Summary
Danielle Deadwylerhas had an immense year.
She starred in five films, including massive critical and audience hits likeI Saw The TV GlowandThe Piano Lesson.
The film also co-starsSofia Carson(DisneysDescendants) andDean Norris(Breaking Bad).
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Deadwyler was kind enough to sit down with CollidersSteve Weintraubto discuss all thingsCarry-On.
Pennies for Danielle Deadwylers Thoughts
“It’s poignant, beautiful little moments.”
STEVE WEINTRAUB: How are you doing?
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DANIELLE DEADWYLER: What’s up, Steve?
I really want to start with congrats on your Independent Spirit Award nomination.
DEADWYLER: Oh, thank you.
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I think that you’re having a good day.
DEADWYLER: I’m ready!
So you probably can’t tell, but this is not a matte painting behind me.
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I’m in Brazil at a Comic-Con called CCXP.
Its a massive, massive Comic-Con, so I’m gonna be asking this of everyone today.
Is there anything that you collect or used to collect?
Did you say pennies?
DEADWYLER: I said pennies.
Do you still have them?
DEADWYLER: I still have them.
I especially like older ones.
When I find a penny, I pick it up, and I always look at the year.
I still do it when I see it.
Sometimes, I get stuff from the 1930s.
DEADWYLER: I know!
Heres another curveball for you.
DEADWYLER:The Wiz.I mean, I wanna dance.
You got to be seen and green, right?
I want to be one of those elegant dancers in those beautiful gowns and whatnot.
I wanna be in a beautiful gown, and I want to elongate , and all that stuff.
That’s the ticket.
I think that could still happen for you in the future.
DEADWYLER: Oh really?
Yeah, I’m confident.
You’re doing okay.
You might land on your feet.
DEADWYLER: [Laughs] False!
I might have TSA pre-check.
It’s still an experience.
I did take onCarry-Onto have funphysically,but not moving through lines faster.
That’s not necessarily happening.
Being serious, you’ve done a lot of serious roles recently.
How much fun was it for you to do what is a popcorn movie?
DEADWYLER: It’s delightful.
It’s what I want.
This is a different kind of set, like being out in space in a kind of way.
It’s not over the top.
It’s not stupid.
He plays it really well, and it’s written well.
Can you talk about the importance of having a good antagonist?
DEADWYLER: The beauty of this is you don’t have a villain, right?
Nobody calls themselves a villain.
They’re just doing the thing that they gotta do to have a go at survive.
Protagonists always have something challenging to them.
So, we’re doing a teeter-totter of what that means.
The question of the moral ethic of who are you when the shit hits the fan, right?
Grounding in any kind of genre draws you in way more than anything else.
So, I think that’s what’s gonna connect to people and connect to audiences.
Do you know what you’re filming next year?
What can you tease about Jaume and your next collaboration,The Woman In The Yard?
DEADWYLER: I’m waiting to see what’s up.
It’s stuff on the docket.
I’ll let you know when we get there.
Definitely, the Jaume collabo is coming quarter one, for sure.
And that’s a totally different ballgame, but moving further into Jaume’s beautiful mind of darkness.
Carry-Onis available to stream now on Netflix.
