Screenwriting dream duo Rick Jaffa and Amanda Silver sat down with FilmSpeak to discuss helping James Cameron bring Pandora back to life for Avatar: The Way of Water. Check out their remarks on how the mega-hit sequel came together, their work in the Jurassic World and Planet of the Apes franchises, how their real-life marriage and parenthood have informed their work, and more!
Read MoreLooming over director Luca Guadagnino’s ‘Bones and All’ is the notion that this coming-of-age love story is just a bit different than what most people are used to. Writer Dave Kajganich sits down with FilmSpeak to explain that he hopes people see beyond the film’s initial strangeness.
Read MoreFilmSpeak had the opportunity to interview the director of photography on Decision to Leave, Kim Ji-Yong to discuss the intense process he and director Park Chan-Wook went through to bring this Hitchcockian romance to life.
Read MoreTo celebrate the release of ‘Smile’ on VOD and Paramount+, FilmSpeak horror contributor, John Bizub had the fortune of speaking with cast members Kyle Gallner and Judy Reyes about the film, as well as their introduction and love for moviemaking, horror films, and especially the community that surrounds the genre.
Read MoreMany of Devotion’s feats would not hold the same weight without the epic score by Chanda Dancy. Dancy was kind enough to take the time to talk with FilmSpeak about her creative processes, what drew her to the story, and what she hopes audiences take away from Devotion.
Read MoreDirector Mali Elfman sits down with FilmSpeak to discuss her feature-length debut ‘Next Exit’, touching on her biggest movie inspirations, the struggles of first-time directing, and her thoughts on life after death.
Read MoreNot only was Shawn Mendes the right choice to voice the crooning crocodile, but Will Speck and Josh Gordon were the right choices to helm Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile. Speck sits down with FilmSpeak to discuss how he and Gordon and the rest of the team made “something that felt like the book.”
Read MoreDamien Leone has nearly created a cinematic universe of his own utilizing his character ‘Art the Clown’, but recently, horror fans get the taste of Leone’s slasher epic with Terrifier 2. FilmSpeak sat down with the director about the making of the film and what’s next on the horizon.
Read MoreHarold Perrineau, star of such television shows as ‘Lost’ and ‘Oz’ finds himself once again trapped in ‘From’, which was recently renewed for a second season. Perrineau sat down with FilmSpeak to discuss why his characters often find themselves imprisoned or stranded mysteriously, surrounded by monsters.
Read MorePerennial matriarch of screens big and small, Dianne Wiest recently sat with FilmSpeak to discuss why she is one of the latest Academy Award winners to join the Sheridan universe in Mayor of Kingstown. The show has recently been renewed for a second season, and celebrates the release of its first season on Bluray today.
Read MoreBROS is a brand new romantic comedy featuring an openly gay couple, and you can imagine the impact of such a film, as massive studios, up until Universal have never tackled this before. Billy Eichner and Luke Macfarlane took the time to sit down with guest contributor Zach Pope to discuss Bros and how pivotal this movie is for the romantic comedy universe.
Read MoreNetflix’s hit series The Sandman captivated audiences this month. FilmSpeak sat down with composer David Buckley to discuss how he first got interested in making music, the pressures of adaptation, and his role in creating the “sonic worlds” of The Sandman.
Read MoreScream (2022) was an exciting entry into the collection of legacy sequels, and the team that brought you that film couldn’t be more of a perfect fit. Throughout the time writing duo Guy Busick and James Vanderbilt sat down with FilmSpeak, you can sense what tremendous ‘geeky’ fans they are of the horror genre, and how they brought that passion to the fifth and sixth Scream films.
Read MoreIn an exclusive interview, the divisive filmmaker Paul W.S. Anderson celebrates the 25th anniversary of his cult-classic Event Horizon. The filmmaker reflects on the dark place he was in his youth when he made the twisted sci-fi horror film, the perfect timing needed to get it made, and dealing with critics.
Read MoreJesse Williams and Michael Peña play two sinister men trying to commandeer the technology of the world’s greatest superhero, The Guard (Owen Wilson) for their own nefarious purposes in Secret Headquarters. The two actors who have tons of experience with big blockbusters and the small screen sit down with FilmSpeak to reveal why this family friendly superhero movie is the perfect mix.
Read MoreActor Boyd Holbrook learned his work ethic from the small town where he grew up, and because of it is quickly becoming one of the hardest working actors out there today. He sat down with FilmSpeak to talk about his massive upcoming roles in The Sandman and Indiana Jones 5 and his new film, Vengeance.
Read MoreAngourie Rice has made a name for herself in The Nice Guys, Mare of Easttown and the MCU Spider-Man films, but the most pressure didn’t come from the Hollywood system, it often came from herself. She sat down with FilmSpeak to talk about the perspective she’s already gained in her young career, acting opposite Gaten Matarazzo, and her new film Honor Society.
Read MoreThe vision of Netflix’s The Gray Man is enhanced by composer Henry Jackman’s effervescent and insightful score. However, in this exclusive interview, Jackman tells FilmSpeak how the original idea was that he “wasn’t going to do any work”.
Read MoreKnown as the stoic and faceless ‘Isaac’ in Hulu’s ‘The Orville: New Horizons’, actor Mark Jackson can’t help but show his emotion when he realizes how powerful the shows’ messages have become. He sat down with FilmSpeak to discuss how science-fiction can change lives.
Read MoreSurface, the next original series coming to the Apple+ later this month, is further proof Apple has managed to create one of the most robust catalogs of content in the streaming industry. The thriller stars Gugu Mbatha-Raw alongside Oliver Jackson-Cohen and Stephan James, the latter of whom sat down with FilmSpeak to discuss the series.
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