SAG-AFTRA Foundation Conversations

Career Q&A with Joel Edgerton.  Moderated by Jenelle Riley, Variety. Joel Edgerton currently stars as John Connolly in BLACK MASS alongside Johnny Depp.  He was honored for his performance as Tom Buchanan in “The Great Gatsby,” Baz Luhrmann’s 2013 screen adaptation of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s classic novel.  Edgerton won Australian Film Institute (AFI) and Film Critics Circle of Australia (FCCA) Awards and was nominated for an Australian Film Critics Association Award, all in the category of Best Supporting Actor. Edgerton more recently directed, wrote, produced and starred in the psychological thriller “The Gift,” also starring Jason Bateman and Rebecca Hall.  The independent film delivered tremendously, with a 93% Rotten Tomatoes score and an opening weekend of $12 million.  He also starred opposite Christian Bale in Ridley Scott’s biblical epic “Exodus: Gods and Kings.” Edgerton’s upcoming credits include starring roles in Jeff Nichols’ sci-fi thriller “Midnight Special,” and G