Melanie Lynskey talks YELLOWJACKETS, THE LAST OF US, & Kate Winslet: Happy Sad Confused

If you've got any taste you already know what the world is discovering, Melanie Lynskey is one of the greats. And she's so sweet and cool to boot as you'll discover in this chat with Josh. From HEAVENLY CREATURES to YELLOWJACKETS and THE LAST OF US, enjoy this conversation with the always excellent Melanie Lynskey. #happysadconfused #joshhorowitz #thelastofus #yellowjackets UPCOMING LIVE EVENTS! Jim Gaffigan -- 4/27 at 92NY in NYC. Virtual tickets available! ⁠Get your tickets here!⁠ https://www.92ny.org/event/jim-gaffigan John Cena -- 5/15 at 92NY in NYC. Virtual tickets available. ⁠Get your tickets here!⁠ https://www.92ny.org/event/john-cena SUPPORT THE SHOW BY SUPPORTING OUR SPONSORS! HONEY--Get PayPal Honey for FREE at JoinHoney.com/HSC BABBEL -- Right now, when you purchase a 3-month Babbel subscription, you’ll get an additional 3 months for FREE. That’s 6 months, for the price of 3! Just go to BABBEL.com and use promo code HSC. To get early access to all of Josh's interviews, go to patreon.com/happysadconfused Listen to the podcast on... APPLE: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast... SPOTIFY: https://open.spotify.com/show/6cQa5xn... Josh on Twitter:   / joshuahorowitz   Josh on Instagram:   / joshuahorowitz   Josh on TikTok: @happysadconfused 00:00 Introduction 01:17 Elijah Wood 02:19 Melanie's increased profile 04:02 Zeitgeist shows 04:53 Yellowjackets 06:10 Talking to critics 09:10 Working with Cate Blanchett 12:39 Melanie's psychic 13:53 Judging scripts 14:50 The Yellowjackets script 16:48 Sharing the role 18:11 Juliette Lewis 20:43 The Last of Us 26:26 New Zealand beginnings 27:24 Early acting 29:07 Heavenly Creatures 33:03 Kate Winslet 37:45 Shattered Glass 39:16 2009 43:13 Future aspirations 44:16 Profoundly Random Questions