Natalie Martinez Talks Self/less And Mindswapping

Focus Features will soon be releasing a real mind-bender of a thriller movie. Ryan Reynolds, Ben Kingsley, and Natalie Martinez assemble on the big screen for some sci-fi drama stemming from a mind transplant from a failing body to a healthy one in Self/less.

Martinez (Secrets and Lies, Under The Dome) is a major player in the film and delivers one heck of an emotional performance. Speaking about Self/less, Martinez was quickly attracted to the film. “I like jobs that are kind of challenging,” Martinez told us at a press event for the upcoming film. “I always like to push myself and be like, “Can I do it?” And after I do it I feel such a sense of accomplishment. The type of movie it is, that sci-fi psychological thriller… This is actually set in real science so it’s not really that far off so I kind of like those movies that make you kind of think. You know what I’m saying? Like, ‘Would you?’ ‘Could you?’”

But would she actually do what Kingsley’s Damian character does in Self/less? Would she actually take the risk and transfer her mind to another body? “I do not need to do this twice!” Martinez explained. “I’m just really happy right now in the position I’m in. This is a situation I feel like the grass isn’t greener on the other side. I’m happy, I’m content. I feel like you’re given that chance. You’re given once chance to live it up to the fullest and live life and do everything it is that you’ve ever thought of or imagined and at the finish line just figure it out.”

So, she doesn’t want to roll back the clock and get some more miles on that mind of hers, but there is one way in particular that might interest the actress. “If anything, I’d be kind of interested to see life as another gender,” Martinez says. “I’ve had my trials and tribulations and amazing times as I woman. I wanna figure out what those are for a man. You know? That’d be kind of interesting.”

Self/less opens in theaters July 10.