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Re: Elizabeth Banks to Star in "The Miniature Wife"

Post by ensmallen » Thu Jul 10, 2025 1:36 am

https://www.keyschool.org/uploaded/Comm ... e_Wife.pdf

Well, let's look at the story as published and see if we can do a better job casting it. #1 thing here's shows like Gen V have raised the bar so you better have a lot of money ready to put into special effects. Problem's shows about shrunken humans are so unusual and niche they're obviously not an easy sell for getting funded. Unless of course you've got a big name attached to the idea, which the creators managed to pull off getting both Elizabeth and Matthew to executive produce. So this production probably wouldn't have even gotten off the ground if someone of Elizabeth's stature wasn't around to put her name behind it.

Also, no idea who came aboard first but one look at Matthew here and it's like the role of Les the narrator was made for him. If you do cast the show around Matthew, you've obviously got your work cut out to find a convincing Lindy.

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Re: Elizabeth Banks to Star in "The Miniature Wife"

Post by scidram » Thu Jul 10, 2025 3:03 pm

ensmallen wrote:
Thu Jul 10, 2025 1:36 am
https://www.keyschool.org/uploaded/Comm ... e_Wife.pdf

Well, let's look at the story as published and see if we can do a better job casting it. #1 thing here's shows like Gen V have raised the bar so you better have a lot of money ready to put into special effects. Problem's shows about shrunken humans are so unusual and niche they're obviously not an easy sell for getting funded. Unless of course you've got a big name attached to the idea, which the creators managed to pull off getting both Elizabeth and Matthew to executive produce. So this production probably wouldn't have even gotten off the ground if someone of Elizabeth's stature wasn't around to put her name behind it.

Also, no idea who came aboard first but one look at Matthew here and it's like the role of Les the narrator was made for him. If you do cast the show around Matthew, you've obviously got your work cut out to find a convincing Lindy.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KH55hmX0-Uo
I think they perceived the show more as a relationship study than a niche show about shrunken people. Check out the April 2, 2025 post on the Peacock Blog about the show, which says this is what the show is about:

"Based on the short story by Manuel Gonzales, the Original comedy series follows a couple navigating the ultimate marital crisis after a technological accident miniaturizes the wife. What starts as a bizarre mishap quickly turns into an offbeat examination of power, control, and what it truly means to be seen in a relationship."

Relationship dramas have been around for a long time, but the network must have seen the "offbeat" nature of this project as a selling point--a way to stand out. I'm really intrigued about the last statement there--what it truly means to be seen. So many different ways to interpret that.

As for casting it, honestly, I don't think there could be better casting. Matthew Macfadyen has won multiple Emmys and BAFTAs for his role on Succession, and your clip confirms how wonderful he will be as Les. Meanwhile, Elizabeth Banks has the perfect mix of strength, feminism, vulnerability, quirkiness, humor, and beauty to play Lindy. Not sure whether he or Elizabeth Banks signed on first, and it doesn't matter. Even though this show is obviously created for a wider audience, for any of us looking for SW content with actual depth, we're hitting the jackpot.

Just gotta wait a little longer for it...

But it'll be worth the wait.

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Re: Elizabeth Banks to Star in "The Miniature Wife"

Post by ensmallen » Fri Jul 11, 2025 5:03 am

scidram wrote:
Thu Jul 10, 2025 3:03 pm
I think they perceived the show more as a relationship study than a niche show about shrunken people. Check out the April 2, 2025 post on the Peacock Blog about the show, which says this is what the show is about:

"Based on the short story by Manuel Gonzales, the Original comedy series follows a couple navigating the ultimate marital crisis after a technological accident miniaturizes the wife. What starts as a bizarre mishap quickly turns into an offbeat examination of power, control, and what it truly means to be seen in a relationship."

Relationship dramas have been around for a long time, but the network must have seen the "offbeat" nature of this project as a selling point--a way to stand out. I'm really intrigued about the last statement there--what it truly means to be seen. So many different ways to interpret that.

