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Hi, I'm Alex Zane and welcome to Just The Facts, a podcast which allows me to do what I love... interviewing actors and filmmakers about their careers... just for a lot longer than I've been able to do before! I've been chatting to people working in this industry for quite a while now, like nearly twenty years, and I love it. So to be able to have a bit more time to really find out what drives, what excites and what scares people who bring these wonderful movies and TV shows to our screens, is something I really enjoy. I hope you do too! Thanks for listening to the show. See
November 30, 2021
Alex catches up with the brilliant Robbie Amell about his new movie 'Resident Evil: Welcome to Racoon City' which hits cinemas this week. They talk zombies (obviously), their biggest fears, playing the Resident Evil video game as kids and a lot about sharks. A LOT. As always, feel free to get in touch at any of the below and we hope you enjoy the show!Join our monthly newsletter: See
November 23, 2021
Alex is joined this week by Reggie Yates to discuss his move from being in front of the camera - hosting 'Top Of The Pops', acting in 'Dr Who', to his recent documentary series investigating subjects as diverse as 'Teen Gangs', to 'Extreme Countries' to 'Race Riots in the USA' - to now moving behind the camera with his feature film debut 'Pirates' which he's written and directed and which hits cinemas this Friday 26th November.. They talk about his inspiration for the film, his casting process and finding his three incredible leads, to being given advice by an Oscar winning director. As always, hope you enjoy the episode and please feel free to subscribe/follow and getting touch at any of the below:Join our monthly newsletter: See
November 16, 2021
This week's episode features an actor as adept at drama as he is comedy, the wonderful Jimmy Akingbola joins Alex on the pod from Los Angeles to talk about shooting his new show 'Bel-Air' - a dramatic retelling of The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air - exec produced by Will Smith. They chat about his hugely successful ITV sitcom 'Kate and Koji', appearing in DC's 'Arrow', his comedy heroes and his brand new crime drama The Tower, now available on ITV Hub. We hope you enjoy this week's show, please subscribe, rate and review... and, as always, feel free to get in touch at any of the below. Thanks!Join our monthly newsletter: See
November 9, 2021
Human sacrifice. Dogs and cats living together. Mass Hysteria! Alex is joined by the incredible father and son duo of Ivan and Jason Reitman to talk all things Ghostbusters. Finding out the truth behind some of the stories that have been mythologised from the making of the 1984 original, to discovering what Jason wanted to bring to the Ghostbusters universe with Afterlife. What was the pairs biggest disagreement about? Which cast ad-libbed on set? What do you do with a field of Barley? All these questions are answered on this week's show! As always, feel free to get in touch at any of the below! Cheers!Join our monthly newsletter: See
November 2, 2021
Alex is joined this week by the wonderful Wallis Day to chat about everything from working alongside Chiwetel Ejiofor in her massive new sci-fi blockbuster 'Infinite' to taking over Ruby Rose's character in DC series Batwoman. They discuss the benefits of a Vegan diet and talk about a big decision Wallis had to make a child between pursuing a career in acting or.... well, you know what, you'll just have to give it a listen to find out. As always find us at all of the below and feel free to get in touch!Join our monthly newsletter: See
October 26, 2021
Hello! What an episode this week, as joining Alex to talk about his brilliant new movie 'Last Night in Soho' is the wonderful Edgar Wright... and while they do indeed talk about the movie, and what it was like for Edgar actually shooting on the ground in Soho, the conversation soon moves onto the history of that famous square mile of London, the stories and legends that haunt its streets and back alleys, as well as the idea of ghosts, both metaphorical... and real. We hope you enjoy this week's show and if you do please leave us a rating and review... also, as always, feel free to get in touch at any of the below. Thanks!Join our monthly newsletter: See
October 19, 2021
Today Alex sits down with the insanely talented independent filmmaker Jim Cummings to talk about him breaking onto the scene in 2018 with the brilliant Thunder Road, but also to get into the details about his incredible new film The Beta Test which hit UK cinemas on Oct 15th... part psychological thriller - part dark comedy - part horror - part satire on the industry of Hollywood and the ousting of the culture of toxic masculinity that has pervaded there for so long.... it's fantastic. As always we hope you enjoy the episode and please leave us a rating and review if you've had a good time... Also join our growing community at any of the below... Thanks!Join our monthly newsletter: See
October 11, 2021
