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Willa Holland is currently starring in The Mortuary Assistant, which is now streaming on Shudder. She is best known for her starring role as Thea Queen aka Speedy, in seven seasons of the CW’s Arrow. She came to prominence as Marissa Cooper’s younger sister, Kaitlin, on the hit show The OC, and made guest star appearances on Gossip Girl and, more recently, The Flash. She has also starred in features such as Michael Winterbottom&#8217;s Summer in Genoa, playing opposite Colin Firth, Scott Stewart’s Legion, and Rod Lurie’s Straw Dogs, opposite James Marsden, Kate Bosworth and Alexander Skarsgard. Most recently, Willa could recently be seen in Matthey Yerby’s The Dirty South. Willa is also an accomplished model, having appeared on covers for both Teen Vogue and Fashion 18 and campaigns for Burberry, Guess, and Ralph Lauren.

Willa Holland

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Three Great Things: Willa Holland

Paget Brewster can currently be seen in the psychosexual horror-comedy <a href="https://yellowveilpictures.com/touch-me/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Touch Me</a>, which is currently out in New York City, will be in limited theaters from March 27, and on demand and on digital April 7. She recently reprised her long-running role as Special Agent Emily Prentiss in the Criminal Minds and appeared on seasons one and two of Hulu&#8217;s How I Met Your Father. Other recent work includes Ryan Murphy’s Netflix series Hollywood and the CBS comedy Mom. Paget has also starred in the comedy shows Another Period, Grandfathered with John Stamos, Andy Richter Controls the Universe, Huff and Community. Paget’s extensive voiceover work includes Family Guy, American Dad, Tuca &amp; Bertie, The Simpsons, and many more, and she was nominated for an Emmy in 2020 for her voice work in Ducktales. Among her feature film credits are Welcome to Happiness, My Big Fat Independent Movie, The Big Bad Swim, The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle and Man of the House.

Paget Brewster

Three Great Things: Paget Brewster

Christian Petzold’s latest film,<a href="https://www.12special.com/miroirs-no-3" target="_blank" rel="noopener"> Miroirs No. 3</a>, is out now in theaters through 1-2 Special. He was born in Hilden in 1960. After studying German and theater at the Free University of Berlin, he studied film at the German Film and Television Academy Berlin (DFFB) from 1988 to 1994. He directed his first feature film in 1995. Made in 2000, his film The State I Am In won Gold at the German Film Awards; he was awarded the Berlinale Silver Bear for Best Director for Barbara in 2012. His previous film, Afire, won the Berlinale Silver Bear Grand Jury Prize in 2023. (Photo by Christian Schulz, courtesy of 1-2 Special.)

Christian Petzold

Three Great Things: Christian Petzold

Steven Knight is a prolific writer for film and television whose latest movie, <a href="https://www.netflix.com/title/81319485" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man</a>, is out on Netflix on March 20. Before becoming a screenwriter, Knight worked in television and was one of the creators of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire. His films as a screenwriter include Dirty Pretty Things (directed by Stephen Frears), Eastern Promises (directed by David Cronenberg), Allied (directed by Robert Zemeckis) and Spencer (directed by Pablo Larrain), and he directed his own screenplays for the films Locke starring Tom Hardy, Redemption with Jason Statham, and Serenity, starring Matthew McConaughey and Anne Hathaway. On the small screen, he has created and written many TV shows, including Peaky Blinders, SAS: Rogue Heroes, A Thousand Blows and House of Guinness. (Photo by Tristan Fewings/Getty Images for Netflix.)

Steven Knight

Three Great Things: Steven Knight

Amy Landecker’s debut feature as a writer-producer-director-star, the romantic comedy <a href="https://brainstormmedia.com/catalog/films/item/for-worse" target="_blank" rel="noopener">For Worse</a>, premiered at SXSW in 2025 and is out now in theaters. Her filmography also includes standout roles in S#!%House, the 2020 SXSW Grand Jury Prize winner; Power on Netflix, opposite Jamie Foxx and Joseph Gordon-Levitt; Beatriz at Dinner, and the Coen Brothers’ Best Picture Nominee A Serious Man. Recently, she starred alongside Bryan Cranston in Showtime&#8217;s Your Honor and appeared in BJ Novak&#8217;s The Premise. She is also widely recognized for her role in the critically acclaimed Transparent, which spanned five seasons and garnered a SAG nomination, and for her powerful performance in The Handmaid&#8217;s Tale, in which she appeared in three seasons. Her previous television credits include Gaslit, alongside Julia Roberts, the HBO Max series Minx and the Emmy Award-winning Curb Your Enthusiasm.

Amy Landecker

Three Great Things: Amy Landecker

Matt Johnson was born and raised in Toronto and is the writer-director of The Dirties (2013), Operation Avalanche (2016) and BlackBerry (2023). He is co-creator of the cult comedy series Nirvanna the Band the Show (2017-19), the predecessor to the new film Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie, which is being released by Neon on February 13, 2026. His next film is Tony, a biopic about young Anthony Bourdain starring Dominic Sessa and Antonio Banderas.

