Variety’s Interview Studio will return to San Diego Comic-Con on July 25–26, in partnership with Google TV. This year’s studio will showcase a series of in-depth interviews and discussions with leading figures across the entertainment industry.
Conversations include the following: Michael C. Hall, David Zayas, James Remar, Jack Alcott, David Dastmalchian (“Dexter: Resurrection”); Jaz Sinclair, Maddie Phillips, London Thor, Derek Luh, Hamish Linklater, Michele Fazekas (“Gen V”); Tiffany Haddish, Thomas Middleditch, Sean Giambrone, Mary Mack, Mike McMahan, Josh Bycel, Sydney Ryan (“Solar Opposites”); Dave Franco, Alison Brie, Michael Shanks (“Together”); Walker Scobell, Leah Sava Jeffries, Aryan Simhadri, Charlie Bushnell, Dior Goodjohn, Daniel Diemer (“Percy Jackson and the Olympians”); Jeanie Buss, David McLane, Paola Mayfield, Santana Garrett, Laurie & Lindsey Carlson (“Women of Wrestling”); Sam Reid, Jacob Anderson, Eric Bogosian, Mark Johnson, Rolin Jones (“Anne Rice’s Interview With the Vampire”); Ian Cardoni, Harry Belden, Sarah Chalke, Chris Parnell, Spencer Grammer (“Rick and Morty”); Alyson Stoner, Vincent Martella, David Errigo Jr., Dee Bradley Baker, Dan Povenmire, Jeff “Swampy” Marsh (“Phineas and Ferb”); Nathan Fillion and Alexi Hawley (“The Rookie”); Sterling K. Brown and Dan Fogelman (“Paradise”); Utkarsh Ambudkar, Danielle Pinnock, Asher Grodman, Devan Chandler Long (“Ghosts”); Norman Reedus, Melissa McBride, Scott M. Gimple (“The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon”); Quinta Brunson (“Abbott Elementary”); Rebecca Romijn, Ethan Peck, Paul Wesley, Christina Chong, Jess Bush, Akiva Goldsman, Henry Alonso Myers (“Star Trek: Strange New Worlds”); Holly Hunter, Sandro Rosta, Kerrice Brooks, Robert Picardo, George Hawkins, Bella Shepard, Karim Diane, Alex Kurtzman, Noga Landau (“Star Trek: Starfleet Academy”), Noah Hawley, David Zucker, Sydney Chandler, Alex Lawther, Timothy Olyphant, Babou Ceesay, Samuel Blenkin (“Alien: Earth”) and more.
Also this year, Variety will host the Nintendo Lounge at the Comic-Con Variety Studio, where attending talent and casts will have the chance to go head-to-head in friendly competition playing the newly released “Mario Kart World” game on the Nintendo Switch 2 system. The “Donkey Kong Bananza” game, which was released this past week, will also be available to play.
“There is nothing better than captivating and creative storytelling,” said Shalini Govil-Pai, VP & GM of TV Platforms at Google. “Google TV is thrilled to partner with Variety to host exciting conversations with actors, directors, and other incredible talent who bring these stories to life.”
“Comic-Con is an iconic industry tentpole for industry leaders and fans alike,” said Dea Lawrence, Variety‘s chief operating and marketing officer. “We’re excited to partner with Google TV and Nintendo for what is sure to be another great studio.”
Conversations from the studio will be published across Variety.com.
