June Squibb, Clark Gregg & Fred Hechinger Discuss Thelma and Becoming an Action Star at 94
8Throughout her career, Oscar-nominee, June Squibb has portrayed numerous characters in movies and television, including Nebraska, earning her an Academy Award nomination, Shameless, and lending her vocal talent to projects like Ralph Breaks the Internet and Toy Story 4. This year, Squibb got to attend the Sundance Film Festival as the leading lady for the first time in Josh Margolin’s action-comedy, Thelma.
Up until now, 93-year-old Thelma (Squibb) managed to avoid being placed in assisted living by her daughter Gail (Parker Posey) and her son-in-law, Alan (Clark Gregg). When a phone scammer says her grandson, Daniel (Fred Hechinger), has been hurt and needs money, Thelma is convinced to send $10,000. Fed up by her family's belief she might need to be placed in a group home, Thelma takes matters into her own hands to reclaim what was stolen from her, and to prove she doesn't need her independence taken from her, as well. In order to do so, Thelma teams up with her reluctant friend, Ben (Richard Roundtree), on a Mission: Impossible adventure across the city with her distressed family hot on her trails.
Stars Squibb, Hechinger, and Gregg stopped by our Media Studio, sponsored by Film.io, and sat down with Collider's Steve Weintraub to talk about their collaboration on Margolin's film, inspired by nearly-true events. Squibb shares early moments from her career, from theater to awards season for Nebraska, to her most action-packed role yet in Thelma. The trio talk stunts, Tom Cruise's involvement with the film, and what it's like to step on a set for the very first time. Hechinger also shares what it was like filming with Ridley Scott on Gladiator 2.
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