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Tragedy Girls Cast Talk Deadpool, X-Men, & More

Tragedy Girls Cast Talk Deadpool, X-Men, & More

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YH sits down with the talented cast of horror-comedy 'Tragedy Girls', including Craig Robinson, Alexandra Shipp, Jack Quaid, and Brianna Hildebrand, who give us the scoop on their experience filming this movie, plus Brianna explains how it differed from her experience filming 'Deadpool', Alexandra reminisces about portraying Storm in 'X-Men: Apocalypse', Jack shares what it was like to be directed by his mom (Meg Ryan), and Craig dishes on his career leap from teacher to comedian!

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Why do you hang out with me? Because you're so great. Yeah. So nasty delicious 2. 0 right here. Yo, Halle Woo. Halle Woo. Guys, I'm here with the cast of Tragedy Girls. What up? Hello. South by Southwest, we are having a blast and you guys got a film coming out, huh? This is like a slasher, horror, a whole mix of genres, huh?

Guest

Mhm. Yeah, it's definitely like a horror comedy type thing. Yeah.

Young Hollywood

Is it a little different than Deadpool?

Guest

A little different. Yeah. We got to work with like prosthetic limbs and stuff, which we didn't get to do on Deadpool, so.

Young Hollywood

So, Jack, uh, what's it like not working for your mother?

Jack Quaid

Uh, well, working with my mom was great. Uh, it was just uh, I don't know, different in the sense that my mom wasn't around. I did a movie that my mom directed. That's the I'm feeling I'm feeling the cast. Uh, but that was a great experience. But this was, I mean, this was like a whole other beast. Like like Brianna said, prosthetic limbs. A lot of lot of lot more gore in this than a movie directed by my mom.

Young Hollywood

If if she didn't like your take, did you get grounded or?

Jack Quaid

Uh, no, not that it's we our shorthand was like amazing because no one knows you better than your own mom. Someone like that. But uh, no, it was like it was oddly fine. Like there was no like familial drama on that set at all.

Young Hollywood

Alexandra. What is it like to play Storm?

Alexandra Shipp

Uh, it's crazy playing Storm. I love playing Storm, you know, I I I got really lucky. I didn't think that I was going to get it. I I at the test, I stole all the muffins and all the butter and you know,

Young Hollywood

That's what you're supposed to do. That's a hot tip right there, steal the muffins.

Alexandra Shipp

Yeah, I've filled up like four coffee cups with orange juice. Like I was just trying to get my vitamin C because I hadn't seen the sun. Um, I really didn't think I was going to get it. I just thought I was going to have a great time and I was really fortunate to be able to get it and to be able to work with such amazing actors and to be able to work with Brian Singer, who's an amazing director and I get to shoot lightning bolts out of my hands and I get to fly around. But like here's the thing. Halle made flying around look so easy. And then like I got up and I was like, "Uh, the minute your feet leave the ground, your whole lower body goes numb." And then I look down and I'm like, "Guys, I'm a little numb." They're like, "You'll get used to it." And I was like, "What?"

Young Hollywood

Craig, you uh used to teach elementary music, huh? How do you make the leap from elementary music to stand-up comic to slasher drama thriller comedy?

Craig Robinson

Many many nights of uh of going up on stage and, you know, after teaching. So, I would teach during the day, then I'd go on stage at night.

Young Hollywood

You were kind of the uh most experienced on set. Uh, you've been around a lot of talent. Did you get inspired by the youth? Did you like to be

Guest

I can't answer this question for him. Um, I think he was mostly inspired by um, by my performance. Uh, blown away almost. Uh, I mean, so good that you feel like he would lose his head.

Craig Robinson

It's actually true. Uh, you know, I came in and they they'd already been filming for a couple of weeks, so they were already, you know, in the zone and the rhythm. So, I was just like, "Okay, you know, like like Devil Dust, let me hop in and okay, all right. Yeah. I'm doing it. I'm doing it.

Young Hollywood

You always seem to put a little interject a little music in what you do. Do we see any music in tragedy girls?

Craig Robinson

Every single time. Except for tragedy girls.

Young Hollywood

Yeah. Your band name is Nasty Delicious.

Craig Robinson

Mhm.

Young Hollywood

Mr. Nasty, Mr. Nasty. How did that how did that come about? Craig Robinson and the Nasty Delicious.

Craig Robinson

Yeah, which is uh, you know, it's the name the name was about like something that like imagine something that tastes so good that you make a nasty face. You know what I mean? Like, yeah. That's how the band when you listen you just make that face because it's so funky.

Young Hollywood

We got an awesome tragedy girl squad here. Can I be like an honorary tragedy girl for the day? Is that possible?

Guest

100%. Second guest: Accepted?

Guest

Yeah. Second guest: Problem is we're gonna have to kill you.

Young Hollywood

Oh, okay. Well, I was expecting it anyhow.

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PEOPLE MENTIONED

  • Jack Quaid

    Cast member of 'Tragedy Girls' and discussed being directed by his mom.

  • Craig Robinson

    Cast member of 'Tragedy Girls' and talked about his career and band 'Nasty Delicious'.

  • Alexandra Shipp

    Cast member of 'Tragedy Girls' and discussed playing Storm in 'X-Men: Apocalypse'.

  • Brianna Hildebrand

    Cast member of 'Tragedy Girls' and discussed differences from her work in 'Deadpool'.

  • Meg Ryan

    Jack Quaid's mother, who directed him in a movie.

  • Halle Berry

    Played Storm before Alexandra Shipp, making flying look easy.

  • Brian Singer

    Director of 'X-Men: Apocalypse'.

FAQ

What kind of movie is 'Tragedy Girls'?+
'Tragedy Girls' is described by its cast as a slasher, horror, and comedy mix, specifically a horror-comedy type thing.
How did filming 'Tragedy Girls' differ from 'Deadpool' for Brianna Hildebrand?+
Brianna Hildebrand noted that 'Tragedy Girls' involved working with prosthetic limbs and more gore, which was different from her experience on 'Deadpool'.
What was it like for Jack Quaid to be directed by his mother, Meg Ryan?+
Jack Quaid stated that working with his mom was a great experience, and they had amazing shorthand because no one knows you better than your own mother.
What was Alexandra Shipp's audition experience like for the role of Storm?+
Alexandra Shipp mentioned that she stole muffins and butter at the test, and filled coffee cups with orange juice, not expecting to get the role but aiming to have a great time.
How did Craig Robinson transition from teaching to comedy?+
Craig Robinson made the leap by performing stand-up comedy at night after teaching elementary music during the day for many nights.

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