Cynthia Erivo on preparing for ‘Wicked,’ Saoirse Ronan talks ‘The Outrun’ and ‘Blitz’
In the Oscar-season premiere of The Envelope video podcast, “Wicked†star Cynthia Erivo explains how she and the film’s creative team found the perfect Elphaba green and Saoirse Ronan discusses her two awards contenders, addiction drama “The Outrun†and World War II epic “Blitz.â€
Yvonne Villarreal is a senior television writer for the Calendar section and co-host of “The Envelope†podcast.
Mark Olsen writes about all kinds of movies for the Los Angeles Times as both a feature writer and reviewer.
Matt Brennan is a Los Angeles Times’ deputy editor for entertainment and arts. Born in the Boston area, educated at USC and an adoptive New Orleanian for nearly 10 years, he returned to Los Angeles in 2019 as the newsroom’s television editor. He previously served as TV editor at Paste Magazine, and his writing has also appeared in Indiewire, Slate, Deadspin and numerous other publications.
Mark E. Potts is the senior editor for video at the Los Angeles Times. A native of Enid, Okla., Potts graduated from the University of Oklahoma with a master’s degree in broadcast journalism. He has created and edited video for DreamWorks, YouTube, Microsoft, Sony and BET.
