[Video]: Joss Whedon talks Shakespeare

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‘Shakespeare has been a part of the fabric of my life, for all of my life… It’s something that I love very much.’ On the back of the release of Avengers 2 , we hark back to an interview on Oscar-winning Joss Whedon’s career to date. He discusses his start in TV, his move to … Read more

[Video]: David Benioff on Fears and Lies

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‘I think the heaviness for me is when I have to write… Thinking of the ideas is fun for me, it’s the actual writing part that’s painful.’ A second Game of Thrones themed interview! David Benioff discusses the balancing act that is successfully adapting a wildly popular book series with a dedicated cadre of fans, … Read more

[Video]: Origins of George RR Martin

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‘Writing novels is very lonely work… it’s essentially just you and in those days a typewriter and blank sheet of paper… I actually liked working with other people, and I loved seeing my stories assume tangible reality. The first time one of my scripts was filmed was an adaptation of The Twilight Zone…’ To celebrate … Read more

[Video]: Funny Women

‘When you’re on a television show, you’re in someone’s living room with them all the time… people become so comfortable with [you].’ Hollywood – and comedy – are often characterized as boys’ clubs. The Hollywood Reporter talks to Zooey Deschanel (New Girl), Emmy Rossum (Shameless), Mindy Kaling (The Mindy Project), Kaley Cuoco-Sweeting (The Big Bang … Read more