Brie Larson

Made films the shows talk about.

Wikidata Q29328: matched by corpus:resolve, told apart by the only person by that name on Wikidata.

Counted as actor. The films the hosts said they acted in, which the two lists below run through too: Scott Pilgrim vs. the World (2010); Room (2015); Kong: Skull Island (2017); Captain Marvel (2019). Count them as director (1 film) instead.

Draws on

What the speakers say they, or a film of theirs, drew on. Each is a speaker's account: “the maker said so” when they report the maker's own words, “the host's read” when the read is theirs.

Guardians of the Galaxy (2014): 2 lines

  1. lineage (lineage) · through Captain Marvel (2019), which they acted in: Guardians of the Galaxy ⇒ Captain Marvel (the host's read). As a prequel, Captain Marvel brings back Guardians characters Ronan (Lee Pace) and Korath (Djimon Hounsou).
    “this is, of course, a prequel, so their characters appear in this film again.”
    The Big Picture · ‘Captain Marvel’ Is a ’90s Nostalgia Play. Did It Work? | Exit Survey · 0:43:32 · Sean Fennessey (0.80 sure it was them)
  2. craft (craft) · through Captain Marvel (2019), which they acted in: Guardians of the Galaxy ⇒ Captain Marvel (the host's read). The Flarkin cat in Captain Marvel is a version of the Drax metaphor joke, but this film's joke lands better thanks to the cut to his face.
    “And you know, you know, the cat in Captain Marvel is like a version of this joke.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · Guardians of the Galaxy · 1:46:06 · unknown (0.30 sure it was them)

1980s bully movies: 1 line

  1. lineage (lineage) · through Scott Pilgrim vs. the World (2010), which they acted in: 1980s bully movies ⇒ Scott Pilgrim vs. the World (the host's read). Van loves the Lucas Lee fight because it recalls cheesy 80s bully fights and flips them, Scott winning through wiliness.
    “the fights that I love from, uh, bully fights are like from 80s, cheesy 80s movies.”
    The Big Picture · Celebrating ‘Scott Pilgrim vs. the World’ 10 Years Later With Edgar Wright · 0:33:29 · Van Lathan (0.70 sure it was them)

Batman Forever (1995): 1 line

  1. craft (craft) · through Captain Marvel (2019), which they acted in: Batman Forever ⇒ Captain Marvel (the host's read). The prosthetic-ears-and-face-paint alien look recalls the trashy 1990s comic book movies, specifically Batman Forever.
    “It felt a little bit like Batman forever at times where I was like, that guy is definitely just wearing face paint.”
    The Big Picture · ‘Captain Marvel’ Is a ’90s Nostalgia Play. Did It Work? | Exit Survey · 0:12:25 · Amanda Dobbins (0.70 sure it was them)

Captain America: The First Avenger (2011): 1 line

  1. lineage (lineage) · through Captain Marvel (2019), which they acted in: Captain America: The First Avenger ⇒ Captain Marvel (the host's read). The film goes back to the Steve Rogers style of origin story.
    “here's how Steve Rogers became a super soldier style of storytelling.”
    The Big Picture · ‘Captain Marvel’ Is a ’90s Nostalgia Play. Did It Work? | Exit Survey · 0:03:27 · Sean Fennessey (0.80 sure it was them)

Drunken Master 2: 1 line

  1. craft (craft) · through Scott Pilgrim vs. the World (2010), which they acted in: Drunken Master 2 ⇒ Scott Pilgrim vs. the World (the host's read). Jason says Matthew Patel's leg-gyrating move echoes a Ken Lo move in Drunken Master 2.
    “Matthew Patel even does some of the moves that Ken Lo, as Johnny does in Drunken Master 2”
    The Big Picture · Celebrating ‘Scott Pilgrim vs. the World’ 10 Years Later With Edgar Wright · 0:31:56 · Jason Concepcion (0.80 sure it was them)

Five Deadly Venoms (1978): 1 line

  1. lineage (lineage) · through Scott Pilgrim vs. the World (2010), which they acted in: Five Deadly Venoms ⇒ Scott Pilgrim vs. the World (the maker said so: Edgar, on the show). Edgar says that before shooting he watched Shaw Brothers mystical kung fu like Five Deadly Venoms to get in the mood.
    “Shaw Brothers type movies like, um, um, 5 deadly venoms”
    The Big Picture · Celebrating ‘Scott Pilgrim vs. the World’ 10 Years Later With Edgar Wright · 1:07:37 · Edgar Wright (0.95 sure it was them)

