Jodie Comer sits down with GLAMOUR to discuss her new movie, The Bikeriders, working with Austin Butler and why biker culture is “very sexy.”

Another year, another smash-hit movie from our favourite Liverpudlian, the one and only Jodie Comer. Following the success of last winter’s The End From We Start From, (currently streaming on Netflix) Jodie is now starring alongside Austin Butler (aka Elvis) and Tom Hardy (aka the man who might be Bond) in The Bikeriders.

Following in the long Hollywood tradition of outlaw biker genre movies, this Jeff Nichols directed movie subverts the traditional convention by telling the story of a Chicago biker gang through the eyes of a female protagonist, Kathy, played by Jodie.

The chameleonic Jodie is no stranger to subverting gender conventions through her memorable performances, most notably in her breakout role as the sociopathic assassin and serial killer, Villanelle on the wildly popular Killing Eve.

The actor also received critical acclaim for her one-woman play, Prima Facie in 2022-23, which had sold-out runs on the West End and Broadway. The play powerfully explored the psychological effects of sexual assault on an individual and the issues with the legal system dealing with these cases.

Last year she starred in The End We Start From – a meaty dystopian film about a single mother of a newborn (played by Jodie) who has to navigate the devastation of the aftermath of a climate disaster in the UK and protect her baby.

And in The Bikeriders, Jodie continues to push the needle. She gives the female experience of the typically male-dominated biker culture a distinctive voice through her performance as Kathy, who falls for thrill-seeking motorbiker Benny (Austin Butler) who is part of a bike gang, The Vandals MC.

Despite the events depicted in the movie being fictional, the characters are based on real people – including Kathy – who were initially portrayed in Danny Lyon’s seminal 1968 book, ‘The Bikeriders.’

Lyon spent a number of years with a Chicago biker gang and captured their experiences and culture through photographs and taped interviews, which acted as source material, informing the looks and personalities of each character in the movie.