Alison Brie on Masters of the Universe, Evil-Lyn’s Power & Entering Her Villain Era
Alison Brie returns to Collider Ladies Night for a deep-dive conversation with Perri Nemiroff about playing Evil-Lyn in Masters of the Universe, embracing her villain era, collaborating with director Travis Knight, and finding a new sense of freedom in her work.
Brie also discusses the evolution of her career since Glow, learning from Betty Gilpin, taking bigger creative risks, balancing major studio productions with independent filmmaking, and why she hopes Evil-Lyn gets even more power in future Masters of the Universe stories.
00:00 Alison Brie Plays Dicey Questions
00:22 What’s Her Favorite Scary Movie?
02:15 Alison Wants to Make a New Version of This Is the End
03:35 Alison’s Favorite Part of Being an Actor
06:15 Alison Brie Returns to Collider Ladies Night!
06:40 This Is a New Chapter of Her Career
08:49 Alison Is Letting Loose More Than Ever
10:45 Finding the Right Managers
12:21 She’s in Her Villains Era
13:28 Why She Loves Her Routine
15:54 Alison LOVES Betty Gilpin
18:44 The Revisionist and Masters of the Universe Couldn’t Be More Different
21:29 What Alison Looks for in a First-Time Director
23:00 How She Knew Travis Knight Could Pull Off Masters of the Universe
26:19 Alison Made a Scream Fan Film Called Yell
27:06 The Moment Alison Knew Her Evil-Lyn Performance Was Working
28:33 Building Evil-Lyn’s Look
31:33 What Does Evil-Lyn Do in Her Free Time?
32:10 Castle Grayskull & Snake Mountain
34:24 Evil-Lyn vs. Teela
36:28 Why Does Evil-Lyn Stand By Skeletor?
38:11 What’s Next for Evil-Lyn?
38:59 What Is Alison Proud Of?
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17 Comments
What do you think of Alison Brie stepping into her villain era? Should she take on more roles like Evil-Lyn?
YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS been a huge friend of alison for almost 20 years. she never dissappoints and i hope hollywood is finally catching up to her ability. great job as always perri.
I LOVE ALISON BRIE! Her wardrobe on this press tour has been amazing.
I had a crush on Alison Brie ❤️❤️♥️♥️💗💗💘💘👠👠.
Is anyone gonna comment on the fact that they're like mirror images of each other lol
Love you girl great job as evil-Lyn!
Love to see you both chatting always! Alison is gorgeous and charming as ever
Alison Brie aka Baby Berry loves to playing a villain
Another iconic character added to Alison's resume with Evillyn after Annie, Trudy, Zoya & Diane
Alison's an icon and stunning as ever <3 Great interview and great job, Perri!
3:07 Alison is currently planning to write & direct a horror comedy with writer Alice Stanley Jr; it might be this one! Already excited for it
I could watch Alison Brie interviews all day! She's so great
"Confidence". That is such an amazing answer. Thank you, great episode.
This is fantastic
Another great interview Perri. Alison such a great actress.
I'm gonna watch this movie later on today, I can't wait.
Update on Community movie please!!!!!!
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