fictional and professional.