Variety Studio: Actors on Actors (2014)
PBS SoCal and Variety take you inside the biggest movies and TV shows of the past year through candid conversations with today's hottest actors. Hosted by Variety Film Awards Editor Clayton Davis and Variety Chief Correspondent Elizabeth Wagmeister, each episode brings together pairs of actors engaging in intimate one-on-one discussions about their craft and work.
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Episode 1 - Nicole Kidman, Amy Adams and more
Release Date: 2019-01-08Nicole Kidman (A Boy Erased/Destroyer) discusses her struggle with shyness, while Amy Adams (Vice) talks about her competition with co-star Christian Bale. Mahershala Ali (Green Book) discusses his unusual role with John David Washington (BlacKkKlansman) talks about working with director Spike Lee. Felicity Jones (On the Basis of Sex) and Constance Wu (Crazy Rich Asians) talk #MeToo and #TimesUp.
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Episode 2 - Emily Blunt, Hugh Jackman and more
Release Date: 2019-01-08Melissa McCarthy (Can You Ever Forgive Me?) differentiates between dramatic and comedic roles, while Lupita Nyong’o (Black Panther) discusses the impact of international box office hits. Timothée Chalamet (Beautiful Boy) and Emma Stone (The Favourite) recall their earliest roles. Emily Blunt (Mary Poppins Returns/A Quiet Place) and Hugh Jackman (The Front Runner) discuss singing in public.
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Episode 3 - Michael B. Jordan, John Krasinski and more
Release Date: 2019-01-10John Krasinski (A Quiet Place) talks about how parenting influenced him. Rosamund Pike (A Private War) discusses playing a real-life American journalist. Michael B. Jordan (Creed II /Black Panther) and Charlize Theron (Tully) discuss how they prepare for roles. Finally, Maggie Gyllenhaal (The Kindergarten Teacher) and Regina King (If Beale Street Could Talk) reflect on feminine filmmaking.
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Episode 4 - Sam Elliot, Dakota Johnson and more
Release Date: 2019-01-10Glenn Close (The Wife) talks with Sam Elliott (A Star Is Born). Find out the reason Armie Hammer (On the Basis of Sex/Sorry to Bother You) accepted the role of Marty Ginsburg, while Dakota Johnson (Suspiria) talks about why she chose to play a character trapped in a cult. Chadwick Boseman (Black Panther) and Viggo Mortensen (Green Book) talk about the importance of listening when acting.
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Episode 5 - Lady Gaga and Lin-Manuel Miranda
Release Date: 2019-01-10This special half-hour episode features Lady Gaga (A Star Is Born) and Lin-Manuel Miranda (Mary Poppins Returns), both of whom are bringing musicals back to the big screen. Join Lady Gaga and Lin-Manuel Miranda as they talk about navigating the differences of film performance versus live concert and theatre performances and finding a new source of adrenaline when a live audience isn’t present.
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Episode 6 - Glenn Close & Sam Elliott
Release Date: 2018-12-23"A Star is Born" star Sam Elliott and "The Wife" star Glenn Close's full conversation for Variety's Actors on Actors.
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Episode 7 - John Krasinski & Rosamund Pike
Release Date: 2018-12-23"A Quiet Place" star and director John Krasinski and "A Private War" star Rosamund Pike's full conversation for Variety Actors on Actors.
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Episode 8 - Armie Hammer & Dakota Johnson
Release Date: 2018-12-24"On the Basis of Sex" star Armie Hammer and "Suspiria" star Dakota Johnson's full conversation for Variety's Actors on Actors.
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Episode 9 - Emily Blunt & Hugh Jackman
Release Date: 2018-12-24"Mary Poppins Returns" and "A Quiet Place" star Emily Blunt and "The Front Runner's" Hugh Jackman's full conversation for Variety's Actors on Actors.
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Episode 10 - Constance Wu & Felicity Jones
Release Date: 2018-12-25"Crazy Rich Asians" star Constance Wu and "On the Basis of Sex" actress Felicity Jones discuss the progress women have made in Hollywood and what needs to happen next.
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Episode 11 - Mahershala Ali & John David Washington
Release Date: 2018-12-28Mahershala Ali ("Green Book") on how he convinced 'True Detective' creator Nic Pizzolatto to change the race of the lead character for the third season of the HBO series. Plus, John David Washington on how he went from football star to the top of the call sheet on "BlacKkKlansman".
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Episode 12 - Melissa McCarthy & Lupita Nyong'o
Release Date: 2018-12-29"Black Panther" actress Lupita Nyong'o and Melissa McCarthy from "Can You Ever Forgive Me?" discuss headlining movies on their own terms.
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Episode 13 - Chadwick Boseman & Viggo Mortensen
Release Date: 2018-12-31Chadwick Boseman and Viggo Mortensen compare the refugee politics in "Black Panther" to those of today's administration, plus more on Mortensen's "Green Book".