In this week’s episode of Bingeworthy, our TV and streaming podcast host Mike DeAngelo dives headfirst into “Outer Range.” The mysterious and compelling Prime Video series follows a rancher who discovers a mysterious hole in his pasture, leading to land wars, family drama, and time-jumping mysteries. The show stars Josh Brolin, Imogen Poots, Lili Taylor, Lewis Pullman, Tom Pelphrey, Will Patton, and more (read our review here).
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Joining Bingeworthy to discuss the second season of the metaphysical Western sci-fi drama are two stars of the series, Josh Brolin (“No Country for Old Men,” “Avengers: Endgame”) and Imogen Poots (“Green Room,” “Vivarium”), as well as new showrunner Charles Murray (“Luke Cage,” “Sons of Anarchy”). During the interviews, much was discussed about the showrunner change from creator Brian Watkins to Charles Murray. Some, including Imogen Poots, are close friends with Watkins, which could have potentially created an awkward situation, but it seems like Murray pulled the transition off with a great amount of class. 
“Brian Watkins is a dear friend of mine. We live down the street from each other now,” Poots revealed. “So he was an exceptional creative collaborator to many of us on season one and remains a great friend. So I was nervous about and very upset about Brian’s departure. And then I met with Charles Murray, and I thought he was absolutely wonderful. He’s a great talent and was deeply sensitive. And respectful of season one and many of our relationships with Brian. So, I really thought that was incredibly classy. And I was very grateful to have him helping me navigate season two and digging more into Autumn’s arc.” 
Murray also commented on his perspective coming onto the show in the second season.
“These things happen. I had a good conversation with Brian [Watkins], and I just thought, ‘be a steward of the good,” Murray explained. “And there was a lot of really great things about season one. And, also, as a gift to me, there was a lot of space to explore other things for season two. So, I don’t think you could ask for a better situation and Amazon and the producers were great collaborators because it was like, ‘Tell us what you think.’ And I felt like season one was about keeping secrets, and season two was about telling them and not understanding that other people aren’t going to be as amenable to secrets that you’ve held so long when you just decide to be a truth-teller. To me, it started with when [Royal] walked Perry to the hole in season one and the immediacy of telling his son those truths and what that hole represented and then seeing his son go into it—that setup, for me, how we should explore season two.”
Number one on the call sheet, Josh Brolin also took more of the creative reins this season by stepping into the director’s chair, something he believes was a long time coming and opened up new areas for the actor to explore. 
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“I was a distraction in my excitement. I was a distraction in my celebration of other people. I really enjoyed being there even when it meant not saying anything, knowing when not to say anything,” Brolin shared. “There was nothing I found more satisfying creatively than directing. I’ve always had things that I’ve been developing, and I’m co-directing a documentary right now. And I just have always had my hands in a lot of different jars. We have a book coming out. We have ‘Dune: Exposures’ out right now. We have my own book coming out on November 19. So I’m always doing something. And I think it’s just me getting out of my own way, directing. I think that I was afraid. And I was surprised that I was afraid and I didn’t know I was afraid until somebody said, ‘Do you want to do it?’ And then I got super excited about it once I got over that fear. So I’m in more of a ‘f—k it’ mode right now.”

Brolin is well-known for many roles, but few are more well-known than his Marvel characters, Thanos and Cable. When it was pointed out in the interview that Brolin is listed on IMDb as being in the cast of the upcoming, “Deadpool & Wolverine,” Brolin playfully downplayed his potential involvement.
“Am I [listed on the cast]? Yeeeesssss! I so wanted to be in that movie.” Brolin joked. “It is a more complex labyrinth than ‘Outer Range’ will ever be, my friend. And I will never know where that went or what that is or what I’m involved with or what I’m not involved with—with the MCU being involved now. Cable was a lot of fun. I really liked doing that role. That was a lot of fun.”
“Hugh [Jackman], I’m absolutely in love with. I know Ryan [Reynolds] now, and I’ve met Hugh a couple of times, and I think when he did ‘Logan’— forget it! I mean, Scott Frank, who wrote it, is a good friend of mine and I just think the coming together of it all is just fantastic. And Hugh, I don’t know how old Hugh is now—is he 56, 57? I mean, seriously, the dude doesn’t age. So, yeah. I’m a big fan of his. So, I didn’t answer your question.”
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The Playlist Presents – Josh Brolin’s Film Recommendation Playlist
1.) “Who’s Afraid of Virginia Wolff” (1966) – Directed By Mike Nichols
2.) “Walk the Line” (2005) – Directed By James Mangold
3.) “The Warriors” (1979) – Directed By Walter Hill
4.) “Grease” (1978) – Directed By Randal Kleiser
5.) “Saturday Night Fever” (1977) – Directed By John Badham
6.) “Apocalypse Now” (1979) – Directed By Francis Ford Coppola
7.) “Star Wars” (1977) – Directed by George Lucas
8.) “East of Eden” (1955) – Directed by Elia Kazan
9.) “A Streetcar Named Desire” (1951) – Directed by Elia Kazan
10.) “A Place in the Sun” (1951) – Directed by George Stevens
Listen to the entire interviews below: