Here are some photos of Margot Robbie at the LA premiere of Focus, her heist movie with Will Smith and Rodrigo Santoro. The movie has a 63% fresh rating on Rotten Tomatoes, which is better than I expected. That’s not saying much. I want good things for Margot, and starlets are only allowed few duds before Hollywood writes them off. Will’s had his head firmly entrenched in the clouds of Xenu and e-meters, so yes. I worry.

Margot’s wearing a Giambattista Valli couture dress, and I’m not crazy about it. She must have devoted this month’s style mojo to her home run at the Oscars because this dress isn’t happening. The black premiere background throws off the impact of this look, but I’m seeing saloon-girl boudoir fashion. From a distance, the feathery bodice reminds me of cake icing. (Mmm, cake.) Margot has a few new interviews. Here are some excerpts from The Independent, where Margot says she won the Focus role by calling Will a “d*ck“:

She loves hostels: “Any time I have any time off I try to travel. I always have more fun when I stay in hostels — you just meet so many more people. A hotel makes sense when you’re doing work things but travelling you don’t really get a feel for a place if you’re in a hotel. I find it seems to make it all feel like everywhere else. B&Bs and hostels are generally the best way to do it.”

People don’t recognize her: “I think I look so different to what people see on screen … that people don’t make the association or think, ‘oh it looks like the chick from Wolf … but it couldn’t possibly be her because why would she be in a hostel in Dublin? In fact a couple of people did say that to me and I was like, ‘no that’s weird!’ They said, ‘I thought that would be weird.’ I didn’t have any problems.”

How she scored Focus: “We started improvising a little bit, Will said something and I called him a d*ck. Apparently when he walked out he said: ‘I like her. I think she’s the right one.’ They were like, ‘you like her because she called you a d*ck.’ It ended up becoming a running joke in the film.”

[From The Independent]

I wonder if Margot will keep enjoying hostels as her fame grows. Right now, she doesn’t mind meeting people. As her face becomes more recognizable, that will probably change. One thing I’ve noticed about her is how dark hair makes her look completely different. She could always use a dark wig as a disguise for the future.

A few more things. Margot says Clint Eastwood glared at her during a backstage Oscars moment. (He probably thought she stole his empty chair.) She also claims that kissing Will Smith tastes like a candy cane. Huh.

Photos courtesy of WENN