(L to R) Rashida Jones and Daveed Diggs star in ‘In the Blink of an Eye’.
Premiering on Hulu and Hulu on Disney+ February 27th is the science fiction drama ‘In the Blink of an Eye‘, which was directed by Andrew Stanton (‘WALL-E’) and stars Kate McKinnon (‘Barbie’), Rashida Jones (‘The Social Network’), Daveed Diggs (‘The Little Mermaid’).
“All we share, and all we experience, echoes across time.”
Release Date: Feb 27, 2026
Run Time: 1 hr 34 min
Moviefone recently had the pleasure of speaking with Rashida Jones and Daveed Diggs about their work on ‘In the Blink of an Eye’, Diggs first reaction to the script, Jones’ approach to her character, and what makes this film stand out.
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(L to R) Rashida Jones and Daveed Diggs in ‘In the Blink of an Eye’. Photo by Searchlight Pictures/Kimberley French, Courtesy of Searchlight Pictures. © 2025 Searchlight Pictures. All Rights Reserved.
Moviefone: To begin with, Daveed, can you talk about your first reaction to the screenplay and why you wanted to play this character?
Daveed Diggs: I loved the scripts. I loved how impossible it felt to make. I loved the people working on it. I loved Greg’s decisiveness about who he was in love with. It is just, “This is my person. I know this is my person. I’m so confident in that, and I’m just going to sit in that and be honest about that and believe that it’s going to work out.” There’s so much faith in him that I found aspirational.
Rashida Jones in ‘In the Blink of an Eye’. Photo by Searchlight Pictures/Kimberley French, Courtesy of Searchlight Pictures. © 2025 Searchlight Pictures. All Rights Reserved.
MF: Rashida, can you talk about your approach to playing Claire and depicting her quiet moments?
Rashida Jones: I relate to the idea that all these small moments make up a big life, and that’s just the truth. Nobody can really see the scope of their life unless they’re looking back, which is why this movie’s beautiful, because you’re spending time with people as they live their lives. So, consequential looking back, but at the time, you’re just making decisions for your family and yourself that you think are right and that you hope are right, and you’re making decisions out of love, hopefully. So, it was nice. It was nice to play those as real and present without thinking about the scope of the movie and the scope of life.
(L to R) Rashida Jones and Daveed Diggs in ‘In the Blink of an Eye’. Photo by Searchlight Pictures/Kimberley French, Courtesy of Searchlight Pictures. © 2025 Searchlight Pictures. All Rights Reserved.
MF: Finally, Daveed, what makes this film different than other movies and uniquely stand out?
DD: I think the span of time it’s attempting to take us through is unique. 40,000 years in the past to about that far in the future is a big scope. I think to have a film that’s essentially a romance, but it’s structured as a grand sweeping epic. It’s the ‘Ben-Hur’ of romances. It’s a unique thing. It was very exciting for me to be a part of.
Editorial Note: Krisily Fernstrom conducted this interview and contributed to this article.
‘In the Blink of an Eye’ premieres on Hulu and Hulu on Disney+ on February 27th.
What is the plot of ‘In the Blink of an Eye’?
Depicts three interconnected stories exploring the history of the world.
Who is in the cast of ‘In the Blink of an Eye’?
- Kate McKinnon as Coakley
- Rashida Jones as Claire
- Daveed Diggs as Greg
- Tanaya Beatty as Neanderthal Mother
- Jorge Vargas as Neanderthal Father
- Skywalker Hughes as Neanderthal Daughter
- Tatyana Rose Baptiste as Neanderthal Daughter
(L to R) Cinematographer Ole Bratt Birkeland and Director Andrew Stanton on the set of ‘In the Blink of an Eye’. Photo by Searchlight Pictures/Kimberley French, Courtesy of Searchlight Pictures. © 2025 Searchlight Pictures. All Rights Reserved.
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