Mischa Barton reacts to Adam Brody's 'Hot Rabbi,' solving crimes in 'Murder at the Embassy,' more

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00:00I loved the movie, first of all. I was just telling my technical director in here with me that

00:05I love Whodunits and I caught on to this one really late, which surprised me because I thought

00:10I would immediately pick up on who it was. It was so good. Really? Yeah. Okay, good. I was actually

00:17surprised. But okay, okay, of course we have to start with Miranda Green is back. What was it

00:22like for you to return to that private eye life? Oh my god, it was so great. I love this character

00:27so much. She really has a place in my heart. Anybody close to me knows how much I love

00:33Whodunits as well. And I love like Cluedo things like for my birthday we did like it's always

00:38something like that. I'm obsessed with Agatha Christie, all of it. So this is kind of like

00:43the perfect role for me because it's a period piece which I love. You know, I love this era

00:48and she's just a strong, cool woman. And you know, I love her as a person. So it's a great

00:54character to get to play. I love Downton Abbey. And it was also giving me Downton Abbey

00:59vibes. Like the period piece and the collection of the cast. It was so fun. I mean, you kind

01:05of just touched on this, but you've dabbled in so many genres, scripted shows, Broadway,

01:09horror. What really piqued your interest about doing murder mystery or like a whodunit like

01:13this? Well, yeah, I just love I love murder mysteries. I think everybody does. But I do to

01:19an insane extent, especially Agatha Christie. I grew up in a, you know, household where we

01:24watched a lot of that. And and yeah, it's just something about the actors I get to work

01:31with in this series are always so great and to see what they bring to the table. And the

01:36fact that we actually get to shoot in these places like, you know, we went to Cairo for

01:39this one. We were in Egypt. It felt really special. So it was really practical, you know,

01:44and like, it's not all CGI. And so the fact that a lot of it is real and we're really on

01:50the Nile and we really have these amazing cast and crew around make a big difference. And

01:55so it is special. Absolutely. What do you think for fans that saw the first one? What

02:01are some differences, but yet still similarities for the second one and when they watch it?

02:08Well, I think they're getting better. And I think, you know, like to be honest, because

02:12the first one was like, you know, it was we were just getting into it. And it was just

02:15like, kind of like getting to know each other. So on this one, we really knew what we were

02:19doing. And on the next one, I will know even more than God. But I just I think it is it

02:26is it is a special character to get to play. And it's a lucky lead to have. And I like the

02:32way that everybody flows together and the way that we get to run lines on set and like

02:36because it's an ensemble cast, the way that we get to like flow together is kind of cool.

02:40And even though the cast changes a little bit or a lot pretty much each time, it's still

02:45we get great actors. And it's really a nice experience for me. So

02:49Yeah, that's so fun. And I love the beginning with the dog. I feel like her character also

02:55like at least too bad we had to switch the dog. I was like, do we get the same blunder back?

03:01I know. Don't tell anybody. But it's not the same blunder. He didn't come from America this

03:07time. But I love the dog relationship too. And I agree. I think it's a lovely warm addition to her

03:15character that she's so obsessed with her dog. Yeah, it's so cute. And I love seeing her really

03:20grow too. I feel like at the beginning of the film, there was some, you know, oh, she's really just

03:24getting into this more herself now. And then by the end of it, it was like, no, this is exactly what

03:30happened. I know. There was such an element of girl power that I really felt throughout. I loved

03:35when she stood up to the head of security and she was like, I know what I'm doing here. This is

03:40my thing. And I'm curious for you, in real life, there are so many lead male detectives. There's

03:47movies like Knives Out, like you mentioned the Agatha Christie series with Murder on the Nile. What was it

03:53like for you to be able to take on this sort of male dominant role that a female is now stepping

04:01into to get to be that type of detective? Yeah, super lucky. I feel really lucky. I mean,

04:06again, that's why I'm so drawn to these characters. And I always want to carve out the time to play

04:10this character, Miranda specifically, because she is a bit of a rarity. And, you know, unless you're

04:18like for strong female, like drama driven pieces, you either have to go like really gritty

04:23and modern or like, you know, you don't always get this type of a character. And it is incredibly

04:29fun to play. And I know that it would usually go to a man. And and so it's it is it's exciting

04:37to be able to play her. She is. And you're right. I think the evolution of her figuring out little

04:42by little that she belongs in this place and that she can do it and that she takes control

04:46of the situation is cool. So by the next one, we can see her be even stronger and more, you know,

04:52more convinced of what she's doing. Although she does have this sort of aloof quality where she

04:57somehow seems to bumble into things without quite realizing it. But I think that's another nice thing

05:02about her character, too, that I want to keep like, you know, that she's, you know, got that kind of

05:07she uses. Yeah, she's totally using that to her advantage. I love it. I also love the period piece

05:14aspect of it. And I would be remiss not to ask about the fashion and the style and getting to

05:19really have those like sharper outfits that give a little more of that androgynous masculine flair.

