Carla Gugino – The Fall of the House of Usher

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yvuAWVzP6wI In recent years, you’ve worked a lot with Mike Flanagan, on the Haunting shows and The Fall of the House of Usher. He has a very unique approach to horror. He never wants to do the “surface” version of anything. He, for whatever reasons, has such a strong connection to this particular genre…

May 1, 20240Comments

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Lashana Lynch – Bob Marley: One Love

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ajw425Kuvtw Biopics often become formulaic, forcing their subjects into a pre-existing genre mold. Does One Love avoid the pitfalls? Myself and Kingsley, and I’m sure many on the team, were aware that this needed to be an almost “through the keyhole” experience into Bob’s psyche — his emotional journey, how he created as an…

April 25, 20240Comments

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Jay Baruchel – We’re All Gonna Die (Even Jay Baruchel)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AGD2WUBLiX4 In season two, you’re not just hosting, but directing all six episodes. Was that helpful in crafting what is such a personal, experiential docuseries? It just makes everything a bit more intuitive, cohesive and an extension of a sincere artistic urge. It’s not like that wasn’t the case last time; it’s just last…

April 16, 20240Comments

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Morgan Neville – Steve!

Was the Steve Martin you expected to meet different from the Steve Martin you met? Steve was famously very private and very serious off-camera. So, I didn’t know exactly who Steve was going to be. And I think, oddly, Steve is less silly onstage now and less serious offstage now than he used to…

April 5, 20240Comments

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Jake Gyllenhaal: Road House

The original Road House was panned by critics, got a bunch of Razzie nominations, but it went on to become this revered action classic. Why has it endured? It’s funny, I think about a movie that I made with Patrick Swayze — Donnie Darko. When it first came out, nobody saw it. Then, slowly,…

March 25, 20240Comments

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Jeff Daniels – American Rust: Broken Justice

How did you feel back in 2022 when the series was axed by Showtime? I was disappointed when they cancelled it, because I really like Philipp Meyer’s book and I like the character. I like that it’s an authentic show, shot in the Midwest. It’s five hours from my house here in Michigan, so…

March 22, 20240Comments

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Kate Winslet: The Regime

Did you draw on any actual tyrants in crafting Chancellor Elena Vernham? I wish I could tell you I was inspired by any real figures, but I wasn’t. When you are taking on a character who is totally invented, from a purely imagined world, it did give me real creative licence to just dig…

March 18, 20240Comments

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Jason Priestley: Wild Cards

Is it basically an actor’s dream, getting to play this quirky con man — who is lovable but also has a sense of danger to him? [Laughs] Yeah, I’m kind of a bad guy. Definitely. I think there were a lot of opportunities for comedy, and to bring joy to people. So, that was…

March 11, 20240Comments

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Sarika Cullis-Suzuki: The Nature of Things

Obviously, your father is a tough act to follow, but in another way, does the fact that he is such an icon free you up to do your own thing? Because there’s really no imitating David Suzuki . . . I’m not taking it lightly, that’s for sure. It still blows my mind that…

March 1, 20240Comments

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Camila Mendes: Upgraded

So, the actor who plays your character’s love interest, Will, is named “Archie” . . . [Laughs] I know. It’s a funny coincidence. It’s like, “Of course. I can’t escape the Archies!” Luckily, I just kind of saw him as “Will” for that period of my life. That helped separate things a bit. …

February 26, 20240Comments

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