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<\/a>Beau Bridges is an award-winning actor, director, and producer whose career spans more than seven decades. He currently stars opposite Kathy Bates and Jason Ritter in CBS\u2019s \u201cMatlock.\u201d On the big screen, Bridges appeared in \u201cThe Descendants,\u201d \u201cThe Fabulous Baker Boys\u201d\u2014for which he received the National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Supporting Actor\u2014\u201cDreamin\u2019 Wild,\u201d \u201cThe Hotel New Hampshire,\u201d \u201cHeart Like a Wheel,\u201d \u201cJerry Maguire,\u201d \u201cThe Landlord,\u201d \u201cNorma Rae,\u201d \u201cOne Night in Miami,\u201d \u201cThe Other Side of the Mountain,\u201d \u201cSandkings,\u201d and \u201cSordid Lives.\u201d Nominated for 14 Emmy Awards, he received the Best Supporting Actor Emmy for \u201cThe Second Civil War,\u201d earned both an Emmy and Golden Globe for \u201cThe Positively True Adventures of the Alleged Texas Cheerleader-Murdering Mom,\u201d and won an Emmy, Golden Globe, and Cable ACE Award for his leading role in \u201cWithout Warning: The James Brady Story.\u201d His television credits include \u201cBlack-ish,\u201d \u201cBloodline,\u201d \u201cDon\u2019t Touch,\u201d \u201cGoliath,\u201d \u201cGreenleaf,\u201d \u201cHomeland,\u201d \u201cLessons in Chemistry,\u201d \u201cMasters of Sex,\u201d \u201cMessiah,\u201d \u201cThe Millers,\u201d \u201cMosaic,\u201d \u201cPenn Zero: Part-Time Hero,\u201d \u201cThe Outer Limits,\u201d and \u201cRobbie.\u201d As a director, Bridges helmed \u201cSecret Sins of the Father\u201d and \u201cThe Thanksgiving Promise,\u201d which became one of the highest-rated Disney television films ever broadcast. Beyond his work in film and television, Bridges served on the board of The Wishtoyo Foundation\u2014a nonprofit dedicated to environmental protection. He currently serves on the board of World Youth Clubs, an international organization that helps provide a positive environment and a safe place for young people around the world. Recently, he also starred opposite his daughter, Emily Bridges, in \u201c Acting: The First Six Lessons, \u201d which they performed together at Theatre West. He played basketball under the legendary UCLA coach John Wooden and also portrayed coach John Wooden in the one-man play \u201cCoach: An Evening with John Wooden\u201d at Theatre Aspen\u2019s Solo Flights Festival.<\/p>\nNext up, Kolodney will write and make his directorial debut with \u201cJosephine the Blanket\u201d alongside Sauce Studios. A multi-hyphenate talent, Kolodney has directed content for Almost Friday, SyFy, Funny or Die, Comedy Central, Universal Music Group, and All Def. A former director\u2019s assistant, Kolodney previously worked for David O. Russell on \u201cJoy\u201d and Susanne Bier on \u201cBird Box.\u201d His short film, \u201cTwo Chairs, Not One,\u201d premiered at the Austin Film Fest in 2022. He was recently named as one of Variety\u2019s 10 Screenwriters to Watch in 2025, and is represented by Verve, Mosaic, and Fox Rothschild LLP.<\/p>\n<\/a>Austin Kolodney is the screenwriter behind Gus Van Sant\u2019s \u201cDead Man\u2019s Wire,\u201d a darkly comedic and gritty crime thriller inspired by the Tony Kiritsis hostage crisis. The film was received enthusiastically at the Venice Film Festival and Toronto International Film Festival, quickly selling to Row K Entertainment.<\/p>\n<\/a>Delroy Lindo is coming off the critical and commercial success of Ryan Coogler\u2019s \u201cSinners.\u201d Alongside critically acclaimed roles with director Spike Lee in \u201cDa 5 Bloods\u201d\u2014which earned him a New York Film Critics Best Actor Award\u2014\u201dClockers,\u201d \u201cCrooklyn,\u201d and \u201cMalcolm X,\u201d he has starred in films including he has starred in films including \u201cThe Cider House Rules,\u201d \u201cGet Shorty,\u201d \u201cGone in 60 Seconds,\u201d \u201cHeist,\u201d \u201cThe Core,\u201d \u201cThe Harder They Fall,\u201d \u201cRansom,\u201d \u201cRomeo Must Die,\u201d \u201cThe One,\u201d \u201cThis Christmas,\u201d and \u201cWondrous Oblivion.