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There aren’t many 2025 movie releases left, but if you’re looking for a holiday movie of the feel-good variety, look no further than James L. Brooks’ first movie in 15 years, "Ella McCay." But I bet you didn’t see on your bingo card that this comedy might share some DNA with the last "Alien" movie? Yeah, me too.

Along with "Ella McCay" starring Emma Mackey, Jamie Lee Curtis, Woody Harrelson, Kumail Nanjiani and Julie Kavner, the voice behind Marge Simpson in her first live-action role in 20 years, Spike Fearn is also in the mix. The British actor plays the role of the younger brother to the titular character, who is dealing with challenges associated with suddenly becoming governor as their father also comes back into the picture. Fearn was in "Alien: Romulus," but there’s a larger story about how he ended up moving from the sci-fi sequel to comedy.
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00:00You know, I had a friend two weeks prior reading the script
00:06that just showed me broadcast news for the first time
00:10and then when I read James' name, I knew it was going to be good
00:13but it was such an enjoyable read
00:16and the character of Casey was great
00:18and I was just really excited to just audition for it
00:22even if I was never going to get the part
00:24just the audition process would have been fun
00:27to just have a crack at some of those scenes, you know
00:29so I guess that was my first reaction
00:33No, it wasn't like back-to-back
00:34but I just had finished Alien
00:37and Kaylee on Alien had showed me broadcast news
00:39and then I'd read the script like two, three weeks after
00:44getting back from Budapest and shooting Alien
00:46but then we didn't shoot this one straight away
00:49but it was the thing I did, yeah, after Alien
00:52so I guess, not back-to-back essentially
00:54but it was the next thing I did, yeah
00:56and it was like, I was just excited to jump into something
00:58that wasn't like Bjorn in Alien, I guess
01:00and even though I loved playing that part
01:02and I loved that film and everyone involved
01:04but I think I wanted to jump into something like this
01:08and I was so excited, it was like a different accent
01:10I'd never done an American accent before
01:11and I was just super excited to jump into this world
01:14and do something a little bit more, like lighthearted
01:16and not so, like, a jumpy
01:18and I was just like, yeah, I'm so excited to jump into this world
01:20You
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