Jackie Chan: 1 line

  1. lineage (lineage) · through Scott Pilgrim vs. the World (2010), which they acted in: Jackie Chan ⇒ Scott Pilgrim vs. the World (the maker said so: Edgar, on the show). Edgar says he was a huge Jackie Chan fan going in.
    “I was a huge Jackie Chan fan.”
    The Big Picture · Celebrating ‘Scott Pilgrim vs. the World’ 10 Years Later With Edgar Wright · 1:07:20 · Edgar Wright (0.95 sure it was them)

King Boxer (1972): 1 line

  1. lineage (lineage) · through Scott Pilgrim vs. the World (2010), which they acted in: King Boxer ⇒ Scott Pilgrim vs. the World (the maker said so: Edgar, on the show). Also on Edgar's pre-production kung fu watch list.
    “5 fingers of death”
    The Big Picture · Celebrating ‘Scott Pilgrim vs. the World’ 10 Years Later With Edgar Wright · 1:07:37 · Edgar Wright (0.95 sure it was them)

Phantom of the Paradise (1974): 1 line

  1. lineage (lineage) · through Scott Pilgrim vs. the World (2010), which they acted in: Phantom of the Paradise ⇒ Scott Pilgrim vs. the World (the host's read). Phantom of the Paradise is named as one ingredient of the film's rock-and-spectacle mix.
    “It's one part Bruce Lee, one part the Matrix, one part Phantom of the Paradise.”
    The Big Picture · Celebrating ‘Scott Pilgrim vs. the World’ 10 Years Later With Edgar Wright · 0:03:08 · Sean Fennessey (0.90 sure it was them)

Pulp Fiction (1994): 1 line

  1. lineage (lineage) · through Captain Marvel (2019), which they acted in: Pulp Fiction ⇒ Captain Marvel (the host's read). Samuel L. Jackson driving around mid-90s Los Angeles evokes Jules Winfield, a clever but surface 90s nod.
    “a Samuel L. Jackson character in the mid 90s driving around in a car in Los Angeles, a la Jules Winfield in Pulp Fiction.”
    The Big Picture · ‘Captain Marvel’ Is a ’90s Nostalgia Play. Did It Work? | Exit Survey · 0:18:39 · Sean Fennessey (0.70 sure it was them)

The Avengers (2012): 1 line

  1. lineage (lineage) · through Captain Marvel (2019), which they acted in: The Avengers ⇒ Captain Marvel (the host's read). The Tesseract, the glowing box, was a MacGuffin in the first Avengers and in Infinity War.
    “you may remember the Tesseract from the 1st Avengers film, and then, of course, the most recent Avengers film, Avengers Infinity War”
    The Big Picture · ‘Captain Marvel’ Is a ’90s Nostalgia Play. Did It Work? | Exit Survey · 0:09:03 · Sean Fennessey (0.85 sure it was them)

The Matrix (1999): 1 line

  1. lineage (lineage) · through Scott Pilgrim vs. the World (2010), which they acted in: The Matrix ⇒ Scott Pilgrim vs. the World (the host's read). Sean breaks the staging down into influences: Bruce Lee, The Matrix, and Phantom of the Paradise.
    “It's one part Bruce Lee, one part the Matrix, one part Phantom of the Paradise.”
    The Big Picture · Celebrating ‘Scott Pilgrim vs. the World’ 10 Years Later With Edgar Wright · 0:03:08 · Sean Fennessey (0.90 sure it was them)

The One-Armed Boxer: 1 line

  1. lineage (lineage) · through Scott Pilgrim vs. the World (2010), which they acted in: The One-Armed Boxer ⇒ Scott Pilgrim vs. the World (the maker said so: Edgar, on the show). Part of the same Shaw Brothers viewing list Edgar did before the shoot.
    “one arm boxer”
    The Big Picture · Celebrating ‘Scott Pilgrim vs. the World’ 10 Years Later With Edgar Wright · 1:07:37 · Edgar Wright (0.95 sure it was them)

Drawn on by

What the speakers say drew on them or a film of theirs, marked the same way.

