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Ben Pearson

Eileen Director William Oldroyd Talks About Being Proven Wrong By Anne Hathaway [Exclusive Interview]

One of 2023's very best films is Eileen, a period drama starring Anne Hathaway and Thomasin McKenzie. /Film spoke with that movie's director, William Oldroyd.

Bill Bria

Silent Night Star Joel Kinnaman On Emotional Preparation And Working With John Woo [Exclusive Interview]

/Film spoke with Joel Kinnaman about being absolutely locked in for every take of the new action film Silent Night and working with action maestro John Woo.

Wil Wheaton, Corey Feldman, River Phoenix, Jerry O'Connell

BJ Colangelo

Why Rob Reiner Considers Stand By Me To Be His Most Personal Movie [Exclusive]

In an interview with /Film, Rob Reiner shares how Stand By Me reflects feelings and moments in his own life.

Jeremy Smith

Director Rob Reiner On Solving The JFK Assassination With His New Podcast [Exclusive Interview]

/Film spoke with famed director Rob Reiner about his new podcast Who Killed JFK?, and the throughline it shares with his work as a filmmaker.

Bill Bria

Legendary Action Director John Woo Talks About Switching Up His Style For Silent Night [Exclusive Interview]

We spoke with legendary action director John Woo about Silent Night, which marks his return to Hollywood and puts him back in action mode once again.

Jeremy Smith

Steve-O On His New Stand-Up And How He's Survived Decades Of Extreme Stunts [Exclusive Interview]

/Film spoke with Jackass star Steve-O about Steve-O's Bucket List, his new stand-up special that includes footage of him performing bonkers stunts.

Witney Seibold

Saltburn's Director Asked Barry Keoghan Some Wild Questions When He Auditioned [Exclusive]

Emerald Fennell likes to cast actors based on her personal rapport with them, as she did when auditioning Barry Keoghan for her new film Saltburn.

Ethan Anderton

Good Burger 2 Director & Writers Talk Nickelodeon Callbacks And Spoofing The Imagine Video [Exclusive Interview]

We spoke with the director and writers of Good Burger 2 about returning to the franchise after 26 years, their spoof of the Imagine celebrity video, and more.

Jacob Hall

Saltburn Director Emerald Fennell Wants You To Be Disturbed – But Also Aroused [Exclusive Interview]

We spoke with Saltburn director Emerald Fennell (Promising Young Woman) about her provocative new film, including its audacious ending.

Witney Seibold

Saltburn's Provocative Final Shot Took 11 Difficult Takes To Get Right [Exclusive]

Saltburn ends with a prolonged single take, which is why it took some pretty precise choreography and 11 full takes to get just right.

Please Don't Destroy: The Treasure of Foggy Mountain

Ethan Anderton

The Director Of Please Don't Destroy's First Movie On Creating A CGI Penis And '90s Influences [Exclusive Interview]

Paul Briganti worked at Saturday Night Live for years, but jumping to directing movies with Please Don't Destroy's Treasure of Foggy Mountain was a challenge.

Devin Meenan

An Oral History Of Cowboy Bebop's English Dub – The Best Anime Dub Ever

Cowboy Bebop's English dub is widely considered to be one of the best dubs in all of anime. We spoke with several of the folks who brought it to life.

Bill Bria

Oppenheimer Editor Jennifer Lame On Focusing On Humanity Amid All The History [Exclusive Interview]

/Film spoke with Oppenheimer editor Jennifer Lame about her second collaboration with Christopher Nolan, building the film's relentless pacing, and much more.

Bill Bria

Ludwig Göransson Crafted The Oppenheimer Score Through Emotion And Experimentation [Exclusive Interview]

/Film spoke with Oscar-winning composer Ludwig Göransson about reuniting with Christopher Nolan for Oppenheimer, finding the film's key musical theme, and more.

Rachel Zegler, The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes

BJ Colangelo

All Of Rachel Zegler's Ballad Of Songbirds And Snakes Singing Was Done Live On Set [Exclusive]

The voice you hear Rachel Zegler singing with in The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes was recorded live on set, that's how good she is!

Michael Boyle

The Ballad Of Songbirds And Snakes Director Will Make Another Hunger Games Under One Condition [Exclusive]

Director Francis Lawrence is game to make another Hunger Games film after Ballad of Snakes and Songbirds, but only if Suzanne Collins writes a new novel first.

Tom Blyth in The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes

Hannah Shaw-Williams

How The Ballad Of Songbirds And Snakes Makes You Root For The Bad Guy [Exclusive]

Coriolanus Snow was the over-arching villain of The Hunger Games, but The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes reveals he's no stranger to hunger himself.

Jeremy Mathai

How Real-World History Inspired The Look Of Panem In The Ballad Of Songbirds And Snakes [Exclusive]

The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes creative team took inspiration from postwar Berlin when designing the post-Rebellion Capitol.

BJ Colangelo

Goosebumps Executive Producers On That Huge Season 1 Twist And Justin Long's Improv [Exclusive Interview]

/Film spoke with Goosebumps EPs Nick Stoller, Hilary Winston, and Rob Letterman about the last two episodes of the Disney+ show and the possibility of season 2.

Jeremy Mathai

Monarch: Legacy Of Monsters Used Smartphones To Test Drive Giant Monsters [Exclusive]

Monarch: Legacy of Monsters' VFX supervisor told /Film he used the 'iPhone test' from Gareth Edwards' 2014 Godzilla to help frame shots in the new Apple series.

Ryan Scott

Monarch: Legacy Of Monsters VFX Supervisor On Making Every Godzilla Shot Count [Exclusive Interview]

We spoke with Monarch: Legacy of Monsters VFX supervisor Sean Konrad about bringing Godzilla to TV while still making the King of the Monsters feel epic.

Bill Bria

Thanksgiving Director Eli Roth On Casting A Slasher And Putting Humor In Horror [Exclusive Interview]

/Film spoke with director Eli Roth, who adapted his Thanksgiving short into a full-length feature, about casting, the mixture of comedy and horror, and more.

The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes Rachel Zegler and Tom Blythe

Jacob Hall

How The Ballad Of Songbirds And Snakes Director Made A Vital Hunger Games Prequel [Exclusive Interview]

We sat down with director Francis Lawrence to talk about the intricacies of his new Hunger Games prequel, The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes.

Ryan Scott

Monarch: Legacy Of Monsters Creators On Bringing The MonsterVerse To The Small Screen [Exclusive Interview]

/Film spoke to Matt Shakman, Matt Fraction, and Chris Black about incorporating multiple Titans into Monarch: Legacy of Monsters, and whether Bigfoot is canon.

James Cameron's Story of Science Fiction

Jeremy Mathai

Did George Lucas Photobomb This Family's Disney Vacation Photos? A /Film Investigation

A long time ago, in a Disney theme park far, far away, an unsuspecting family was possibly photobombed by Star Wars creator George Lucas.

Christopher Nolan on the set of Oppenheimer

Bill Bria

Christopher Nolan On His Approach To Time In Oppenheimer And That Memento DVD Commentary [Exclusive Interview]

/Film sat down with Christopher Nolan to talk about his spectacular 2023 film Oppenheimer, as well as his approach to bonus features for physical releases.

Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget, Rocky and Ginger

Hannah Shaw-Williams

In Chicken Run: Dawn Of The Nugget, Nothing Is Scarier Than Being A Parent [Set Visit]

Ginger, the fearless feathered heroine who led the chickens of Tweedy's Farm to freedom, suddenly has a lot to lose in Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget.