If you frequent Collider Ladies Night , you’re well aware that I’m a big proponent of filmmaking families — frequent collaborators who stick together and also add new additions to the family every step of the way. Mike Flanagan ’s “ Flanafamily ” is a big one, and it’s a topic that keeps popping up with Molly Gordon, who’s recently found great success collaborating with close friends on films like Theater Camp and Oh, Hi . Yet another top-tier filmmaking family? The one James Gunn started and co...
Jul 12, 2025•1 hr 18 min•Season 8Ep. 30
You don’t get a bigger breakout opportunity than a show like The Pitt . Taylor Dearden ’s already made a big impression in the gone-too-soon MTV series Sweet/Vicious and the second season of American Vandal , but The Pitt just sent her star soaring in a wholly different way. The Pitt is undeniably (and deservedly) one of the most celebrated new shows of the year and Dearden’s performance has proven to be an especially big standout among an ensemble full of aces. She plays Dr. Mel King, a second-...
Jul 02, 2025•1 hr 8 min•Season 8Ep. 29
As though starring in a new Jurassic World movie isn’t a big enough deal, Luna Blaise also boasts an especially exciting franchise achievement. She’s right smack in the middle of one of the most iconic set pieces from Michael Crichton ’s Jurassic Park novel, a set piece that was famously cut from Steven Spielberg ’s original film . In Jurassic World Rebirth , Blaise plays Teresa Delgado . Just before starting her first year at college, Teresa takes a boat trip with her father ( Manuel Garcia-Rul...
Jul 02, 2025•44 min•Season 8Ep. 28
Allison Williams ’ filmography is loaded with variety, but it’s also packed with examples of how one project can influence another — even if they’re in entirely different genres. There’s the hit HBO comedy-drama series Girls , which first sent Williams’ star skyrocketing. As that show wound down, Williams headlined a feature film for the very first time, Jordan Peele ’s Academy Award-winning horror movie Get Out . Williams continued to enjoy great success in the genre, but wound up exploring an ...
Jun 27, 2025•47 min•Season 8Ep. 27
Katie Douglas is in the midst of a banner year. She just headlined Eli Craig ’s adaptation of the Adam Cesar novel, Clown in a Cornfield , and the slasher movie broke records when it hit theaters. The movie scored IFC Entertainment Group its biggest opening weekend ever. A mere month later, Douglas had another title that posted huge numbers. Upon release, Ginny & Georgia Season 3 became the most-watched TV title on Netflix with a whopping 17.6 million views. In celebration of all that succes...
Jun 21, 2025•55 min•Season 8Ep. 26
[Editor's note: The following contains spoilers through the Season 1 finale of We Were Liars, "My Friends Are Lying in the Sun.”] After an epic run playing Caroline Forbes on The Vampire Diaries , appearing in over 170 episodes, Candice King has a brand new series regular role. She’s playing Bess Sinclair in Prime Video ’s adaptation of E. Lockhart ’s hit young-adult novel, We Were Liars . Emily Alyn Lind leads the series as Cadence Sinclair, a teenager who spends her summers on her grandfather’...
Jun 18, 2025•1 hr 3 min•Season 8Ep. 25
An actor is very fortunate to have a multi-season run on a series. An actor is even more fortunate to get to see a series through to its natural conclusion. Lauren Cohan went above and beyond that with her Walking Dead journey. Not only did she play Maggie in over 100 episodes of the main series, but then she got to go on to headline a spin-off series opposite Jeffrey Dean Morgan , and that spin-off series earned her her very first executive producing credit and now her very first directing cred...
Jun 10, 2025•1 hr 10 min•Season 8Ep. 24
[Editor's note: The following contains spoilers through the Season 3 finale of Ginny & Georgia.] Brianne Howey ’s had her hands quite full playing Georgia in Netflix’s smash hit Ginny & Georgia since day one, but things take an especially dark turn in Season 3, which involves a sharp tonal shift and even more dire circumstances for the characters to power through. When the series kicked off in 2021, Howey began tackling the challenge of playing a highly likable character who does bad thi...
Jun 06, 2025•1 hr 1 min•Season 8Ep. 23
Similar to Sheila Carrasco , I’ve been lucky enough to have many lovely short group conversations involving Utkarsh Ambudkar , but I’ve been itching for a longer one-on-one sit-down with the Ghosts star to discuss his journey in film and television, and it finally happened with the conclusion of the hit CBS show’s fourth season. Ambudkar’s Jay has been through a lot since Ghosts kicked off in October 2021. He learned his wife ( Rose McIver ) could see ghosts and powered through countless ghost-s...
May 24, 2025•1 hr•Season 8Ep. 22
Since the dawn of the genre, women have soared in horror. So, what better way to celebrate the return of one of its most iconic franchises than with a very special edition of Collider Ladies Night , hosted by the queen of screams herself, Perri Nemiroff ? For this exclusive advanced screening edition of the interview series, Nemiroff spoke with the stars and longtime franchise producer Sheila Hanahan Taylor for Final Destination Bloodlines , the first sequel in 14 years, just in time for the 25t...
