Hi everyone and thank you for tuning in to the An English Oxford alum turned Bond Girl turned Best Actress Oscar nominee who is a Best Actress Oscar contender this season for Matt Heinemans Marie Colvin Bio Pick a private war which is having its world premiere on Friday here at the Toronto International Film Festival, and in which she gives as strong a performance as any she has ever given on screen. Rosamine Pike.

Over the course of our conversation at the Sheridan Center Toronto Hotel,

the 39-year-old and I discussed a wide range of topics.

From the considerable pros and cons of her Bond Girl experience in 2002's Die Another Day, to the career-changing

significance of 2009's Best Picture Oscar nominated and education, to the backstory of her

first leading film role in 2014's Gone Girl, to the back story of her first leading film role in 2014's gone girl,

to the immense sense of responsibility that she felt in telling Marie Colvin's story.

But first I was joined in downtown Toronto by Matt Bellany,

the Hollywood Reporter's editorial director,

to discuss the opening weekend of the 43rd Toronto International Film Festival and other

award season developments that have happened around it.

Matt, thanks for joining us.

No problem.

So let's start with some news from a few days ago when the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and

Sciences announced that it has abandoned, for this season at least, plans to implement an Oscar

for Best Popular Movie on top of an Oscar

for Best Picture. You and I were both more supportive of that idea than most.

We talked about it the last time you were on this podcast. What happened here?

Well I was open to it I think

people who really thought about this were open to some kind of an

acknowledgement of the aspect of the movie business that is not now honored for the most part on the Oscars.

But it was all in how they communicated it and how they rolled this out.

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