Scene Stealers

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1. Liam Neeson & Mark Vanselow Break Down Taken & Their Most Iconic Scenes

   29 oktober 2026 · 22 min

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   Liam Neeson and Mark Vanselow join Scene Stealers to break down some of their most memorable work together, from A Million Ways to Die in the West to Michael Collins to Taken. Liam and Mark have been making movies together for almost three decades, with Mark serving as Liam’s longtime stunt double, and now Mark is directing Liam in The Mongoose. Lees meer

   Liam explains why he trusted Mark with a shot in A Million Ways to Die in the West no other stunt double would want, how he accepted the Volpi Cup at Venice for Michael Collins while lying in a hospital bed, and why he was convinced Taken would go straight to video until his wife broke the news it opened at #1. Plus, the ex-SAS soldier who choreographed the iconic kitchen fight in Taken.

   Along the way, Mark opens up about going from stunts to the director’s chair, and Liam shares why stories told by real people matter more than ever.

   The Mongoose is in theaters October 30th. Go see it on the big screen.

   Timecodes

   00:00 Cold open
   00:18 Liam Neeson & Mark Vanselow on The Mongoose
   00:41 From stuntman to director
   02:06 Car chases and story-driven action
   03:12 Stunt performers who became directors
   04:05 Why we love action movies
   05:05 Why human stories matter in the age of AI
   06:04 A MILLION WAYS TO DIE IN THE WEST
   07:00 Mark’s 25 years of stunt training paid off
   08:16 What’s next for Mark as a director
   08:47 MICHAEL COLLINS
   09:17 Michael Collins and the Volpi Cup
   10:00 Winning the Volpi Cup from a hospital bed
   11:07 Why Michael Collins is still controversial
   12:09 Was Tom Cruise supposed to be in Michael Collins?
   12:54 A record-breaking opening in Ireland
   13:08 Monarch ad read
   15:37 TAKEN
   16:18 Taken: “I thought it was straight to video”
   17:04 Finding out Taken opened at #1
   17:32 Building Taken’s fight style
   18:40 The most important thing in stunt work
   19:23 The driver who counted the bodies
   20:33 Taken’s body count and the kitchen fight
   21:24 Wrap

   Scene Stealers is a film interview show from Out of Order where actors, di…

2. John Turturro Breaks Down The Big Lebowski, Rounders & Working with Robert Redford

   22 oktober 2026 · 31 min

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   John Turturro joins Scene Stealers to break down the roles he's best known for, starting with his new film The Only Living Pickpocket in New York. He talks about mentoring younger actors, gaining 35 pounds (and getting shingles) for Quiz Show, pranking Robert Redford with a Meryl Streep story, the real reason he took Rounders, how he created Jesus Quintana in The Big Lebowski, and how he built Emilio in Mr. Deeds from scratch, wig and all. Lees meer

   Go see The Only Living Pickpocket in New York, in theaters in New York and Los Angeles October 23 and nationwide October 30.

   TIMESTAMPS
   0:00 Cold Open
   0:50 Welcome
   1:25 THE ONLY LIVING PICKPOCKET IN NEW YORK
   1:57 Passing the torch to younger actors
   6:08 "You die twice"
   8:35 QUIZ SHOW
   8:51 Gaining 35 pounds, shingles, and Herb Stempel's voice
   11:19 Pranking Robert Redford with a Meryl Streep story
   14:27 The Quiz Show premiere story
   15:10 Actors as pickpockets: absorbing, not stealing
   16:44 Playing Howard Cosell
   18:00 ROUNDERS
   18:28 Why Rounders was a poker move
   22:09 Why he doesn't gamble
   23:00 THE BIG LEBOWSKI
   23:33 Jesus Quintana and the Coens
   26:22 Soldiers, DVDs, and tattoo mail
   27:45 Hitting a double, triple, or homer in a small role
   28:03 Mr. Deeds and working with Adam Sandler
   30:15 Outro

   Scene Stealers is where we watch our favorite scenes with our favorite actors.

   #JohnTurturro #SceneStealers #TheOnlyLivingPickpocketInNewYork #TheBigLebowski #Rounders #QuizShow #MrDeeds #RobertRedford #FilmInterview #CohenBrothers

3. Ethan Hawke Breaks Down Training Day, Before Sunrise & Dead Poets Society

   19 oktober 2026 · 1 uur 2 min

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   Ethan Hawke joins John Feitelberg on Scene Stealers to break down some of his most memorable performances.
   Ethan stars in The Lowdown, Season 2, out now on FX and Hulu! Lees meer

   He sits down with John to discuss the series, working with legendary filmmakers, and the craft behind some of cinema’s most unforgettable performances.