This week Alex's guest is the excellent Joanne Froggatt, who sits down to talk about her powerful and gripping new ITV drama 'Angela Back' which had it's first episode on Sunday and is already being talked about as a hard-hitting and compelling look at domestic abuse. They also chat the incredible success of Downton Abbey, growing up in Yorkshire and the films that inspired Joanne to follow a career into acting at a very young age. Hope you enjoy the show, please do leave us a rating and review and don't forget you can get in touch at any of the below, including signing up for our brand new newsletter. Cheers!Join our monthly newsletter: See
October 5, 2021
Rahul Kohli joins Alex for a Midnight Mass Spoiler Special! As promised back in July, now the phenomenal show has been released on Netflix, Rahul returns to discuss working with the incredible writer and director Mike Flanagan, developing his character Sheriff Hassan and his iconic look and stance, the responsibility of playing that character, what he thinks the 'Angel' is and his interpretation of that ending. Suffice to say, don't listen to this episode if you haven't yet watched the brilliant show as there are spoilers aplenty in here! Hope you enjoy and as always feel free to get in touch at any of the below and please take the time to leave us a rating and review... thanks!We want to reach out to our community from time to time. Mostly about latest updates on the podcast, giveaways, and inviting you to cool events. Click the links below to join our growing community.Join our monthly newsletter: See
September 28, 2021
Synnøve Karlsen joins Alex for this week's episode to talk about her feature film debut in the hugely anticipated Last Night In Soho. They talk about how she got the role of Jocasta and her experience of working with the brilliant director Edgar Wright on the project. They also discuss her breakout role in the hugely successful BBC series Clique, the person she'd really love to play in a film and various methods of how to cure sleeplessness. Hope you enjoy the show and feel free to get in touch using any of the below, cheers!We want to reach out to our community from time to time. Mostly about latest updates on the podcast, giveaways, and inviting you to cool events. Click the links below to join our growing community.Join our monthly newsletter: See
September 21, 2021
Alex has a fascinating chat with the brilliant actor, writer and director Daniel Gillies, who stars in the incredible new horror movie 'Coming Home in the Dark' which is released this October. They discuss his phenomenal performance playing a psychopath, what a departure this role is for him and what attracted him to the film... as well as the pros and cons of owning a 7 month old husky, his thoughts on the state of cinema today, why he moved from New Zealand to LA and lots lots more. Hope you enjoy the episode and follow us at any of the below for all the latest news, cheers!We want to reach out to our community from time to time. Mostly about latest updates on the podcast, giveaways, and inviting you to cool events. Click the links below to join our growing community.Join our monthly newsletter: See
September 14, 2021
Alex is joined by the wonderful writer and director Paul Feig to talk about his career and the impact his 2011 comedy Bridesmaids had on both cinema and the kind of films he was able to make. They discuss his big screen blockbusters like The Heat and Spy, and working with Melissa McCarthy, as well as his 2016 Ghostbusters reboot and upcoming Netflix fantasy The School For Good And Evil. Hope you enjoy the episode and don't forget to leave us a rating and review and get in touch at any of the following places:We want to reach out to our community from time to time. Mostly about latest updates on the podcast, giveaways, and inviting you to cool events. Click the links below to join our growing community.Join our monthly newsletter: See
September 7, 2021
Alex catches up with the wonderful Tom Ellis on the eve of the final season of Lucifer, which arrives on Friday September 10th on Netflix. They discuss how Tom began his journey, the show's massive popularity and how cool it is when you first see steam coming out if a manhole in New York! Hope you enjoy the episode and don't forget you can get in. touch at any of the places below:We want to reach out to our community from time to time. Mostly about latest updates on the podcast, giveaways, and inviting you to cool events. Click the links below to join our growing community.Join our monthly newsletter: See
August 31, 2021
This week Alex sits down with the brilliant actor, writer and director John Pollono to talk about his directorial feature debut 'Small Engine Repair' which hits cinemas on September the 10th. Starting life as hugely successful play on in LA in 2011, they talk about the movie and John's journey from stage to screen, his break into screenwriting with the Jake Gyllenhaal film Stronger and get the latest on his upcoming Hulk Hogan biopic. There's also a lot of chat about Italian food. Hope you enjoy the episode and feel free to subscribe and get in touch at any of the below:We want to reach out to our community from time to time. Mostly about latest updates on the podcast, giveaways, and inviting you to cool events. Click the links below to join our growing community.Join our monthly newsletter: See
