James Wigney
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Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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How to make a video game movie that doesn’t suck
Uncharted director Ruben Fleischer is all too aware of the challenges of turning a hit video game into a hit movie – and that history is against him. → Read More
‘A shift I was looking forward to’: how Bob Morley grew up
There were many reasons Bob Morley was keen to sign up to the new Australian romantic-drama Love Me – and not least among them was the chance to grow up at last. → Read More
Jack Whitehall on Clifford, a NSFW version of Jungle Cruise and Aussie travels with his dad
Making the transition to family entertainment was always going to challenging for Jack Whitehall. → Read More
‘Broke, struggling’: Matt Damon’s battle
The last time Hollywood superstars Matt Damon and Ben Affleck wrote a movie together was more than 25 years ago, when both were struggling actors on the rise. → Read More
Why Mary Elizabeth Winstead is embracing feminine rage
Mary Elizabeth Winstead is fascinated with the idea of “feminine rage” right now. → Read More
Why John Cena partied hard in Australia
John Cena says he was very well rehearsed for the wild partying scenes in his new comedy Vacation Friends thanks to his frequent trips down under with the WWE. → Read More
Idris Elba on Suicide Squad, Covid fears and making music in Australia with Lime Cordiale
Idris Elba was so keen to get on board for the new superhero blockbuster The Suicide Squad that he signed up without hesitation and without even reading a script. → Read More
Salma Hayek on overdue action roles, starring in Marvel’s Eternals and the joys of swearing
No one is more surprised by her new-found action hero status than Salma Hayek – but she says it’s not before time. → Read More
Cruella star Emma Stone on Aussie humour, comedy and drama and why she admires Emma Thompson
Emma Stone is pondering the question of whether having a director, writer and production designer from Down Under is enough to qualify Cruella as an Australian film. → Read More
Army Of the Dead director Zack Snyder reveals why zombies are more fun than superheroes
When director Zack Snyder started filming his zombie heist movie Army Of the Dead in 2019, like the rest of the world he had no idea what was just around the corner. → Read More
How Logie-winner Scott Ryan ‘stuck it up’ the haters with his hit black comedy Mr Inbetween
When Scott Ryan won a Logie and an AACTA award in 2019 for his comedy-drama Mr Inbetween, it was a vindication and a validation of a very long journey. → Read More
How comedian Chris Rock found the funny side of horror to reboot the Aussie-born Saw franchise
Stand-up comedy great Chris Rock is better known for cracking jokes than cracking heads, but he says fans shouldn’t be too surprised to see him front and centre in the reboot of the famously blood-soaked, body-splitting, Australia-born Saw franchise. → Read More
June Again star Claudia Karvan on mortality, Bump and why her mum wanted her to be a lawyer
Claudia Karvan has a theory as to why Australia – and Western society in general – makes so few movies for older generations: we’re scared of dying. → Read More
Thunder Force star Bobby Cannavale on why he loves life Down Under with Rose Byrne
Bobby Cannavale happily admits he’s smitten with Australia, but there’s one custom he struggles to get his head around. → Read More
Chloe Grace Moretz on Tom and Jerry, mental health and coming out of COVID a better person
Chloe Grace Moretz didn’t panic when the pandemic shut down the global film industry last year – instead, she got to work. → Read More
Why composer Junkie XL took being fired from the Justice League film as a badge of honour
When composer Tom Holkenborg was sacked from writing the score of the 2017 superhero epic Justice League, he didn’t take it too personally. → Read More
Nobody star Bob Odenkirk on his home invasion trauma, toxic masculinity
If Bob Odenkirk had told his 25-year-old self that he would be making a full-tilt, no-holds-barred action film when he was 58 years old, he’s pretty sure how the younger version would have replied. → Read More
Zack and Deborah Snyder on the pain, healing and how Justice League is helping to save lives
Zack Snyder freely admits his new, four-hour cut of superhero epic Justice League has “no business existing”. → Read More
Anthony Mackie and Sebastian Stan reveal their biggest fears for The Falcon and the Winter Soldier
Sebastian Stan says that not having Chris “Captain America” Evans around for The Falcon and the Winter Soldier was “weird and freeing at the same time”. → Read More
Oscar favourite Chloe Zhao on Nomadland, minimalism and shifting gears for Marvel’s Eternals
When the much-delayed superhero epic Eternals is finally released in November, there’s a pretty good chance it will be the first film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe to have been helmed by a Best Director Oscar-winner. → Read More