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At the Elton John AIDS Foundation Oscar Party red carpet, Maria Bakalova celebrates Sebastian Stan's Oscar nomination for 'The Apprentice,' reflecting on the film's journey from Cannes to its release. She shares excitement for upcoming projects, including an action-comedy with Ryan Reynolds and Kenneth Branagh, a drama with Rory Kinnear and her return for 'The Bad Guys 2.' Expressing interest in a Dogma 95-style film, she credits the Danish cinema movement for inspiring her love of filmmaking.

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00:00Sebastian is nominated. What was your reaction when you found out he got nominated for this

00:04performance and just how much are you rooting for him tonight? I'm so happy. I mean, he's

00:08my co-star and I met him long before we did The Apprentice. I'm super happy and excited

00:13for him. I remember every single day when I got nominated. So it's like something that

00:19you don't do movies for this, but it's such a great recognition and it makes you, I don't

00:26know, keep doing it and doing it even better. I think he deserves it a lot.

00:31What is the feedback and viewer reaction to The Apprentice been like for you?

00:36It's been an interesting path, to be honest. We had a movie premiere in Cannes in May. Then we had a few

00:43months trying to see what's going to happen, who's going to buy the movie, what's the right strategy.

00:48A lot of people got worried what to do with the movie. And then finally, Browcliffe bought the

00:54movie and we had our premiere in October. And now with the recognition for the movie,

01:01finally people are daring to watch it and experience it. So I'm excited.

01:06And you have so many exciting projects coming up. What are you most excited for viewers to see?

01:11I'm excited that there are a lot of different projects, from an action comedy with Kenneth Branagh

01:18Ryan Reynolds, to a British Irish drama with Rory Kinnear, to another action comedy with Zach

01:26Cherry. And yeah, I mean, we also have the bad guys too, which I just saw Natasha Lyonne yesterday

01:33and we're talking about that we should get together because we play the bad girls now. So it's a lot

01:39interesting because they're different.

01:41Yeah. And with doing all these different types of projects, what's one sort of project you still

01:46want to take on that you haven't done yet?

01:49Well, the reason why I fell in love with cinema was because of Dogma 95, which is a Danish movement

01:53created by...

01:55I think she needs to be Anastasia.

01:59Maybe. I mean, yeah, why not? It's such an interesting story. Okay, I'm going to take this

02:04one. I'm going to take Anastasia.

02:06Amazing. And we're here tonight, you know, celebrating the Oscars at the Elton John party.

02:11Chapel Rhone is performing. What song are you most excited to see her perform?

02:16The Pink Pony!

02:17Yeah, I mean, it's impossible to name one, but yeah, I'm going to go for Pink Pony Club.

02:22We're still, we're actually in West Hollywood, so...

02:24We are. I think the after-after party has to be at the Pink Pony Club.

02:29I know. Let's, let's do it.

02:36I know. Let's do it.

Maria Bakalova Celebrates the Growing Success of 'The Apprentice' | Elton John Oscars Party 2025

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