Tracy Letts does it all, and is currently doing it all, from one medium to another. He is represented this season with the first Broadway production of his acclaimed early play, Bug, which stars his wife Carrie Coon in a widely praised performance of…

Craig Brewer stumbled onto Greg Kohs’ rather obscure little documentary titled Song Sung Blue and knew then he wanted to turn the incredible true story into a major feature film with big starring roles for Hugh Jackman and Kate Hudson. The story of…

Rose Byrne is having quite the year, and it just started. Her nomination for SAG’s Actor Award earlier today for Lead Female Actor in If I Had Legs I’d Kick You is only the latest in a long line of honors for her performance in the A24 film that has…

Joachim Trier has been on a high since Cannes where his latest film, Sentimental Value, was the Grand Prize winner, just missing out on the Palme d’Or so many thought it deserved. Norway’s official entry for the Best International Film Oscar has since…

There is a lot to unpack with the very busy Jeremy Allen White, and we cover it all in depth on this special edition of my Deadline video series, The Actor’s Side. As he is about to start shooting the fifth season of The Bear, we talk about how…

Considering her sizzling acting career and Oscar talk for Sentimental Value, it is hard to believe that Renate Reinsve came this close to quiting acting for another job, but it is true, and she explains her existential crisis that led her to that moment…

Joseph Kosinski is holding a very hot hand in the movie business. His sequel Top Gun: Maverick, 32 years in the making, not only became the highest-grossing movie of Tom Cruise’s career but also was nominated for the Best Picture Oscar and earned…

“I am always on pins and needles before a film opens. It is less about the reviews for me than whether people show up or not,” James Cameron told me when I interviewed him about the release of Avatar: Fire and Ash. Surprising? I thought so, coming…

This week’s Take Ten guest is Will Arnett. In this episode, we dig into Arnett’s experience doing anonymous stand-up comedy for his latest film Is This Thing On? directed by Bradley Cooper, his secret Halloween costume and the cringeworthy teenage experience that’s stayed with him for “almost 40…

This year is a time of great transformation for Jacob Elordi — literally and figuratively — as he wins praise and awards buzz for his startling turn as the Creature in Guillermo del Toro’s Frankenstein, a role that has already earned him Best Supporting…

Dwayne Johnson is up for his first Golden Globe as Best Actor in a Drama for his real-life portrayal of MMA fighter Mark Kerr in The Smashing Machine, a movie that brought him a 15-minute standing ovation when it premiered in Venice and has, as he says…

Our Take Ten guest this week is Emily Blunt. Hot on the heels of her eighth Golden Globe nomination — this time for her performance in The Smashing Machine — Blunt sat down with us to tackle questions on The Devil Wears Prada 2, where things are at with A Quiet Place Part III and, most importantly…