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Something Very Bad Is Going to Happen creator Haley Z. Boston joins Perri Nemiroff for a Collider Ladies Night interview to discuss the hit horror series, becoming a first-time showrunner, learning the ropes of television production, and the biggest creative decisions that shaped the show. During the conversation, Boston breaks down the origin of the curse, explains key story details, reveals major characters and storylines that didn't make the final cut, reveals that Jude was originally supposed to be a ghost, and weighs in on the possibility of a second season. Plus, Boston reflects on her journey to becoming a professional Hollywood writer, working on Hunters and Brand New Cherry Flavor, discovering horror classics like Carrie and A Nightmare on Elm Street, and much more. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Legendary casting director Carmen Cuba joins Perri Nemiroff for a Collider Ladies Night interview to discuss the art of discovering talent and building some of film and television's most unforgettable ensembles. During this conversation, Cuba reflects on her unconventional path from journalism and reality television to becoming one of Hollywood's most respected casting directors. She discusses her work on Stranger Things, Now You See Me, The Martian, Logan Lucky, Something Very Bad Is Going to Happen, and the upcoming Star Wars: Starfighter. Cuba reveals how the Stranger Things kids were cast, explains why Sebastian Stan continues to impress her, casting Donald Glover and Riley Keough in their first film roles, stories from her Real World and Road Rules era, and breaks down the challenge of finding the perfect young lead for Star Wars: Starfighter. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Patrick Ball joins Perri Nemiroff for a Collider Forces interview to discuss the remarkable journey that led him to becoming Dr. Frank Langdon on The Pitt. Before landing his breakout role on one of television's most acclaimed dramas, Ball dropped out of college, moved to New York, spent years working in regional theater, studied at Yale, made his Broadway debut, and endured countless auditions that didn't result in a booking. During this conversation, he reflects on that winding path to success and the lessons he learned along the way. Ball also dives deep into The Pitt, discussing Langdon's evolution across Seasons 1 and 2, his dynamic with Mel (Taylor Dearden), Santos (Isa Briones), Whitaker (Gerran Howell), and Robby, what he's learned from working alongside Noah Wyle, and what he hopes to explore when the series returns for Season 3. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stranger Things Prosthetics Designer and Makeup Effects Department Head Barrie Gower and his team are wizards at their craft. But, the ultimate combination in creature work is pairing top-tier effects artistry with an actor talented enough to infuse that craftsmanship with depth and emotion. That’s exactly what Jamie Campbell Bower does playing Vecna in Stranger Things Seasons 4 and 5. By the end of the hit Netflix series’ final season, Vecna has certainly cemented himself as the worst of the worst. He’s tortured targets, killed others, and attempted to execute an apocalyptic event. He’s a certified big bad, but he wasn’t always like that and in Vecna’s final moment of the series, Bower manages to slip in one last reminder of that. In celebration of Stranger Things’ big finish, Bower carved out time for a Collider Forces interview to revisit some of the most memorable achievements of his career thus far. He took us all the way from his very first role in Tim Burton’s Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street to his upcoming big project, The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power Season 3. And, of course, along the way, he dug deep into the making of Stranger Things. He broke down the eight-hour makeup process required to play Vecna, talked about seeing Millie Bobby Brown hone her craft, and explained how he tackled Vecna’s final scene in the show. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Karolina Wydra and Rhea Seehorn are electric together as Zosia and Carol in Apple TV’s Pluribus. You can’t help but get swept up in their connection, especially in the tail end of Episode 9, “La Chica o El Mundo,” when the two go on the ultimate globe-trotting excursion together. Zosia presents herself as the perfect partner and Carol seems happier than ever. But, then Carol is forced to reengage with the reality of her situation during their conversation in their luxurious ski lodge. Zosia isn’t just Zosia. She’s The Joined, and The Joined’s mission hasn’t changed. They want Carol to be one of them, and by the end of Season 1 of Pluribus, it’s revealed that that could happen whether Carol agrees to it or not. During their conversation, Zosia confirms that they require Carol’s stem cells to complete The Joining. But then Carol asks, “If I don’t expressly