Seth Rogen & Olivia Wilde | The A24 Podcast
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3:17 I didn't know 2026 would be the year I'd see olivia wilde talking about my dear alex kelly in so many times podcasts, but I love it
Topics covered include:
Saying bad things about famous people, first meeting at Olivia’s table read for Knocked Up, G-rated bisexuality on The O.C., the craziest audition of Seth’s life, constantly being mistaken for a courier, anti-gravity, The Invite’s origins as a play, dreams of being all alone in outer space, Seth’s good cop, bad cop dynamic on set of The Studio, laughing at your partner’s jokes, getting a little insight into their cast mate's sex lives, and the true joy of finally getting to be funny together in The Invite.
So great!
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Now Playing: BACKROOMS, THE DEATH OF ROBIN HOOD, THE INVITE
📖 Acting Rumors and Casting Auditions (0:00 - 4:55)
├─ 1:40 Catherine Higgels Quitting Crowning Scene
└─ 3:23 Bisexuality in Early As and 8 Mile Audition
📖 Audition Stories and Ankle Monitors (4:55 - 9:01)
└─ 7:05 Actors Share Awkward Audition Stories
📖 Auditioning for Interstellar and Rock of Ages (9:01 - 12:57)
└─ 11:00 Auditioning with Tom Cruise and Rock of Ages
📖 Audition Stories and Empathy in Casting (12:57 - 18:01)
├─ 14:35 Auditioning for The Hangover role
└─ 15:52 Auditioning Empathy and Self Tape Preferences
📖 Auditioning and Space Movie Production (18:01 - 24:38)
├─ 20:12 Artemis 2 Mission and Space Movie Humor
├─ 21:29 Sound stage sci-fi and box office comparisons
└─ 22:51 On-Set Directing and Acting Dynamics
📖 Acting vs Directing and Improv on Set (24:38 - 30:15)
└─ 28:17 Acting vs Directing Confidence and On-Set Dynamics
📖 Director Presence and Shooting Order Benefits (30:15 - 35:07)
├─ 32:10 Filming in Chronological Order Benefits
└─ 33:49 On-set dynamics and filming rhythm
📖 Filming Bedroom Scene and Relationship Dynamics (35:07 - 43:06)
├─ 37:01 Laughter and Sex in Relationships
├─ 38:39 Sex Frequency and Communication in Relationships
└─ 40:29 Audience Reactions to Sex Scenes
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Seth had trimmed down during the filming of the first season of The Studio but now he seems to be carrying more weight than ever. Hopefully the stress didn't get to him
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So good together.
@wedabestpatssoxthey have great chemistry and looks like same experience with casting, so this feels like two friends talking.
@JudoBanjo123Congrats A24 to caving to AI! Spineless! For a seat at whose table?
@donutussyJust watched it: legendary. Legit one of the best movies of the decade for sure.
@whitelightsheddinweedsmokinHow high are both of these guys!!! They are enjoying each other and it shows, thanks for the interview!
@michaelamarusak2802😂
@marytorgusen9280I enjoy Seth
@concessa_Seth isnt funny really.
The funniest thing hes been associated with is this latest movie.
Hillarious to think that anyone would have sex with this ogre without payment.
He would play a great harvey weinstien .
I loved this, these two are great together! But am I the only one who kept thinking throughout, "Wow he really DOES laugh like that?" 😆
@geoffreygershon🎬 OFFICIAL FILM PITCH FOR A24 & KANE PIXELSProject Working Title: THE BACKROOMS: DEATH COMBO (A Sequel Concept)Target Studio: A24Creator: Yiğit İsmail LOGLINEAfter being deceptively trapped in a duplicated version of her own neighborhood inside Level 9, Mary must survive a horrifying psychological and physical cooperative hunting tactic used by two distinct entities, while racing against a 14-day mental countdown to break a lingering parasitic connection.ACT I: THE INSIDIOUS DECEPTION (THE ASYNC TRAP)The False Release: The Async Research Institute pretends to release Mary to protect their corporate secrets. To ensure her compliance and state of vulnerability, they secretly drug her by mixing a powerful sleeping pill into her water.The Relocation: While Mary is fast asleep, Async teams transport her into a newly discovered, dark, and highly volatile section of the Backrooms: Level 9 (The Suburbs).The Perfect Illusion: The anomaly duplicates Mary’s real-world house identically. When she wakes up in her own bed, she is under the complete illusion that she is safe at home.The Awakening: Mary gets out of bed and confidently opens her front door to step outside. Instead of a normal street, she is hit with the ultimate shock: she faces endless mountains, pitch darkness, and distorted replica houses. She realizes she never actually escaped.ACT II: THE MONSTER COMBO (THE COOPERATIVE HUNT)The Fellow Victims: Mary discovers she isn't alone. Async has dropped three other drugged victims into the exact same sector. One of them has already woken up before her, disoriented and confused.The Trap Approaches: Out of the shadows of the suburban houses, two massive entities emerge: Mary’s own psychological duplicate (Mary Kline Still Life) and the horrific, pirate-costumed entity (Captain Clark Still Life).The False Sense of Security: Unaware of the labyrinth's nature, the early-awakened victim mistakes these horrifying entities for