Steve Toussaint – House of the Dragon

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YN2H_sKcmGw On the surface, this Targaryen civil war has “Team Green” clashing with “Team Black.” But there’s also a lot of in-fighting. What is the main threat that could topple each side from within? I think one of the things that could take down Team Black is Daemon [Matt Smith], actually. We can’t always…

June 11, 20240Comments

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Harry Hamlin – In the Kitchen With Harry Hamlin

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=chWkIrvqPwM You say, right in the first episode, that you’re not a cooking show watcher at all. That’s a unique angle for the host of a cooking show . . . I still haven’t seen a cooking show. They don’t interest me in the least. I can think of a lot of better ways…

June 7, 20240Comments

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Josh Brolin – Outer Range

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8UkDdTMZh14 The western genre faded into the background for a few decades, but now, with shows like this and Yellowstone, it’s wildly popular again. Why is that? I don’t know. We dealt with the same thing with No Country. People wanted to shelve that movie so much, but the fact that it was the…

June 4, 20240Comments

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Maya Rudolph – Loot

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8TWjRYzwjHI Is it a tough tonal balancing act to have all this absurdist comedy, but also imbue the story with genuine heart — to have us really care about Molly? I think it is, but it’s always been what makes the show the show. It constantly reminds the audience that if you’re on a…

May 29, 20240Comments

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Sonequa Martin-Green – Star Trek: Discovery

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Fi7ZePgh8k This is the second time you’ve said goodbye to a long-term character – first Sasha on The Walking Dead and now Captain Burnham on Star Trek. How would you compare those two experiences? That’s a really good question. I haven’t spent a ton of time thinking about the similarities between Sasha’s journey and…

May 17, 20240Comments

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Melanie Lynskey – The Tattooist of Auschwitz

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xWD93s8ZD9g From an adaptation standpoint, it’s quite a unique choice to insert the author herself in the story . . . I think it really allowed the writers to play with a lot of ideas around memory and storytelling — and work with the sort of thing that really did happen, where Lale began…

JP Karliak – X-Men ’97

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pv3Ss8o9gGQ This is an atypical sort of “reboot,” given that it’s still set in the 1990s. Why is this the right time to go back to ’97? Is there ever a bad time to go back to the ’90s? [Laughs] I mean, it makes sense for a whole bunch of reasons. One, I think,…

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…

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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