Natasha Lyonne jokes she's making A-listers take a 'blood oath' to get them on 'Poker Face' Season 2.
Natasha Lyonne is already hard at work working with "Knives Out" creator Rian Johnson on his Peacock series "Poker Face," but she has some special ideas about who might be joining for Season 2 - Billie Eilish and Jodie Foster could be included as dream guest stars. Speaking with Variety at the Critics' Choice Awards.
“It's all cooking and it's very hot. It's going to be a hot season,” Lyon says before joking, “There are some great ideas and I'm going around this awards circuit with contracts and so I'm getting people to sign up for episodes. This has been really helpful... Billie Eilish. I'll try to get him an autograph later tonight. You know, I heard Jodie Foster is going to be here tonight. So I'll try to get a signature, some kind of blood oath or, you know, spitting on the palm and shaking hands is still prevalent in this town,''
The carpet also brought a reunion for Leone, who met her former "Orange is the New Black" castmate Danielle Brooks (nominated for Best Supporting Actress for "The Color Purple").
"We really love each other," says Lyonne. "I think Danielle in 'The Color Purple' gave one of the most sensational, heartbreaking, devastating, hilarious show-stopping performances ever." is the only person I have ever seen – and I don't think so because I love her so deeply. It makes me cry so much."
This same sense of pride is echoed by Brooks, who also tells Variety, "We talk a lot about the sisterhood on 'The Color Purple,' but I have to tell you, the sisters who have been holding me back since day one They are mine." 'Orange is the New Black' girls. Natasha has been there, calling me out for everything, reposting everything.
Brooks said: “I'm very proud of him. She has been in the industry since day one and to create her own show, writing and directing 'Russian Doll', is a great achievement. It is not easy. So I'm very proud of him.”