Interview With "Pretty Lethal" Director Vicky Jewson

The Next Best Picture Podcast

Tv & Film

4.2 • 542 Ratings

🗓️ 25 March 2026

⏱️ 24 minutes

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Summary

"Pretty Lethal" is an action thriller film directed by Vicky Jewson and written by Kate Freund. It follows a dysfunctional ballet troupe that is forced to take shelter when their bus breaks down en route to a prestigious competition and must use their training to fight back when a gang of armed men targets them. It premiered at the 2026 South by Southwest Film & TV Festival and stars Iris Apatow, Lana Condor, Millicent Simmonds, Avantika, Maddie Ziegler, and Uma Thurman. Jewson was kind enough to spend some time talking with us about her work and experience making the film, which you can listen to below. Please be sure to check out the film, which is now available to stream on Amazon Prime Video. Thank you, and enjoy! Check out more on NextBestPicture.com Please subscribe on... Apple Podcasts - https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/negs-best-film-podcast/id1087678387?mt=2 Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/7IMIzpYehTqeUa1d9EC4jT YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWA7KiotcWmHiYYy6wJqwOw And be sure to help support us on Patreon for as little as $1 a month at https://www.patreon.com/NextBestPicture and listen to this podcast ad-free Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Now, are all the traitors present?
0:02.0	Let's get started, shall we?
0:04.0	From rags to riches.
0:06.0	I'm so sick of this.
0:07.0	Working like a dog and being treated worse.
0:09.0	Yorkshire to New York.
0:10.0	Or climbers, you and me.
0:12.0	A life dedicated to revenge.
0:14.0	Let's make this an occasion to remember.
0:16.0	A Woman of Substance on Channel 4.
0:19.0	Stream now.
0:20.0	You are listening to the Next Best Picture podcast,
0:22.7	and this is Emma Sassick's interview of the director for Pretty Leifle, Vicki Jusen.
0:27.2	Inside every ballerina's heart beats the blood of a warrior.
0:33.9	They turn pain into beauty.
0:40.3	Chaos into precision. Is it possible for you to stop being a jerk or like two minutes?
0:44.3	Bite me, Buzz.
0:46.3	The Budapest Showcase could change your life.
0:50.3	Only the world's best dancers get invited.
1:02.0	Does anyone have any service?
1:07.0	No way, this is my kind of place. You have big show, yeah?
1:10.0	I used to be a dancer.
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