My Old Ass Interview: Has Megan Park Found the Next Jenna Ortega?

The moment I walked out of the My Old Ass World Premiere at the 2024 Sundance Film Festival, I knew with certainty it’d be my favorite film of the festival, and possibly a contender for my Top 10 of 2024. Eight months later, I can confirm that remains true. Similar to Strange Darling, I’d be shocked if My Old Ass wasn’t one of my favorite films of the year. Megan Park is officially two-for-two as a feature film director. She kicked off her run behind the lens in a feature capacity with the phenomenal Jenna Ortega-headliner, The Fallout, a wildly poignant piece about gun violence and navigating the resulting trauma. With My Old Ass, Park shifts gears a bit, delivering a hugely charming coming-of-age tale of a teenager on the cusp of leaving home for college who has an encounter with her “Old Ass.” Maisy Stella stars as Elliott, a teenager who opts to take mushrooms with her two best friends on her 18th birthday. While tripping, she’s visited by her older self, played by Aubrey Plaza, who tries not to rock the boat too much, but does have a few ideas she’d like to pass along about making the most of her time home sweet home before heading off to college. With My Old Ass arriving in theaters on September 13th, I got the chance to reconnect with Park after our Sundance chat to dig a little deeper into the making of the movie. Check out the video at the top of this article to hear all about Park’s approach to working with lead actors like Maisy Stella and Jenna Ortega, how she tackled respecting time travel rules but without weighing down her narrative with too many of them, what it was like selling the film at Sundance for a whopping $15 million, and loads more! You can also read the conversation in transcript form below. #actor #acting #interview #jennaortega #thefallout For interviews, movie reviews, and more visit https://collider.com FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL   / collider     / collider     / collider