She wants him to be the one that takes her down because she knows she is bad. She’s drawn to him because he is the last good man. “The most beautiful part of the movie is that Erica thinks she loves him.

“He’s a policeman and she sees him as a good person,” said Foster. “Here with Disneyland Times Square and a cop on every corner, why is it that I don’t feel safe? Why is it that I feel fearful? Every inch of me is caught up in an Orange Alert, or a Red Alert, even though this should be the safest time of my life.”Īs the vigilante is pursued by the police, Bain develops a relationship with Terrence Howard’s detective, a fan of her radio show who slowly realizes her real identity. “That time is very different than post-9/11 New York or post-9/11 America,” Foster said. Most importantly, Foster wanted “Brave One” to be more complex than “Death Wish,” the 1974 vigilante-as-hero hit. Foster’s influence extended to the choice of Irish director Neil Jordan (“Interview with the Vampire”) and even Bain’s vulnerable-yet-strong stance on the poster. With screenwriter Cynthia Mort (creator of HBO’s new adults-only “Tell Me You Love Me” series), Foster refashioned Bain, giving her a different job (from newspaper reporter to nighttime radio personality), a new boyfriend in “Lost” star Naveen Andrews and a different ending. But just as Foster replaced Kidman in “Panic Room” years earlier, she staked out “The Brave One” as soon as Kidman exited.īain, who nearly dies in a senseless attack that kills her lover, recovers and is transformed into an avenging killer who roams New York at night.

With the same kind of instinct and tenacity that earned her two Best Actress Oscars, Jodie Foster campaigned hard to play Erica Bain, the heroine of “The Brave One.”īain was originally set for Nicole Kidman.

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