Just for Variety with Marc Malkin

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
1
Amanda Seyfried (“Long Bright River”)
Amanda Seyfried talks about playing a cop in “Bright Long River,” listening to Taylor Swift to decompress while filming the Peacock drama series. Plus, her thoughts on fans wanting her to star as a young Joni Mitchell in Cameron Crowe’s biopic of legendary singer-songwriter.
24 min
2
Drew Tarver (“Running Point”)
Drew Tarver talks about working with Kate Hudson in the new Netflix hit series “Running Point,” being openly queer in Hollywood and why he’s OK that “The Other Two” ended after just three seasons. Plus, on the red carpet with “Heartstopper” star Kit Connor.
27 min
3
Antoni Porowski (“No Taste Like Home With Anton...
Antoni Porowski talks about his new travel and food series “No Taste Like Home With Antoni Porowski” and gets emotional about “Queer Eye.”
38 min
4
Patrick Wilson (“Millers in Marriage”)
Patrick Wilson talks about his new indie drama “Millers in Marriage,” life over 50 and his ideas to revisit his “Aquaman” character. Plus, on the red carpet with Millie Bobby Brown at the premiere of “The Electic State.”
34 min
5
Dan Stevens (“Zero Day”)
Dan Stevens talks about working opposite Robert De Niro in Netflix’s new political thriller series “Zero Day,” Al Pacino in “The Ritual” and that time a friend showed him what Grindr was. Plus, Patrick Schwarzenegger is on the red carpet talking about stripping in “The White Lotus.”
30 min
6
Lukas Gage (“Companion”)
Lukas Gage talks about his new horror movie “Companion,” not being cast in “The Last of Us” and what his family thinks of his upcoming memoir “I Wrote This for Attention.” Plus, Harvey Guillén opens up about saving his home from the L.A. wildfires
28 min
7
Tom Blyth & Russell Tovey (“Plainclothes”)
Tom Blyth and Russell Tovey talk about their new indie gay drama “Plainclothes,” filming their ‘intimate, really vivid’ sex scenes and more
42 min
8
Nicole Kidman (“Babygirl”)
Nicole Kidman talks “Babygirl,” lessons she learned from Stanley Kubrick and the 1997 Oscars with Madonna and Courtney Love. Plus, on the red carpet with Jesse Eisenberg
23 min
9
Brian Tyree Henry and Ryan Destiny (“The Fire I...
Brian Tyree Henry and Ryan Destiny talk about bringing the story of champion boxer Claressa “T-Rex” Shields to the big screen. Henry also teases what to expect in “Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse.”
33 min
10
“Carry-On” stars Taron Egerton and Sofia Carson
Taron Egerton and Sofia Carson talk about their new airport action thriller “Carry-On.” Carson also teases a possible “Purple Heart” sequel. Plus, on the red carpet with Nicole Kidman at the “Babygirl” premiere.
27 min
11
Ethan Slater (“Wicked”)
“Wicked” star Ethan Slater details his Boq audition, transforming into a Munchkin and why he’s leaning on his therapist a little bit more these days. Plus, “Gladiator II” star Paul Mescal talks Glicked.
25 min
12
Aaron Pierre (“Mufasa: The Lion King, ‘Rebel Ri...
Aaron Pierre details his ‘Mufasa: The Lion King’ audition and talks about bulking up for “Rebel Ridge.”
34 min
13
Laverne Cox
Laverne Cox opens up about possibly leaving U.S. after Donald Trump's win, plans to hoard estrogen and being 'so scared' for trans youth.
61 min
14
Diego Luna and Gael García Bernal (“La Máquina”)
Diego Luna and Gael García Bernal talk about their new boxing series “La Máquina,” Botox and aging. Plus, “Queer” star Daniel Craig talks opens about his sex scene with Omar Apollo
27 min
15
Lewis Pullman (“Salem’s Lot”)
Lewis Pullman talks about starring in the new film adaptation of Stephen King’s “Salem’s Lot,” his “Thunderbolts” audition and why he’d like to replace Joaquin Phoenix in Todd Hayne’s gay romance movie with Danny Ramirez. Plus, on the red carpet with Billy Magnussen at the premiere of the Hollywood satire, “The Franchise.”
27 min
16
Zachary Quinto (“Brilliant Minds")
Zachary Quinto talks about his starring role as an eccentric doctor on the new NBC medical drama “Brilliant Minds," hopes for 'Star Trek 4,' being in therapy for 20 years and campaigning for Kamala Harris in Pennsylvania. Plus, on the red carpet with Will Ferrell and Harper Steele at the "Will & Harper" premiere.
37 min
17
Cush Jumbo (“Origins”)
Cush Jumbo talks about her podcast hosting debut, “Origins,” landing Anna Wintour as her first guest and why she’s open to a “Good Wife” reunion with Julianna Margulies. Plus, on the red carpet with Nicole Kidman at “The Perfect Couple” premiere.
29 min
18
Juliette Lewis (“The Thicket”)
Oscar nominee Juliette Lewis talks about playing a killer in “The Thicket” opposite Peter Dinklage, her exit from “Yellowjackets” after just two seasons and more.
30 min
19
Carrie Coon (“The Gilded Age,” “His Three Daugh...
Emmy-nominated Carrie Coon talks potential “Gilded Age” musical episode and telling her costar Morgan Spector to “lean in” on being a zaddy, auditioning for “The White Lotus” and more. Plus, on the red carpet with Zoë Kravitz at the premiere of her directorial debut, “Blink Twice.”
37 min
20
Sasha Velour (“Velour: A Drag Spectacular”)
"RuPaul's Drag Race" star Sasha Velour talks about her new autobiographical stage show, “Velour: A Drag Spectacular,” Lady Gaga, the future of “We’re Here,” and why she believes "troll" J.K. Rowling’s anti-trans views have made the “Harry Potter” author a “very dangerous presence.”
30 min
21
Cole Escola (“Oh, Mary!”)
Cole Escola, the star and writer of New York theater’s hottest ticket, “Oh, Mary!,” talks about bringing the play to Broadway, who they’d like to replace them in the show as Mary Todd Lincoln (Tituss Burgess! Pedro Pascal!) and why they’re not thinking about the Tonys…yet.
32 min
22
Emma Roberts (“Space Cadet”)
Emma Roberts talks about her new comedy “Space Cadet,” defends “Madame Web” and opens up about “Quiet on Set” and her time as a child star on Nickelodeon. Plus, “Kill” star Lakshya on his mother’s reaction to the very violent action film.
26 min
23
Alicia Vikander (“Firebrand”) and Austin Butler...
Oscar-winner Alicia Vikander talks about working with an unrecognizable Jude Law in the King Henry VIII drama and her love of HGTV. Plus, Austin Butler on his motorcycle crash while filming “The Bikeriders.”
26 min
24
Stephen Fry (“Treasure”) and Nicole Kidman on t...
Stephen Fry on his new movie “Treasure, growing up gay in rural England and if he’ll be back as King James in “Red, White & Royal Blue 2.” Plus, on the red carpet with Nicole Kidman at the premiere of “A Family Affair.”
29 min
25
Jon Bon Jovi (“Thank You, Goodnight: The Bon Jo...
Jon Bon Jovi looks back at his 40 years in music, opens up about his marriage and reveals the acting roles that got away. Plus, he weighs in on Taylor Swift as well as reality TV.
42 min