Bill Nighy on '500 Miles' and Victoria Smurfit on 'Rivals'

About this episode

John Fardy interviews Bill Nighy about his film '500 Miles' and discusses the return of 'Rivals' with Victoria Smurfit and others.

This week on Screentime John Fardy is joined in studio by the one and only Bill Nighy to talk about his new movie '500 Miles' as well as auditions, podcasts and smart suits. John is also joined by Victora Smurfit, along with actress Lisa McGrillis and executive producer and writer Dominic Treadwell Collins to chat about the return of 'Rivals' on Disney+.

People in this episode

Host: John Fardy

Guests: Bill Nighy, Victoria Smurfit, Lisa McGrillis, Dominic Treadwell Collins

Topics covered

• film
• interviews
• acting
• podcasts
• television
• new releases

Keywords

• Bill Nighy
• 500 Miles
• Victoria Smurfit
• Rivals
• Disney+
• acting
• podcasts

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Disney+

Books & works: 500 Miles, Rivals

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