The 82nd Golden Globestook place on January 5, where stars gathered to honor some of the most exciting movies and television shows of the year. While some box office successes such asMoana 2andWickeddid not take home trophies in the big movie categories, many of the year’s breakout TV shows (such asThe PenguinandShogun) received high honors throughout the night.
ScreenRanthad the honor of attending the 2025 Golden Globes, interviewing nominees and creatives from projects being honored that evening.The Penguinshowrunner Lauren LeFrancanswered some burning fan questions about her stellar DCU show,Moana 2director Dana Ledoux Miller teased her work adapting the screenplay for live-actionMoana, whileThe Wild Robotdirector Chris Sandersand producer Jeff Hermanns considered future Roz movies.
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ScreenRantalso spoke toConclavescreenwriter and Golden Globe winnerPeter Straughan along with the film’s composer Volker Bertelmann, and many more. Other talent includedWallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl’s directing duo Merlin Crossingham and Nick Park,TheDay of the Jackalexecutive producers Nigel Marchant and Brian Kirk, andPresumed Innocent’s Tate Birchmore (who worked alongside nominee Jake Gyllenhaal).
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ScreenRant spoke to The Penguin EP Lauren LeFranc on the Golden Globes red carpet.
ScreenRant: What did Cristin Milioti bring to the role that went beyond the page?
Lauren LeFranc: Oh, my gosh. Cristin is so amazing. I could talk to you for a very long time about her. She just brought everything. Sofia was such a complicated character, and she brought such humanity, and ferocious, and humor to it. It was just so thrilling for me to see what she did with it, honestly. It was really incredible. I love her.
ScreenRant: There’s a theory out there that Theo Rossi’s character is the Scarecrow from the Batman universe. Would you want to comment on that?
Lauren LeFranc: Well, I can say he’s not the Scarecrow.
ScreenRant: We know thatThe Batman 2got delayed a little bit. Have you guys already started cooking out plans forPenguinseason 2?
Lauren LeFranc: We’re meant to be a limited series, so I’m really proud of the first season and the television that we made. There are more stories to tell there, for sure, if we can find the right idea, or the right characters, or the right part of that world. I’m not sure about that, but I am really proud of the show that we made.
ScreenRant: There are so many rich characters within Batman’s Rogues Gallery, with Penguin being one of them. Is there another character that you’d like to take a crack at in bringing into the Reeves universe?
Lauren LeFranc: For me, it’s just about making sure I could find a personal connection to that character and feel like I could do something unique and different with them. That’s what I felt like I found with Oz, and then within that world was able to bring in Sofia and all these other characters. So for me, it’s always seeking something personal, and if I can latch onto that, I’d be honored to.
ScreenRant: You left my jaw on the floor with what happened with Rhenzy’s character. It was heartbreaking. Talk to me a little bit about Colin and Rhenzy’s working relationship.
Lauren LeFranc: The two of them together were so great. I always knew what Victor’s fate would be on the show, and I talked to Rhenzy about it early on, and Colin knew too. The two of them just had natural chemistry, and it was so lovely to see. In my mind, Victor’s the heart of the show, and Oz rips that heart out in the end. But Colin and Rhenzy together felt like magic on set.
ScreenRant: BetweenThe BatmanandThePenguin, I think DC’s off to a great start. There are rumors that James Gunn may want to fold that into the DCU. What are your comments on that?
Lauren LeFranc: I don’t know what the plan is. I’m not in charge of DC. I don’t know. Obviously, I’m curious too what the plans are, but I’m excited about the new DCU. I’m excited about the new Superman movie coming out soon. I’ll be the first one there to see it.
The Wild Robot Creatives Tease The Possibility Of More Movies Based On Peter Brown’s Novels
ScreenRant spoke to director Chris Sanders and producer Jeff Hermann on the Golden Globes red carpet.
ScreenRant: First of all,The Wild Robotis my favorite film of the year. You guys got me crying halfway through the movie, and then I had a whole other half to go. What was it about the book that you wanted to bring to life for the film?
Chris Sanders: Just the heart and message of the book. It was tolerance and love, and a story about a mom. You never get to do that, and that was one of the main things that we were so excited about.
Jeff Hermann: It’s the same for. The themes of kindness really resonated for us. Also, what we liked about the book is that things don’t always work out the way you plan for them to. And that’s okay; that’s part of life. We wanted to carry that aspect over into the movie, as well.