an Async rescue team and naively walks toward them.The Execution of the Combo: The legendary "Monster Combo" takes place. Mary’s Still Life remains completely motionless, locking eyes with the victim to drain their mind, causing instant psychological paralysis and extreme dissociation. Unable to move or flee due to complete mental collapse, the victim is left defenseless. Instantly, the lurking Pirate Clark lunges forward, violently grabbing the paralyzed prey and brutally tearing them apart, biting them alive.ACT III: THE FACE-OFF AND THE HEROIC RESCUEThe Twisted Reflection: As the other two victims flee into the pitch-black mountains, Mary freezes. Under the flickering streetlight, she recognizes the motionless entity—it is a distorted, terrifying copy of herself.The Confrontation: Instead of running, Mary walks directly toward her own monster, completely mesmerized.The Mental Drain: Standing face-to-face, Mary's Still Life locks eyes with the real Mary and begins draining her consciousness, childhood memories, and life energy at an extreme speed. Mary enters a state of severe paralysis.The Thumping Steps: From the darkness, the terrifying heavy footsteps echo: Thump... thump... thump... Pirate Clark approaches the mentally broken Mary to finish the physical kill.The Shove: Just as Clark’s claws are about to grab her, one of the men who fled into the mountains rushes back with flawless, split-second timing and shoves Mary out of the center of the trap.The Broken Connection: The sudden physical impact breaks the hypnotic eye contact. Clark’s claw misses, and the man drags a heavily shocked Mary away into the labyrinth of dark houses, completely ruining the monsters' deadly cooperative tactic.ACT IV: THE 14-DAY COUNTDOWN (THE RACE AGAINST EXHAUSTION)The Parasitic Bond: Mary is physically saved, but the damage is done. Because of that prolonged hypnotic gaze, Mary’s mind remains remotely tethered and harvested by her entity deep within the complex.The Sickness: This parasitic mental control acts as a ticking clock. Mary loses her life energy day by day, growing increasingly exhausted.The Ultimatum: If Mary and her savior cannot navigate to the deepest, most dangerous sectors of the Backrooms within 14 days to find the unique pill capable of severing this mental link, Mary’s consciousness will be completely devoured, leaving her real body to die of pure exhaustion.
@Yiğitlegendshorts'oh wow' this is great, more please!
@leewesi just don't like Seth Rogen so i'm not going to watch this movie but good luck
@avehale-v9zdamn if only there was an AI tool to make this podcast shorter
@Atropos148This is unwatchable. So bad.
@ColbyHiggins1Joyful 45 mins ❤❤❤
@oxyehhotvHey its the millionaire who said other millionaires should build library’s. Wheres your library Seth or hospital your worth 80 million dollars
@kookcar9219Gracias por que por ustedes las cripypastas ban al cine 😂😊
@animatrónicos-t9bIs that really Seth Rogen? Or AI?
@chrismeyers160710/10 going to see this movie.
@AllDayKoThese two together might be the best duo I've heard on a podcast. So chill and easy to listen to. Both have fantastic personalities and tell great stories without stepping over each other. I wish this could be weekly.
@MakeTodayAmazing24Guy who played Cheddar Bob catching strays lol. That guy's a legit actor.
@ianbent0nI will watch The Invite bc the movie was made before the whole AI X A24 thing and I don’t wanna see this fail, but I hope people boycott the studio until they make some changes cause nobody that is a fan of this studio wants this.
@Cash42This is one of the best if not the best A24 pod!
@Cash42Dropping OC insight. 3:15
@a.inkklingGet fked A24
You made your bed, now lie in it
Im dying laughing to Seth's "Oh, wow" auditions. Then Olivia mentions singing with Tom Cruise and he immediately replies "Oh, wow" 😂😂😂😂
@ometonyRemember when A24 was different and felt like a secret? Everything just turns to shit
@mitchellcawvey7784What a mess
@rmcklveenReaching retirement at 38 and seeing $28k biweekly is an absolute blessing. Yet, the real victory is knowing my family was there through every step of the hustle, their unwavering support means the most.
@ZoricaĆubela-t1xAI video is looking a lot better nowadays huh....
@maxy2222Is Harry Styles going to be in this one too?
@dropsofKarmaIs this interview AI? We’ll never know…
@davidmichael9624AI24 still wants you to watch their movies after throwing away all of their reputation and integrity for a $75 million check. Lol that’s cute.
@davidmichael9624I didn’t forget about Chris Klein. He rules
@DustyThoughts951. I have had enough Seth Rogan for a lifetime, thanks.
2. Is this AI?
I'm out
@TheJindag"What was that audition like??" ... dying ahaha
@PatrickPretoriusSeth is so noisy, I struggle to follow Olivia.
@Crimson11100He looks like he got too high before this(per usual, sad) and she looks like she put on too much face tightener before this.
@Eric-lr3zjOh no.... not more AI pretending to be Actors 😢
@barryvercueil2346A24, will we have to wait 2 or 3 years for the next Backrooms: Reality episode?
@NurislamMirzabekovAs a teen in the 2000s the bi kiss on The OC was NUTS 📺 👀 😂
@SUCKEDDDDDDD