‘Lucky’s Annette Benning On Priscilla’s Ties To William Fichtner’s Wayne Whittaker: “He Scares The Hell Out of Her, And She’s Not Easily Scared”

It’s Wayne’s world; Priscilla is just living in it. In the first episode of Apple TV‘s new crime thriller, Lucky — an adaptation of Marissa Stapley’s 2021 novel — Priscilla Matheson (Annette Bening) appears to be our main antagonist. While trying to find a missing half a billion dollars, the ruthless mob boss has her daughter-in-law Lucky (Anya Taylor-Joy) kidnapped and roughed up in hopes of scaring her straight. Bening’s dynamic character is a tough, formidable, seemingly untouchable businesswoman who calls the shots. But in Episode 2, we meet someone even she’s afraid of: Wayne Whittaker, played by William Fichtner. “Oh my god, what a relationship,” Bening told DECIDER over Zoom when asked about Priscilla and Whittaker’s intense dynamic. “The writing and their past — they have this long