Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.
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Interview with Jack Schumacher #topgunmaverick #omaha
Jack describes Tom Cruise as “one of the last true movie stars”, we get to hear how working with Tom is a masterclass in acting and filmmaking.
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The Mighty Dragon podcast with Jess Liaudin #notimetodie #luther #thebatman
His route into the industry actually left me quite tearful as he described his underprivileged background, which truly served as a launch pad propelling him into success.
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Interview with James Northcote #thelastkingdom
As Aldhelm in The Last Kingdom, James gives an insight into this loyal Mercian and devoted supporter of Æthelflæd. We peep behind the scenes too as James reveals his favourite memories from his time on set.
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The Mighty Dragon podcast with Adrian Schiller #thelastkingdom
Adrian discusses Æthelhelm, his favourite parts of his character, his motivations and how the character immersed itself into The Last Kingdom. But was Athelhelm’s movitations misjudged?
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The Mighty Dragon podcast with Pierre Bourdaud
Multi-lingual, he has worked with Jackie Chan, Johnny Knoxville, Sebastian Vettel and many others. It seems no one day is the same as another – he could be dubbing films in Mandarin or working with Mike Tyson.
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The Mighty Dragon podcast with Galen Howard #thebookofbobafett
We talk about the secret world of Star Wars casting and storyline, the highs & lows of an actor’s life, preferred genre to work in, plus what draws him to certain characters.
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The Mighty Dragon podcast with Deborah Richards #movemenomountain
Deborah discusses her career path from flair bartending in the UK and US to the short horror film Dark Lights, which was released last year. A huge success, Dark Lights picked up Best Cinematography, Best Special Effects and Best Horror Short awards at the Stranger Days Independent Film Festival.
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The Mighty Dragon podcast with Carey Jones #blackkrrsantan #thebookofbobafett
Carey chats to me about his time on The Book of Boba Fett set and how physically challenging and rewarding portraying Santy is. We also speak about how he got into the industry and his route into Twin Peaks, The Walking Dead, Mare of Easttown, Predators, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood and so much more.
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Interview with Andrea Bartlow #thebookofbobafett
I still remember the morning so well. My agent, Natalie texted, “I have exciting news, call me!” I freaked. It was my first tv appearance and I am a huge Star Wars fan, so I couldn’t have been more excited.
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The Mighty Dragon turns 4
urney to create a TV series. I named the blog after my favourite actor, John Lone. You may see some posts where I share a pic of him and hashtag #theoriginalmightydragon – I’m very fortunate to have some signed items of Johns to share with his fans over on Insta.
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The Mighty Dragon podcast with Kelly Schwarze #indiefilmfactory
Kelly Schwarze, film director, author, sumo wrestler! What more can I say? I was absolutely delighted that Kelly accepted my offer to jump on a call for The Mighty Dragon to share his success on his eight feature film.
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The Mighty Dragon podcast with Andrew Froening
I’m delighted to have back Andrew Froening on the blog again. Based in New Jersey Andrew is working on two feature films, one based in the mob world close to home in NJ. Andrew talks about his projects this year and how he adapted to working throughout the pandemic.
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