As for casting it, honestly, I don't think there could be better casting. Matthew Macfadyen has won multiple Emmys and BAFTAs for his role on Succession, and your clip confirms how wonderful he will be as Les. Meanwhile, Elizabeth Banks has the perfect mix of strength, feminism, vulnerability, quirkiness, humor, and beauty to play Lindy. Not sure whether he or Elizabeth Banks signed on first, and it doesn't matter. Even though this show is obviously created for a wider audience, for any of us looking for SW content with actual depth, we're hitting the jackpot.

Just gotta wait a little longer for it...

But it'll be worth the wait.
"relationship study" and "examination of" is the pitch you make to Matthew or Elizabeth or some other actor when you're trying to get them to sign on for the cast. I'm not as optimistic the people you go to for financial backing care for anything beyond how much it will cost them and how do they get their money back. I'm afraid the selling point for these people's more likely something as blunt as subscribers paying to see Matthew basically play his character in Succession again.

The part about what it means to be "seen" in a relationship's interesting, a somewhat similar theme was behind the anime short 20min Walk From Nishi-Ogikubo Station at least according to the creators.
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Maeda.
This is where the theme of this work finally comes into play: discommunication. It is something that cannot be jumped, something that becomes clearer the closer they are to each other, even though they are the two people who are closest to each other all the time.
In order to express this in a comical way, the story "He seems to see me only as a cockroach," and "My voice does not reach him," and this gap is not resolved until the end of the film.

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The only clear dialogue is at the end. I brought everything to that part in order to make the characters say it. That's also why the character climbs up to a high place. At first they are looking up, then they are flying, and then they go up higher and higher, and finally they go higher than the human eye level, and from there they jump up to the face. It goes up to the face, but it still can't reach the words.
Safe bet the showrunners behind Miniature Wife looked up every previous attempt to bring stories about shrunken people to the screen, so I wonder given the similarities.

The differences on the other hand, well 20min is honestly just a vehicle for the creators to show off their animation skills, so having the main character be your typical passive anime waifu fit for fanservice serves the purpose. Unlikely to fly with fans of Elizabeth's and Matthew's work in shows like The Better Sister and Succession, presumably the audience Miniature Wife is going after.

On the other other hand, if Miniature Wife's enough of a hit, there might be a chance the showrunners allow an animated spin-off to get away from the limitations of live action. Or even an anime one to get away from the limitations of Western audiences in 2025.

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Re: Elizabeth Banks to Star in "The Miniature Wife"

Post by ensmallen » Mon Jul 14, 2025 9:49 am

Some more stuff from the conclusion of filming, wrap party for the crew and one of the showrunners trying out the green screen stage:
https://www.instagram.com/maxineclement/p/DLx23EMStWk


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Re: Elizabeth Banks to Star in "The Miniature Wife"

Post by scidram » Mon Jul 14, 2025 1:27 pm

ensmallen wrote:
Mon Jul 14, 2025 9:49 am
Some more stuff from the conclusion of filming, wrap party for the crew and one of the showrunners trying out the green screen stage:
https://www.instagram.com/maxineclement/p/DLx23EMStWk

Good find! I really like the "our lives on the green screen doing math to make it work" statement. Says to me that they've paid really close attention to scale. That's super-appealing to me.

As a child, who was a big math nerd, my first interest in shrinking fiction was purely mathematical. "If I were this size, then this object would appear that size relative to me." -- that kind of stuff. If the statement in the showrunner's post is how I'm interpreting it, then it's one more admission that they're aiming to make the show as believable as possible.

Woo-hoo!

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Re: Elizabeth Banks to Star in "The Miniature Wife"

Post by Little Sally » Tue Jul 15, 2025 9:20 pm

scidram wrote:
Mon Jul 14, 2025 1:27 pm

Good find! I really like the "our lives on the green screen doing math to make it work" statement. Says to me that they've paid really close attention to scale. That's super-appealing to me.

