Simon Kinberg on The 355, Deadpool s Incredible Test Screenings, and the Battlestar Galactica Movie

With The 355 now playing in theaters, I recently got to speak with director Simon Kinberg about making the original action thriller. Written by Kinberg and Theresa Rebeck, from a story by Rebeck, the spy movie is about a group of women that come together to save the world from a topsecret weapon that can hack into any computer. The allstar cast is made up of CIA agent Mason Mace Brown (Jessica Chastain), rival badass German agent Marie (Diane Kruger), former MI6 ally and cuttingedge computer specialist Khadijah (Lupita Nyongo), and skilled Colombian psychologist Graciela (Penelope Cruz). Along the way they run into a mysterious woman, Lin Mi Sheng (Fan Bingbing), who may or may not be on their side. The film also stars Edgar Ramirez and Sebastian Stan plays Chastains partner at the CIA. The 355 was produced by Chastain, Kinberg, and Kelly Carmichael, with Richard Hewitt, Esmond Ren, and Wang Rui Huan executive producing. During the extended and wideranging interview, Kinberg talked about why he