>> James: THAT WAS A CLIP FROM "SHINING GIRLS," THE FIRST 3
EPISODES ARE AVAILABLE NOW ON APPLE TV+.
CONGRATULATIONS ON THE SHOW, PEOPLE ARE LOVING IT.
IT'S A REALLY INTERESTING SHOW. IT'S A SUSPENSE.
TELL US WHAT IT IS AND WHO DO YOU PLAY?
>> SHE PLAYS A NEWSPAPER ARCHIVIST WHO SURVIVED THIS
REALLY BRUTAL ATTACK. IN HER JOB SHE DISCOVERS MANY
OTHER WOMEN OVER MANY DECADES WEREN'T AS FORTUNATE AS SHE WAS
TO ESCAPE THIS ATTACKER. SOMEONE ELSE IS KILLED IN A VERY
SIMILAR MANNER AND SHE'S PUT ON THE HUND OF A SERIAL KILLER
WHO'S SEEMINGLY TRANSCENDING TIME.
IT'S DIFFERENT BECAUSE AS YOU CAN JUST SEE THAT'S THE VERY
FIRST SCENE IN THE SHOW, IT'S ME, I DO IT.
IT'S NOT A WHO, IT'S A HOW DONE IT.
AND YOU'RE A VERY CONVINCING BAD GUY.
>> THANK YOU. >> James: WERE YOU PERSUASIVE U
APPREHENSIVE AT ALL TAKING THIS ROLE?
>> SOMETHING LIKE THIS, ACTORS ARE KIND OF ALWAYS LOOKING FOR
THAT GRAY STUFF, WHAT'S THE MOTIVATION, WHY THESE MOSTLY MEN
LOT OF TIMES ARE MEN, DO THESE HORRIFIC ACTS?
SO THERE'S THAT PART OF IT TOO SO IF I CAN GET TO THE BOTTOM OF
WHAT THAT IS, UNDERSTANDING IT BIT MORE, FOR AN ACTOR.
I WOULD LOVE THE SHOW TO BE SUCCESSFUL BUT I DON'T WANT IT
TO BE TOO SUCCESSFUL BECAUSE WHEN I BUY MY MILK OR TAKE MY
KIDS OUT TO THE PARK, THEY'LL GO, OH THERE'S THAT SERIAL
KILLER FROM THAT SHOW. >> James: I WANT TO TALK TO
YOU BOTH ABOUT THIS I AM SHOCKED IF I'M HONEST, ANOTHER THING YOU
HAVE IN COMMON BOTH OF YOU, YOU BOTH SHARE THE A LOVE FOR REAL
HOUSEWIVES, RIGHT? WHICH IS I'VE NEVER SEEN IT.
WHAT DO YOU LOVE ABOUT IT? WHY, DAKOTA WHY DO YOU LOVE IT
SO MUCH? >> SOMEONE ASKED ME IF I COULD
WATCH ANY IF IT WAS ONE SHOW NOR THE REST OF MY LIFE, AND IT
DEFINITELY WOULD BE, THE REAL HOUSEWIVES OF BEVERLY HILLS.
>> James: NO ASKING. BUT WHY THE REAL HOUSEWIVES?
>> I JUST -- I JUST LOVE IT. I DON'T KNOW HOW TO EXPLAIN.
IT'S UNBELIEVABLE. FIRST OF ALL THESE PEOPLE ARE,
YOU KNOW THE WHOLE THING LIKE REALITY, WHAT'S REAL AND WHAT'S
SORT OF YOU KNOW MAYBE MANIPULATED OR SOMETHING, THESE
ARE THE BEST ACTORS IN THE WORLD.
YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN. >> James: I KNOW WHAT YOU'RE
SAYING. >> IF IT'S NOT THE BEST ACTOR
THEY'RE DOING THE BEST JOB IN THE WORLD YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN?
>> James: WHY DO YOU LIKE IT? >> NUMBER 1, I WAS DRAGGED INTO
IT BECAUSE OF MY WIFE. HOW AM I GOING TO GET ON TOP OF
THIS AND KIND OF ENJOY IT. EDITORIALLY SPEAKING, THEY CAN
MAKE THIS THREE-PART OPERA OUT OF ONE DINNER.
THEY'LL HAVE THIS ONE IMAGE THAT YOU'LL SAY I HAVE TO SEE WHAT
THAT'S ABOUT, I HAVE TO SEE WHAT THAT'S ABOUT.
BY THE TIME THEY GET TO IT, IT'S ACTUALLY NOTHING.
>> THEY'VE BEEN SAYING IT FOR LIKE FOUR WEEKS.
>> BUT FROM AN EDITING POINT OF VIEW --
>> James: WHAT'S HAPPENING NOW IS MAKING ME WANT TO SEE IT
LESS. >> THESE ARE ARCHETYPES OF HUMAN
BEINGS. WHEN WE TALK ABOUT SOCCER
FOOTBALL EARLIER, YOU KNOW, THIS PARTICULAR PERSON THAT WHEN YOU
SEE A ROLE, ARE YOU LIKE IS THIS A RAMONA PERSON OR DORINDA
PERSON? >> James: THAT'S HOW MERLE
STREEP GOES INTO ALL OF HER ROLES.
I'M THRILLED FOR YOU, YOU HAVE NOT CONVINCED ME TO SEE THEM BUT
I ABSOLUTELY LOVE THIS. REGGIE DO YOU HAVE A QUESTION
FOR OUR GUESTS THIS EVENING? >> Reggie: YES I DO.
THE QUESTION IS, WHAT THE HELL GOING ON?
>> DO YOU WANT ME TO GO FIRST? >> YEAH, GO.
>> I THINK IT PUTS ALL OF YOUR QUESTIONS TO SHAME, FRANKLY.
IT'S SUCH A GOOD QUESTION! WHAT (BLEEP) IS GOING ON?
WHAT ARE WE DOING HERE? WHAT IS THIS ABOUT?
I DON'T KNOW. WOULD YOU HAVE A BETTER --
>> NO I DON'T I'VE BEEN ASKED ALL WEEK WE DON'T KNOW.
>> James: WE DON'T KNOW. >> Reggie: WELL, HASSENBERG
WOULD AGREE, THAT IS CORRECT. >> James: THANK OUR WONDERFUL
GUESTS, JAMIE BELL AND DAKOTA FANNING.
T-PAIN IS HERE WHEN WE COME BACK.