With her first Oscar nomination under her belt, Teyana Taylor is already looking to revisit her breakout onscreen role.
The One Battle After Another star explained that in “wanting people to fully understand who Perfidia is,” she’s had discussions with writer/director Paul Thomas Anderson about a potential offshoot centered around her character.
“It’s already a journey in real time, but I’m so focused on being present that I haven’t really taken a seat to really process and be like, ‘Oh, yeah, they want more of me,’” she told IndieWire. “Here and there, I make little jokes with Paul. I’m like, ‘We need to see what Perfidia did in those 16 years.’”
Taylor added, “But Perfidia and Willa need some scenes together. When Willa walked out the door in that last scene, I said, ‘Where’s she really going? Is she going to free Deandra? Is she going to find her mommy?’ I love that it’s still hopeful, and it’s room for a little part two in there somewhere.”
In One Battle After Another, Taylor stars as Perfidia Beverly Hills, a far-left revolutionary who sells out her group, French 75, to the military before abandoning her partner Pat (Leonardo DiCaprio) and daughter Willa (Chase Infiniti).
Teyana Taylor in ‘One Battle After Another’ (2025)
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“The conversations are very, very real,” said Taylor of the potential sequel. “I want to give everybody confirmation that I am currently begging PTA to give us that. I’m begging him to give us that.”
Following her breakout performance in One Battle After Another, Taylor has been nominated for her first Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress.