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Variety & CNN Actors On Actors pairs critically acclaimed performers in candid, unscripted conversations about their craft.
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Ariana Grande and Adam Sandler

What do Ariana Grande ('Wicked: For Good') & Adam Sandler ('Jay Kelly') have to talk about? Quite a lot, it turns out, as these two comic performers share charmingly earnest chemistry.

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Julia Roberts and Sean Penn

Oscar winners Julia Roberts & Sean Penn are longtime friends and neighbors - yet neither one recognized each other in their transformative 2025 performances. Now, they're opening up about their career trajectories and most famous roles.

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David Corenswet and Jonathan Bailey

2025's defining heartthrobs Jonathan Bailey ('Wicked: For Good') & David Corenswet ('Superman') reflect on playing Oz's and Krypton's most celebrated charmers and get real about ambition, auditions, and the roles ahead.

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Dwayne Johnson and Brendan Fraser

Years after meeting on set of 'The Mummy Returns,' Hollywood leading man Dwayne Johnson & Oscar winner Brendan Fraser reflect on their careers thus far, showing that their bond is as strong as ever.

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Gwyneth Paltrow and Jacob Elordi

As Gwyneth Paltrow makes a return to theaters, she shares her enthusiasm for the craft of movie-making with an admiring Jacob Elordi, who opens up about becoming Frankenstein's monster for Guillermo del Toro.

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Cynthia Erivo and Hugh Jackman

Theater veterans and defining voices in Hollywood Cynthia Erivo & Hugh Jackman discuss the joys of performing and their new movies - a blockbuster sequel for Erivo and a heartfelt Neil Diamond musical for Jackman.

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Sydney Sweeney and Ethan Hawke

Sydney Sweeney & Ethan Hawke both played real-life figures in 2025 - Sweeney the boxer Christy Martin, Hawke the songwriter Lorenz Hart. They share their enthusiasm for transformation in a freewheeling conversation.

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Stellan Skarsgård and Alexander Skarsgård

Stellan Skarsgård plays a complicated artist father in 'Sentimental Value.' In real life, he's the patriarch to a family of actors, including eldest son Alexander. The pair speak about family legacy and their awards-season rivalry.

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Michael B. Jordan and Jesse Plemons

Since working together on 'Friday Night Lights,' Michael B. Jordan & Jesse Plemons have become two of movies' most exciting talents. They discuss their transformations in this year's chilling big-screen horrors, 'Sinners' and 'Bugonia.'

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Kate Hudson and Jeremy Allen White

Kate Hudson & Jeremy Allen White both had to master the modern American songbook - Hudson to play a Neil Diamond cover artist, and White to play The Boss himself. What does it take for an actor to become a singer? They explain it all.

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Oscar Isaac and Teyana Taylor

Oscar Isaac & Teyana Taylor are both starstruck, sharing admiration for each other's work, from Isaac's performances in 'Star Wars' and 'Dune', to Taylor's breakout role in 'One Battle After Another'.

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Colin Farrell and Jessie Buckley

Colin Farrell & Jessie Buckley would be the first to tell you the Irish have a tradition of storytelling. They share tales of transforming into a gambling addict for 'Ballad of a Small Player' and Shakespeare's grieving wife in 'Hamnet.'

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Jennifer Lawrence and Leonardo DiCaprio

Jennifer Lawrence's favorite movie of the year was 'One Battle After Another.' So it was only fair to give her the opportunity to interrogate its star, Leonardo DiCaprio, in her classic uninhibited and boundaryless style.

Season 1

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Cillian Murphy and Margot Robbie

The Barbenheimer phenomenon personified, Cillian Murphy ('Oppenheimer') & Margot Robbie ('Barbie') discuss being the biggest summer box office sensation since 'Avengers' and what it was like working with Christopher Nolan and Greta Gerwig.

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Robert Downey Jr and Mark Ruffalo

Robert Downey Jr. ('Oppenheimer') & Mark Ruffalo ('Poor Things') reflect on their long history together from working with David Fincher on 'Zodiac' to teaming up as Marvel superheroes and the evolution of their expansive careers.

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Cate Blanchett and Michelle Yeoh

Michelle Yeoh ('Everything Everywhere All at Once') & Cate Blanchett ('Tar') share mutual admiration for each other's careers, discuss preparing for their iconic roles in award-winning films, and why Cate is dying to work with Michelle.

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Paul Mescal and Natalie Portman

Natalie Portman ('May December') and Paul Mescal ('All of Us Strangers') discuss transforming into wholly different characters, the morality of choosing roles, and the vulnerability behind authentic performance.

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Emily Blunt and Anne Hathaway

'The Devil Wears Prada' stars Anne Hathaway ('Eileen') & Emily Blunt ('Oppenheimer') take a trip down memory lane and reminisce on the best parts of filming the cultural phenomenon together, working with Christopher Nolan, and more.

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Brendan Fraser and Adam Sandler

'Airheads' costars Adam Sandler & Brendan Fraser reunite nearly 30 years later to discuss Brendan's role of a lifetime with 'The Whale,' and Adam's experience in 'Punch Drunk Love' and how his career took him from comedy into drama.

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Kate Hudson and Glen Powell

Long-time friends Glen Powell & Kate Hudson share a behind-the-scenes look at Glen's experience working with Tom Cruise on 'Top Gun,' Kate's 'Glass Onion' character work, and how 'Almost Famous' shaped Kate's career.

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Colin Farrell and Jamie Lee Curtis

Jamie Lee Curtis ('Everything Everywhere All At Once') & Colin Farrell ('The Bashees of Inisherin') reflect on their shared love for Ireland, how Jamie's sobriety is key to her acting, and Colin's ongoing collaboration with Martin McDonagh.

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Jeffrey Wright and Taraji P. Henson

Taraji P. Henson ('The Color Purple') & Jeffrey Wright ('American Fiction') bond over growing up in D.C. and how it has influenced making films about the Black experience in America.

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Annette Bening and Julianne Moore

Julianne Moore ('May December') and Annette Benning ('Nyad') discuss the complexity of portraying complicated women on screen, reflecting on the process of bringing characters layered with depth and contradictions to life.

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Carey Mulligan and Michael Fassbender

'Shame' costars Carey Mulligan ('Maestro') & Michael Fassbender ('The Killer') reminisce on working with Steve McQueen and discuss collaborating with directors Bradley Cooper and David Fincher on their critically acclaimed 2023 projects.

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Andrew Scott and Greta Lee

Andrew Scott ('All of Us Strangers') and Greta Lee ('Past Lives') discuss capturing the pain and reality of romance on film and the cultural phenomenon of the Hot Priest in 'Fleabag'.

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Ana de Armas and Eddie Redmayne

Ana de Armas ('Blonde') and Eddie Redmayne ('The Good Nurse') discuss the art of playing real people; from Ana's journey to develop the infamous Marilyn Monroe voice to Eddie's experience humanizing a serial killer like Charles Cullen.


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