As a child, who was a big math nerd, my first interest in shrinking fiction was purely mathematical. "If I were this size, then this object would appear that size relative to me." -- that kind of stuff. If the statement in the showrunner's post is how I'm interpreting it, then it's one more admission that they're aiming to make the show as believable as possible.

Woo-hoo!
Fascinating stuff. I like how you fellas go into the technical green screen thing and explain the whys and wherefores. Which all sounds very promising.

I've been thinking a lot about things too, and that maybe there's more than a possibility there'll be some physical interaction involved. Maybe not immediately, but like an inevitable consequence of the situation les and Lindy find themselves in.

To begin with, we can assume that the last thing Lindy will want is physical contact with Les, but of course there'll be problems to overcome. Not least on how to move her from one location to another. Will Lindy insist he uses something like a food tray for her to be carried on, or some other method that doesn't involve him touching her? Of course we'll find out for ourselves in the fullness of time.

But as the story/series progresses, I can imagine that Les might become quite obsessed with the thought of physical contact (and missing the lack of it), because she is after all still his wife, regardless of how small she now is. And I don't mean that in a sexual context (because he's no doubt written that out of his thoughts for obvious reasons), but more in an attempt to experience some affection and rebuild some bridges between them. Like a sort of regaining her trust again exercise.

But perhaps their relationship won't be that easy to mend, and maybe he might see her size as way to demonstrate his own importance in their marriage. Where as far as he's concerned, she now owes her very existence to him and should be grateful for it. And maybe thinks it's time that she started to show it!

I also like to think he's secretly fascinated by her size, and wondering what it might be like to physically hold her in his hands. Like how fragile she might feel when he takes hold of her, and if he can do it safely without doing her any damage. Because as clever as he's become at reducing things in size, a miniaturised living person is a whole new ball game.

And what of her thoughts. Is she beginning to miss physical contact too? But is perhaps reluctant to make that known because of her predicament, and possibly her pride. Or is she becoming suspicious of a darker side he might be trying to hide, and very mindful of the fact of how vulnerable she is. Where he could easily do anything that he wanted to do with her, with very little chance of being accountable.

Love to hear your own thoughts as always.

Ps. A little image, where I imagine temptation is about to get the better of Les!

https://www.deviantart.com/stash/02a31y4dwez6

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Re: Elizabeth Banks to Star in "The Miniature Wife"

Post by scidram » Tue Jul 15, 2025 9:33 pm

Little Sally wrote:
Tue Jul 15, 2025 9:20 pm
I've been thinking a lot about things too, and that maybe there's more than a possibility there'll be some physical interaction involved. Maybe not immediately, but like an inevitable consequence of the situation Les and Lindy find themselves in.
We're all hoping for something along these lines, and I do expect him to hold her at one point or another in the series. As for anything beyond that, we'll see.

Some of the scenes you describe made me think of my Life Diminished series over at ShrinkFan. In parts 4 & 5, once Sarah shrinks to 12.75" tall, she and her husband David have some issues with physical intimacy. They're a loving and supportive couple, unlike Lindy and Les (at least from the short story), so it plays out differently than it likely will in The Miniature Wife.

Your thoughts are definitely in line with what I'd love to see happen in the show, even if I unfortunately don't have hopes too high for anything too intimate. But you never know!

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Re: Elizabeth Banks to Star in "The Miniature Wife"

Post by Little Sally » Tue Jul 15, 2025 11:13 pm

scidram wrote:
Tue Jul 15, 2025 9:33 pm

Your thoughts are definitely in line with what I'd love to see happen in the show, even if I unfortunately don't have hopes too high for anything too intimate. But you never know!
Me neither, but as you rightly say, we'll have to wait and see.

And as for a "Life Diminished", I will look forward to exploring this creation very much indeed! (with feedback in the appropriate place)

*edit* Really like the examples you linked to, but unfortunately I don't use pay sites. The Sarah and David story is a lovely concept though (she's just about my ideal size), so I hope it does well for you.

