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David Dastmalchian joins Chris to talk about the journey from addiction, homelessness, and living in his car to becoming one of Hollywood's busiest character actors. He shares how he landed his breakout role as Thomas Schiff, The Joker's henchman, opposite Heath Ledger in The Dark Knight, what he learned from Christopher Nolan, and why that opportunity changed everything. David also talks about working with Denis Villeneuve on Prisoners, Blade Runner 2049, and Dune, James Gunn on The Suicide Squad, Kevin Smith, Ant-Man, and how Late Night With The Devil helped cement his place as one of modern horror's biggest stars. Plus, his lifelong love of horror, Halloween, comic books, and Fangoria, writing graphic novels, creating worlds with Z2, and the projects still ahead, including Street Fighter, Shepherd, Dust Bunny, and more.
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⏱️ CHAPTERS
00:00 Intro
01:10 David Dastmalchian's Halloween obsession
05:15 Growing up on horror movies & Fangoria
10:05 Addiction, recovery & living in his car
18:20 Landing The Dark Knight with Heath Ledger & Christopher Nolan
28:15 Working with Denis Villeneuve (Prisoners, Blade Runner 2049, Dune)
35:20 Kevin Smith, comics & becoming a writer
42:10 Late Night With The Devil and horror success
50:20 Graphic novels, Z2 & new projects
57:10 Street Fighter, Shepherd, what's next & final thoughts
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