05:27But then she has her little accessories and stuff like that. And everybody on the cast

05:31has a really cool style. Oh, I guess. What was it like being able to really step in back in time?

05:38Yeah, it was great. I love anything period. And I love all vintage and all real period pieces.

05:43And it was important that she as a detective, like it's singular in her role that you can kind

05:49of get away with the pantsuits and stuff and that kind of vibe and really feed into the Agatha

05:54Christie vibe of it all, even though it's not an Agatha Christie, obviously. But being on the Nile

05:59and being in that weather and actually being out doing these things, you realize she does have to

06:04sort of have more of an edge to her and kind of dress like that. It's important to the character.

06:08Um, she, but yeah, it's so cool to see the other girls in these like beautiful dresses and delicate,

06:15you know, beautiful dresses as well. So it's fun for all of us.

06:19I know. I love time period pieces like that for, I really loved, as I've been saying,

06:25the element of that, like female empowerment. What do you hope that maybe younger girls take away

06:31from getting to watch these? Cause I know myself growing up, I loved mysteries.

06:35I loved Harriet the spy. I loved all of the different shows where I could watch a female

06:41detective. So what does that, you know, what do you think that young girls could learn from it?

06:46Well, hopefully they can see a woman in a strong position and that it'll be exciting for them.

06:51I agree. Things like Harriet the spy were so fun when we were young and it's fun to get to see

06:56characters like that. So then you can start thinking like that, that like I can be in an

07:00authoritative position and, and, um, yeah, it's exciting. I like, I like strong female

07:05characters too. So you're right. It's, it's, it's a nice thing to get to play.

07:09Me too. It's so fun. Um, my style director is a huge fan. So I was telling her she absolutely

07:14has to watch this. She was talking about Marissa's fashion on the OC. And she was like,

07:20is there anything that she has an all time favorite outfit from the OC that she remembers?

07:26Or is there like any pieces that you kept when you were on set from the OC?

07:30Yeah, yeah, yeah, I did. I think we might all agree that Marissa's biggest, uh, you know,

07:38claim to fame is the amount of Chanel she had and how like Carl was giving us actual Chanel and really

07:44beautiful pieces at the time. So yes, I have that stuff. And like the main one is that dress that

07:50she wears at, I think it's the Christmas party, which was like, it came straight off the runway.

07:55It's like a brown with cream, like rough, like it was such a beautiful dress. And I remember when

08:00it showed up from Paris, like we were just like floored and I was like, wow, I can't believe that's

08:05really here. So, I mean, a lot of those things, like the, her bags and that dress in particular.

08:12And then I don't know, there's some other iconic 2000 stuff that I don't think we'd wear now,

08:17but like, you know, that's just very funny to look back on.

08:21But, um, it's all starting to come back though. I love Gen Z's nostalgia for that.

08:26Being in my mid thirties, I'm like, I love that. Please bring it back.

08:30Yeah. I mean, yeah. If you love it, you love it. Like go for it. I don't think we need the like 20

08:35belts, but like, yeah, the rest of it's quite fun. Yeah.

08:38That's fair.

08:39Sometimes you just want to be in a tube top.

08:41I know. I know. Okay. We can get our own modern age thirties style pantsuit. We can channel our own

08:48Miranda. Um, I don't have much time left with you. I just want one more quick question for you.

08:52Everybody's raving about Adam Brody's hot rabbi. Do you have any reaction to his new series and

08:58people? I think it's so funny to see like the Chris Mika storyline and the OC and now he's doing

09:05this hot rabbi. So I haven't seen the new season. I saw most of the first season, but yes, I think

09:12it's the perfect role for him. I mean, he was born to play this role. It's perfect. And I totally get

09:18everybody's obsession with it. Um, I can't wait to see the new season when I'm not working and, uh,

09:22it just came out, right? Like it did. Yeah. Like maybe a week or so. And of course it's like

09:26resurging the love for the hot rabbi. He's probably like, okay, I'm sick of being, hearing people call

09:32me that, but it's so funny.

09:34That's funny. I mean, more power to him. He is perfect for that role. And, uh, I can't wait. I can't wait to

09:40run into him and tell him how much I love it. Cause it is, it is great for him. It's the perfect

09:44combination. It must feel like, you know, like a brother sister situation when you're like, oh my

09:49gosh, that was so long ago that we're doing the OC and now people are bringing back stuff about the

09:54hot rabbi. But for this movie, we're super excited for you and we appreciate the time. I loved it. I've

10:00been telling everybody to watch it because I'm like, you're never going to believe who did it. I can't

10:03believe the ambassador and all that. I'm like, wait, what? So good. Okay, great. Love it.

10:10Thank you. Thank you so much. Have a great rest of your day.

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