PS. And thank you for the 'watch'

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Re: Elizabeth Banks to Star in "The Miniature Wife"

Post by scidram » Wed Jul 16, 2025 7:43 pm

Just a "little" update to the IMDB page:

An actor named Brandon Knox will appear in one episode as the character "Big Fan", which begs the question...

Is he a big fan of Lindy, who is assumed to be a Pulitzer Prize winner? Or does he find Lindy in her shrunken state and is literally a BIG fan of hers?

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Re: Elizabeth Banks to Star in "The Miniature Wife"

Post by MollySmalls » Wed Jul 16, 2025 11:42 pm

scidram wrote:
Wed Jul 16, 2025 7:43 pm
Just a "little" update to the IMDB page:

An actor named Brandon Knox will appear in one episode as the character "Big Fan", which begs the question...

Is he a big fan of Lindy, who is assumed to be a Pulitzer Prize winner? Or does he find Lindy in her shrunken state and is literally a BIG fan of hers?
Interesting update! The guy looks like he could play the part of a stalker/creeper. Which makes things increasingly suspenseful. Perhaps he “kidnaps” Lindy in her shrunken state before being arrested. Or he could just be a fan of her work, and gets her to sign books in her shrunken state which would be cute to see. This series keeps getting more and more alluring!

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Re: Elizabeth Banks to Star in "The Miniature Wife"

Post by Little Sally » Thu Jul 17, 2025 10:26 am

He looks like a versatile kind of actor, who could play a nerdy type or someone more sinister (like a stalker). So bring it on!
Almost has the the look of the lovely Jack Black too, to me anyway.

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Post by ensmallen » Thu Jul 17, 2025 10:44 pm

Speaking of actors, it just hit me I totally overlooked a very important detail from this old release.
Banks and Macfadyen are joined by Zoe Lister-Jones (Slip, Beau is Afraid), Sofia Rosinsky (Paper Girls, Death and Other Details), O-T Fagbenle (The Handmaid’s Tale, Presumed Innocent), and Sian Clifford (Fleabag, The Ballad of Wallis Island) as series regulars.

Ronny Chieng (The Daily Show, Crazy Rich Asians), Aasif Mandvi (Evil, The Daily Show), Rong Fu (Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, Hello (Again)) and Tricia Black (Small Achievable Goals, Pretty Hard Cases) round out the cast in recurring roles.

https://deadline.com/2025/05/sony-pictu ... 236393800/
What the actors listed here all have in common's their casting was made known thru press releases so they must be playing significant roles. Question is what other characters have the showrunners added to round out the original story? Other than Sofia Rosinsky (who HAS to be in a daughter role for obvious reasons) it isn't immediately clear who's playing what.

Zoe Lister-Jones - consistently gets listed first behind the leads. Sorry if this sounds sexist but she's freaking gorgeous which has me picturing her as a romantic rival. Eight years younger than Matthew irl but I could picture her playing his boss and maybe someone she turns to now that intimacy with the wife's gotten complicated. Maybe she's even been waiting for her chance to pounce all along and has a history with Elizabeth's character.

O-T Fagbenle - the OG short story had shrunken Lindy somehow getting in a relationship with a guy other than Les who somehow ends up in the dollhouse with her. O-T's a good-looking bastard so maybe they're keeping that part of the story for the series. (Sorry if that sounds sexist too.) Not really sure now that they've added a teenage daughter, which is hard to reconcile with some of the darker parts of the OG story.

Sian Clifford - just can't help picturing her as the quirky but loyal friend, but whose friend? If she's Lindy's and she's a regular who appears in every episode then is she aware Lindy's been shrunk? Or maybe she's the one leading the search since Lindy's disappearance, her agent or someone else who'd have a stake in finding her and Les can't easily dismiss without making everyone suspicious.


The recurring roles are harder to get ideas about. Found one other actor (Linda Emond) listing her role as a recurring one, no clue here.