May 21, 2025•42 min•Season 8Ep. 21
[Editor's note: The following contains spoilers for Final Destination Bloodlines .] Brec Bassinger ’s been racking up impressive film and television accomplishments since she was 13, but Final Destination Bloodlines is bound to send her star soaring even higher for a multitude of reasons. Bassinger is at the heart of one of the movie’s most highly anticipated set pieces - the opening premonition. As a young Iris, she takes us back to 1969 when her boyfriend, Max Lloyd-Jones ’ Paul, attempts to w...
May 16, 2025•46 min•Season 8Ep. 20
After four seasons worth of lovely, but short and sweet group conversations, the time has finally come - I got to sit down with Ghosts star Sheila Carrasco for a lengthy conversation about her journey to the hit CBS comedy, and to dig into all of the wonderful things she's already accomplished playing Flower on the show. While Carrasco's Flower remains an impossibly lovable hippy, Season 4 continues to remind us that while she may be forgetful, Flower is often the smartest in the room. She prove...
May 11, 2025•1 hr 20 min•Season 8Ep. 19
[Editor's Note: The following contains spoilers for Thunderbolts* .] One of the very best parts of having a returning guest on Collider Ladies Night ? Realizing how much they’ve accomplished during such a short period of time. Geraldine Viswanathan made her first Ladies Night appearance in 2020 for The Broken Hearts Gallery and since has completed a four-season run on Miracle Workers , starred opposite Zach Galifianakis , Elizabeth Banks and Sarah Snook in The Beanie Bubble , headlined Drive-Awa...
May 03, 2025•39 min•Season 8Ep. 18
Yvonne Strahovski says it herself. “She's hateable.” Serena’s run throughout The Handmaid’s Tale is absolutely littered with questionable and, in some cases, heinous decisions. But, this is the power of a force like Strahovski. Sometimes, in between terrible choices, Serena will get an opportunity to turn to the light, and even after everything she’s done, you can’t help but hope she finally reaches out, takes the lifeline, and forges a better path forward. However, time and time again, she back...
Apr 30, 2025•34 min•Season 8Ep. 17
Yellowjackets features some of the very best ensemble casting across the board, but there’s no denying we got an extra special duo in Liv Hewson and Lauren Ambrose . At the start of the Showtime and Paramount+ series, Van Palmer was not meant to make it out of the wilderness alive. However, thanks to Hewson’s screen presence and creative spark, it became abundantly clear that they deserved more time to shine. Not only did the showrunners shift gears and have Van survive the wolf attack in Season...
Apr 20, 2025•43 min•Season 8Ep. 16
Yellowjackets has a phenomenal team at the helm. Showrunners Ashley Lyle, Bart Nickerson and Jonathan Lisco do a top-tier job steering the ship. However, one thing that’s been apparent since the very beginning is how much their ensemble cares about their characters. It’s a level of passion, dedication and collaboration that undoubtedly bolsters their presence in the show and their impact on the narrative. A prime example of that? How Liv Hewson changed the game for their character, Van Palmer. I...
Apr 14, 2025•1 hr 2 min•Season 8Ep. 15
Sophie Nélisse ’s Shauna Shipman has been through quite a bit since crashing in the wilderness at the start of Yellowjackets , and in Season 3, all of that heartbreak, fear, and anger comes to a head in a very dangerous way for everyone around her. After losing Jackie ( Ella Purnell ) and her baby, Shauna is consumed with rage, and discovers she has a taste for power, the dangers of the wilderness, and the blood-soaked thrills it offers. That results in her consistently hurting other characters ...
Apr 14, 2025•55 min•Season 8Ep. 14
Courtney Eaton ’s Lottie Matthews continues to be one of the most enigmatic characters in the Yellowjackets ensemble, making her one of the most exciting to track. And while it’s nearly impossible to explain away all of Lottie’s choices and actions, especially in Season 3, the character is still shockingly grounded courtesy of the fact that Eaton understands her and has successfully established an anchor for the character via her own intuition and instincts as an actor. As Eaton noted during her...
Apr 13, 2025•1 hr 6 min•Season 8Ep. 13
[Editor's Note: We experienced some technical difficulties with the audio of this episode. Our apologies, and thank you for your understanding!] Meghann Fahy ’s been thriving on screen for quite some time now. She was in over 80 episodes of One Life to Live as Hannah O’Connor and starred in the hit Freeform series The Bold Type which ran for five seasons. But, there’s no denying that The White Lotus was a different kind of game-changer. Not only did Mike White ’s HBO series continue to be a pop ...
Apr 07, 2025•34 min•Season 8Ep. 12
Samara Weaving ’s firmly cemented herself as a genre icon. Thanks to The Babysitter , Ready or Not and then some, she’s become one of the most trusted and exciting artists in horror. When her name popped up on yet another genre movie roster, it instantly became a highly anticipated production, and Weaving made due on that hype. Her latest, Borderline , is an outrageous and twisted delight. Marking the feature writing and directing debut of her husband, Jimmy Warden , Borderline stars Weaving as ...
