Samantha Morton at the premiere of The Odyssey in New York last month via Associated PressFilmmaker Vincent Ward has spoken out in response to comments made by The Odyssey star Samantha Morton during a recent interview. “I went to New Zealand to do a movie and the director said, ‘We’re so excited to have you, Emily. “I said to the producer, ‘Does he know that I’m Samantha Morton?’. AdvertisementSamantha Morton says a director thought she was Emily WatsonJosh Horowitz: Who’s the last actor you were mistaken for? Samantha Morton: Oh, it’s not mistaken.