that is so exciting! i think it's a dream of every star wars fan to land a role in that universe. i couldn't imagine the excitement you must have felt when you learned you had gotten that role. i think it's beautiful that the universe as a whole is opening up to more people of color, especially women. i love to see that. oh gosh— i don't know how to answer this? i think when i landed fear the walking dead is when i had that moment of 'i made it!'
Andor Season 2 is dropping so soon, and honestly? I couldn’t be more excited. I’ve been a massive Star Wars fan for as long as I can remember, so stepping into that galaxy, into that universe, still feels surreal. If I could go back and tell my younger self that one day she'd be part of a story like this, that Hollywood would start making space, real space, for Latinas on this scale? She wouldn’t believe it. I’m curious now, how did you first break into your industry? Was there a project or moment when you thought, “Okay, I made it”? / @hfrpstarters
i would hope so. then again it took the longest time for me to convince my dad to get rid of his iphone 5. he was stuck to that thing like glue. this is why you are among one of the very few artist in this world who deserve to be famous. you care about everyone above the money and the ticket sales, and it definitely shows. i wish there was a way to group everyone into the same room. i know people wouldn't mind standing shoulder to shoulder for a chance to watch you perform. stop— you are so cute! to have a hug from the legend herself would cure all of my seasonal depression. that is so kind of you. i would definitely love to bring her along, and i'm sure she'd more than thankful to be anywhere. she's not a hard woman to please, even if she does hate crowds. i knew you were cool, and the fact that you love jazz and blues just cements that. i grew up on it too, mainly because of my dad, so he'd be pretty excited to know that others feel the same way. he's convinced that old school is dead, but it's very much alive, and you can see it in a lot of newer music these days. wait until he finds out you know of his band. my apologies in advance if he tries to persuade you to let them open for you. tell me about it. the 80's was such a great era, and i'm so sad i wasn't born during that time.
Thankfully, I think most of us are beyond the age of 3G in the so-called free world. It's hard to say what is and isn't happening beyond closed doors, what with the amount of NDAs that we all have to sign, but hopefully we'll turn a corner where people feel they're being treated more fairly in the ticket queue. I wish I could fit all of my little monsters into the one room, arena, stadium – whatever. !!!!! Oh my goodness, that's so exciting. Let me know if it happens and we can finally hug in person and you can let me know if the show lives up to the hype. If your mom isn't big on crowds, we can definitely make sure you're in a non-crowded area, lovely. Blues! I love it, and I love old school. A lot of people don't believe that but I grew up loving jazz, myself, although really I loved all music. Oh, Cosmic Spice? What a great name. You know, I think the '80s might have been our best era of music. I can't wait to meet him! All of them, honestly.
i have, but i never get tired of hearing them! it's a huge accomplishment for me career wise, and i'm happy to ride the high of this news for as long as i can. thank you so much. i never in my wildest dreams thought that i'd be part of such a huge franchise, and to be part of a film series i grew up watching? legendary. i'll be honest i feel like i've won the life lottery right now. i have zero complaints. i have a great job, a great significant other. i swear things are going so well i'm waiting for the shoe to drop and something to go wrong.
I'm sure you've been getting a lot of congratulations for getting the Godzilla x Kong part, but here's me offering mine! That's so wonderful, and I just know you're going to do an amazing job. Plus, I love the Monsterverse and can't wait to see what they do with the next installment. I feel like you're probably riding a massive high with that right now, and nothing else can beat that, right? But I'm still curious if there is anything else exciting that's going on in your life right now? My life is slightly stale, so I'm just trying to live vicariously through others. @alyvas
alycia: this is difficult because we both share the same views about most things. do you have a silly little thing that you are passionate about? like a fashion choice? a favorite food? something we can argue about and i can witness this flail first hand. ba dum tsss. i love that for you. i know you have been through some things in your life, so you getting all of this love is exactly what you deserve. alycia: it irritates me too. it makes having friends of the opposite sex more difficult. i grew up with a brother so i naturally get along better with men then i do women, and not being able to just hang out with them platonically is difficult. i respect how private you are about that. you leave no room for the outside world to put their two cents in, and i have no doubt that when you finally do have someone, or if you do already, they will be well taken care of because you won't let the world rip them to shreds. oh my god, it was brutal. i was told i was using him, that he was using me to cover up who his real love was. i was just thinking to myself, "holy shit! i never met this guy!" 🤣🤣 alycia: i can't wait! i know kaitlyn talked about working with you when we were filming apple cider. she had nothing but amazing things to say, but it was nothing i didn't already know. it's kind of romcom-ish? i always wanted to do a romcom, so i was pretty excited for the opportunity to do something like this. and there have been new developments in my career since the last exchange and you are now looking at the new face of the godzilla universe. 🤗
pedro: what should we be arguing about then, missy? we'll have to pick something i'm passionate about and you bet my hands will be heavily animated during it. i'm in a really happy place with my life, so i feel very loved and spoiled every single day. i know not everyone is that lucky, so i don't take it for granted. pedro: i know that's the way it goes, but it still irritates me. especially when they bring that bullshit into red carpets when i'm trying to work and promote my projects. this is why i don't talk about my relationships publicly. some people just can't be normal and i'd rather not deal with that. i can just imagine what your comment section looked like. fangirls are brutal, some close to psychotic and it's never fun to be on the receiving end of that. pedro: the seasons are like my children, i can't choose between them but i will say the team did an amazing job bringing this season together. very proud of everyone for the work they've done. here's hoping the fans and you feel similar. that sounds like a very fun, modern idea for a film and i'll make sure to watch it when it's out. one more thing on my pile of things to watch. one thing i learned while being a struggling actor for most of my twenties and thirties was that when you have faith, in yourself and what you bring to the table, things will eventually work out. hard work does pay off, at least in my experience.
