Collider Ladies Night & Collider Forces

Another season of Yellowjackets , another Emmy nomination-worthy performance from Christina Ricci as one of the show's most complex characters, Misty Quigley. Ricci returns to Collider Ladies Night to recap her experience working on the second season of the hit Showtime series. Check out this video interview to get her take on how much Misty remembers about what happened in the wilderness, if Mist...

While on Collider Ladies Night , Barry star Sarah Goldberg revisits her experience making the pivot from script to screen, and scoring a breakout role with Barry 's Sally Reed. Check out this interview to hear all about her collaboration with Bill Hader and the Barry crew, to find out which Season 4 scene she dubbed the toughest to film of the entire series, to get her thoughts on Sally's final sc...

Christa Miller is no stranger to hugely successful TV shows. She appeared on The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air and Seinfeld , did over 180 episodes on The Drew Carey Show , over 80 on Scrubs , over 100 on Cougar Town , and now she’s a standout on an Apple TV+ gem, a series gearing up for what will hopefully be quite the awards season run, Shrinking . The series was co-created by Bill Lawrence , Brett Go...

It’s been less than two years since Daniela Melchior broke out in Hollywood with the release of James Gunn ’s The Suicide Squad , but she’s already part of three of the biggest film franchises of all time — DC and now Marvel thanks to Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 and the Fast and Furious series after making her debut as Isabel in Fast X . In Guardians , Melchior got a role that Gunn wrote specif...

Collider Forces is all about highlighting artists who are changing film and television for the better. Do you know who’s having that kind of impact on the industry? Someone who’s made such a significant impression that we can already see the ripple effect she started? Director and cinematographer, Rachel Morrison , the first woman to ever score a cinematography Academy Award nomination. In celebra...

From powering through a post-apocalyptic wasteland in Mad Max: Fury Road to trying to survive the wilderness with a group of teenagers who turn to violence and cannibalism in Yellowjackets , Courtney Eaton is loading up her filmography with ambitious projects, and excelling in them. Eaton quickly emerged as one of the most curious characters in Yellowjackets Season 1 playing Lottie. Soon after the...

Liv Hewson is a must-know force in film and television for a number of reasons. Not only are they a standout in the hit Showtime series Yellowjackets and an artist who exudes passion for their craft and a deep appreciation for the collaborative nature of creating a film or series, but they’re also making choices that will help pave the way to parity in the industry. It’s an honor to call Hewson th...

Not only is it a colossal challenge trying to spark a career in film and television, but once you get there, the pressure rarely lets up. How does one manage such non-stop stressors, especially the ones that are entirely out of an artist's control? There’s no be-all, end-all answer to that question, but over the years, Katherine McNamara ’s built up an especially effective and inspiring set of too...

Jasmin Savoy Brown ’s been racking up impressive film and television credits for quite some time, but she skyrocketed to the top of the Collider Ladies Night guest bucket list in January 2022 courtesy of Scream . Yes, there are many pre- Scream titles of Brown’s I’d highly recommend — The Leftovers , Laggies , and Sound of Violence being major standouts — but Brown carries one particular scene in...

We’ve seen quite a few actors make a big impression via a first feature, but Priya Kansara does it in spectacular fashion in Polite Society . Kansara does it all in the film. She leads as Ria, a young woman who dreams of becoming a stunt performer when she grows up. Her parents may not be wholeheartedly behind the idea, but that’s not stopping Ria. She’s determined to achieve her dream, and she’s...

There is no higher Evil Dead honor than to wield the chainsaw and Boomstick, and Evil Dead Rise star Lily Sullivan certainly makes the most of that opportunity in the new film. She leads as Beth, a guitar technician who’s often on the road and isn’t the best at returning her sister Ellie’s ( Alyssa Sullivan ) phone calls. However, at the beginning of the film, Beth is compelled to head back to Los...

Yellowjackets  is a true casting feat. Not only did creators  Ashley Lyle  and  Bart Nickerson  and casting directors  Libby Goldstein  and  Julie Lowry-Johnson  find the perfect pairings for the 1996 and present-day versions of the characters, but they also managed to pinpoint some of the most promising young talent on the rise in film and television,...

You don’t get a better Evil Dead deadite performance than what Alyssa Sutherland delivers in the franchise’s newest installment, Evil Dead Rise . Sutherland plays Ellie in the film. She lives in a Los Angeles apartment building with her three kids, Danny ( Morgan Davies ), Bridget ( Gabrielle Echols ), and Kassie ( Nell Fisher ). When Ellie’s sister, Beth ( Lily Sullivan ), comes for a visit, thei...