   From Before Sunrise and Dead Poets Society to Training Day, Ethan shares the stories behind the scenes, what he learned from working with Robin Williams and Denzel Washington, and why imperfection is essential to great art.

   Plus, Ethan breaks down the magic of improvisation and why Jack Nicholson's run in the 1970s might be the greatest decade of acting ever.

   Watch The Lowdown, Season 2, now. New episodes drop Wednesdays at 9pm ET/PT on FX and 9pm PT on Hulu!

   CHAPTERS
   00:00 — Cold Open
   00:50 — Welcome to Scene Stealers
   02:14 — The Lowdown and Building a Great Character
   05:18 — Why Imperfection Makes Art Better
   08:21 — Working With Tommy Lee Jones
   10:51 — Ethan Hawke on The Lowdown and Reservation Dogs
   16:00 — Before Sunrise
   18:06 — Richard Linklater's Approach to Acting
   20:05 — Why the Before Trilogy Feels Like a Dream
   21:12 — Writing Realistic Dialogue
   23:17 — Did Before Sunrise Predict the Future?
   27:04 — What Ethan Hawke Learned Making Tape
   29:20 — Dead Poets Society
   30:29 — Robin Williams
   32:03 — Identity, Empathy, and Becoming a Character
   36:24 — What If Ethan Hawke Had Never Made Dead Poets Society?
   38:21 — Finding Your Own Path
   39:59 — Ethan Hawke on Working With Robin Williams
   42:35 — Today's Sponsor: Square
   44:33 — Training Day
   46:07 — The Legacy of Training Day
   49:12 — What Does Improvisation Actually Mean?
   51:17 — The Secret Behind the Before Trilogy's Natural Dialogue
   53:02 — How Great Directors Create Magic
   55:30 — Ethan’s Favorite Scene: One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
   57:03 — Was Jack Nicholson's Run the Greatest Decade in Acting History?
   59:18 — Action Movies
   01:01:09 — Ethan Hawke's Next Dream Collaboration

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4. Josh Hartnett Breaks Down Virgin Suicides, Oppenheimer & Pearl Harbor | Scene Stealers

   1 oktober 2026 · 42 min

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   Josh Hartnett breaks down his most iconic scenes from The Virgin Suicides, Oppenheimer, Pearl Harbor, and Basquiat, and previews his new Netflix series Below, streaming October 8. Lees meer

   On this episode of Scene Stealers, host John Feitelberg sits down with Josh Hartnett to watch and break down the scenes that shaped his career. Josh talks about shooting Below on location in Newfoundland, how he stole a real person's walk for Trip Fontaine, what a Christopher Nolan set is actually like, his Pearl Harbor boot camp, and the time cops showed up with g**s drawn while he was making a short film at a Dairy Queen at 17.

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   TIMESTAMPS
   0:00 Cold Open
   0:28 Intro: Josh Hartnett on Scene Stealers
   0:48 Below on Netflix (October 8)
   1:34 Shooting Below on location in Newfoundland
   2:30 The Newfoundland accent
   4:04 Newfoundland culture and fishing villages
   4:22 Why they floated houses between islands
   5:19 The iPhone villain rule
   6:08 Come From Away, Gander, and Newfoundland hospitality
   10:04 Josh's Below wardrobe
   10:57 Scene 1: The Virgin Suicides
   11:53 How Josh stole a real guy's walk for Trip Fontaine
   14:17 Adapting books and why divisive movies matter
   15:18 Why a 40% movie beats a safe 80%
   16:29 Working with first-time directors and indie films
   17:46 Oh Lucy!, the movie more people should see
   19:00 "I was on hiatus from people's minds"
   19:59 Taking a year off to write a screenplay
   22:35 Scene 2: Oppenheimer
   23:31 Inside a Christopher Nolan set (no chairs, no phones)
   25:18 Emma Thompson hand-delivers the script on red paper
   25:54 Casey Affleck's Nolan call and the fear of overstepping
   27:15 Chasing roles and the Ashton Kutcher Pearl Harbor story
   28:08 Balancing fatherhood and acting
   28:48 Filming on location vs. staying in LA
   30:12 Scene…

