Show Notes
Adria Arjona joins Scene Stealers with John Feitelberg to break down her most iconic movie scenes from ONSLAUGHT (in theaters now), HIT MAN, ANDOR, BLINK TWICE and SPLITSVILLE. Adria reveals the personal detail she pitched for her ONSLAUGHT character, goes deep on working with Tony Gilroy on ANDOR, talks filming SPLITSVILLE's real-blood fight scene with Dakota Johnson, and gets honest about why she can't stop spoiling secrets to the people closest to her.
ONSLAUGHT is in theaters now!
In this interview, Adria Arjona breaks down:
- The self-stabbing tic she came up with for ONSLAUGHT - Making HIT MAN with Glen Powell and director Richard Linklater - Working with Tony Gilroy on Star Wars' ANDOR - Filming BLINK TWICE with Zoë Kravitz in Mérida, Mexico - The insane real-blood fight scene in SPLITSVILLE - Why A WOMAN UNDER THE INFLUENCE might be the best female performance ever - Male vs. female directors, and why she wants to cancel method acting
00:00 – Intro 00:03:02 – Reginald Bell Johnson steals ONSLAUGHT 00:04:32 – "All I know is empathy" 00:05:23 – The self-stabbing scene she pitched herself 00:08:44 – HIT MAN 00:10:08 – Why Madison falls for a killer 00:11:19 – The Listerine strips 00:12:55 – Glen Powell's 100 characters 00:16:18 – ANDOR 00:17:12 – Reading her first Star Wars script 00:19:35 – Tony Gilroy picks up on the second ring 00:23:33 – Adria spoiled the ending (to her dad, boyfriend, brother) 00:25:32 – BLINK TWICE 00:26:08 – Living on set in Mérida, Truman Show style 00:27:37 – The Beyoncé needle drop story 00:28:38 – Male vs. female directors 00:29:51 – The actor she couldn't stand & "can we cancel method acting?" 00:32:40 – Monarch 00:34:55 – SPLITSVILLE 00:38:11 – The real-blood fight scene 00:39:46 – A WOMAN UNDER THE INFLUENCE
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