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Brian Davids

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Since 2018, Brian Davids has conducted over 500 interviews for The Hollywood Reporter, writing primarily out of THR’s genre vertical, Heat Vision. Prior to THR, Davids owned and operated his own marketing company for a decade.

‘65’ Star Adam Driver Talks His Sci-Fi Dinosaur Thriller and the Eerie ‘White Noise’ Parallels in Ohio

65 star Adam Driver is all about consistency. He prides himself on doing as much of his own stunt work as a production will allow, but it’s not because he wants to impress anyone. It’s because he wants his characters’ physicality to remain consistent throughout any given film, and his latest sci-fi thriller, 65, from […]

‘65’ Star Ariana Greenblatt Talks Getting Adam Driver to Break, ‘Barbie’ and Prank Calls with Josh Brolin

At 15, 65 star Ariana Greenblatt is already an old pro. She’s had a varied and prolific career as a child performer, and she’s especially well-versed in the art of acting opposite CG characters, whether that’s Josh Brolin’s Thanos in Avengers: Infinity War, Sam Rockwell’s gorilla in The One and Only Ivan or the titular […]

‘The Mandalorian’ EP Rick Famuyiwa Talks His Improbable Journey to ‘Star Wars’ and Mando and Grogu’s Big Screen Chances

When one door to the multiverse closed, another one opened to a galaxy far, far away. Following the critical acclaim of his 2015 film, Dope, filmmaker Rick Famuyiwa found himself in the DCEU, developing The Flash, the same Flash movie that is about to come out after first being announced in October 2014. Famuyiwa would […]

Rhea Seehorn Talks ‘Linoleum’ and Reuniting with ‘Better Call Saul’ Boss Vince Gilligan

Two-time Emmy nominee Rhea Seehorn clearly has a knack for bringing out the dramatic side of renowned comedians. For six seasons on the Breaking Bad prequel/sequel, Better Call Saul, Seehorn and Bob Odenkirk elevated each other en route to becoming two of the finest dramatic actors on television, and that’s quite a feat considering Odenkirk […]

‘Creed III’ Star Tessa Thompson on the Word She Refused to Say and the Future of the Franchise

[This story contains mild spoilers for Creed III.] Tessa Thompson isn’t afraid to say no. Whether it’s now with Creed III or in the past, she will speak up if something doesn’t feel right to her on a character level. In Ryan Coogler’s Rocky franchise spinoff and legacy sequel, Creed (2015), one of the most […]

‘The Mandalorian’ EP Dave Filoni Talks Grogu’s Future, ‘Ahsoka’ and Shadowing Rian Johnson

When Kathleen Kennedy first took the reins of Lucasfilm in 2012, one of her first orders of business was to prepare Star Wars scholar Dave Filoni for live-action storytelling. Filoni has long been the steward of Lucasfilm animation, as Star Wars mastermind George Lucas not only hired him, but also mentored him during their run […]

‘Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania’ Star David Dastmalchian Talks the Necessity of His New Role and Reuniting with Christopher Nolan

Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania’s Veb needed David Dastmalchian, and it turns out that he needed Veb more than anyone might realize.  Veb — who’s a slime-like creature with the ability to break down communication barriers in the Quantum Realm — is Dastmalchian’s second role in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, and the opportunity came out of the […]

‘Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania’ Star Corey Stoll Talks the Shakespearean Influence on MODOK

[This story contains spoilers for Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania] From Ulysses to Macbeth, Corey Stoll has been doing Shakespearean work for the entirety of his acting career, and despite the outlandish exterior, his MCU return as MODOK in Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania doesn’t fall far from the tree. In Ant-Man (2015), Paul Rudd’s […]

‘1923’ Star Julia Schlaepfer Offers Hope After Finale Heartbreak: A “Resilient Love Story”

[This story contains major spoilers for 1923’s season finale, “Nothing Left to Lose.”] Julia Schlaepfer’s Alex has overcome an angry elephant, a vicious group of lions and a harrowing shipwreck on 1923, but her scorned ex-fiancé’s royal family proved to be insurmountable in the end. Alex and Spencer (Brandon Sklenar) tried to take the high […]

‘1923’ Star Brandon Sklenar on How That Heart-Wrenching Ending Will Shift the Tone for Season 2

[This story contains major spoilers for 1923’s season finale, “Nothing Left to Lose.”] During 1923’s midseason break, Brandon Sklenar told The Hollywood Reporter that circumstances would only get more difficult for Spencer and Alex as they embarked on an arduous transcontinental journey to reach the Dutton family home in Montana. Well, as the season finale […]

‘Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania’ Writer Jeff Loveness Talks Deleted Hope Story, Jennifer Coolidge’s Potential Role and ‘Avengers: The Kang Dynasty’

[The following story contains spoilers for Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania.] Nearly three years to the day that he was hired by Marvel Studios, Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quatumania writer Jeff Loveness is finally able to openly discuss the fruits of his labor. After having one of Marvel’s last in-person meetings before the world came […]

‘We Have a Ghost’ Filmmaker Christopher Landon Talks His Amblin-esque Pivot, ‘Happy Death Day 3’ and ‘Freaky Death Day’

Christopher Landon wants to show you that he’s more than just the maestro behind two beloved comedic slasher properties, Happy Death Day and Freaky. His new supernatural family dramedy, We Have a Ghost, is not only a jump to a new subgenre, but it’s also a leap to bigger-budget filming, as his three recent Blumhouse […]