Collider Ladies Night & Collider Forces

You don’t get better than the casting of Showtime’s Yellowjackets . The series takes place in 1996 and 2021, following what happens when a high school girls soccer team’s plane crashes on the way to nationals and they’re forced to do whatever it takes to survive out in the wilderness for 19 months. Then, the 2021 material shows how the survivors are coping with what they’ve done as they try to out...

Melissa Barrera is taking over. She made a huge impression in the Starz series,  Vida , but her star soared especially high in 2021 with the release of Jon M. Chu ’s electric adaptation of In the Heights . Now the trend continues via a headlining role in the new Scream movie. Barrera joins the iconic slasher franchise as Samantha Carpenter, a former Woodsboro resident who returns home when she fin...

The entire Cobra Kai ensemble shines every single season, but there’s no denying that Peyton List is a major standout as Tory in Season 4. When we first met the character in Season 2, Tory joins Cobra Kai and develops an intense rivalry with Samantha LaRusso ( Mary Mouser ). And who can blame her? Accusing Tory of stealing her mother’s wallet wasn’t really an ideal first encounter. Things continue...

Mackenzie Davis has been a favorite for a good while now, but it’s especially exciting to see her filmography continue to grow with such a wide variety of projects, working with some of the most striking voices in the industry. Now that resume grows with HBO Max’s extremely stirring adaption of Emily St. John Mandel ’s novel, Station Eleven , from showrunner Patrick Somerville with episodes direct...

No, Yennefer didn’t have peak confidence all throughout Season 1 of The Witcher , but Anya Chalotra seemed to be oozing with it while playing the character. However, while on an episode of Collider Ladies Night in celebration of the launch of Season 2 of the hit Netflix series, Chalotra admitted that wasn’t really the case. In fact, there was a point during the filming of Season 1 when she had to...

I was already a big believer that Janina Gavankar is a wildly talented individual that this industry needs more of, but after our 50-minute Collider Ladies Night chat, I’ve also come to the conclusion that she can (and should) do just about anything. At the moment, Gavankar is making the most of a downright delicious role in Big Sky Season 2. The search for Ronald Pergman ( Brian Geraghty ) is sti...

Even as someone who needs the horror genre 365 days a year, I still have that increased itch for fun-loving, feel-good fare during the holiday season. This year, one of the biggest delights paving the way to the holidays and spreading good vibes every step of the way is the new CBS sitcom, Ghosts .  Inspired by the British series of the same name, the CBS show stars Rose McIver and Utkarsh Ambudka...

Rosamund Pike has accomplished quite a bit over the years. She joined the James Bond film franchise, was nominated for an Academy Award for her work in Gone Girl , scored the Emmy for Outstanding Actress in a Short Form Comedy or Drama Series for her performance in State of the Union , delivered exceptional work in Hostiles , A Private War , I Care a lot and so much more. But even with all of that...

Mckenna Grace is 15-years-old and already has dozens of credits and an Emmy nomination to her name. She broke out big starring opposite Chris Evans in Gifted , joined the Marvel Cinematic Universe playing a young Carol Danvers in Captain Marvel , is featured in the downright stellar Haunting of Hill House on Netflix, delivers a truly jaw-dropping performance in The Handmaid’s Tale and now she’s a...

If you like to keep up with the most promising rising stars, Thomasin McKenzie better be on your list. She “broke out” with her stellar performance opposite Ben Foster in 2018’s Leave No Trace and hasn’t stopped delivering especially big since. She starred in the Academy Award winning film Jojo Rabbit , was at the heart of a mighty impressive ensemble in Old , she’s in Jane Campion 's upcoming awa...

Victoria Pedretti is back on Collider Ladies Night for You Season 3! Back in October , we had an extended conversation about her journey in the industry thus far, but now it’s time to dig a little deeper, play some games and also discuss what Love goes through in the new season of You . At the start of Season 3, Joe ( Penn Badgley ) and Love are married and have a baby. Hoping to create a safe lif...

I grew up mighty obsessed with  The Goonies , like many others out there. And yes, that’s the movie that first introduced me to  Martha Plimpton , but right now it’s time to put the spotlight on Plimpton’s lengthy and hugely impressive list of achievements that span multiple storytelling formats. On this episode of  Collider Ladies Night , Plimpton revisits some major moments in her film and telev...

Olivia Thirlby just added a mighty exciting title to her filmography, and it was a title that was a bit unexpected for her. It’s FX’s Y: The Last Man . Based on the DC Comics’ series from Brian K. Vaughan and Pia Guerra , the show covers what happens when an apocalyptic event kills every mammal with a Y chromosome minus two individuals — Yorick Brown ( Ben Schnetzer ) and his monkey, Ampersand. Wi...