August 24, 2021
Alex is joined by the phenomenal Danny Mays to talk about Season 2 of his Sky Comedy 'Code 404' alongside Stephen Graham. They discuss his BAFTA nominated performance on 'Line Of Duty', his cameo in 'Rogue One' and whether working class actors still struggle to get the recognition that they deserve in the industry. We hope you enjoy the episode, please subscribe, leave us a rating and review if you've had fun listening, and get in touch on any of the below:We want to reach out to our community from time to time. Mostly about latest updates on the podcast, giveaways, and inviting you to cool events. Click the links below to join our growing community.Join our monthly newsletter: See
August 17, 2021
The amazing Rebecca Ferguson joins Alex for the latest stupendous episode of Just The Facts to chat about her brand new sci-fi film Reminiscence, written and directed by Westworld creator Lisa Joy, that reunites her with her Greatest Showman co-star Hugh Jackman. They discuss her journey from Swedish soap opera to the BBC to being cast as Ilsa Faust in the Mission Impossible series. They also discuss becoming part of the upcoming Dune adaptation and how the iconic role of Lady Jessica has evolved from page to screen. Also... SHARK!!! It's all in here plus loads more! If you enjoy the show please leave us a rating and review and subscribe or get in touch at any of the below places, thanks!We want to reach out to our community from time to time. Mostly about latest updates on the podcast, giveaways, and inviting you to cool events. Click the links below to join our growing community.Join our monthly newsletter: See
August 10, 2021
This week Alex is joined by actor and filmmaker Ross McCall on the eve of the release of his new romantic drama 'About Us' that he's both written and stars in. They talk about his experiences working alongside and forming friendships with Steven Spielberg and Tom Hanks on the epic TV series 'Band of Brothers' and moving behind the camera to direct his new prison drama 'Ire'. And Ross reveals how he fell in love with film by sneaking onto the roof of his local cinema and watching movies through a light fitting! Hope you enjoy the episode and to find out more or get in touch follow us at any of the below:We want to reach out to our community from time to time. Mostly about latest updates on the podcast, giveaways, and inviting you to cool events. Click the links below to join our growing community.Join our monthly newsletter: See
August 3, 2021
This week Alex's guest is writer and director David Twohy, who Alex last met in 2003 on the set of The Chronicles of Riddick. A film Alex will talk to you about at length if given the opportunity. He loves that movie. So he obviously chats with David about making that film. They also discuss writing and directing its prequel Pitch Black and it's threequel Riddick, working with Vin Diesel and the future of the franchise with the upcoming Riddick: Furya. They chat about David's career writing The Fugitive and Waterworld and his experience of working on - and then leaving - the production of Alien 3. Hope you enjoy and follow us at all of the below:We want to reach out to our community from time to time. Mostly about latest updates on the podcast, giveaways, and inviting you to cool events. Click the links below to join our growing community.Join our monthly newsletter: See
July 27, 2021
This week Alex chats to the super talented actor, writer and director Rosie Day about her upcoming book 'Instructions for a Teenage Armageddon'. It shares it's name with a play she's created which will soon be on stage annnnnd is being turned into a film as well! They also discuss her career on screen, including working with Sarah Jessica Parker, appearing in Outlander... and then there's the whole eating boiled rice and ketchup conversation. Hope you enjoy the ep and follow us to find out more at any of the below:We want to reach out to our community from time to time. Mostly about latest updates on the podcast, giveaways, and inviting you to cool events. Click the links below to join our growing community.Join our monthly newsletter: See
July 20, 2021
From Los Angeles, Rahul Kohli joins Alex for a chat this week, to talk about working with Mike Flanagan on 'The Haunting of Bly Manor' and the upcoming 'Midnight Mass'. There's some chat about Rahul's love for Star Wars. They also talk about his big break, landing a role in 'iZombie'. There's also some Star Wars chat. They discuss (disagree) about the best Batman movie. Did we mention there's some Star Wars chat? Enjoy the episode and follow us at the below places:We want to reach out to our community from time to time. Mostly about latest updates on the podcast, giveaways, and inviting you to cool events. Click the links below to join our growing community.Join our monthly newsletter: See
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