Wednesday Video Spotlight: Elizabeth Banks hopes for peace for North Korea – and for her “30 Rock” character Avery Jessup to turn out to be an assassin
During a recent interview in Los Angeles for her new movie “Man on a Ledge,” Elizabeth Banks chatted a bit about her reaction to the death of North Korean dictator Kim Jong-Il.
On the NBC sitcom “30 Rock,” Banks has played a recurring role as Avery Jessup, a conservative media personality who married network executive Jack Donaghy (Alec Baldwin). While on assignment for NBC’s “Hot Blondes In Weird Places” initiative, Avery traveled to North Korea, where she was captured by Kim Jong-Il. Despite Jack’s attempts to rescue her, she was married off to the dictator’s son and successor, Kim Jong-un.
The storyline must have struck a chord with “30 Rock” fans because when news of Kim Jong-Il’s death broke on Dec. 18, they took to Twitter to inquire about Avery’s fate. The sheer volume of tweets prompted Banks to take to the micro-blogging site herself to address the issue:
“Appreciate all the concern over Avery Jessup’s fate now that Kim Jong-Il has died. We’re at a pivotal moment in history,” she wrote @ElizabethBanks.
In January, “30 Rock” executive producer Robert Carlock told US Weekly that Kim Jong-Il’s death will eventually be addressed on the show, but not until later in the season.
During the interview, Banks expressed her own thoughts on North Korea’s and Avery’s future.
“Here’s how I feel about it. It’s kind of crazy. Like, my hope for North Korea, of course, is that they become a more tolerant society, that they stop nuclear proliferation, that they begin trade with the outside word – and that it is revealed that Avery Jessup was an assassin,” she said with a grin.
After you enjoy the clip of Banks as Avery Jessup, please click here to read the rest of my interview with the actress.
-BAM
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