Collider Ladies Night & Collider Forces

Acting isn’t a new thing for Iliza Shlesinger . As she told us on Collider Ladies Night , “I've been auditioning at a really high level for a very long time.” It looks like that persistence is paying off because her film career is taking off in a very big way right now. She starred opposite Mark Wahlberg in 2020’s Spenser Confidential , shared the screen with Vanessa Kirby and Ellen Burstyn in the...

I’m of the mind that Betty Gilpin is currently one of the best of the best in film and television. Of course the success of Netflix’s GLOW was a major game-changer, earning Gilpin three Emmy nominations for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series, but it’s the pairing of her work in GLOW and The Hunt in particular that firmly solidifies that Gilpin is someone who has range for days to sh...

It still feels like just yesterday that I caught my first of many big screen viewings of The Faculty , Jordana Brewster ’s feature debut and the film that’d quickly convince me she’d continue to deliver big and pick projects I’d wind up falling hard for. Sure enough, then came D.E.B.S. , The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning and six Fast and Furious films. Brewster’s Mia returns to the Fast f...

One of the most staggering things about  In the Heights ? It’s  Leslie Grace ’s feature debut. Given all of her accomplishments in the music sphere, one might expect her to nail the song and dance numbers, but she also brings a level of nuance and heart to her performance that feels like a skill learned via a great deal of experience. Grace plays Nina, a Washington Heights resident who’s returning...

Given the popularity of  Game of Thrones , you’re probably at least somewhat familiar with  Hannah Waddingham ’s work. But, there’s just so much to know and love about her run in the entertainment industry thus far and hopes are high that the success of  Ted Lasso  on Apple TV+ will make Waddingham more of a household name than ever, shining an even bigger spotlight on her past achievements and fu...

Scoring a role in the Marvel Cinematic Universe was a long time coming for Teyonah Parris. While on Collider Ladies Night, Parris revealed that WandaVision wasn’t the first MCU project she put herself on tape for. In fact, she’s been making tapes for Marvel for roughly a decade now. But perhaps one could say snagging the role of Monica Rambeau was well worth the wait. Not only did Parris wind up p...

I’ve been hoping for a long form interview with Kelly Marie Tran ever since first meeting her at the Star Wars: The Last Jedi premiere party. Not only did I wind up falling hard for her new addition to the franchise - Rose Tico, a Resistance mechanic who’s heart is very much in the right place and has the power to inspire others - but Tran herself was also especially warm and bubbling with excitem...

Collider Ladies Night is all about paving the way from a creator’s earliest dreams and successes to their latest achievements, so who better to guest on the show than Julia Stiles? Stiles is essentially in the 90s romantic comedy hall of fame for her work in 10 Things I Hate About You. After that she joined one of the hottest action franchise out there with The Bourne Identity before securing an E...

Any film and television creator would be lucky to have one hit long-running series.  Emily VanCamp  is now up to five of them. It all began with her breakout role in  Everwood , then it was on to the ABC series  Brothers & Sisters . Next up was headlining four seasons of  Revenge   and when that wrapped up, she found yet another show that would go the distance -  The Resident  on Fox, which is...

How does one go from being a kid who loves to play sports to blockbuster action star? Mortal Kombat ’s Jessica McNamee shares her story on this edition of Collider Ladies Night! McNamee plays Sonya Blade in the Simon McQuoid -directed adaptation of the epic video game franchise. When his family’s safety is put in jeopardy, Cole Young ( Lewis Tan ) turns to Sonya for help. She explains to Cole that...

There’s a good chance you’re familiar with Aya Cash courtesy of her work on the hit TV series You’re the Worst and The Boys , but initially her focus was on theater. Cash’s pivot to the screen proved to be a journey filled with experiences that illuminated how she’d find the most joy in her work and also what she’d strive for as a leader on set to best support others. With her new movie We Broke U...

It feels like Margaret Cho ’s done just about everything in the entertainment industry. She’s a Grammy nominee for her comedy work, an Emmy nominee for her performance on 30 Rock , she’s part of the voice cast of the Academy Award-nominated animated feature Over the Moon , and she’s been a contestant on two of the hottest reality TV shows out there - The Masked Singer and Dancing with the Stars ....