Vanessa Hudgens has achieved quite a bit over the years, but her latest accomplishment marks a very big first, something she’s been eager to do for a good while now — voice a character in an animated feature. Hudgens is the voice behind Sunny in My Little Pony: A New Generation . She's an Earth Pony who’s determined to find a way to bring the Earth Ponies, Unicorns and Pegasi together again. Troub...

I’ve been a massive fan of Kate Siegel ’s since 2016's  Hush  and that enthusiasm for her talent has only grown since the release of The Haunting of Hill House , The Haunting of Bly Manor and now Midnight Mass . Given how much I admire her work, it was the ultimate treat to have Siegel on Collider Ladies Night to learn more about how she got started in the industry and how her craft evolved from p...

It’s always a delight chatting with Kaitlyn Dever , but it was especially exciting to finally welcome her to Collider Ladies Night ! Dever is currently celebrating the release of Dear Evan Hansen this weekend, but she’s had an especially exciting and very busy journey to this highly anticipated film. The movie is the big screen adaptation of the Tony Award winning musical that sees Ben Platt retur...

Sex Education is a must-watch show and Aimee Lou Wood is a must-follow rising star in it. The Netflix series focuses on a group of students at Moordale Secondary School trying to figure out how to fit in, grow up and find themselves. One of the most beautiful things about the show is that it features a diverse cast and explores a wide variety of very human challenges with humor, heart and pathos....

Collider Ladies Night recently celebrated its very first returning guest ,  Karen Gillan for Gunpowder Milkshake . Now the show welcomes back its second returnee, Mary Elizabeth Winstead ! Winstead swung by the Collider studio for an episode of Ladies Night back in 2019 for the release of Gemini Man and now she’s on the show again in honor of her new Netflix movie, Kate . Winstead headlines the fi...

This was a very big summer for Emily Rudd . Not only was it announced that she joined the cast of the Amazon series,  Hunters , for Season 2 and was set to star in HBO Max’s Moonshot alongside Cole Sprouse and Lana Condor , but her star also soared courtesy of the popularity of Netflix’s Fear Street trilogy.  Rudd first appears in the second film of the series, Fear Street 1978 . Cindy Berman is a...

Maggie Q is kicking ass on screen yet again in Martin Campbell ’s The Protégé . Q leads the film as Anna, a contract killer trained by Samuel L. Jackson ’s Moody, who’s also like a father to her. When Moody is murdered, Anna sets out on a mission to track down the individual who had him killed. Q is an undeniable top tier action star in The Protégé . While I’d like to bet that skillset was always...

Olivia Scott Welch is having quite the year. Not only did she headline the Amazon series Panic , she’s also part of the cast of one of the biggest releases of 2021, Netflix’s Fear Street trilogy. Welch first appears in Fear Street 1994 as Sam, a high school student who finds herself right smack in the middle of the Shadyside curse. Then, in Fear Street 1666 , Welch plays Hannah Miller, the local p...

James Gunn ’s The Suicide Squad features a stacked cast of very talented, accomplished actors including Margot Robbie , Idris Elba , John Cena and so many more. But do you know who winds up being a major Suicide Squad standout? Hollywood newcomer Daniela Melchior . Melchior plays Ratcatcher II in the film. She’s got the ability to communicate with and control rats. When she attempts a bank heist w...

Kiana Madeira ’s been mighty busy in this industry for a good while now, but her show stopping performance in the Fear Street trilogy feels like it’s hitting a different level of notoriety — the level she deserves. With the full Fear Street trilogy available to stream on Netflix, Madeira took the time to join us for an episode of Collider Ladies Night . Yes, we go deep on those films, including ge...

Alexandra Daddario is mighty busy right now. Not only does she have the long-awaited movie,  Die in a Gunfight , available to watch in theaters and on demand, but also the new HBO series, The White Lotus , which has begun its run with Episode 2 due to air on Sunday at 9pm.  Daddario stars alongside Diego Boneta in Die in a Gunfight as Mary and Ben, respectively. A spin on Romeo and Juliet, they’re...

This episode of Collider Ladies Night marks a very special occasion. Karen Gillan is officially the show’s first returning guest! Back in 2019 , we went heavy on Gillan’s work behind the lens and in the Jumanji franchise, but round two gave us the opportunity to discuss Gillan’s early modeling days, her journey in the Marvel Cinematic Universe playing Nebula and, of course, her new Netflix movie,...