Late Night: Mindy Kaling & Emma Thompson Interview

Late Night: Mindy Kaling and Emma Thompson Interview

I absolutely loved Late Night. Loaded with great performances, a super funny script, and a story that deals with a tremendous amount of current day issues (white privilege, misogyny, diversity) without ever feeling preachy, it’s the kind of movie that I hope breaks out and is seen by millions of people.

If you aren’t familiar with the film, Late Night premiered to great reviews at the Sundance Film Festival and was immediately bought by Amazon Studios. Written by Mindy Kaling and directed by Nisha Ganatra, the film stars Emma Thompson as a veteran late night talk-show host that hasn’t kept up with the changing television landscape. When the new head of the network (Amy Ryan) threatens to take her show away due to declining ratings, Thompson decides to make some changes and brings in her first female staff writer (Mindy Kaling). While Thompson’s character is hesitant to change her ways, she eventually warms to Kaling’s character and realizes she’s going to have to fight to stay relevant and on the air. Late Night also stars John Lithgow, Ike Barinholtz, Hugh Dancy, and Denis O’Hare.

When I sat down with Emma Thompson and Mindy Kaling at the press day for the film, they talked about how the film tackles so many things going on today without it ever being preachy, the challenges of filming the movie in twenty-five days, what they learned from early screenings, and shared a great story about their first meeting. In addition, Kaling talked about how The Office is more popular than before thanks to streaming, Thompson teases Last Christmas, and Kaling talks about her version of Four Weddings and a Funeral.

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