How Summer H. Howell built her own Carrie White without the book or films

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Summer H. Howell took on one of horror's most iconic roles without reading the book or watching a single earlier adaptation. Here's why she decided to create her own version of Carrie White from the start. Anthony Orlando sits down with Summer H. Howell and Samantha Sloyan, stars of Amazon's new series Carrie. Summer explains how her background in horror prepared her for her first TV lead and why she chose to create her own version of Carrie White from scratch, with Mike Flanagan's agreement. Samantha Sloyan discusses playing Margaret White and how she set the character apart from Beverly King, her role in Flanagan's previous work, focusing on a mother driven by love for her daughter. Samantha closes with a message to the Mike Flanagan fans. 0:00 Meet Summer H. Howell and Samantha Sloyan 0:14 Summer on taking the lead role of Carrie White 1:02 Why Summer skipped the book and past adaptations 1:44 Samantha on making Margaret White different from Beverly King 2:46 Samantha's message to

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