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ACTORS ON ACTORS Season 19 premieres next week. These are the pairings:
Robert Downey Jr. + Mark Ruffalo
Cillian Murphy + Margot Robbie
Emily Blunt + Anne Hathaway
Rachel Zegler + Halle Bailey
Emma Stone + Bradley Cooper
Jeffrey Wright + Taraji P. Henson
Michael Fassbender + Carey Mulligan
Jacob Elordi + Colman Domingo
Natalie Portman + Paul Mescal
Andrew Scott + Greta Lee
Alden Ehrenreich + Da'Vine Joy Randolph
Annette Bening + Julianne Moore

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Filmmakers behind the year’s biggest movies are teaming up in conversation for Variety Directors on Directors presented by Amazon MGM Studios, premiering this week on Variety’s site and social platforms.

Ben Affleck and Michael B. Jordan will kick off the series on Dec. 13 at 10 a.m. PT as they discuss pulling double duty in “Air” and “Creed III” as both directors and actors.

“Maestro” director Bradley Cooper teamed up with the legendary Spike Lee for a conversation premiering Dec. 14, while blockbuster filmmaker James Cameron sat down with “Barbie” visionary Greta Gerwig in an interview landing on Dec. 15.

The following week, Ari Aster and Yorgos Lanthimos’ rousing conversation about “Beau Is Afraid” and “Poor Things” debuts on Dec. 18. Ava DuVernay’s sit-down with Michael Mann discussing “Origin” and “Ferrari” premieres on Dec. 19.

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