If You Build It They Will Come with Brendan Fraser & Michelle Yeoh

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4.8 • 1.1K Ratings

🗓️ 28 February 2023

⏱️ 44 minutes

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Summary

Topics covered include: the magic of practical effects, living out of a suitcase, calculated risks, mapping the multiverse on a blackboard, Everything Everywhere and The Whale’s themes of forgiveness, films that open hearts, fighting to be original, total collaboration, lessons from Brendan’s favorite movie of all time Ratatouille, moving a literal mountain in China to get the perfect shot for The Mummy 3, working with Jet Li’s fight crew, pain as a smoke alarm, leaving stunt work to the professionals, awards season as a full-time job, giving the people what they want, going towards the danger, hyper-critical Chinese moms, the buoyant enthusiasm of the EEAAO cast, plus a brief cameo from Brendan’s dog PeeWee.

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0:00.0	Hey and welcome back to the A24 podcast.
0:08.4	Brendan Fraser and Michelle Yo first met 15 years ago while filming the Mummy 3 in China.
0:13.3	Today, they're two of the busiest actors on the awards season circuit, with Oscar nominations
0:17.7	for their roles in the Whale and everything everywhere all at once.
0:21.6	Fresh off their wins at the Screen Actors Guild Awards, here's Brendan and Michelle.
0:25.8	Hi, I'm Michelle Yo, I'm with.
0:29.2	She's with Brendan Fraser and this is the A24 podcast.
0:32.6	So it's just a part where we talk to each other?
0:34.4	I guess.
0:35.4	For 15 minutes, we're just going to fill an hour.
0:38.2	Alright.
0:40.2	Alright, come on, Mr. Fraser, we can do this.
0:44.2	Where are you right now?
0:46.2	Are you home?
0:47.2	No, no.
0:48.2	I just got back to LA, so I'm just here until Monday and then I go back to London.
0:52.2	Good day.
0:53.2	Because I've been filming there.
0:55.2	I'm filming Wicked.
0:56.2	You're doing Wicked?
0:57.2	Yes.
0:58.2	It's so cool.
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