ScreenRant: As a parent, I felt like I connected so deeply with a lot of the themes of this movie, much like everybody else. Talk to me about what you guys learned about parenting through making this film.
Chris Sanders: I think it was getting in touch with things that we’ve experienced in our past. One of the really neat things about the movie is that whether you are a parent or you used to have a parent or you were a kid once, you can see it from all those different angles. I think everybody on the film – and I mean everybody, from every artist, every actor, and our composer Kris Bowers – was pulling on all those experiences to make this.
Jeff Hermann: There are those moments where you have to take a step back and let them take their own steps and see where that goes.
ScreenRant: If I’m not mistaken, there are more books in the series. Can we expect a sequel?
Chris Sanders: We haven’t started anything yet. We’re just focusing on this one for right now., but Peter Brown had made some amazing books. We’re big fans.
Moana 2 Director Explains How The Animated Sequel Influenced The Live-Action Adaption Of The Original
ScreenRant spoke to Moana 2’s Dana Ledoux Miller on the Golden Globes red carpet.
ScreenRant: First of all, congratulations on all the success ofMoana 2. What can fans expect fromMoana 3?
Dana Ledoux Miller: I think that the fact that so many people have come out to see this movie means that there’s a lot of love for Moana. In a year and a half, I have another film coming out, the live-action Moana, so there’s a lot of Moana left in the world, and who knows what else is next?
ScreenRant: What can we expect from the live-actionMoana?
Dana Ledoux Miller: Dana Ledoux Miller: Honestly, I’m so excited about it. We have a new Moana. She’s 17, or she was 17 when she was filming it, and she’s awesome. I just think that this universe, this world, it can hold so much and so the fact that we can see a new interpretation of a story that we love so much is really exciting.
ScreenRant: What are some of the things and themes that you’re going to take from the animated version that we’re going to see in the live-action version as well?
Dana Ledoux Miller: They were happening simultaneously, so I think that there’s a lot of influence back and forth. It’s a character that everyone on the live-action side, everyone on the animated side—we all took a lot of care to make sure that the details and the cultural nuance was really spot on, and so there are things that you can do in a live-action that you can’t do in an animated film. I can’t wait for people to see the sets, the costumes, and just everything come to life.
ScreenRant: We’ve got to talk about the music becauseMoanahas some fantastic music. What can we expect from the live-action version of the music?
Dana Ledoux Miller: It’s everything that you love just in a whole new space. I don’t know if I’m at liberty to say anything right now, but I think Thomas Kail is doing a great job directing it, and the cast is really phenomenal. There’s going to be a lot of new Pacific Islander faces on screen that may never have been on screen before, and that’s a huge win.
Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl Directors Are Ready For Their Next Stop-Motion Adventure (After A Nap)
ScreenRant spoke to Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl directors Merlin Crossingham & Nick Park on the Golden Globes red carpet.
ScreenRant: First of all, congratulations on all the success. I know that the ratings were through the roof on Netflix, so congratulations. With those record numbers, how did the reception feel and what does that inspire for the franchise going forward?
Merlin Crossingham: It’s just so good always when we get a warm response and the audiences laugh at our jokes that we’ve been working on for ages, and it just means that if audiences love the film, then there’s all the more reason to make more in the future.
Nick Park: Yeah. It’s been a very slow-growing thing over many years, so to suddenly have them on Netflix, it’s just really boosted it. And it’s brilliant.
ScreenRant:Wallace & Gromittranscends generations. Talk to me about bringing this to a new generation.
Merlin Crossingham: It was really important to us that the film works for young and old, for the whole family, but also for existing Wallace & Gromit fans, and also for people who’ve never seen Wallace & Gromit before, and so far so good.
Image via BBC.
ScreenRant: Was this whole film done with stop-motion animation?
Nick Park: Yeah, pretty much, wasn’t it? We used digital effects sometimes for things we couldn’t do with clay, like water and a little bit of CG.
Merlin Crossingham: These are the actual characters from the film, so they’re like really fancy action figures. Really handcrafted, classic stop-motion, but using the most modern digital production techniques.
We used a really traditional stop motion technique, but we embellished it with all the very latest digital visual effects technology for water and steam. The things you’re able to’t really do in stop-motion, but all the characters are very much stop-motion.
