Category: Interviews
This Indie Got Motion City Soundtrack to Make Their First New Song in Years
This Indie Got Motion City Soundtrack to Make Their First New Song in Years

The Big Picture Collider’s Perri Nemiroff sits down with Sean Wang, the director of Dìdi , at SXSW 2024. Dìdi is set in 2008 and focuses on Chris Wang, a.k.a Wang-Wang, a 13-year-old first-generation, Asian American, child of immigrants. Focus…

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Roma Downey Says New Faith-Based Series The Baxters Is a ‘Hope Opera’
Roma Downey Says New Faith-Based Series The Baxters Is a ‘Hope Opera’

Family ties and deep religious faith play an emotional tug of war with issues of infidelity and self-confidence in The Baxters. Touched by an Angel star Roma Downey feels the new faith-based series, in which she stars and is executive…

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‘Sleeping Dogs’ — Karen Gillan’s Biggest Challenge Was Being Inauthentic
‘Sleeping Dogs’ — Karen Gillan’s Biggest Challenge Was Being Inauthentic

The Big Picture Gillan was drawn to her role in Sleeping Dogs because of the well-done script and the opportunity to portray a complex character. Working on Sleeping Dogs , Gillan found the theme of memory in the film to…

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Frozen Empire Got the Stamp of Approval from Original Director
Frozen Empire Got the Stamp of Approval from Original Director

The Big Picture Collider's Steve Weintraub interviews Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire director, Gil Kenan. Director Gil Kenan discusses pitching the story to Ghostbusters director Ivan Reitman, using practical effects on set, getting Bill Murray to return, and the origins of Garraka.…

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‘The Regime’s Matthias Schoenaerts on His Explosive Moment with Kate Winslet
‘The Regime’s Matthias Schoenaerts on His Explosive Moment with Kate Winslet

[Editor's note: The following contains some spoilers for The Regime.] The Big Picture 'The Regime' explores palace life, with Kate Winslet's character becoming increasingly paranoid about her authoritarian rule. Matthias Schoenaerts plays a ruthless advisor who pushes Winslet's character to…

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Giovonnie Samuels and Bryan Hearne are Using Bad Experiences at Nickelodeon For Good [Interview]
Giovonnie Samuels and Bryan Hearne are Using Bad Experiences at Nickelodeon For Good [Interview]

The Big Picture The Quiet On Set documentary exposes toxic environment for child actors. Black child actors faced racial discomfort and pressure due to the scarcity of roles. Bryan and Giovonnie advocate for child actors, and uses past experience to…

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Sleeping Dogs Filmmaker on Directing ‘Cinematic Idol’ Russell Crowe
Sleeping Dogs Filmmaker on Directing ‘Cinematic Idol’ Russell Crowe

Sometimes, it's A-OK to meet your heroes. And one could say that happened on the set of Sleeping Dogs, which is now playing in theaters. Director Adam Cooper had the chance to work with Oscar winner Russell Crowe, who —…

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‘Shirley’ Proves Why Netflix Should Invest in Real Stories
‘Shirley’ Proves Why Netflix Should Invest in Real Stories

The Big Picture Christina Jackson and Lucas Hedges discuss stepping into real-life characters for Shirley Chisholm biopic, sharing the pressure and challenges. Money, access, and recognition play key roles in the difficulty of making films about important historical figures like…

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Cole Sprouse Raises Concerns About a Risk Averse Hollywood
Cole Sprouse Raises Concerns About a Risk Averse Hollywood

The Big Picture Collider’s Perri Nemiroff sits down with the team behind I Wish You All the Best at SXSW 2024. Writer-director Tommy Dorfman and stars Corey Fogelmanis and Cole Sprouse discuss their journey bringing Mason Deaver's novel to the…

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Ted McGinley Calls The Baxters ‘Melrose Place Meets the Bible’
Ted McGinley Calls The Baxters ‘Melrose Place Meets the Bible’

Will The Baxters be a blessing for Prime Video? Some folks are praying on it. Based on the Redemption literary series from No. 1 New York Times bestselling author Karen Kingsbury, The Baxters follows Elizabeth (Roma Downey of Touched by…

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Mckenna Grace & Finn Wolfhard Discuss Their Music and If They’ll Collaborate
Mckenna Grace & Finn Wolfhard Discuss Their Music and If They’ll Collaborate

The Big Picture Collider's Steve Weintraub interviews co-stars Finn Wolfhard and Mckenna Grace for their sequel Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire . Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire features an ensemble cast, including old and new Ghostbusters, to take on an icy enemy to save…

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Helena Bonham Carter & Romola Garai Discuss the Real Women of One Life
Helena Bonham Carter & Romola Garai Discuss the Real Women of One Life

Nicholas Winton, a British stockbrocker, organized the Czech Kinderstransport, a heroic rescue operation that saved hundreds of Jewish children at the dawn of World War II. One Life tells his astonishing true story along two timelines. Anthony Hopkins portrays Winton…

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