The actor talks about channeling her own trauma for her directorial debut about a serial killer who preyed on women

At the film's L.A. premiere, Kendrick recalled giving "perhaps the most ambivalent pitch in the history of Hollywood" to nab the job and explained why Paul Feig was the first person she called after getting it.

On Thursday, Anna Kendrick attended the premiere of Woman of the Hour, which is her very thrilling directorial debut that will reach those with a Netflix subscription on October 18. While on the red carpet in Los Angeles, Kendrick said this about Pitch Perfect 4: