Rachel Zegler’s Secret to Portraying a Pitch-Perfect Lucy Gray in ‘Hunger Games’
The Big Picture Welcome to a new episode of Collider Ladies Night with The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes star, Rachel Zegler! During the conversation, Zegler recaps her journey from West Side Story to The Hunger Games,…
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Ariana DeBose Talks Wish, Being a New Disney Hero, and Asha’s Legacy
Anybody who saw Steven Spielberg's West Side Story knew that Ariana DeBose was a born star. Born in Wilmington, North Carolina, DeBose made her on-screen debut on So You Think You Can Dance back in 2009, where she made it…
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Ming-Na Wen on Working in Animation From ‘Mulan’ to ‘Blue-Eye Samurai’
The Big Picture Ming-Na Wen fell in love with animation through watching Hanna-Barbera and Disney movies, especially enjoying the magic of The Little Mermaid. Voice work in animation brings Wen back to the basics of acting, focusing on storytelling and…
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Josh Monkarsh Talks ’90s Nostalgia with His New Zombie Comedy, As We Know It
What would you do in the event of a zombie apocalypse? Would you traverse the country looking for a safe place to hunker down? Maybe scavenge for food? Or would you just chill in your luxurious LA home with your…
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How Emerald Fennell Got to Make ‘Saltburn’ Her Way, “In All of Its Gory Detail”
The Big Picture Perri Nemiroff chats with Emerald Fennell about her bold, stylish, and downright wild second feature film as a director, Saltburn. Fennell emphasizes the importance of creating a trust-based, collaborative environment on set to tackle the "complicated, sticky…
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Director Cédric Ido Talks Generational Dynamics and the Sci-Fi Metaphors of The Gravity
2023 has been a mixed bag for sci-fi movies. We've been treated to some phenomenal sci-fi flicks like The Creator, Biosphere, No One Will Save You, and They Cloned Tyrone, but we've also been forced to sit through films like…
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‘Blue Beetle’ – Xolo Maridueña on the Importance of Family and Heritage
The Big Picture Xolo Maridueña highlights the importance of family in Blue Beetle and why that makes the film unique in the genre. He talks about a Blue Beetle sequel and continuing on in James Gunn and Peter Safran's DCU.…
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‘Rustin’ – It Was a Sheer Terror for Colman Domingo To Step on Set
The Big Picture Colman Domingo reflects on his career journey from regional theatre to his first leading roles in Netflix's Rustin. Domingo discusses the responsibility of portraying Bayard Rustin in the film, highlighting the importance of honoring Rustin's untold story…
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Rustin Director George C. Wolfe Discusses the Importance of the Civil Rights Icon
Every American child at one point learns about the famous March on Washington. Held on August 28th, 1963, close to 250,000 individuals came together at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington D.C. to demand equal opportunity for Black Americans and the…
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‘Young Jedi Adventures’ Writers Talk Bringing Book Characters to the Screen
The Big Picture The High Republic is being expanded to the screen with the animated series Young Jedi Adventures, catering to a younger audience. The writers aim to showcase the goodness of the Jedi Order and the potential growth of…
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Wish Producers Discuss Celebrating Disney’s 100th Anniversary with New Film
2023 marks the 100th anniversary of Disney. The studio's releases this year have highlighted the company's rich history, most significantly with an original idea in Pixar's Elemental, an adaptation of a Disneyland ride with Haunted Mansion, and a live-action remake…
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‘Scott Pilgrim Takes Off’ Writer Explains Netflix Series Changes
The Big Picture Writer BenDavid Grabinski reflects on his long-standing relationship with the Scott Pilgrim comics and the excitement of working on the new Netflix series adaptation. The new series takes a different approach than the 2010 film, with surprises…
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