The Big Picture Welcome to a very special edition of Collider Ladies Night. Not only does this episode feature a personal favorite, but that favorite just became the first Ladies Night third-timer — Melissa Barrera. It was immediately evident that Barrera is an ideal Ladies Night guest during our first chat in January 2022 for Scream, one brimming with enthusiasm and passion for her craft, and for the art of filmmaking in general.
“I think my perspective on what I'm here to do, and what I'm here to do on Earth, has changed. Spiritually I've had an awakening in the last year. Obviously I love acting and I want to continue to act, but the purpose of my art is now more intentional because I want to help make the world better in any way that I can. And so, I've found that that goes with trying to make the industry better and safer and gentler and nicer for people. There will be ripples of that.
“Hopefully, yeah. I mean, yeah, that would be the goal, I think. I think the only way to really change it is to create another studio that is a little bit more supportive of minority stories, that would be open to supporting a movie that doesn't necessarily have any big names in it, that actually believes in new filmmakers like that.”
“You need a few people on TikTok to notice a great movie and then it can go viral and it can become huge. That's why I love social media.
It’s important to find a publicist who’s good at their job and can secure those promotional opportunities, but those opportunities only have maximum value if they’re presenting an artist in a way that feels right and meaningful to them. In Barrera’s case, it took time to find the right people, but eventually, she landed an ideal team.
Melissa Barrera Didn’t Want ‘Abigail’s Joey to Feel like ‘Scream’s Sam Barrera is especially good this weekend because she’s got yet another stellar horror movie hitting theaters, Abigail. Yet another challenge that came with this particular role? Abigail is often a wild, very funny and highly entertaining bonkers ride, but Joey must remain the emotional core of the movie — the anchor of the movie. Barrera noted, “Because Joey is the emotional core of the movie, I think it allows for all the other characters to be kind of crazy, you know?”
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