give you my consent to jam a giant needle in my ass, then you can’t take them and I stay me, right?” When Zosia replies, “That would be correct,” Carol instantly picks up on the fact that something’s changed. The Joined have discovered that they can get Carol’s stem cells via her frozen eggs. In fact, they’re already working on it, and should the process prove successful, they’ll be able to make Carol Join without her consent. Carol pleads, “If you loved me, you wouldn’t do this,” to which Zosia replies, “Please understand, we have to do this because we love you.” While on Collider Ladies Night, Wydra took a moment to discuss tackling that scene with Seehorn, and to explain how she approached playing the collision of wanting to make Carol happy, with The Joining being of the utmost importance to them. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A mere year later, Samara Weaving is back on Collider Ladies Night. After many conversations in different interview formats, Weaving made her Ladies Night debut for the release of the wonderfully twisted comedy thriller Borderline in March 2025. In most cases, an actor would be lucky to dish out a film or two by the next year, but not Weaving. In just the last three months, she headlined three different movies. Even better? Every single one of them is fantastic. On March 20, Ready or Not 2: Here I Come hit theaters nationwide. Given the fact that the Ready or Not fanbase had been eagerly awaiting a sequel for seven years, the pressure was sky-high for it to deliver, and it did. Directors Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett far exceeded expectations with the new film. Soon after that, it was Jorma Taccone’s remake of The Trip, Over Your Dead Body. Again, the pressure was on. The Trip came out a mere five years ago. Why do an American remake so soon? Like Ready or Not 2, the Over Your Dead Body team pulled it off. Taccone, Weaving, Jason Segel and the rest of the team managed to light up the screen with an edge-of-your seat genre bender that holds tight to its source material while giving it just enough of a fresh flavor to well justify another go-around with the story. A little over a month after Over Your Dead Body hit theaters, Weaving is giving us yet another gem — Carolina Caroline. From writer William Thomas Dean IV and director Adam Carter Rehmeier, Carolina Caroline stars Weaving as the title character. Caroline works as a gas station attendant in a small Texas town, but is itching for more. When she spots Kyle Gallner’s Oliver pulling a clever con on her boss, sparks fly. Caroline packs up and hits the road with Oliver, learning everything she can about pulling off lucrative scams. With each success, their crimes get bigger, making it more and more difficult to keep clear of the authorities. With Carolina Caroline now playing in select theaters, Weaving returned to Collider Ladies Night to discuss her experience making the film, and to explain why this particular chapter of her career feels different. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

If you’re looking at a “shows canceled too soon” list, there’s a good chance Netflix’s GLOW is on it. The Liz Flahive and Carly Mensch-created series first debuted on Netflix in 2017, and quickly had viewers falling in love with its electric ensemble packed with a wide array of big personalities. Alison Brie’s Ruth Wilder is a struggling actor who scores a rather unusual opportunity. In 1985, Ruth is cast in the Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling. It's a show that's the first of its kind — a wrestling television show featuring all female wrestlers. Ruth and the rest of the cast, including Betty Gilpin’s Debbie, Gayle Rankin’s Sheila, Jackie Tohn’s Melrose, and Sydelle Noel’s Cherry, take their underdog wrestling production on an epic roller coaster ride that lands them in Las Vegas, performing GLOW matches live. Season 3 ends with a glimmer of hope for getting GLOW back on television, but we never got to see if Debbie and Bash’s (Chris Lowell) plan panned out because Netflix canceled GLOW in October 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, despite having renewed it for a fourth and final season. Not only are fans still thinking about GLOW seven years after it wrapped its run, but so are the show’s stars, like Alison Brie. While on the press circuit promoting her new movie, Masters of the Universe, Brie carved out the time to make her second appearance on Collider Ladies Night, and while discussing scene partners who made an indelible impression on her, she was moved to tears recalling her collaboration with GLOW co-star, Betty Gilpin. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hazbin Hotel was recently renewed for its fifth season, and with that renewal announcement came the news that Season 5 would be its last. It’s a little sad to know the beloved animated musical is making its way toward a firm conclusion, but not only is that conclusion likely a number of years away, but Hazbin Hotel has made such an indelible impression on pop culture that the series could have a strong presence for quite some time, well beyond its active run. Soon after the Season 5 news was unveiled, Erika Henningsen dropped by the Collider Ladies Night studio to discuss The Four Seasons Season 2 on Netflix. While chatting about her experience making that show with Tina Fey, Colman Domingo, Kerri Kenney-Silver and more, she took a moment to share her thoughts on finding out that her run voicing Charlie Morningstar on Hazbin Hotel would come to an end. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Havana Rose Liu sits down with Perri Nemiroff for an in-depth conversation on Collider Ladies Night to discuss her riveting role as Ruthie in Daniel Roher's new crime-thriller, Tuner, also starring Leo Woodall and Dustin Hoffman. She also opens up about taking a massive leap into the blockbuster realm with Alex Garland’s highly anticipated A24 live-action film adaptation of Elden Ring. In this 56-minute deep dive, Havana tracks her unique career trajectory, from being street-cast in New York's Washington Square Park to the life-changing, culture-shifting impact of her breakout ensemble role in the queer comedy hit Bottoms. Plus, she breaks down her immersive preparation for Tuner, detailing how she built an emotional and physical relationship with the piano to find her character, what it was like collaborating with co-star Leo Woodall despite their opposite prep styles, and why her upcoming blockbusters under the A24 banner feel like the perfect next step for her creative journey. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Karen Rodriguez has appeared on a handful of popular shows, but in just a few years, she’s found herself right smack in the middle of two of the biggest hits as a series regular. First came Netflix’s The Hunting Wives, the series adaptation of May Cobb’s hugely popular novel. Whereas headliners like Brittany Snow and Malin Akerman are leaning into the extremes of the characters' situation — and to great effect — Rodriguez tackles the task of serving as the show’s grounded heart, Deputy Wanda Salazar. Rodriguez made such a big impression doing that that she was made a series regular for the second season, which is due out in the fall. While you wait for more Hunting Wives, you can catch Rodriguez in one of the most highly anticipated new superhero projects of 2026, Prime Video’s Spider-Noir. Rodriguez stars opposite Nicolas Cage’s Ben Reilly as Janet Ruiz, his trusty secretary and fellow investigator. Ben may be the one with the superpowers, fighting crime in New York City as The Spider, but it’s Janet's intuition that helps them connect with clients, often sparking the groundbreaking level of understanding needed to crack a case. With all eight episodes of Spider-Noir now available to stream on Prime Video, in Black & White and also True-Hue color, Rodriguez visited the Collider Ladies Night studio to revisit her journey to Netflix, discuss what it was like scoring her very first series regular role in Spider-Noir, and to dig into how Janet is Reilly Investigations secret weapon. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Seven years and five seasons later, Erin Moriarty’s run on The Boys has come to a close. Every single step of the way, The Boys kept us on our toes, ensuring we were well aware that the happiness and fate of our favorite characters was constantly in jeopardy. After four seasons of non-stop fights, setbacks with their mission, and growing self-doubt, Moriarty’s Annie teeters into a state of nihilism in the final season. As Moriarty put it, “We see her sort of questioning whether her own existence on Earth is the way that she's able to achieve what she wants to achieve, or is maybe sacrificing herself the way that she makes the world a better place?” With a little help from those around her, like MM (Laz Alonso) in Episode 6 and Marie (Jaz Sinclair) a few times in the tail end of the season, Annie manages to power through this identity crisis. Not only does she help The Boys finally see their main mission through to fruition, but she lands in a spot where she’s ready and eager to contribute to creating a promising future for others, including her own child. With all of The Boys now available to stream on Prime Video, Moriarty returned to Collider Ladies Night, six years after her first visit, to discuss Annie’s full series arc and why her final scene was especially fitting for the character. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mikaela Hoover is in the midst of a well-earned banner year. She’s made memorable appearances in a number of projects over the years, including scene-stealing work as Floor in Guardians of The Galaxy Vol. 3, but her run in 2025 and 2026 is putting her in the spotlight in the way she deserves. Soon after making her debut as Cat Grant in James Gunn’s Superman, she appeared in the highly anticipated second season of Lee Sung Jin’s Beef as Ava. As though that project pairing isn’t impressive enough, Hoover also joined the ensemble of one of the most popular series out there right now, Netflix’s live-action One Piece. Even though Hoover appeared on Collider Ladies Night a mere year ago, there was so much more to discuss given all that she’s accomplished in a single calendar year. After discussing her unforgettable key scenes in Beef Season 2, we dug deep into the process of voicing and doing the facial capture performance for one of the most beloved One Piece characters, Tony Tony Chopper. While breaking down how the team brings Chopper to life on screen, Hoover revealed that that process is getting a major overhaul for Season 3. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Editor's Note: The following contains spoilers for the series finale of The Boys. The Boys aired its Season 5 finale, "Blood and Bone," which also marks the series finale of Prime Video's superhero satire. While most fans either stayed up until midnight or hit theaters to see the showdown between Homelander (Antony Starr) and Billy Butcher (Karl Urban), "Blood and Bone" also revealed the fate of the rest of the titular band of vigilantes. Chief among them is Kimiko Miyashiro (Karen Fukuhara), formerly known as "The Female." Though Kimiko does have a bittersweet ending, it's a far better fate than what happened to her in the comics. While speaking to Collider's Perri Nemiroff for her series, Ladies Night, Fukuhara opened up about the finale, which sees Kimiko play a major part due to gaining the same radioactive abilities that Soldier Boy (Jensen Ackles) had; she uses said abilities to strip Homelander and Butcher of their powers, allowing Butcher to finally kill his hated archenemy. To harness her new powers, Kimiko envisions Frenchie (Tomer Capone) speaking to her, which Fukuhara said brought her character's arc full circle. Written by Collier Jennings Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Inde Navarrette’s work in Obsession is shaping up to be the biggest breakout performance of 2026. Curry Barker's film kicked off its run at the 2025 Toronto International Film Festival where Focus Features was smart enough to act fast and scoop up the distribution rights. From there, buzz continued to build at Fantastic Fest 2025, the movie earned one rave review after the next at early screenings, and now the movie hits theaters nationwide with a significant amount of fanfare at its back. Obsession currently sits at a 94% on the Tomatometer, 95% on the Popcornmeter, has an A- CinemaScore, and is already being dubbed a modern horror classic. Yet another Obsession talking point that’s gaining more and more traction? Navarrette delivers an awards-worthy performance in the film. Michael Johnston leads Obsession as Bear, a guy with a crush on a girl who doesn’t share the same feelings. That girl is Navarrette’s Nikki. In an effort to win her over, Bear buys Nikki a novelty gift to give when he confesses his true feelings for her. Trouble is, he doesn’t have the courage to go through with it and, instead, uses the gift himself. He wishes that Nikki loves him more than anyone in the world and then snaps his One Wish Willow. Much to Bear’s surprise, the Willow works and he gets the girl of his dreams. But, it comes at a cost. What exactly does the One Wish Willow do to Nikki? Navarrette herself broke it down on Collider Ladies Night! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Kara Young isn’t a breakout star in 2026. She’s been nominated for four Tony Awards and won two of them, one for Best Featured Actress in a Play for Purlie Victorious and then another for her work in Purpose. But, hopes are very high that her new movie, Is God Is, will make her a sought-after talent on screen as well. Young is the Racine to Mallori Johnson’s Anaia in Aleshea Harris’ big screen adaptation of her own play, a project that marks her feature directorial debut. Racine and Anaia are twin sisters who suffered severe burns as children. After years in the foster system, now young adults, the twins are summoned by their estranged mother (Vivica A. Fox) from her deathbed with a very important mission for them. She wants them to kill the person responsible for their burns, and hers as well. She tells them, “Make your daddy dead.” Is God Is is downright electrifying. It’s a bold and singularly stylish revenge thriller packed to the brim with powerhouse performances, but anchored by a lead duo that’s utter perfection — Young and Johnson. Johnson’s Anaia is dubbed “the quiet one” whereas Young’s Racine is “the rough one,” and Young absolutely soars while portraying Racine’s unbridled determination and ferocity. Young is currently on Broadway yet again, this time sharing the stage with Ayo Edebiri and Don Cheadle in Proof, but if she wants to carve out a bigger space for herself on screen moving forward, I can’t imagine a stronger calling card than her spellbinding work in Is God Is. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.