Michelle Rodriguez aims to work with rebels in this industry, and she’s also a true rebel herself. Over the years, Rodriguez has solidified herself as an undeniable force in Hollywood both on screen and behind the scenes via her determination to fight for herself and for the characters she plays. That right there is the definition of an ideal Collider Ladies Night guest. A personal bucket list gue...

With Scream VI now playing in theaters nationwide, franchise newcomer Liana Liberato joined me for a Collider Ladies Night Pre-Party conversation to recap her journey from aspiring actor to becoming an unforgettable and significant new addition to Scream canon. The sixth installment finds Tara ( Jenna Ortega ), Chad ( Mason Gooding ), and Mindy ( Jasmin Savoy Brown ) in New York City for college w...

Dominique Fishback has an open invitation to Collider Ladies Night for a number of reasons. First, she’s incredibly talented and has a wild amount of range. Second, she recognizes that range and uses it by loading up her filmography with a wide variety of projects, all with complex characters that demand she flexes her acting muscles to the fullest. On top of all of that? Not only is it abundantly...

It isn’t easy thriving in two different sectors of the entertainment industry, but Chloe Bailey is absolutely soaring as a singer and actress, right alongside her sister, Halle Bailey .  In addition to finding great success as Chloe x Halle , the Bailey sisters started carving out some significant space for themselves in film and television via the ABC sitcom Grown-ish . When that show came t...

I always want more time at the end of interviews, but especially at the end of interviews with Melissa Barrera . I had the pleasure of having her on Collider Ladies Night in January of 2022 for the release of Scream and every single answer was thoughtful, detailed, and oozing with passion for her craft. A year later, nothing has changed in that respect, but Barrera has experienced a bit of an evol...

Cleopatra Coleman ’s already accomplished quite a bit in film and television, but 2023 is looking to be an especially big year for the soaring star. First she starred opposite Mia Goth and Alexander Skarsgård in Brandon Cronenberg ’s Infinity Pool , a film about a couple who learn about an especially twisted law in the fictional seaside country of Li Tolqa. After being sentenced to death for hitti...

Do you know who made the absolute most out of her Hollywood breakout opportunity?  Storm Reid . Not only is she exceptional in  Ava DuVernay ’s adaptation of  A Wrinkle in Time , but ever since, she’s been scooping up a wide variety of projects and delivering big in every single one including  Leigh Whannell ’s  The Invisible Man , playing  Zendaya ’s sister in ...

It’s Collider Ladies Night Pre-Party time and that means we’ve got an actor on the rise you absolutely must keep an eye on. It’s Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania ’s Katy O’Brian . In the MCU’s latest, Scott ( Paul Rudd ), Cassie ( Kathryn Newton ), Hope ( Evangeline Lilly ), Janet ( Michelle Pfeiffer ), and Hank ( Michael Douglas ) are all sucked into the Quantum Realm. After being separated on t...

Looking for someone with peak screen presence? It's  Janelle Monáe . Whether it’s in a film or show, via her music, or perhaps even giving an acceptance speech when being recognized for her work, she’s utterly captivating courtesy of her inspiring energy and the palpable intention behind everything she does. You can see it in her work in Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery , and you can feel th...

Andrea Riseborough is one of the most exciting creators out there right now. If you can’t get behind that statement, odds are, you haven’t seen enough of her one-of-a-kind filmography. From Birdman to Battle of the Sexes , Black Mirror , Mandy , Possessor, and then some, Riseborough is consistently taking on bold projects, completely vanishing into her roles, and showing a willingness to take her...

I’ve been actively seeking out Lucy Boynton ’s work ever since catching The Blackcoat’s Daughter at the Toronto International Film Festival back in 2015. She’s been delivering big ever since, making surprising choices and showing off great range at every turn so, of course, I’ve been eager to have her as a guest on Collider Ladies Night , and now the time has come. The icing on the cake? She’s an...

Claire Foy is a hugely talented pro. She’s been delivering big on screen and on stage for years, she won two Emmys for her work in The Crown , she earned four BAFTA nominations, two for The Crown , one for First Man and another for Wolf Hall , and now she’s rightfully in the awards season conversation yet again for her performance in Sarah Polley ’s Women Talking . However, even with all those ach...