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Since 2018, Brian Davids has conducted over 900 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.
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‘Clown in a Cornfield’ Director Eli Craig Talks the Uphill Battle to Make Horror Comedies
The scrappy feature ran out of money at one point during production: "Departments had completely lost their budget and weren't getting any more."
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‘Andor’ Star Kyle Soller on Syril’s Pause and How the Star Wars Series Has “Transformed This Universe Into Art”
The actor digs into the complicated nature of his character, and why he doesn't think Syril could press the big button on the Death Star.
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‘Andor’ Star Denise Gough on Dedra Meero’s Worst Nightmare Coming True
Despite being prescient, Gough says her character did not forsee the disastrous events of episode eight.
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‘Thunderbolts*’ Co-Writer Eric Pearson Talks ‘The New Avengers’ Reveal, Pre-Sentry Villain and Original Taskmaster Arc
The busy Marvel Studios regular also has 'Fantastic Four: First Steps' coming up.
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How ‘Thunderbolts*’ Director Jake Schreier Infused a Bit of ‘Beef’ Into the MCU
The filmmaker explains the origins of that A24-style trailer and jokes about The Hollywood Reporter's own cameo in the feature, which explores mental health through the superhero genre.
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‘Thunderbolts*’: Julia Louis-Dreyfus and Geraldine Viswanathan Pitch a Hugh Jackman Run-In and Talk “Silly” ‘Seinfeld’ Curse
The duo, who play the CIA Director and her assistant, have a playful conversation about their Marvel futures and what makes a good assistant.
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‘Thunderbolts*’: Sebastian Stan and Wyatt Russell Talk Marvel’s Most Unexpected Story and Wanting to Disprove Naysayers
Russell says his background in sports fueled his desire for the movie to be so good that it proves doubters wrong: "I want to make you eat your words."
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‘Thunderbolts*’: Florence Pugh and David Harbour Talk Absent ‘Black Widow’ Stars and Pretending to Be Tom Cruise
Harbour reveals that he's lobbied Marvel for the return of former onscreen flame Rachel Weisz: "I think there's still very much potential."
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‘The Accountant 2’ Director Gavin O’Connor on the Sequel’s Real-Time Relevance and His ‘Warrior’ Series
O'Connor and star-producer Ben Affleck are already talking with Amazon about a trilogy capper: "it will not be another nine years before we do our third one."
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David F. Sandberg Says ‘Until Dawn’ Was Harder to Make Than His ‘Shazam!’ Movies
The director-producer's insistance on practical effects for the mold-breaking time-loop movie meant added pressure for each elaborate sequence: "You only get one shot, maybe two."
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‘Andor’ Star Genevieve O’Reilly Talks Mon Mothma’s Boozy Jig and the Chaos Inside Her Head
After 20 years of playing Mon Mothma, the actor has the answer to a long-standing mystery about the character.
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‘Sinners’ Star Wunmi Mosaku Breaks Down Smoke’s Fateful Choices and the Surreal Showstopper
In a spoiler conversation, the actor reveals one of the most surprising aspects of the film wasn't in her original script: "it was so powerful, and we were all in tears."
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