Collider Ladies Night & Collider Forces

MaXXXine may be the third film in a downright wild and blood-soaked horror series, but given the fact that the trilogy heavily pays homage to the evolution of cinema, there’s an abundance of very real connections one can make between the state of the industry depicted in these films and where things truly are at present. In fact, there’s one especially prominent one for Primetime Emmy nominee Eliz...

Getting a breakout role in film and television is the dream for many aspiring actors, but just as important are the projects one chooses to take after that breakout gig. Given the business’ habit of boxing artists into the first thing the world sees them do well, it can be a great challenge to amass a diverse body of work. How does one steer clear of those limitations and carve a path forward with...

Melissa Benoist stepped into the Hollywood spotlight in a big way via Glee . Then she cemented herself as a bonafide star and headliner with Supergirl . Now she continues to broaden her range and her industry skill set by starring in and producing the hugely entertaining political drama, The Girls on the Bus . Created by Amy Chozick and Julie Plec , The Girls on the Bus is inspired by Chozick's me...

Eve Best is an acting ace. She’s got loads of impressive screen credits to her name and is a theater legend with two Tony Award nominations, a Drama Desk Award win and a Laurence Olivier Award win as well. Now she’s an absolute force on HBO’s House of the Dragon . It probably goes without saying, she’s always been a dream guest for Collider Ladies Night , but a recent Ladies Night guest skyrockete...

Adria Arjona has been showing off her impeccable craft and great range for years now, but Hit Man might be one of her most impressive performances of the bunch. She isn’t playing a femme fatale in the film, rather, she’s playing a woman playing a femme fatale to better suit what she thinks her new beau wants to see in a potential partner — which is exactly what he’s doing to her. It's a mighty com...

There’s a multitude of reasons why Hazbin Hotel  became Prime Video’s largest global debut for a new animated series. An especially big one, however? That voice cast. Creator Vivienne Medrano and her team hit it big casting every single character in the show, but there’s one in particular that’s a staggeringly perfect match; Erika Henningsen is Charlie Morningstar. Hazbin Hotel is largely set...

While celebrating Hazbin Hotel on Collider Ladies Night , creator Vivienne Medrano said she wouldn’t mind seeing the show run for six seasons, like her favorite show of all time, BoJack Horseman . “ My favorite show went to six, so six would be cool!” However, she also noted, “The real answer is as many as they’ll give me, forever — forever and ever because there could always be more.” Given the m...

If you’ve seen The Wheel of Time and Fallout , there’s a good chance we had a similar viewing experience. The entire Wheel of Time ensemble is fantastic, but Season 2, which dropped on Prime Video from September 1 to October 6, brought in a new standout character, Renna, the Seanchan sul’dam responsible for making it an especially dark season for Madeleine Madden ’s Egwene. As terrible as Renna is...

We talk about the experience of “breaking out” in Hollywood a lot on Collider Ladies Night . There are many wonderful ways to have that moment in film and television, but Jessica Gunning has seen her star soar in an especially exciting way over the last month courtesy of the popularity of Netflix’s Baby Reindeer . Based on his own personal experience which he adapted into an award-winning Edinburg...

No role is easy , but at just 22-years-old, Freya Allan  has already had to do a considerable amount of heavy lifting playing characters in dire situations with the weight of the world on their shoulders. After comparing the pressure The Witcher ’s Ciri is under to the challenges her Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes character, Mae, faces in the film, Allan laughed and said, “Clearly they loo...

Welcome to a very special edition of Collider Ladies Night . Not only does this episode feature a personal favorite, but that favorite just became the first Ladies Night third-timer — Melissa Barrera . It was immediately evident that Barrera is an ideal Ladies Night guest during our first chat in January 2022 for Scream , one brimming with enthusiasm and passion for her craft, and for the art of f...

If you’re a frequent Collider Ladies Night viewer/reader/listener, you’re likely well aware of my Yellowjackets obsession. I’ve been lucky enough to welcome many Yellowjackets cast members to the show, including Christina Ricci and Jasmin Savoy Brown , but there’s a certain someone who I was extremely disappointed to have missed out on while she was on the show — Ella Purnell . However, the time h...

