Ariana Greenblatt on How Infinity War Prepared Her For The One and Only Ivan

Hello. Hi. How do you hear? Okay, that's perfect. It's so cute. And you got your little flowers.

Yeah, just for a pop of color, you know.

You know, it's always good for a pop of color. How's your morning going so far?

It's going great, very good. I got ready. I love getting ready, so it's always a fun little thing for me.

How did you learn to do your makeup, your own makeup?

Watching a lot of like YouTube tutorials, I've always been interested in like doing my own makeup and then watching my mom, of course. Um yeah, just like practicing a lot.

What's your favorite makeup brand?

Oh, that's hard. Uh I love Fenty, Fenty Beauty, That's a good one. Uh Charlotte Tilbury is also good.

You got the good ones too. You're like, well, I think they're the good ones too. We want to talk to you about the one and only Ivan too. The movie is literally insane. Like it looks so good. Like we saw the trailer, of course. What did you feel like when you found out that you were casted for it once you got casted for the role?

Yeah, so I'm pretty sure it was like during like Christmas time like two and a half years ago. Um and I like walked downstairs because my brother was calling me and I go into like a little like room in my house and my mom had set up like these like a stuffed gorilla, stuffed um elephant and like a little like dog toy thing. And I looked and I was like, oh my god like I instantly knew, I was like and then I hear my team, like my manager and stuff on my phone and they're like, Ariana, how would you like to be Julia in the one and only Ivan. I literally just fell to the floor crying. I wanted the role so bad. I was so passionate about this storyline and everything. So when I heard, it was like the happiest of tears and I was just freaking out. It was the best.

I literally I saw it and I was like, oh my god like she you look so good in the movie first of all. Like you look like you fit the part, like if anyone had it, it should be you. And it just looks like such a fun film to be a part of too. So I can only imagine like how you felt when you found out you got it.

Thank you. I was like I was bursting with excitement. I was like, oh my god, no way. After I was done crying, I was jumping up in like in the air like listening to music. I was just so thankful and I just couldn't wait to like start filming.

And then once you how long before you actually started filming?

I want to say like two months. Yeah. three months about that. Um but like when I heard I was filming in England in London, that was like a bucket list thing for me to go there. So I'm like, oh my god, I'm getting like a dream incredible role in London. It was like the best of everything. I was just so happy.

Oh my gosh, I love it. And what was it like filming with a fake gorilla? Like what was there, how was that dynamic?

Yeah, so fortunately I had a little experience with like the green screen like CGI um because of Infinity War because obviously there's not like thousands of aliens behind me. Um but so I was definitely like kind of familiar with that world, but obviously there's not a gorilla in the one and only Ivan like a real one that I was working with. So Ben Bishop who had this motion capture suit on, he was like doing the body language and like movements and sounds of a gorilla which I was like so mind blown by. It was so interesting. And he also had like these cool crutches cuz obviously gorillas don't always walk on their like two like hind legs. So he had these things that he would just like sit on and like walk around. I know sorry. Okay. Someone was calling the computer. Um but yeah, he had like these crutches and he'd like walk around and I would just watch and like, no way this guy's like doing all the movements of a gorilla. He is so talented. So that definitely helped. Um and also a green screen elephant cuz like there was like a life size version of an elephant that was just walking around on set. I'm like, okay, this is the day today. Casual green elephant walking around. Um but yeah, imagination is key when it comes to that stuff, but it definitely helped I was having like the things actually there.

Yeah. play a quick game if you're down.

Yes, so excited.

Okay, so this is game we call mostly me. So we'll do you're your most used and I'll read off the scenario, okay?

Okay, your most used emoji. Oof. Probably like the the one who has like the cute little eyes and it's like I find that so cute and also probably the red heart. Yeah, both like those.

Uh most used LED color.

Definitely blue, like dark blue. Yep.

Most used sweatshirt. Which one do you always wear?

Oof. Probably I have like a merch from like my favorite YouTubers that's so comfortable. Um it's just like every oversized sweatshirt that I can find is probably the ones I use the most.

Uh most used brand whether it's clothes, makeup, just what brand you're obsessed with.

Most used brand. Probably like a Ritzia clothes and like Paxson jeans and stuff because I've been online shopping a lot during quarantine. So there's definitely like the things I've been using the most.

Oh my god, for sure. Uh most used app.

Tik Tok for sure. I'm obsessed with that app.

I figured you're gonna say TikTok. Okay. Most used filter.

Oof. Probably one on Snapchat. It like makes the lighting look like golden hour all the time so probably that. Yeah. I love cat fishing people as well and with like right. Golden hour wherever you go.

Uh most used Tik Tok song.

Ooh, that's a hard one. There's so many because I like favorite like hundreds of songs that I like. Yeah. Probably savage. I did a lot of like the that dance all the time. Um but I don't know like vintage songs. I like not vintage, but like old songs that like I always listen to. I like saving those and putting it in a video but yeah.

Mm-hmm. Uh most used, well, most ate snack.

Oof. I love goldfish and like chips, but also chocolate. I have a thing where like I can't eat a chocolate bar. I have to melt it. I don't know, it's weird, but like probably chocolate.

Melted chocolate. Yeah. Most used um skin care products. Do you have one?

Ooh, probably like the Charlotte Tilbury like magic cream. Yeah. The moisturizing cream that helps a lot and also Aquafor. Always gotta have.

Always. You can put that anywhere. You can literally use that anywhere.

Yeah, for sure.

And then the film or the project film that you watch you watch of you the most.

Probably Avengers Infinity War cuz like my family always has that on cuz like my brother and dad love Marvel so they always are watching it. Um but probably that one. I think it's like so rad that I'm in that. Yeah.

Well, thank you so much for talking to us today. We were I was so excited. I was like, I literally love this trailer. I love her and I don't even know her yet. I was like, I want to talk to her so bad cuz you looked so good in the movie and you looked so nice online.

Thank you so much. You're amazing too. This was so fun.