Matt Johnson

Three Great Things: Matt Johnson

Anna Konkle can currently be seen in the comedy thriller <a href="https://mpcafilm.com/getaway/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Untitled Home Invasion Romance</a>, starring Jason Biggs and Meagan Rath. She is the co-creator/co-star of PEN15, the critically acclaimed television series for Hulu which received Emmy nominations for Best Comedy Series and Outstanding Writing in a Comedy Series for the second year in a row. Anna also directed several episodes in season 2. Her other recent TV appearances include Apple&#8217;s Murderbot, starring Alexander Skarsgard from the Weitz Brothers and the Apple+ series The Afterparty, from Lord-Miller. Anna&#8217;s memoir, <a href="https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/677456/the-sane-one-by-anna-konkle/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Sane One</a>, will be published by Random House in May. (Photo by Sela Shiloni.)

Anna Konkle

Three Great Things: Anna Konkle

Joe Carnahan is a veteran action director whose latest thriller, <a href="https://www.netflix.com/title/81915745" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Rip</a>, starring Matt Damon, Ben Affleck, Steven Yeun, Teyana Taylor, Kyle Chandler, Catalina Sandino Moreno and Sasha Calle, is out now on Netflix. He made his directorial debut at Sundance with Blood, Guts, Bullets and Octane in 1998 and established himself as a force within action filmmaking with his second feature, Narc, starring Ray Liotta and Jason Patric. His notable Hollywood films since then include the star-studded crime caper Smokin&#8217; Aces (2006), his big-screen reboot of The A-Team (2010), with Liam Neeson and Bradley Cooper, the Alaskan-set The Grey (2011), also starring Liam Neeson, and time-loop thriller Boss Level, starring Frank Grilllo, Naomi Watts and Mel Gibson. (Photo by Claire Folger/Netflix.)

Joe Carnahan

Three Great Things: Joe Carnahan

Tim Key is a comedian, poet, actor, and writer who co-wrote and stars in the new comedy <a href="https://www.focusfeatures.com/the-ballad-of-wallis-island/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Ballad of Wallis Island</a>, which is in select theaters from March 28 and everywhere from April 18. Key won the Perrier Award in 2009 and has since gone on to write and perform eight solo shows, including the smash hit, Mulberry. On screen, he is best known as Sidekick Simon in This Time with Alan Partridge, as well as The Double, Peep Show and The End of the F***ing World. Most recently, he was seen opposite Robert Pattinson in Bong Joon-ho’s Mickey 17 and played Commissioner Harrold Scott alongside Sam Rockwell and Saoirse Ronan in See How They Run. His radio series Late Night Poetry with Tim Key has just been commissioned for a sixth season and Key also has written several successful poetry anthologies, including Chapters, He Used Thought as a Wife and Here We Go Round the Mulberry Bush.

Tim Key

Revisited: Three Great Things: Tim Key

Cooper Raiff is a filmmaker-actor from Dallas, Texas, now based in Los Angeles. His innovative drama series <a href="https://mubi.com/en/us/series/hal-harper" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Hal &amp; Harper</a>, starring Lili Reinhart, Mark Ruffalo and Raiff himself, is now streaming on Mubi. His debut feature, Shithouse, had its world premiere at the 2020 SXSW Film Festival, where it won the Grand Jury Prize for Narrative Feature, and his second film, Cha Cha Real Smooth, starring Raiff, Dakota Johnson, Vanessa Burghardt and Raúl Castillo, premiered at Sundance in 2022.

Cooper Raiff

Three Great Things: Cooper Raiff

FKA twigs is currently starring in the new genre-bending psychological horror film<a href="https://www.thecarpenterssonmovie.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"> The Carpenter’s Son</a>, opposite Nicolas Cage and Noah Jupe. She is a multifaceted talent who is a singer-songwriter, professional dancer, actress and model. She embodies the culture of the last decade – a fusion of music, cinema, art and fashion – and her unique, self-made creations have earned her countless awards and nominations. She recently starred alongside Bill Skarsgård in Rupert Sanders’ The Crow, a 2024 adaptation of the classic tale. She also received the Music Producers Guild’s prestigious award for outstanding contribution to U.K. music, graced the cover of British Vogue, and made her solo debut as a dancer with the Martha Graham Dance Company, performing “Satyric Festival Song” at the company’s 98th Season Gala in New York. Her third studio album, Eusexua, was released in January of this year to widespread praise.

FKA twigs

Three Great Things: FKA twigs

Famke Janssen is currently starring as Betty Jonkers in the Netflix crime drama <a href="https://www.netflix.com/title/81654735" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Amsterdam Empire</a>. She is best known for her breakthrough role as the iconic James Bond villain Xenia in GoldenEye, portraying Jean Gray in the X-Men film franchise and playing the female lead opposite Liam Neeson in the Taken trilogy. Janssen’s other notable feature credits include Made, Hansel &amp; Gretel: Witch Hunters, Hide and Seek, Rounders, The Faculty and Redeeming Love. On the small screen, Janssen has played key roles in Ava DuVernay’s When They See Us, The Blacklist: Redemption and Hemlock Grove, and recurred Nip/Tuck and How to Get Away With Murder. She made her directorial debut with the dramedy Bringing Up Bobby, starring Milla Jovovich, and in 2008. the United Nations appointed her as a Goodwill Ambassador for Integrity. (Photo by Olivia Witmond, courtesy Netflix.)

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