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Natalie Portman on Vox Lux

December 7, 2018

HOLLYWOOD, CA - NOVEMBER 09: Natalie Portman attends the Screening of 'Vox Lux' at AFI FEST 2018 Presented By Audi at the Egyptian Theatre on November 9, 2018 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Emma McIntyre/... Read More...

AFI Fest: Thoroughbreds Q&A with Writer/Director Cory Finley

Fred Topel

November 21, 2017

Interview, Movies

Thoroughbreds was a hit at the Sundance Film Festival so Focus Features nabbed the distribution rights. It played again at AFI Fest where writer/director Cory Finley spoke in a Q&A following the screening. ... Read More...

Exclusive Interview: Blade Runner 2049 Screenwriter Michael Green

Fred Topel

October 6, 2017

Exclusive, Interview, Movies

Creating a follow-up to one of the most acclaimed sci-fi films of all time must be daunting. Good thing screenwriter Michael Green had help on Blade Runner 2049. Hampton Fancher, screenwriter of the original Bl... Read More...

Exclusive Interview: The LEGO Ninjago Movie Producers Chris McKay and Dan Lin

Fred Topel

September 22, 2017

Interview, Movies

It takes a village to make these LEGO movies and that village is called Hollywood, or Warner Bros. more specifically. Dan Lin and Chris McKay are two of the producers overseeing the larger LEGO franchise. McKay... Read More...

Exclusive Interview: Fred Armisen On The LEGO Ninjago Movie

Fred Topel

September 21, 2017

Interview, Movies, Nerd Stuff

Fred Armisen made a dramatic entrance in his room at the LEGOLand Hotel. He came out from behind the corner of his adventure themed room, but then rethought it. ““Should I act more LEGOy?” Armisen asked, moving... Read More...

Exclusive Interview: Abbi Jacobson On The LEGO Ninjago Movie

Fred Topel

September 20, 2017

Interview, Movies

Abbi Jacobson is one of the freshest voices in comedy with Broad City, and now she lends her voice to The LEGO Ninjago Movie. Jacobson plays Nya, the only female ninja in the film. Nerd Report met Jacobson a... Read More...

Exclusive Interview: The LEGO Ninjago Movie Director Charlie Bean

Fred Topel

September 19, 2017

Interviews, Movies, Nerd Stuff

The LEGO Movie briefly touched on all the different LEGO worlds that are available for kids to build. The LEGO Ninjago Movie is a whole world set on the island of Ninjago, with Master Wu (Jackie Chan) leading t... Read More...

Exclusive Interview: Dave Franco On The Lego Ninjago Movie

Fred Topel

September 18, 2017

Interviews, Movies

I went to LEGOland for the first time to cover the press junket for The LEGO Ninjago Movie. I stayed in a pirate room and got to see other Egyptian adventure themed rooms going from room to room interviewing th... Read More...

Sam Riley and Sharlto Copley Roundtable: Free Fire‘s Gunmen

Fred Topel

April 21, 2017

Interview, Movies

A lot can happen in an abandoned warehouse. Maybe that’s why so many action movies have scenes set in one. Free Fire sets the entire movie in one, with Sharlto Copley and Sam Riley as two players in the gunfigh... Read More...

Brie Larson Roundtable: Taking Action in Free Fire and Captain Marvel

Fred Topel

April 20, 2017

Interview, Movies

Brie Larson won an Academy Award for her portrayal of a kidnapping and rape survivor in Room, a reward that came after many other harrowing dramatic roles like Short Term 12, Don Jon, The Spectacular Now and Ra... Read More...

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