Deadline’s Read the Screenplay series spotlighting the scrips behind the buzziest awards-season movies continues with Hard ...
It is almost 30 years since Jean-Baptiste and Leigh collaborated on a film—the cult 1996 comedy drama Secrets & Lies, which ...
Writer-director Mike Leigh and Marianne Jean-Baptiste discuss the legendary British filmmaker's latest work and experiencing a bucket list moment for cinephiles.
Leigh does not typically work off a script when creating his stories, but rather builds his films off improvisations ...
Mike Leigh is one of the most prolific living filmmakers, an acolyte of the human condition. With a body of work that ranges from micro-dramas to period-set opulence, Leigh makes films that ...
Marianne Jean-Baptiste is a classically trained actor who has over 50 credits to her name, including Secrets & Lies and the ...
Marianne Jean-Baptiste and Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor interview each other about Hard Truths and Nickel Boys and working with ...