ScreenRant: Where can we see Wallace and Gromit go for their next adventure on Netflix?
Nick Park: That is a big question.
Merlin Crossingham: We need a bit of a lie down first. We’ve been busy, so give us a minute, and then we’ll get back to you.
ScreenRant spoke to Conclave Writer Peter Straughan and composer Volker Bertelmann on the Golden Globes red carpet.
ScreenRant:Conclaveis absolutely phenomenal. What inspired you to write it?
Peter Straughan: It’s from a book by Robert Harris, which is a fantastic book, which I read in one day and then immediately said, “Yes, I’d love to do this.”
ScreenRant: What were you most excited to see in 2024 in film and television?
Peter Straughan: Shōgun. I absolutely love Shōgun, and I just met the lead actor, and it’s the first time I’ve ever asked to have my photograph taken before.
Volker Bertelmann: I haven’t seen much because I worked all the time, and I watch all the movies that I worked on, so a lot of times when I’m coming home, I’m just shutting off any kind of movies because I’m overloaded.
ScreenRant: Ralph Fiennes is absolutely incredible in his role. What did he bring to the role that went beyond the page?
Peter Straughan: I was able to cut a lot of lines once we cast Ralph, basically. I was there on set, as well, and we were able to kind of rehearse scenes and he can do so much just with his face. So all the things that you felt needed to be there to hold the scene up, you could just get rid of him. It’s wonderful.
ScreenRant: What are some of your goals for 2025?
Peter Straughan: Write another successful film. That’s the one.
Volker Bertelmann: I think I want to find time for myself, as well, and be relaxed.
ScreenRant: And catch up on some of those shows that you’re missing.
The Day Of The Jackal EPs Reveal How Eddie Redmayne’s Performance Surprised Them
ScreenRant spoke to The Day of the Jackal executive producers Nigel Marchant and Brian Kirk on the Golden Globes red carpet.
ScreenRant: Congratulations on all the success ofThe Day of the Jackal.What did Eddie Redmayne bring to the role that surprised you?
Nigel Marchant: When we first approached Eddie to do it, quintessentially, you wanted that kind of Englishman as it’s described in the original novel. Then you’ve got an actor that’s so meticulous, so clever, that’s so able to change his identity. And I think that’s really what appealed to him for the role. He loved the original source material, as well. For us, we got a fantastic actor, a real hardworking chameleon, so we were blessed.
ScreenRant: What was it about the original source material that you wanted to reflect in the show?
Brian Kirk: I think the intensity of the manhunt in both the original novel, and in the Fred Zinnemann movie, it’s so pure. It has such a merciless forward momentum, so we wanted to retain that essence and obviously bring it up to the 21st century and it also presented the opportunity to open up the characters and dig much deeper into who they were.
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ScreenRant: What can fans expect from a possible season 2?
Nigel Marchant: Obviously, the last episode, we left a number of hooks in there and cliffhangers. So undoubtedly, we’re going to pick up on some of those, and that’s about what I can tell you at the moment.
ScreenRant: We are at the Golden Globes. What are some of your favorite television shows or films from 2024?
Brian Kirk: I loved Conclave. I loved Anora. I am very looking forward to The Brutalist. I haven’t seen that yet. It’s been an incredibly strong year for really smart grownup films.
Nigel Marchant: Shōgun, I thought was fantastic. Really tough competition for us. I’m a great fan of Slow Horses as well. The Brutalist, I thought was fantastic.
Presumed Innocent’s Tate Birchmore Hopes He Would Last In Squid Game
ScreenRant spoke to actor Tate Birchmore on the Golden Globes red carpet.
ScreenRant: Let’s talk about your role inPresumed Innocent. How was it being on that set?
Tate Birchmore: It was great, honestly. It was really fun, and it was great getting to work with so many really, really, really good people.
ScreenRant: Now that 2024 is gone and we’re celebrating a lot of the film and television in 2024, what are some of your favorite movies and shows from 2024?
Tate Birchmore: I honestly lovePresumed Innocent, first of all. I loveShrinkingand alsoSquid Game. I really like all the dramas.
ScreenRant: Would you have lasted in theSquid Game?
Tate Birchmore: Hopefully
ScreenRant: We’re here at the Golden Globes and we’re amongst so many talented artists. Who are you most excited to interact with?
Tate Birchmore: I’m excited to see Jake again. It’ll be nice to see him.