5. Mark Duplass Breaks Down The League, Creep Tapes & His Most Iconic Scenes

   16 september 2026 · 1 uur 5 min

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   Mark Duplass joins Scene Stealers to break down his career : from shooting Creep on a $100 budget in a cabin outside LA to building the Creep Tapes on AMC+ and Shudder, working with a teenage director on Backrooms, and reflecting on 15+ years of doing things his own way. He discusses mental health, mentorship, and why the old rules of "breaking in" don't apply anymore + scene breakdowns from The League, Creep Tape, Safety Not Guaranteed, and Paddleton.
   Season 3 of Creep Tapes is out now on AMC+ and Shudder. Lees meer

   00:00 – Cold open
   00:03 – Welcome + Creep Tapes Season 3
   01:09 – The origin of Creep: shooting on a $100 budget with Patrick
   02:38 – "It never has to see the light of day" : how Creep almost didn't exist
   03:50 – Selling Creep to Netflix and finding an audience slowly
   05:01 – Growing up in New Orleans and redefining what "success" looked like
   06:02 – Survivor's guilt and why he mentors young filmmakers
   07:28 – "I got my dream and I don't like it anymore"
   09:50 – Why he keeps bouncing between big paychecks and $100 shoots
   10:54 – Building an "oddball career" as actor/writer/director/producer
   11:45 – Mentoring Colin Trevorrow and getting Safety Not Guaranteed made
   13:24 – Working with Kane Parsons, the teenage director of Backrooms
   15:03 – His mentorship philosophy: belief over advice
   16:37 – Opening up about mental health on Instagram
   20:15 – The response from fans and why it mattered
   21:29 – The Russell Crowe "Beautiful Mind" analogy for mental health
   22:11 – Seeing Tori Amos and what healing looks like over time
   23:26 – Revisiting his SXSW "Cavalry" speech, 11 years later
   24:22 – Why the path is more complicated now but the tenets are the same
   25:28 – YouTube and Tubi as the new way to prove your show before streamers buy it
   26:51 – CREEP TAPES
   27:16 – Playing different characters every episode of Creep Tapes
   29:11 – Half-writer, half-actor: his unscripted performance style
   33:30 – "Balls equality" and nudity on his own terms
   36:01 – SAFETY NOT GUARANTEED
   37:57…

6. Adria Arjona Breaks Down Onslaught, Hit Man & Andor | Scene Stealers

   4 september 2026 · 43 min

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   Adria Arjona joins Scene Stealers with John Feitelberg to break down her most iconic movie scenes from ONSLAUGHT (in theaters now), HIT MAN, ANDOR, BLINK TWICE and SPLITSVILLE. Adria reveals the personal detail she pitched for her ONSLAUGHT character, goes deep on working with Tony Gilroy on ANDOR, talks filming SPLITSVILLE's real-blood fight scene with Dakota Johnson, and gets honest about why she can't stop spoiling secrets to the people closest to her. Lees meer

   ONSLAUGHT is in theaters now!

   In this interview, Adria Arjona breaks down:

   - The self-stabbing tic she came up with for ONSLAUGHT
   - Making HIT MAN with Glen Powell and director Richard Linklater
   - Working with Tony Gilroy on Star Wars' ANDOR
   - Filming BLINK TWICE with Zoë Kravitz in Mérida, Mexico
   - The insane real-blood fight scene in SPLITSVILLE
   - Why A WOMAN UNDER THE INFLUENCE might be the best female performance ever
   - Male vs. female directors, and why she wants to cancel method acting

   00:00 – Intro
   00:03:02 – Reginald Bell Johnson steals ONSLAUGHT
   00:04:32 – "All I know is empathy"
   00:05:23 – The self-stabbing scene she pitched herself
   00:08:44 – HIT MAN
   00:10:08 – Why Madison falls for a killer
   00:11:19 – The Listerine strips
   00:12:55 – Glen Powell's 100 characters
   00:16:18 – ANDOR
   00:17:12 – Reading her first Star Wars script
   00:19:35 – Tony Gilroy picks up on the second ring
   00:23:33 – Adria spoiled the ending (to her dad, boyfriend, brother)
   00:25:32 – BLINK TWICE
   00:26:08 – Living on set in Mérida, Truman Show style
   00:27:37 – The Beyoncé needle drop story
   00:28:38 – Male vs. female directors
   00:29:51 – The actor she couldn't stand & "can we cancel method acting?"
   00:32:40 – Monarch
   00:34:55 – SPLITSVILLE
   00:38:11 – The real-blood fight scene
   00:39:46 – A WOMAN UNDER THE INFLUENCE

   Scene Stealers is where actors, directors, and filmmakers sit down to watch and break down their most memorable on-screen scenes. Please subscribe!