Talk about a meteoric rise in the Hollywood! Naomi Scott’s star power went through the roof when she was cast in the 2017 Power Rangers movie and since, she’s starred alongside Kristen Stewart in the Charlie’s Angels remake and became a Disney princess courtesy of the live-action Aladdin. That’s already a lot to discuss right there, but there is so much more to Scott’s experience in the industry t...

You’ll hear me say this in the video interview above, but it’s well worth further emphasizing here - Eiza González is always a delightful interview. I’ve had the opportunity to cross paths with González a number of times over the years, from covering the launch of From Dusk till Dawn: The Series at SXSW to the recent virtual junket for her new Netflix film, I Care a Lot ; she’s always a pleasure t...

Connie Nielsen has a lot to celebrate right now with the release of Zack Snyder’s Justice League on HBO Max and with Nobody arriving in theaters on March 26th. But Collider Ladies Night also gives us the opportunity to look back on the earliest days of one’s career and how the steps they took paved the way to their most recent achievements. Not only is Nielsen’s filmography loaded with unforgettab...

With Victoria Justice’s new movie Trust now available to watch in select theaters and on PVOD, she took the time to join us for an episode of Collider Ladies Night to revisit some of the most pivotal moments of her career and break down how they paved the way to her latest project. Justice stars opposite Matthew Daddario in Trust as Brooke and Owen, a married couple who appear to be living the dre...

Robin Wright’s accomplished quite a bit over the years and she’s hitting yet another major milestone in her career right now. She’s received three Daytime Emmy nominations, eight Primetime Emmy nominations and 10 SAG nominations, and now she’s busy celebrating the release of her feature directorial debut, Land. Wright also stars in the movie as Edee Holzer, a woman who decides to completely discon...

Lily Rabe’s star power skyrocketed when American Horror Story turned into an epic phenomenon on launch back in 2011. She continues to excel in that series, but has also been quite busy adding more titles to her resume with the most recent additions being HBO’s The Undoing and the Amazon’s latest, Tell Me Your Secrets. Rabe headlines the show playing Karen Miller, a woman who’s arrested with her bo...

Mark my words; Dominique Fishback is going to be a household name very, very soon. (And if I had any say in Oscar nominations, it’d be happening one month from now.) Fishback stars in Shaka King ’s Judas and the Black Messiah as Deborah Johnson (now Akua Njeri), a young woman who’s taken by Fred Hampton’s ( Daniel Kaluuya ) ideology and goals, and also sparks a connection to Chairman Fred on a per...

As much as I enjoy discussing current success on Collider Ladies Night - especially when it’s a standout new series like WandaVision - I find that one of the most exciting components of the conversation is the part that focuses on someone’s experience breaking into the industry and the earliest stages of honing their craft, because every path is different. We’ve done dozens of episodes of Ladies N...

I’m especially excited about this new edition of Collider Ladies Night for a number of reasons. First off, I’m obsessed with the new Amazon series The Wilds . It debuted on Prime Video in early December and follows a group of young woman stranded on a deserted island. Not only is there a fascinating mystery at play, but the show also features a downright stellar ensemble including our Ladies Night...

We've got a lot to cover on this edition of Collider Ladies Night with Christine Baranski ! The multi award-winning performer takes us from her earliest inspirations and time at Juilliard to making the decision to jump into television for Cybill and the racking up loads of film credits like How the Grinch Stole Christmas , Addams Family Values , Mamma Mia! , and so much more. Hear about it all in...

I became a big Rachel House fan courtesy of some of her most well-known titles - Thor Ragnarok , Hunt for the Wilderpeople , Moana and then some. But the real treat of having House on this edition of Collider Ladies Night was getting the opportunity to focus on her multitude of achievements that might not be in the limelight as much as they deserve - her early work on stage, the emphasis on incorp...

If you haven’t already, now’s the time to get to know Ariana DeBose. Admittedly, I had a good deal to learn about all of her Broadway accomplishments on this edition of Collider Ladies Night because my mind is in the movie and TV bubble 24/7. Not only was it a thrill to dig into DeBose’s step-by-step journey to scoring a Tony nomination simply because it’s wonderful to hear about a hardworking and...

I’m truly utterly delighted by every single episode of Collider Ladies Night that I’m lucky enough to do, but Alison Brie has to get some sort of bonus points for the downright adorable cat cameos and ranking the Scream movies with me. And to think, that only covered a small fraction of our chat! Brie’s accomplished quite a bit since making her TV debut in Hannah Montana back in 2006, enjoying man...