Marielle Heller, director of the Oscar nominated films “Can You Ever Forgive Me?” and “A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood” talks about returning to her acting roots to play Alma Wheatley in Netflix’s binge-worthy series “The Queen’s Gambit.” Then later, from the pages of Variety’s new Our Town section, Tony winner Brian Stokes Mitchell imagines the day when Broadway theaters will be allowed to reopen.
 
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Marielle Heller (“The Queen’s Gambit”), Tony winner Brian Stokes Mitchell

Each week “Just for Variety” columnist and Hollywood’s most recognizable red carpet correspondent Marc Malkin sits down with today’s biggest stars to talk film, television, pop culture and the latest news. Plus, go inside the pages of Variety as Marc highlights the issue’s most talked about stories.

TV & Film

Film Interviews

Noah Jupe talks starring alongside Michael Douglas in “Franklin,” what it was like working with the new Superman, David Corenswet, in the upcoming “Lady in the Lake” and more.
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Noah Jupe (“Franklin”)

George MacKay talks about transforming into a violent thug in the queer thriller “Femme,” working with an intimacy coordinator for the film’s sex scenes and wanting to tackle an action movie.
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George MacKay (“Femme” and “La Bête”)

Nicholas Galitzine talks about watching his “Mary & George” sex scenes with his parents, how Tom Cruise influenced his performance in “The Idea of You” opposite Anne Hathaway and what happened at his disastrous audition with Christopher Nolan for “Dunkirk.”
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Nicholas Galitzine (“Mary & George” and “The Idea of You”)

Joey King talks about her new Holocaust survival drama series “We Were the Lucky Ones,” being directed by Taylor Swift in her “I Can See You” music video and working with her childhood “High School Musical” crush Zac Efron.
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Joey King (“We Were the Lucky Ones”)

Joe Locke talks about his Broadway debut in the “Sweeney Todd” revival and working with Kathryn Hahn and Patti LuPone in the upcoming “WandaVision” spinoff “Agatha: Darkhold Diaries.” Plus he teases “Heartstopper” Season 3!
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Marielle Heller (“The Queen’s Gambit”), Tony winner Brian Stokes Mitchell

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