Film Interviews

As Netflix's new sci-fi action adventure The Electric State hits the streaming platform, FILMHOUNDS spoke with directors Anthony and Joe Russo. SYNOPSIS: In the world of The Electric State, the ’90s look a little different. Sure, plaid flannel shirts and grunge black eyeliner are still in, but a catastrophic war between humans and robots has left the world scarred and divided. With robots banished to a remote wasteland, an uneasy peace has been reached — but it may not last for long. Directed by Joe and Anthony Russo (Avengers: Endgame, The Gray Man) from a script by Chris Markus and Stephen McFeely, The Electric State follows a young woman (played by Millie Bobby Brown) who embarks on a perilous journey across the American West, accompanied by a mysterious toy robot and a roguish smuggler (Chris Pratt). Together, they’ll unravel a mechanical conspiracy at the center of the American heartland.

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Before UK audiences get to see queer crime thriller Ponyboi on the big screen, as part of the 2025 BFI Flare: London LGBTIQ+ Film Festival, FILMHOUNDS caught up with writer, producer and star River Gallo to dive into intersex representation and crafting a feature film. SYNOPSIS: It’s a Valentine’s Day like any other for Ponyboi, until an encounter with a gangster goes horribly wrong and he finds himself on a desperate journey across a New Jersey populated by sadistic pimps, sympathetic cowboys and his own personal demons. Written by and starring River Gallo, Ponyboi is both a high-octane neo-noir and a reflective depiction of the intersex experience.

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With Kraven the Hunter's home entertainment release on January 28, FILMHOUNDS sat down with director J.C. Chandor to dive into superhero filmmaking. SYNOPSIS: Kraven the Hunter is the action-packed, standalone story of how one of Marvel’s most iconic villains came to be. Aaron Taylor-Johnson plays Kraven, a man whose complex relationship with his ruthless gangster father, Nikolai Kravinoff (Russell Crowe), starts him down a path of vengeance with brutal consequences, motivating him to become not only the greatest hunter in the world, but also one of its most feared.

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Co-writer and Director Leigh Whannell chats with FILMHOUNDS about his latest film 'Wolf Man' — which releases in cinemas on January 17. SYNOPSIS: What if someone you loved became something else? From Blumhouse and visionary writer-director Leigh Whannell, the creators of the chilling modern monster tale The Invisible Man, comes a terrifying new lupine nightmare: Wolf Man. Golden Globe nominee Christopher Abbott (Poor Things, It Comes at Night) stars as Blake, a San Francisco husband and father, who inherits his remote childhood home in rural Oregon after his own father vanishes and is presumed dead. With his marriage to his high-powered wife, Charlotte (Emmy winner Julia Garner; Ozark, Inventing Anna), fraying, Blake persuades Charlotte to take a break from the city and visit the property with their young daughter, Ginger (Matlida Firth; Hullraisers, Coma). But as the family approaches the farmhouse in the dead of night, they’re attacked by an unseen animal and, in a desperate escape, barricade themselves inside the home as the creature prowls the perimeter. As the night stretches on, however, Blake begins to behave strangely, transforming into something unrecognizable, and Charlotte will be forced to decide whether the terror within their house is more lethal than the danger without.

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Star Maisy Stella and director Megan Park talk about their new coming-of-age comedy-drama My Old Ass — streaming on Prime Video from 7th November 2024. SYNOPSIS: In this fresh coming-of-age story, an 18th birthday mushroom trip brings free-spirited Elliott (Maisy Stella) face-to-face with her wisecracking 39-year-old self (Aubrey Plaza). But when Elliott’s “old ass” starts handing out warnings about what her younger self should and shouldn’t do, Elliott realizes she has to rethink everything about family, love, and what’s becoming a transformative summer.

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Star and Executive Producer Ella Purnell chats about her new show, Sky Original's 'Sweetpea' — premiering on Sky Atlantic and NOW on 10th October 2024. SYNOPSIS: In this deviously twisted and darkly comic ‘coming-of-rage’ thriller, Ella Purnell (Yellowjackets, Fallout) stars as Rhiannon: a quiet wallflower who develops a vengeful and liberating taste for murder… Rhiannon Lewis doesn’t make much of an impression - people walk past her in the street without a second glance. She’s continually overlooked for a promotion at work, the guy she likes won’t commit, her sister is off living her life abroad with her husband and her dad is really, really sick. So far, so s**t. But when everything in her life is turned upside down, Rhiannon is pushed over the edge. She snaps. Suddenly the wallflower is gone, and in its place is a young woman capable of anything… Rhiannon’s life transforms as she steps into a new, intoxicating power, but can she keep her killer secret?

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Star Nicôle Lecky chats about her role in the new series 'Sweetpea' — premiering on Sky Atlantic and NOW on 10th October 2024. SYNOPSIS: In this deviously twisted and darkly comic ‘coming-of-rage’ thriller, Ella Purnell (Yellowjackets, Fallout) stars as Rhiannon: a quiet wallflower who develops a vengeful and liberating taste for murder… Rhiannon Lewis doesn’t make much of an impression - people walk past her in the street without a second glance. She’s continually overlooked for a promotion at work, the guy she likes won’t commit, her sister is off living her life abroad with her husband and her dad is really, really sick. So far, so s**t. But when everything in her life is turned upside down, Rhiannon is pushed over the edge. She snaps. Suddenly the wallflower is gone, and in its place is a young woman capable of anything… Rhiannon’s life transforms as she steps into a new, intoxicating power, but can she keep her killer secret?

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Lee director Ellen Kuras spoke to Filmhounds Magazine about the history of the war film's subject Lee Miller, and working with Kate Winslet

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Lee star Andrea Riseborough spoke to Filmhounds Magazine about working with Kate Winslet on the war movie's most emotional scenes.

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Strange Darling star Willa Fitzgerald speaks to Filmhounds Magazine on the much-talked about horror thriller, starring alongside Kyle Gallner, and what fans can expect ahead of its FrightFest 2024 international premiere.

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