   #SceneStealers #AdriaArjona #Actor #Onslaught #HitMan #Andor #BlinkTwic…

7. Mark Wahlberg Spoils The Departed For Yahya Abdul-Mateen

   3 september 2026 · 28 min

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   Mark Wahlberg & Yahya Abdul-Mateen II sit down to talk By Any Means... Mark as real-life mob hitman Greg Scarpa, Yahya as FBI agent Wayne Strider and then dig into scenes from their own careers. Mark tells the wild story of almost turning down The Departed (and hanging up on his own agent over it), plus the real reason for that shower cap in the film's final scene. Yahya discusses Wonder Man's cancellation right after his Emmy nomination, working with Sir Ben Kingsley, and looks back at The Get Down, his first-ever job, next to where he is now. Lees meer

   Go see By Any Means, in theaters September 4th.

   Chapters:
   00:00 – Intro
   00:38 – By Any Means: building Wayne Strider & Greg Scarpa
   05:36 – Shooting the film's hardest scenes
   08:41 – THE DEPARTED
   08:55 – Wahlberg almost turned down the role (the Ari phone call)
   10:58 – The hair extensions / shower cap story
   13:31 – WONDER MAN
   13:49 – Yahya on the Season 2 cancellation
   15:58 – Working with Ben Kingsley
   20:02 – BOOGIE NIGHTS
   20:15 – Burt Reynolds' complicated relationship with the film
   24:43 – THE GET DOWN
   25:02 – Yahya on his first-ever job vs. now
   26:52 – Training & final thoughts

   #SceneStealers #MarkWahlberg #YahyaAbdulMateenII #ByAnyMeans #TheDeparted #BoogieNights #WonderMan

8. Matt Johnson & Dominic Sessa Break Down TONY & Their Most Iconic Scenes

   12 augustus 2026 · 27 min

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   Matt Johnson & Dominic Sessa Break Down TONY & Their Most Iconic Scenes Lees meer

   The director and star of TONY sit down to talk building the film from Anthony Bourdain's Kitchen Confidential, shooting on location in Provincetown, and the "layered heads" technique that makes every Matt Johnson movie feel so immersive. Plus, they break down scenes from BlackBerry and The Holdovers, and dig into the throughline of delusional ambition running through Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie.

   TONY is out now in theaters, go see it.

   Chapters:
   0:00 – Cold Open
   0:29 – intro
   1:24 – Pulling scenes from Kitchen Confidential
   2:08 – Getting the real stories from Larry Luster
   2:54 – Best restaurant in Provincetown
   3:15 – Writing dialogue only after casting the actor
   3:38 – The line that defines the movie
   4:42 – Matt's "next to Dom's feet" directing style
   5:31 – Letting actors run long takes without cutting
   6:07 – Why Matt’s movies feel so immersive
   6:50 – The "layered heads" technique explained
   8:22 – Leo Woodall becoming a Boston guy
   9:05 – The punch scene with Antonio Banderas
   9:42 – Most P-Town thing that happened off-camera
   11:06 – The Yellow Deli
   12:04 – Learning the real New England seafood culture
   12:42 – Getting drunk, karaoke at the Colony Tap
   14:07 – BlackBerry scene: "Where the vampires hang out"
   16:23 – Casting Glenn Howerton and his ability to rage
   17:23 – Making 1975 Provincetown feel lived-in
   18:52 – The Nirvanna the Band The Show fireworks scene
   20:10 – The Holdovers
   20:56 – Alexander Payne's "90% of the role" theory
   22:33 – "I make movies with people I like"
   24:10 – The throughline of delusional ambition (BlackBerry, Nirvanna, TONY)
   25:32 – Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie
   26:23 – Matt hiding inside his own films / "The joke is on you"
   27:08 – Go see TONY in theaters

   #TONY #MattJohnson #DominicSessa #TheHoldovers #BlackBerry #NirvanaTheBand #AnthonyBourdain #KitchenConfidential #FilmInterview #MovieInterview #IndieFilm #ActorInterview

9. Common on Silo & Turning Down Kanye's Tour to Pursue Acting

   5 augustus 2026 · 35 min

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   John Feitelberg sits down with Common for an all-new episode of Scene Stealers to break down the scenes that defined his career. Lees meer

   From his breakout role in Smokin' Aces to American Gangster, John Wick: Chapter 2, and Silo, Common reflects on the actors, directors, and moments that shaped him. He shares stories about learning from Denzel Washington, working alongside Keanu Reeves, and the decision to turn down a Kanye West tour to pursue acting.