when i got the call this morning i could barely contain my excitement. i hope i didn't wake you with an excessive amount of pillow screaming. but you know that your support means the world to me, right? you always were my biggest support system and you are once again proving that. that's right, you are a big godzilla fan huh? guess that means you have to come visit me on set when we actually start filming— and if you play your cards right you can be my plus one to the premiere. i really hope they plan to turn you into an elven prince or something. anything else would be a waste. i know i've said it before and i'll say it again, i am so proud of you. no one deserves this more than you. oh? what other things are you hoping for this year?
Congratulations, darling. You know I'm so very proud of you right now, and I knew that you'd not be without work for much longer given how crazy talented you are. Plus, I've always known that you were meant for the big screen, so it's no surprise that it's finally happening as well. And I'm excited, because you know I love that universe a whole lot! You already know my 2025 surprises, I'm fairly sure, the fact that I'm getting to be part of the Lord of the Rings franchise is still surreal to me. Especially given how much I love The Lord of the Rings. Though I'm curious what else good will happen in 2025 for me, I might have a thing or two I'm hoping for.
i hope so. i have been fortunate enough to work with some really big names on these last few projects so i'm hoping that kind of helps toss my name into the pot of potential contenders. if not then i'll just keep pushing on until something happens. at least it gave me time to finish my first script. i've also wanted to move more to the behind the scenes stuff. i dipped my toe into the directing pool and i sort of fell in love with it. i love to hear that! i certainly cannot wait for season four. ted lasso is such a guilty pleasure show. i love that! you two always make me want to get a farm. i know i could never keep up, but the urge is there.
Well that's a shame. But you're right, such is the nature. I'm sure something will pop up soon, I'm banking on it. Lucky for me, I always have production projects on the go, even if I'm not actively working myself, I'm overseeing things and working on behind the scenes stuff, writing for other people. But aside from the brand new wife and the beautiful baby I'm currently in the midst of writing Ted Lasso season 4, getting things prepared for filming later in the year, and we've also started planning Big Slick and Thundergong. My broody hen has been hiding eggs from me so I became a grandrooster of three at some point in the last week The joys of living on a farm.
ALYCIA DEBNAM-CAREY ph. Martin Rusch Story + Rain, March 2025
there is a reason australia is home of some of the most deadliest creatures— and i don't just mean the animals. we're feisty. let's just hope i can actually put that level of fear into them when i give them a stern talking to. it's so sad when they turn something so beautiful into a cash grab. they started doing that with the walking dead universe, and after a while i knew i needed to walk away because the quality of the writing just wasn't there anymore. they just did enough to form some resemblance of a plot and tried to make it a gold mind. i hope marvel can get it together and the next film surpasses all the others. you deserve nothing but the best scripts. the day marvel actually notices me is the day hell will freeze over. i may never make it past netflix level stardom and i'm okay with that.
you know what, you’re absolutely spot on. aussie hell is the final boss of all hells — polite yet terrifying, delivered with a charming accent and a side-eye that could melt steel. if i were those execs, i’d be cancelling brunch plans and prepping apologies immediately. and yeah, it did feel like they were squeezing every last drop from the marvel juice box — and somewhere in the chaos, a bit of that heart went missing. i mean, i love being part of it, but even i can admit some of the films felt like they were made on autopilot. we need that spark back, you know? the real magic. don’t tempt me. don’t you dare tempt me. you’d steal the scene the moment you showed up — the internet would go feral. you say you don’t know if it’ll ever happen, but listen… if aussie hell can move mountains, maybe it can get you into the mcu too.
alycia: i have had so many people tell me that we could play sisters in a project, and i'm starting to think we should give the people what they want. we should get them on board with a 'it's what's inside part: II ' and have you play nikki's sister. i think it has potential to be the greatest sequel of all time. @jojokings
ugh— 2026 is too far. i feel like they could have done this a little bit quicker. had they not made their millionth avenger film, or whatever else marvel dipped their toes into then we would have it by now. i suppose if i have to wait i will, but i won't be happy about it, nor will i be silent. so feel free to patch me into those studio executives. i'll unless aussie hell on them.
oi, alycia — 2026. that’s the word. i know, it feels like ages away, and i can already hear your aussie sass coming for me. and no, i’m not counting the avengers films either — i hear you loud and clear. if it were up to me, you'd have had three more by now, but apparently these things take “time” and “planning” or whatever. if you're really ready to give the studio a proper aussie talking-to, say the word — i’ll patch you in. maybe you’ll get it moved up sooner.