Marion was such an incredible female lead that they just had to go in a different direction—I understand why they came up with such a different character with Willie, but she’s definitely a test of the viewer’s patience at times.

I think that fits in with the overall approach of the film, though. Rather than just doing a retread of the first and giving the audience more of the same, they went in a very different direction at every point possible. Throw out whatever you were expecting, because “anything goes.”