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Re: Elizabeth Banks to Star in "The Miniature Wife"

Post by scidram » Thu Jul 17, 2025 11:02 pm

ensmallen wrote:
Thu Jul 17, 2025 10:44 pm
Speaking of actors, it just hit me I totally overlooked a very important detail from this old release.
Banks and Macfadyen are joined by Zoe Lister-Jones (Slip, Beau is Afraid), Sofia Rosinsky (Paper Girls, Death and Other Details), O-T Fagbenle (The Handmaid’s Tale, Presumed Innocent), and Sian Clifford (Fleabag, The Ballad of Wallis Island) as series regulars.

Ronny Chieng (The Daily Show, Crazy Rich Asians), Aasif Mandvi (Evil, The Daily Show), Rong Fu (Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, Hello (Again)) and Tricia Black (Small Achievable Goals, Pretty Hard Cases) round out the cast in recurring roles.

https://deadline.com/2025/05/sony-pictu ... 236393800/
What the actors listed here all have in common's their casting was made known thru press releases so they must be playing significant roles. Question is what other characters have the showrunners added to round out the original story? Other than Sofia Rosinsky (who HAS to be in a daughter role for obvious reasons) it isn't immediately clear who's playing what.

Zoe Lister-Jones - consistently gets listed first behind the leads. Sorry if this sounds sexist but she's freaking gorgeous which has me picturing her as a romantic rival. Eight years younger than Matthew irl but I could picture her playing his boss and maybe someone she turns to now that intimacy with the wife's gotten complicated. Maybe she's even been waiting for her chance to pounce all along and has a history with Elizabeth's character.

O-T Fagbenle - the OG short story had shrunken Lindy somehow getting in a relationship with a guy other than Les who somehow ends up in the dollhouse with her. O-T's a good-looking bastard so maybe they're keeping that part of the story for the series. (Sorry if that sounds sexist too.) Not really sure now that they've added a teenage daughter, which is hard to reconcile with some of the darker parts of the OG story.

Sian Clifford - just can't help picturing her as the quirky but loyal friend, but whose friend? If she's Lindy's and she's a regular who appears in every episode then is she aware Lindy's been shrunk? Or maybe she's the one leading the search since Lindy's disappearance, her agent or someone else who'd have a stake in finding her and Les can't easily dismiss without making everyone suspicious.


The recurring roles are harder to get ideas about. Found one other actor (Linda Emond) listing her role as a recurring one, no clue here.
I just noticed the "series regular" vs. "recurring roles" info myself the other day and updated my compendium. You and I are completely in sync about who those four likely are.

Sofia Rosinsky HAS to be their daughter. Been saying that for months.
O-T Fagbenle may not be exactly that character, but he's the most analogous to it.
And I agree with your assessments on Zoe Lister-Jones and Sian Clifford. With Zoe getting third billing, she's got to be someone important at Les's workplace, and someone antagonistic, sinister, untrustworthy, etc. makes sense.
That leaves Sian as an ally to Lindy.

So excited!

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Re: Elizabeth Banks to Star in "The Miniature Wife"

Post by ensmallen » Fri Jul 18, 2025 11:16 pm

scidram wrote:
Thu Jul 17, 2025 11:02 pm
I just noticed the "series regular" vs. "recurring roles" info myself the other day and updated my compendium. You and I are completely in sync about who those four likely are.

Sofia Rosinsky HAS to be their daughter. Been saying that for months.
O-T Fagbenle may not be exactly that character, but he's the most analogous to it.
And I agree with your assessments on Zoe Lister-Jones and Sian Clifford. With Zoe getting third billing, she's got to be someone important at Les's workplace, and someone antagonistic, sinister, untrustworthy, etc. makes sense.
That leaves Sian as an ally to Lindy.

So excited!
This is from Zoe's instagram, must really be playing someone important to have her name show up next to the leads. Interesting.



Also found another filming location, guessing this why they needed "upscale bistro patrons" casted.


