Millie Bobby Brown, 16, had lots of fun producing and acting on ‘Enola Holmes’

Millie Bobby Brown is making a huge double-splash in the movie industry with an all-new coming-of-age mystery adventure coming to Netflix next week.

“Enola Holmes,” based on the beloved book series by Nancy Springer, follows the bright, resourceful and spirited teenage sister of detective Sherlock Holmes in a tale that upends a centuries-old narrative of masculine protagonists throughout history.

But Millie Bobby Brown didn’t just play a strong female character on-cam—she also happens to be one of the producers of the film.

In a virtual interview with Philippine press, the 16-year-old actress openly talked about wanting to break that time-old barrier of gender and age-based discrimination which she had experienced herself.

“I definitely found myself in situations where I wasn’t getting equal opportunity as other people,” Brown said.

“I started to experience it myself, and I started to realize it was also because of my gender, because of my experience, and I hated that that was what was holding me back. Because I wanted to do what everyone else was doing and I couldn’t get to, because I wasn’t old enough, or I didn’t have enough experience or I was just some simply a girl,” she added.

And so, for her first lead role in a feature film, Brown is taking on Springer’s Enola Holmes.

In the film, we see how Sherlock and Mycroft’s little sister goes against “proper lady” etiquette by using her wits and becoming a super-sleuth detective in her own right.

She was raised and educated by her free-thinking and eccentric mother (Helena Bonham Carter) and she doesn’t lose her way after getting tangled in a mystery surrounding a young runaway Lord (Louis Partridge).

The rich, multilayered story also takes place in the early days of women’s suffrage and a time in British history when the winds of social change were gaining speed on several fronts.

After all those scenes, trainings and meetings, Brown admitted being the lead role and producer was no joke, but she had a lot of fun making it anyway.

“I wanna fly kick the air and they’re like, ‘You have to film tomorrow,’ and I’m like, ‘I don’t care! Ha-ya!’” Millie said, karate-chopping her webcam.

“I think the stunts for me were just very, very fun and an experience in itself. I was actually never tired while doing stunts—it was more the emotional scenes and the dialogue that would drain me. Enola never stopped talking similar to me, and I was always tired at the end of the day, but the stunts—that was the easy part!” she added.

The first-time movie producer was also very chill when it came to all the reviews coming her way.

“For me, this is my masterpiece, and however, if you love it, I’m so happy. And, if you don’t, I’m sorry but this is genuinely one of the most exciting parts of my life,” said the 16-year-old.

She did, however, recall how one little girl reacted to the movie.

“I haven’t been concerned one bit because, at the end of the day, I know I’m proud of it, my parents are proud of it, and my little sister Eva doesn’t stop saying: ‘Let’s watch Enola again! So, when she said that, no, I don’t need to be concerned. She likes it, so I think it’s good.”

“Enola Holmes,” directed by Harry Bradbeer, also stars Henry Cavill and Sam Claflin as Sherlock and Mycroft Holmes, with Louis Partridge as Lord Tewksbury.

Catch it on Netflix on Sept. 23. – RC, GMA News