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The Interview – Michael Biehn, ‘The Divide’

Season 1

Episode 2

00:12:28

Not every actor in a film takes part in the promotional side of things, although with the rise of big budgets and social media, it’s common for everyone on the cast, and many of the higher echelons of the crew, to hit the road and sell the show.

That wasn’t always the case. With the premier of The Divide taking place at SXSW some thirteen years ago, Michael Biehn decided that he would attend not only his first SXSW but also his first film festival to support and promote a film that he believed in.

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The Interview – Edgar Wright, ‘Attack The Block’

October 2, 2025

Season 1

Episode 1

00:09:01

talk to the team behind 2011’s ‘Attack The Block’, where a teenage street gang have to defend themselves from predatory alien invaders on a council estate in South London.

It’s an interview as part of the promotional cattle call, so everyone lined up for the interview gets ten minutes from walking in the room to walking out, with no do-overs. This was part of the promo circuit for Attack The Block; exec produced by Edgar Wright, directed by Joe Cornish, and a cast list including Nick Frost. All three are in the room, so it’s a hectic who gets what question ahead of the midnight premiere of the film at Austin’s SXSW Film Festival in 2011.