{"id":33464,"date":"2026-02-10T01:40:22","date_gmt":"2026-02-10T06:40:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/?p=33464"},"modified":"2026-02-10T01:40:22","modified_gmt":"2026-02-10T06:40:22","slug":"mimics-exclusive-interview-with-actor-writer-director-kristofferpolaha-stephen-tobolowski","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/?p=33464","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;Mimics&#8221; : Exclusive Interview with Actor\/Writer\/Director Kristoffer Polaha, Stephen Tobolowski"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"p1\"><b>\u00a9<\/b>Courtesy of ArtAffects Entertainment<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@cinemadailyus\">Check out more of our YouTube channel<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Nobuhiro Hosoki<\/strong> grew up watching American films since he was a kid; he decided to go to the United States thanks to seeing the artistry of Stanley Kubrick&#8217;s &#8220;A Clockwork Orange.\u201d After graduating from film school, he worked as an assistant director on\u00a0<a class=\"google-anno\" href=\"https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/author\/nobuhosokigmail-com\/#\" data-google-vignette=\"false\" data-google-interstitial=\"false\">\u00a0<span class=\"google-anno-t\">TV<\/span><\/a>\u00a0Tokyo\u2019s program called &#8220;Morning Satellite&#8221; at the New York branch office but he didn\u2019t give up on his interest in cinema. He became a film reporter for via Yahoo Japan News. In that role, he writes news articles, picks out headliners for Yahoo News, as well as interviewing Hollywood film directors, actors, and producers working in the domestic circuit in the USA. He also does production interviews for Japanese distributors of American films and for in-theater on-sale programs. He is now the editor-in-chief of Cinemadailyus.com while continuing his work for Japan.<\/p>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1774669342741533\" data-ad-slot=\"1211148813\" data-ad-format=\"auto\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-33465\" src=\"https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Mimics-poster-678x1024.png\" alt=\"Mimics \" width=\"678\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Mimics-poster-678x1024.png 678w, https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Mimics-poster-199x300.png 199w, https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Mimics-poster-768x1160.png 768w, https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Mimics-poster-696x1052.png 696w, https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Mimics-poster.png 822w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 678px) 100vw, 678px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Mimics<\/strong> : Down-on-his-luck impressionist Sam Reinhold makes a pact with Fergus, a wicked strings-attached puppet that holds the promise to propel Sam to stardom, unleashing a nightmare that threatens the safety of those he holds dear.<\/p>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1774669342741533\" data-ad-slot=\"1211148813\" data-ad-format=\"auto\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<p><strong>Director<\/strong> : Kristoffer Polaha<\/p>\n<p><strong>Producer<\/strong> : Adam Karm, Kristoffer Polaha, Ken Carpenter, Ben Wagner<\/p>\n<p><strong>Screenwriter<\/strong> : Marc Oakley<\/p>\n<p><strong>Distributor<\/strong> : ArtAffects Entertainment<\/p>\n<p><strong>Production Co<\/strong> : Nook Lane Entertainment, Podunk Productions, AKA Productions<\/p>\n<p><strong>Rating<\/strong> : PG-13 (Suggestive Material|Language|Some Bloody Images|Smoking|Violent Content)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Genre<\/strong> : Comedy, Horror, Romance<\/p>\n<p><strong>Original Language<\/strong> : English<\/p>\n<p><strong>Release Date (Theaters)<\/strong> : Feb 13, 2026, Limited<\/p>\n<p><strong>Runtime<\/strong> : 1h 30m<\/p>\n<p><strong>If you like the interview, share your thoughts below.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/author\/nobuhosokigmail-com\/\">Check out more of Nobuhiro&#8217;s articles.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Here&#8217;s the trailer of the film.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"iJjDrYWmEZw\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Mimics | Official Teaser Trailer | In theaters 2-13-26\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/iJjDrYWmEZw?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; 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