'The 5th Wave' Stars Maika Monroe & Nick Robinson on Nicknames & First Crushes

'The 5th Wave' Stars Maika Monroe & Nick Robinson on Nicknames & First Crushes
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Actors Maika Monroe and Nick Robinson both return to the YH Studio, this time together to scoop us on their sci-fi action film 'The 5th Wave', including whether or not there's any romantic potential for their characters! Other topics of discussion include Johnny Depp's eyeliner, first crushes, alien defense squads, and the best songs to fit their mood!
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Don't choose mine, okay? Don't copy me and choose mine. Choose your own.
Wasn't going to.
Here with Mika Monroe and Nick Robinson. Good to see you both. Welcome back.
Welcome back.
Thank you.
Yes.
Congrats. Yeah, it's been a long time. I hate to tell you say this, but you were like a little spot.
I was a little bit shorter, I know. I grew a few inches.
You've grown a little bit. Your hair's grown, a little bit. Everything's grown. It's all bigger. Well, you look good.
Thank you.
You look terrific. Okay. I know. You're blonde.
I am. Very happy about that.
Are you? Because you look great with dark hair.
Thank you. It just it was weird. It was weird. It was like having a wig on that you couldn't take off.
Please give a shout out to your make-up artist, because the smokey eye was insane in this movie. It's incredible. No, seriously. Yeah, they did a great job. And listen, aliens have invaded and whatever. Your eyes are perfect. That's what happens when you're badass.
Movie magic.
Um, okay, so in the film you both had nicknames. Zombie and Ringer. Do you have nicknames in real life?
Mike. Mike. Yeah, I call her Mike. Well, a lot of people call me Mike, Mikey.
Mike and Ike?
I have received that. Yes, I've got that one before. It's a good one.
Do you ever get um, Nicklicious?
Never gotten Nicklicious before. That's new. And I hope that's the last time, but you know.
Hey, I I I don't mind that one. I kind of like that one. It works. It works for you.
I don't know if that works for you.
I can't wait for this. You know, Nighthawk, anything like that. Something something along those lines. I'll just, yeah.
Did you just pick that or is that
No. Well, first of all, that was from Step Brothers. But then on the set of uh, Kings of Summer, we gave each other nicknames, there are a lot of Nicks on set. So.
I would, if you and I were hung out, it would probably Yeah. Pretty crazy. So, in the film, this didn't happen in your in your scene, but there's a scene where Chloe's character is caught staring at Alex's character in the water and he's shirtless and he's he's Nicklicious. But Have you guys ever been caught staring?
I did see Johnny Depp once, and as a kid growing up, I was obsessed with Pirates of the Caribbean. Oh.
Big big fan, like he does a smokey eye well, too.
He sure does. He sure does. That's a good point you make.
You'd give him a run for his money though, when you're like Yeah.
Oh, I did. I did. I'll let him know that.
I could start nicknaming you Captain Jack after that.
Oh, sign me up.
What about you?
I think there was one time, uh, there was it was at like a a like my sibling's play and it turned out that there was this guy. I think I'm trying to remember who exactly it was. I remember Key and Peele were there for some reason and then like Kenny G, I think. I remember trying to take a picture of them, but the flash was on my phone. Oh.
Yeah. So there's a there's a like a love sort of situation happening in this film. I feel like maybe in the next film, you're going to have a little love happening.
Let's hope. I yeah. I don't know. There could. I know uh, without giving away too much, I know that Zombie is going through something pretty traumatic. He's he's very injured.
Well, you just point to him. It's just like, wait a second. Is The other book is out. It's not like an It's not like an unknown thing. Like, people there's a book out. People can read, they know what happened. For the movie. Sometimes they do that. I want to know both of your first crushes.
That's Johnny Depp. I was Pirates of the Caribbean, that's the first. I mean, first probably it's the hat. And and the eyeliner.
You're like, one day I'm going to be in a movie. You're going to wear the same thing.
Yeah. Exactly.
I just remember there was this girl uh, when I was in school and she was in the eighth grade and I was way younger. I don't
She know her name?
I'm trying to remember her name. I was in kindergarten, I just remember that.
You were in kindergarten?
I literally have the This is vivid. I this is like a vivid memory.
That's incredible. Oh, that's amazing.
Um, but I don't I forget her name. I should look her up. Uh, she had red hair as far as I can remember or she wore red lipstick, one of the two. It's a very hazy memory. I just know that she had like.
What she like? She sported the red lipstick in eighth grade. That is awesome.
She seems so old. And it was It was all that. It was all that red.
So you guys are in is it Squad 53 in the movie? Um, I want to know in real life if you're fighting aliens, dystopian society, who is in your squad? I want to know one singer, one actor, and one random person.
I think Susan Boyle.
What?
The Rock Johnson. Rock easily. And uh uh, you know, any anybody, anybody else. Who wants to be on the squad?
I'll join that squad.
Mika. Yep. Can I join that squad? Because it's so perfect.
You can join us. You can completely join us and just jump in on his answer.
So the director, who put you through paintball? Like, I know you guys had hand-to-hand combat and you had Yeah. Did you all do paintball together? When you were preparing? And who was the best at it and who got?
You were? No. He's definitely not. I like in my head, I think that I am. It was painful. I'll tell you that.
But was it a good bonding experience for the cast?
Yes. Yes. I get the point of it. Yes, it was very
I think so. Yeah, I think so.
Shared pain.
No. So it would actually help you if aliens actually invaded. Do you feel like you could save us from, you know, extinction at this point?
No. I don't think so.
You will learn to think, move, and fight like soldiers. How are we supposed to fight them if we don't even know what they are?
Don't turn to us. Just because we've been in this movie. There's people a lot more qualified than we are.
I'm going to name five top five songs and which one of those songs best describes your current mood. Okay, hit it. Ready? I love it you said hit it. So you're excited. Hit it, sister.
Sorry. Hotline Bling. Oh god. Stressed out. Love Yourself. What Do You Mean? Hotline Bling. All the way.
You and Chloe picked the same one. All day. Yeah, that's a good one. Hotline Bling. I think why why Hotline Bling?
I feel like Drake Drake just gets it. You know?
Does he get you?
He gets me. Definitely. So.
Drake. I feel like Drake gets everybody. I agree. Drake is he's a good he's a good man. He's a good one. Drake's a good man. Oh. Good answer. Nick. I'm going to say
Don't choose mine, okay? Don't copy me and choose mine. Choose your own.
Wasn't going to.
I'm going to do uh, What Do You Mean? That's what I'm going to say.
Because you have no idea what I just asked you? Yeah, yeah. I'm actually I'm honestly asking. I don't know. You're like, what the hell is this girl been talking about this entire interview? Well, Mike and Mickey, it's been great having you both here. Come back y'all for the next movie. Thank you. Loved it. Loved the fifth wave.
Thank you.
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PEOPLE MENTIONED
- Maika Monroe
Star of 'The 5th Wave', interviewed
- Nick Robinson
Star of 'The 5th Wave', interviewed
- Johnny Depp
Mentioned as Maika Monroe's childhood crush
- Chloe Grace Moretz
Co-star in 'The 5th Wave', mentioned by interviewers
- Key & Peele
Mentioned as celebrities Nick Robinson tried to photograph
- Kenny G
Mentioned as a celebrity Nick Robinson tried to photograph
- Susan Boyle
Chosen by Maika Monroe for her alien defense squad
- Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson
Chosen by Nick Robinson for his alien defense squad
- Drake
Artist of 'Hotline Bling', discussed for song choices
- Justin Bieber
Artist of 'What Do You Mean?', discussed for song choices
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