VIDEO : Maggie Gyllenhaal Shares Significance Of Her New Netflix Role

Maggie Gyllenhaal wanted to be a part of ?The Kindergarten Teacher? as soon as she read the script and locked into its deeply flawed female protagonist ? a character that is not often seen on the big screen. ?I?m always looking to shatter a fantasy,? Gyllenhaal told TheWrap?s Thom Geier at a Q&A following a screening of the film in New York on Thursday night. What works about the movie is she could be our friend, our sister, our neighbor, until she really collapses.?