\u201d On television, he has starred in \u201cBelieve,\u201d \u201cThe Chicago Code,\u201d \u201cKidnapped,\u201d \u201cThe Good Fight,\u201d \u201cLaw and Order: SVU\u201d (for which he won an NAACP Award), \u201cProfoundly Normal,\u201d \u201cSoul of the Game,\u201d \u201cStrange Justice\u201d (for which he won a Peabody Award), and \u201cUnPrisoned.\u201d On stage, he received Tony and Drama Desk nominations for \u201cJoe Turner\u2019s Come and Gone\u201d\u2014which he also directed\u2014and earned Helen Hayes and NAACP Image Award nominations for \u201cA Raisin in the Sun.\u201d He also won a Los Angeles Theater Weekly Award directing the play \u201cMedal of Honor Rag.\u201d He will next appear in the \u201cGodzilla x Kong\u201d franchise, and is directing the independent feature, \u201cJabari\u2019s People.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/a>Heidi Moneymaker is one of Hollywood\u2019s premier stunt performers, with a career spanning more than two decades. A former UCLA gymnast and NCAA champion, she has performed high-profile stunts in films including \u201cAvengers: Endgame,\u201d \u201cAvengers: Infinity War,\u201d \u201cBlack Widow,\u201d \u201cCaptain America: Civil War,\u201d \u201cFast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw,\u201d \u201cIron Man 2,\u201d \u201cMission: Impossible III,\u201d \u201cOcean\u2019s 13,\u201d \u201cSpider-Man 3,\u201d \u201cCharlie\u2019s Angels: Full Throttle,\u201d and more. Moneymaker has doubled for Scarlett Johansson, Drew Barrymore, Rachel Bilson, and Brie Larson, earning multiple Taurus World Stunt Awards and recognition from the Screen Actors Guild. She has also begun stunt coordinating and second unit directing, bringing her expertise behind the camera to design and shoot action sequences. Known for her courage, precision, and athleticism, Moneymaker has helped set new standards in stunt performance and remains a trailblazer for women in the field.<\/p>\n<\/a>Deborah L. Scott is an Academy Award\u2013winning costume designer known for her outstanding design, intuitive looks, and trailblazing techniques that elevate each and every character she costumes. She most recently reunited with James Cameron on \u201cAvatar: Fire and Ash.\u201d For this chapter, Scott and her team are once again pushing the boundaries of costume design, spending years developing intricate textiles, beadwork and embroidery, and fusing traditional handcraft with cutting-edge digital innovations. The result continues to bring the Na\u2019vi to life with a richly detailed culture inspired by indigenous craft traditions and realized through thousands of bespoke costume pieces and props. She previously collaborated with Cameron on \u201cAvatar: The Way of Water,\u201d earning a Costume Designers Guild Award nomination, and on \u201cTitanic,\u201d which won her the Academy Award for Best Costume Design. Her extensive filmography includes \u201cAloha,\u201d \u201cAvatar,\u201d \u201cBack to the Future,\u201d \u201cE.T. the Extra-Terrestrial,\u201d \u201cHeat,\u201d \u201cLegends of the Fall,\u201d \u201cLove & Other Drugs,\u201d \u201cMinority Report,\u201d \u201cNever Cry Wolf,\u201d \u201cThe Patriot,\u201d \u201cTransformers,\u201d and \u201cWild Wild West.\u201d A 2023 recipient of the CDG Career Achievement Award, Scott also serves as Designer-in-Residence at UCLA\u2019s David C. Copley Center for the Study of Costume Design. From miniature people to giant robots, her versatility and intelligent design elevate her films toward greatness.<\/p>\n