Mar 15, 2025•42 min•Season 8Ep. 11
One of the greatest treats of Collider Ladies Night is getting to welcome a longtime favorite to show. That happened this time around with Tatiana Maslany , who currently has The Monkey playing in theaters nationwide. One of my earliest experiences doing week-to-week series coverage was Orphan Black . Not only did I absolutely adore the show and frequently marvel at Maslany’s work in it, but given my investment, it heavily defined some of the earlier years of my career, paving the way to consist...
Mar 04, 2025•59 min•Season 8Ep. 10
[Editor's Note: The following contains spoilers for Yellowjackets, Season 3, Episode 4, "12 Angry Girls and 1 Drunk Travis."] Tawny Cypress is an absolute powerhouse on Yellowjackets . In fact, Cypress was so immediately captivating in the hit Showtime and Paramount+ series that I frequently caught myself wondering, how have we not been getting a steady stream of Tawny content for years now? Cypress’ first main role on a TV series was playing Simone Deveaux in Heroes , but that run only lasted o...
Feb 28, 2025•42 min•Season 8Ep. 9
[Editor's Note: The following contains spoilers for Yellowjackets , Season 3, Episode 3, "Dislocation."]Raise your hand if you judged Callie way too soon during Season 1 of Yellowjackets . Callie is the only teenager in the present day timeline, and she often acts like it. She’s moody, rarely listens to her parents and, in Season 1, Episode 5, crossed a major line by wearing Jackie’s ( Ella Purnell ) Yellowjackets jersey as a Halloween costume. Sure, one could label that bratty, if not cruel beh...
Feb 21, 2025•58 min•Season 8Ep. 8
[Editor's note: The following contains spoilers through the series finale of Cobra Kai .] From the moment I met Mary Mouser during the earliest stages of Cobra Kai ’s run on YouTube, one thing was abundantly clear - this is a wildly talented artist who pours her whole heart into her work and is quite excited to talk about the extensive amount of thought and care she puts into it. That immediately made her an interviewee I’d keep chasing and now, seven years later, not only have we had many wonde...
Feb 16, 2025•42 min•Season 8Ep. 7
We have a wealth of wonderfully talented actors who got their start making Disney shows and films. But, as often discussed on Collider Ladies Night , this is an industry with a habit of boxing artists in to the first they do well. One particularly popular box? The Disney box, and that’s the one I focused on with Heart Eyes star, Olivia Holt . Holt’s star started to rise with not one, but two Disney shows and a Disney Channel Original Movie. First it was Disney XD’s Kickin’ It , then came the mov...
Feb 08, 2025•51 min•Season 8Ep. 6
John Magaro has quietly built one of the most impressive filmographies in Hollywood. So quietly, in fact, that he’s still often being dubbed a “breakout” with each new hit he delivers. Magaro insists his priority is being an artist, not a movie star. However, given the pace with which he’s churning out standout performances in phenomenal films, the latter is more undeniable than ever. John Magaro is a star and any production would be lucky to have him. The two most recent films to have Magaro as...
Feb 01, 2025•36 min•Season 8Ep. 5
Julia Garner has amassed an incredibly varied filmography over the years. Her first feature credit was the Sundance darling Martha Marcy May Marlene , she won three Emmys for playing Ruth Langmore in Netflix’s hit crime drama Ozark , and she’s about to make her franchise debut in one of the most anticipated films of the year, The Fantastic Four: First Steps . However, there’s one particular genre she keeps coming back to, and given it’s a personal favorite genre, I’m thrilled about it. Garner is...
Jan 19, 2025•41 min•Season 8Ep. 4
Just a year after celebrating a Best International Feature Film nomination at the Oscars for The Teachers’ Lounge , which marked her first lead role in a feature, Leonie Benesch is back on the awards circuit with a filmmaking feat, Tim Fehlbaum ’s unique approach to depicting the devastating events at the 1972 Munich Summer Olympics, September 5 . The film features a top-tier ensemble that includes Benesch, John Magaro , Peter Sarsgaard , Ben Chaplin and more as the ABC Sports broadcasting team ...
Jan 16, 2025•28 min•Season 8Ep. 3
Maria Bakalova knows what she’s doing when it comes to finding top-tier creative partners in film and television. As a student studying at the National Academy for Theatre and Film Arts in Bulgaria, she gravitated toward acclaimed filmmakers Kristina Grozeva and Petar Valchanov , a directing duo she still works with to this day. She met Julian Kostov in 2019 when he shared a casting notice for Borat Subsequent Moviefilm , the movie that’d ultimately earn Bakalova an Oscar nomination. Now, Kostov...
Jan 11, 2025•1 hr 7 min•Season 8Ep. 2
Robbie Williams is a hugely popular singer and songwriter. He set a record by winning 18 Brit Awards and has two Grammy nominations to his name. Williams has churned out six of the top 100 best-selling albums in British history, amassed an audience of 375,000 fans over three nights performing at Knebworth, setting a record that’s yet to be surpassed, and has sold 85 million album worldwide. The list of achievements and accolades goes on and on, but he insists, “I didn't derive any joy from all t...
Jan 03, 2025•28 min•Season 8Ep. 1