After a hugely successful seven-season run, Riverdale came to an end in August 2023 with its 137th episode. Yes, being part of such a show is a blessing, but there’s a significant amount of pressure that comes with answering the question, “What’s next?” Camila Mendes is powering through that pressure right now in a big way — as a multi-hyphenate. Mendes stars in and executive produced her latest f...

Nell Tiger Free is proving to be quite the genre powerhouse. After starring in four seasons of the widely acclaimed Apple TV+ series, Servant , alongside Lauren Ambrose , Toby Kebbell , and Rupert Grint , she’s now headlining a brand new Omen movie, The First Omen , directed by yet another soaring force in the horror space, Arkasha Stevenson . The film takes place before the events of Richard Donn...

One of the greatest joys of Collider Ladies Night is welcoming a guest back to the show and celebrating how much they’ve accomplished in such a short period of time. That’s the case with DeWanda Wise . She was on Ladies Night for her very first franchise film, Jurassic World Dominion , in 2022 and now she’s back as the star and executive producer of a Blumhouse horror movie. Wise headlines Imagina...

There is no doubt that this will be the first of many Collider Ladies Night interviews for Millie Bobby Brown . Not only has her acting career been soaring ever since the debut of Stranger Things back in 2016, but Brown is also using her rising start to influence certain projects for the better as a producer. She kicked off the Enola Holmes film series at Netflix wearing both hats, and now she sta...

Collider Ladies Night was created to highlight how an artist’s experiences paved the way to their latest achievement. There are often loads of highs along the way, but there can also be some more challenging moments, ones that heavily contribute to how one views the industry and how they’ll strive to change it for the better. A shining example of one such force in Hollywood? The Way Home star and...

Sadie Laflamme-Snow shot out the gate and into Hollywood in a big way. Just a couple of years after graduating from the National Theatre School of Canada, Laflamme-Snow scored a lead role in a Hallmark series opposite two industry heavyweights, Andie MacDowell and Chyler Leigh .  Since premiering in January 2023, The Way Home has amassed an adoring fanbase that spans generations, and is credi...

As you’ll hear in this edition of Collider Ladies Night , Beanie Feldstein is a favorite. She’s a hugely talented individual, with a deep passion for the craft of acting who heavily values the opportunity to create with good people. There’s no doubt a good deal of that was in her from the start, but in revisiting her filmography in celebration of the release of her latest film, Drive-Away Dolls ,...

Sophie Wilde ’s work in Talk to Me is the epitome of a “breakout performance.” Not only did the film go from Sundance darling to one of the biggest smash hits of 2023, but Wilde herself received the praise she deserved for an incredibly demanding and exceptionally well executed lead performance. In fact, Wilde’s work as Mia is one of the main reasons why Talk to Me is so much more than a cool horr...

Kathryn Newton is taking over in the best possible way. At 27, not only has she already amassed a vast filmography, but it’s one that’s packed with variety and bold creative swings. She headlined a Paranormal Activity film, she’s part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, she was a comedy ace in Blockers , she stars opposite acting icons in HBO’s acclaimed series Big Little Lies , and she’s a certifie...

One of the greatest joys at a film festival is meeting an artist for the first time and knowing with certainty that, from that point on, you’ll always prioritize their work. I’ve been lucky enough to have a number of those encounters over the years, but two especially memorable ones are Kelvin Harrison Jr. and Aaron Pierre . I first met Harrison Jr. at the 2019 Sundance Film Festival for Luce , an...

Reneé Rapp is one of the most exciting and inspiring forces on the rise right now in entertainment. Not only is she bubbling over with next level talent, but she also boasts a number of extremely admirable qualities, ones that can be hard for any artist to establish, let alone one just starting her career. Rapp operates with maximum conviction. She’s someone who knows what she wants, and has absol...

Carla Gugino has been quietly amassing one of the most diverse bodies of work in Hollywood, and it’s about time that’s recognized. She’s got a disaster movie in San Andreas , loads of family-friendly adventure films including Race to Witch Mountain , Night at the Museum , and the Spy Kids movies, and she’s currently soaring in the horror space with projects like Gerald’s Game and The Haunting of H...

During our Collider Ladies Night interview, Maura Tierney emphasized that the role of Doris in The Iron Claw “was not an easy role,” which is plain to see in the finished product for a multitude of reasons. Not only is the new A24 film based on a staggeringly tragic true story, but, as a supporting actor in the movie, Tierney is also in a position where she must justify a number of a significant c...