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Re: Elizabeth Banks to Star in "The Miniature Wife"

Post by ensmallen » Sun Jul 20, 2025 1:02 am

ensmallen wrote:
Thu Mar 20, 2025 7:37 am
Aasif Mandvi's FB page from last month, look at the set behind them. Is that the actual set or something they draw over later with CGI? :?:

foreverlurk's posted a nice clip from a TV ad. The making-of spot's interesting, going by the set photo from a Miniature Wife cast member's FB page I'm guessing the showrunners take a similar approach to creating Lindy's world, mix of interactions with physical props (are those dollhouse chairs behind the cast members?) and then painting in the background on a workstation.



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Re: Elizabeth Banks to Star in "The Miniature Wife"

Post by eddiegiantman » Tue Jul 22, 2025 4:10 pm

Something for rscholar and scidram, sadly it seems the topic wasn't archived.
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Re: Elizabeth Banks to Star in "The Miniature Wife"

Post by scidram » Fri Jul 25, 2025 2:24 pm

San Diego Comic Con is happening this weekend, and though there's no official word that anyone associated with The Miniature Wife is attending, Sony Pictures Television, who will be handling the international distribution of the show, will be there:
Sony Pictures Television is back at San Diego Comic-Con to celebrate their biggest series with surprises, stars, and exclusives for fans. They’re taking over Booth #4745, where Sony will spotlight its series, including The Boys, Twisted Metal, Gen V, Outlander, For All Mankind, and more.
The listed series are obviously already established and would be the ones mentioned by the article to attract fans, but The Miniature Wife could be part of the and more. An early trailer was presented at NBCUniversal's Upfronts at Radio City Music Hall in May, which could be part of Sony's presentation at SDCC. If so, then it might not be too long before it's publicly available.

Tiny fingers crossed.

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Re: Elizabeth Banks to Star in "The Miniature Wife"

Post by eddiegiantman » Fri Jul 25, 2025 10:34 pm

Sadly, my friend is there and there's no mention of Mini Wife. Maybe NYCC though.

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Re: Elizabeth Banks to Star in "The Miniature Wife"

Post by scidram » Sun Jul 27, 2025 2:08 pm

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Fri Jul 25, 2025 10:34 pm
Sadly, my friend is there and there's no mention of Mini Wife. Maybe NYCC though.
Oh well. Was worth a shot. A trailer will be coming soon enough. Thanks for the info.

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Post by Heny » Sat Aug 30, 2025 1:50 pm

Are there any news?

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Re: Elizabeth Banks to Star in "The Miniature Wife"

Post by scidram » Sat Aug 30, 2025 3:53 pm

Heny wrote:
Sat Aug 30, 2025 1:50 pm
Are there any news?
I search regularly--multiple times a day--and there hasn't been much news since the show wrapped filming in and around July 8. There's likely all sorts of post production work to do such as editing, effects, scoring, etc. that needs to be done, but I haven't found anything about any of that. No news about a release date, episode count, production stills, etc. As for the trailer shown at the NBC Upfronts back in May, Peacock has yet to release it, and there aren't any clips or stills of it from anyone that would have been in the audience.

Once I know something--anything, no matter how miniature (hee hee)--I'll share it here and add it to my Google Doc.

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Re: Elizabeth Banks to Star in "The Miniature Wife"

Post by scidram » Sun Sep 07, 2025 1:52 am

Hey everyone!

It's been about two months since filming of the show wrapped, and there's been very little new information. I hadn't done a deep dive on the show's IMDB page in a couple weeks, and there seemed to be a few updates since the last time I checked. And maybe a thing or two I hadn't noticed or looked into closely enough.