Baby Driver (2017): 2 lines

  1. lineage (lineage) · through Scott Pilgrim vs. the World (2010), which they acted in: Scott Pilgrim vs. the World ⇒ Baby Driver (the host's read). Sean says Wright's music-synced action staging, perfected in Baby Driver, begins with Scott Pilgrim.
    “The perfectly synchronized music to action staging the Wright Perfected and Baby Driver starts with Scott Pilgrim.”
    The Big Picture · Celebrating ‘Scott Pilgrim vs. the World’ 10 Years Later With Edgar Wright · 0:02:46 · Sean Fennessey (0.90 sure it was them)
  2. lineage (lineage) · through Scott Pilgrim vs. the World (2010), which they acted in: Scott Pilgrim vs. the World ⇒ Baby Driver (the host's read). Sean says Wright used this film to work out his rhythm, pacing and use of music, so Baby Driver does not exist without it.
    “there is no baby driver without this movie in terms of like the rhythm and the pacing and the way that he uses music.”
    The Big Picture · Celebrating ‘Scott Pilgrim vs. the World’ 10 Years Later With Edgar Wright · 0:39:06 · Sean Fennessey (0.90 sure it was them)

Deadpool (2016): 1 line

  1. lineage (lineage) · through Scott Pilgrim vs. the World (2010), which they acted in: Scott Pilgrim vs. the World ⇒ Deadpool (the host's read). Same claim: Deadpool's fourth-wall breaking was made possible by this movie breaking it down.
    “Deadpool, for example, can't happen or like the Lego movie can't happen or into the Spider-Verse.”
    The Big Picture · Celebrating ‘Scott Pilgrim vs. the World’ 10 Years Later With Edgar Wright · 0:17:53 · Sean Fennessey (0.85 sure it was them)

Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018): 1 line

  1. lineage (lineage) · through Scott Pilgrim vs. the World (2010), which they acted in: Scott Pilgrim vs. the World ⇒ Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (the host's read). Sean says Deadpool, the Lego movie and Spider-Verse could not happen without this film having broken the fourth wall first.
    “Deadpool, for example, can't happen or like the Lego movie can't happen or into the Spider-Verse.”
    The Big Picture · Celebrating ‘Scott Pilgrim vs. the World’ 10 Years Later With Edgar Wright · 0:17:53 · Sean Fennessey (0.85 sure it was them)

The Lego Movie (2014): 1 line

  1. lineage (lineage) · through Scott Pilgrim vs. the World (2010), which they acted in: Scott Pilgrim vs. the World ⇒ The Lego Movie (the host's read). Same claim: the Lego movie's self-aware tone follows Scott Pilgrim.
    “Deadpool, for example, can't happen or like the Lego movie can't happen or into the Spider-Verse.”
    The Big Picture · Celebrating ‘Scott Pilgrim vs. the World’ 10 Years Later With Edgar Wright · 0:17:53 · Sean Fennessey (0.85 sure it was them)

What the speakers said they did

Directing (1) everyone in directing

Acting (5) everyone in acting

What was said about them, by kind

career (1)

  1. career (career): Brie Larson → Room. Larson does high-level trauma very well, which is why Room is so effective.
    “that's part of why room is so effective is you really feel the weight of the trauma that her character experiences.”
    The Big Picture · ‘Captain Marvel’ Is a ’90s Nostalgia Play. Did It Work? | Exit Survey · 0:33:14 · Sean Fennessey (0.75 sure it was them)

people (1)

  1. people (people): Brie Larson → Samuel L. Jackson. Larson cast Jackson in her directorial debut Unicorn Store, and they also share Kong: Skull Island.
    “she cast him in her directorial debut Unicorn store, which you can watch on Netflix in April.”
    The Big Picture · ‘Captain Marvel’ Is a ’90s Nostalgia Play. Did It Work? | Exit Survey · 0:32:00 · Sean Fennessey (0.70 sure it was them)

Fun items about them

  1. fun, about Brie Larson: Edgar showed 19-year-old Larson's video to Donna Langley and predicted she would be a mega star.
    “It's just going to be like a mega star.”
    The Big Picture · Celebrating ‘Scott Pilgrim vs. the World’ 10 Years Later With Edgar Wright · 1:13:08 · Edgar Wright (0.90 sure it was them)
  2. fun, about Brie Larson: Sean's tolerance for her running: she is more jogging, but one full sprint shot impressed him.
    “Did not strike me as a natural athlete.”
    The Big Picture · ‘Captain Marvel’ Is a ’90s Nostalgia Play. Did It Work? | Exit Survey · 0:34:13 · Sean Fennessey (0.60 sure it was them)