The summer slate of movies has included some of acting's most high-profile names, from Pedro Pascal and Vanessa Kirby in The Fantastic Four: First Steps to Matt Smith with a mohawk in the brand-new Caught Stealing from director Darren Aronofsky. Now, two of Britain's best are getting in on the act as the season comes to an end, with the brilliant Olivia Colman and Benedict Cumberbatch starring in Austin Powers director Jay Roach's The Roses.
Based on the 1981 novel The War of the Roses and following the 1989 comedy of the same name starring Michael Douglas and Danny DeVito, The Roses is one of the comedy highlights of the 2025 summer box office, not least for its incredible cast. Of course, Cumberbatch and Colman are powerhouse enough to lead any movie, but throw into the mix the likes of Andy Samberg, Allison Janney, Ncuti Gatwa, Jamie Demetriou, and Kate McKinnon, and The Roses becomes unmissable.
With The Roses in theaters now, Collider's Steve Weintraub spoke with Colman and Cumberbatch about the black comedy. Chatting about everything from the movie's balance of tone and drama, the film's most explosive scene, and much more, this interview shouldn't be missed simply for Cumberbatch's multiple impressions of Arnold Schwarzenegger.
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