There are a few more cast members announced.
1. Shaun Majumder plays "Gary" in three episodes (1.5, 1.9 & 1.10). The actor is 53 years old, so not exactly sure how he would fit in. If he's a coworker of Les, then he's not a primary one, as they'd probably appear earlier. Maybe a family friend? Someone investigating Lindy's disappearance?
2. Helly Chester plays "Professor Wagner" in episode 1.8. I've already predicted that Lindy and Les have a daughter (likely played by series regular Sofia Rosinsky), and I suspect that she'd be college age so the empty nest could be part of their marital woes. It's not a far stretch of the imagination that there'd be a professor character then.
3. Elena Khan plays "Upscale Patron" in episode 1.12. Generic character name suggests an extra, but that episode number is the more interesting part.

As more cast and crew people update their IMDB pages to indicate which episodes they appear in or work on, it seems to indicate how many episodes to expect. Scrolling through the crew shows a "Special effects technician" working on 13 episodes (1.1 - 1.13), and a "Makeup artist for Ms. Banks" working on 14 episodes (1.1 - 1.13 & 2.1). This suggests a second season, but there's no confirmation of that. HOWEVER, Peacock just announced a second season for their just-released series The Paper (a spin-off of The Office) on the day before the series became available for streaming. Could something like this be in the cards for The Miniature Wife? And what would that mean for Lindy's size at the end of season 1? Will she stay small? Otherwise Season 2 would need a different title.

But the most interesting news comes in the Visual Effects Department. Listed among the credits is Kristen Branan as "Executive Vice President: Zoic Studios." So I did a Google Search and found the website for Zoic Studios to see their other credits. Guess what else they've done some visual effects work for?

GEN V!

That's not only SW worlds colliding here, but it suggests that the shrinking of Lindy is in good hands.

I've updated my Google Doc with all this information.

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Re: Elizabeth Banks to Star in "The Miniature Wife"

Post by Nropyub » Sun Sep 07, 2025 7:03 pm

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Re: Elizabeth Banks to Star in "The Miniature Wife"

Post by ensmallen » Mon Sep 08, 2025 2:30 am

scidram wrote:
Sun Sep 07, 2025 1:52 am
1. Shaun Majumder plays "Gary" in three episodes (1.5, 1.9 & 1.10). The actor is 53 years old, so not exactly sure how he would fit in. If he's a coworker of Les, then he's not a primary one, as they'd probably appear earlier. Maybe a family friend? Someone investigating Lindy's disappearance?
https://www.castanet.net/news/Think-Loc ... nd-Kelowna
53 but could pass for someone in his late twenties or thirties, and a stand-up comic too, so a co-worker of Les is also my bet, just because it's easier to picture comic relief-types in a lab with Les the neurotic than in Lindy the Pulitzer winner's world.

https://web.facebook.com/pauline.macdon ... mmg75Wxeul
Just to note, looking at the casting calls for "lab techs", they needed them to be between 22-28, and needed them to show up at 777 Kipling in Toronto for costume fitting. 777 Kipling happens to be the address of Cinespace Studios, same place they had their green screen stage for presumably the shrinking scenes like you posted. Wonder if that's supposed to be Elizabeth's stunt double in the last photo.



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2. Helly Chester plays "Professor Wagner" in episode 1.8. I've already predicted that Lindy and Les have a daughter (likely played by series regular Sofia Rosinsky), and I suspect that she'd be college age so the empty nest could be part of their marital woes. It's not a far stretch of the imagination that there'd be a professor character then.


https://x.com/revcopuss/status/1950032473816977623
https://web.facebook.com/pauline.macdon ... qHv7g5Rtwl
https://web.facebook.com/pauline.macdon ... MNwm4me3wl

They actually were spotted filming at a university campus in Toronto. That suggests exterior shots at least, like the kind to establish a child's off to college. Question's how did she end up in front of a disciplinary review board, so soon after graduating high school?

3. Elena Khan plays "Upscale Patron" in episode 1.12. Generic character name suggests an extra, but that episode number is the more interesting part.
https://web.facebook.com/permalink.php? ... 3541842181
https://web.facebook.com/permalink.php? ... 3541842181

They did have casting calls for "upscale bistro patrons", maybe to sit in the background of an important conversation? Question's why is a scene like that in the last episode of the season?