Interviews

THE DOG STARS, 2026. © 20th Century Studios / courtesy Everett Collection
Filmmaker Toolkit
Scott and several of his department heads tell IndieWire about their ongoing collaboration and their work together on the director's latest film, "The Dog Stars."
THE DOG STARS, from left: Jacob Elordi, Margaret Qualley, 2026. ph: Fabio Lovino /© 20th Century Studios /Courtesy Everett Collection
Filmmaker Interview
The veteran director of "Alien," "Blade Runner," and "Black Hawk Down" visits IndieWire's Filmmaker Toolkit podcast to talk about his latest film.
Common and Rebecca Ferguson in 'Silo'
The composer of the dystopian Apple TV series tells IndieWire about developing the show's musical language over several seasons, and now, two parallel storylines.
Dave Franco, O'Shea Jackson Jr., Christin Milioti, Nicholas Braun and Macon Blair at the IndieWire Studio Presented by Dropbox at Sundance on January 23, 2026 in Park City, Utah. (Photo by Tiffany Burke/IndieWire via Getty Images)
IndieWire Studio
Director Macon Blair and his cast, which also includes Kiernan Shipka and O'Shea Jackson Jr., stopped by the IndieWire Studio, presented by Dropbox, to recall the long road to their new comedy.
COYOTE VS. ACME, (aka COYOTE V. ACME), Wile E. Coyote (voice: Eric Bauza), 2026. © Ketchup Entertainment /Courtesy Everett Collection
Interview
The director spoke to IndieWire about making the "Looney Tunes" live-action/feature film hybrid and its long, troubled road to a theatrical release.
Orlando von Einsiedel and Joanna Natasegara - Documentary (Short Subject) - 'The White Helmets'89th Annual Academy Awards, Press Room, Los Angeles, USA - 26 Feb 2017
Thompson on Hollywood
The rare nonfiction romance is opening a year after its promising Telluride launch. "Why can't docs be about happiness and joy?," asks Oscar winner Orlando von Einsiedel.
THE DOG STARS, Allison Janney, 2026. © 20th Century Studios / courtesy Everett Collection
Interview
Scott tells IndieWire about the influences behind his wild new combination of adventure, romance, comedy, and horror.
Ridley Scott and Jacob Elordi at 20th Century Studios' 'The Dog Stars' World Premiere held at Odeon Luxe Leicester Square on August 20, 2026 in London, England.
Interview
The "Dog Stars" director has commanded armies and shot epics with more than a dozen cameras at once, but he tells IndieWire that writing is still the hardest part of filmmaking.
Joe Swanberg at 'The Sun Never Sets' premiere at SXSW
Filmmaker Interview
Swanberg hadn't released a feature since 2017's "Win It All." He's back with another dramedy about the romantic lives of self-absorbed adults — and in a world of intimacy coordinators that's a far cry from his early days of sexually frank indies.
Beef. (L to R) Charles Melton as Austin Davis, Cailee Spaeny as Ashley Miller, Carey Mulligan as Lindsay Crane-Martin in episode 208 of Beef. Cr. Courtesy of Netflix © 2026
Consider This
Director Jake Schreier tells IndieWire about the joys of long takes and using visuals to create a visceral sense of character.
'It Ends'
A different kind of blockbuster
Letterboxd's Courtney Mayhew and George Linehan-Mitchell, along with "Lemonade Blessing" filmmaker Chris Merola, spoke with IndieWire about how the company's Video Store has become a real, if unpredictable, alternative to the traditional festival-to-distributor pipeline.
Death By Lightning stars Nick Offerman as Chester A. Arthur in the Netflix series for which he was Emmy nominated
My Favorite Scene
The Emmy-nominated actor breaks down his favorite scene from "Death by Lightning," why he loves the "'Deadwood'-ification" of history, and his onscreen bond with Shea Whigham: "I want to giggle like a schoolgirl just thinking about how fun it was to do that with him."
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