   Common also discusses what drew him to Robert Simms in Silo, why he believes acting can heal people, his pursuit of an EGOT, and the films that continue to inspire him.

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   CHAPTERS
   00:00 - Intro
   00:18 - Welcome & Becoming Robert Simms in Silo
   01:28 - Why Common Chose to Play a Villain
   03:11 - Can Acting Heal People?
   06:16 - Lessons Learned From Playing Robert Simms
   08:23 - Bradley Cooper & Obama
   10:29 - Silo, Tim Robbins & Chasing an EGOT
   14:50 - JOHN WICK : CHAPTER 2
   15:00 - Behind the Scenes of John Wick: Chapter 2
   17:24 - Keanu Reeves' Incredible Work Ethic
   18:43 - AMERICAN GANGSTER
   19:12 - Learning From Denzel on American Gangster
   23:01 - SMOKIN' ACES
   23:28 - Landing His First Acting Role (Smokin' Aces)
   27:21 - Turning Down Kanye's Tour to Pursue Acting
   29:19 - Working With Charlie Day on Fool's Paradise
   31:44 - Why No Country for Old Men Is a Masterpiece
   33:55 - The Comic-Con Lorax Story & Final Thoughts

   #Common #Silo #JohnWick #AmericanGangster #KanyeWest #KeanuReeves #DenzelWashington #AppleTV #SceneStealers #Movies #Film #Acting

10. Jeffrey Dean Morgan on Negan, the Bat Scene & His Most Iconic Roles

    29 juli 2026 · 38 min

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    Jeffrey Dean Morgan : Negan breaks down the Walking Dead bat scene, 10 years of playing the character, and his roles in Watchmen and The Losers. Lees meer

    On this episode of Scene Stealers, Jeffrey Dean Morgan sits down to relive his most iconic scenes starting with The Walking Dead: Dead City Season 3 and the evolving dynamic between Negan and Maggie. JDM breaks down the legendary "bat scene," including the secrecy around who Negan actually killed and the alternate endings shot to catch a leaker.

    The conversation also covers Jeffrey Dean Morgan's role as The Comedian in Zack Snyder's Watchmen, his time on The Losers alongside Idris Elba and Chris Evans, and the story behind how he ended up owning Samuel's Candy Shop in Rhinebeck, NY with Paul Rudd.

    SCENES :
    - The Losers
    - Watchmen
    - The Walking Dead

    The Walking Dead: Dead City Season 3 is streaming now on AMC and AMC+.

    Chapters:
    00:00 — Cold Open
    00:18 — Welcome Jeffrey Dean Morgan
    00:37 — Dead City Season 3: Negan & Maggie's Fallout
    02:17 — Becoming a Walking Dead Superfan
    03:05 — Getting Cast as Negan
    04:15 — This Season's Shift in Tone
    04:38 — Jenny's Death & Its Aftermath
    06:04 — Why He's Still Playing Negan After 10 Years
    06:28 — The Dead City Cast & Jimmy Simpson
    08:14 — The Samuel's Candy Shop Story
    09:06 — Buying a Cabin in the Hudson Valley
    11:02 — Meeting the Rudds & Buying the Store
    13:16 — THE LOSERS
    13:37 — Reuniting With Sylvain White
    21:34 — WATCHMEN
    21:56 — Watchmen & The Comedian
    22:20 — Doctor Manhattan & "The Big Blue Dick"
    23:53 — The Nine-Day Opening Fight Scene
    25:53 — His Dad on Set
    28:12 — THE WALKING DEAD
    29:31 — Negan's Introduction: The Bat Scene
    31:15 — The Secret Alternate Endings
    33:05 — Building the Lean & the Smile
    37:17 — Wrap

    #thewalkingdead #deadcity #jeffreydeanmorgan #negan

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