[screaming] This is Millie Bobby Brown, actor, producer, child star turned global icon. Today we're at PS84 on the Upper West Side where she'll be subbing in for a school theater teacher teaching film acting to a class of second graders. But the best part is we'll be giving their drama program a muchneeded boost with brand new rehearsal mirrors, sets, and film equipment from Amazon.
After today, Hollywood's going to want to keep an eye on this auditorium. I'm your host, Julian, and this is Celebrity Substitute. Millie, welcome to elementary school.
How are you doing today? I am very good, thank you. What are you going to be teaching today?
I am going to be teaching the only thing I know how to do, uh, film acting. I'm very excited considering I don't know my method. There's Stanislowski in acting.
I have studied none of [music] it. There's Stella Adler. This is the MBB method, right?
My own method. This is don't be afraid to look like an idiot because I think you know when I was younger I would do anything which is kind of how Eleven's power move like came to be because I just came [music] up with it on the spot but that could have I did oh wow that's so cool but that could have easily been an idiot thing to you know it could have been really embarrassing if they would have been like what are you the nose bleeding just happened? Yeah, exactly.
That was just natural. But I started when I was 8 years old and I only started because I love doing it and it made me feel like I belong somewhere. Have you spent any time in American public elementary schools?
Actually, yes. I went to elementary school. I had my own locker.
Very American. I was cool automatically cuz I had an accent. I remember somebody saying to me, "Do they have apples in London?
" They do. Do they have apples in London? Well, I wouldn't know.
I was [laughter] like, "Apples in London? " I was like, "Yeah, they had I went home and my parents were like, yeah, Americans. " Yeah, they don't [laughter] they don't.
Is there anything you're worried about today? Yeah, I'm I'm honestly worried about that. I'm not going to give good advice.
I don't want to knock anything out of them. Like, I'm here as a mom now. So, it's a different lens.
I think honestly, maybe before my daughter, I probably would have been like, "All right, here's our boot camp. " But I'm like, "I just want you to be who you are. " Gentle parenting.
[laughter] Gentle parenting. I just want you to be loved and supported. My daughter is like the apple of my eye.
Like I just [music] And you have apples. I do. Right.
We have apples in London. Yeah. So yeah, it definitely it gives you different perspective.
Like I always understood where my parents and what they were talking about, but now I deeply understand what they're [music] talking about. Okay. Oh my god, I haven't seen [laughter] that.
I'm scared. Oh, is this from yesterday? [laughter] Serious.
I was 8 years old. Yeah, this is an intense look. You know what's funny is I just see 11 because I [music] just I don't know.
I associate so much of my childhood with that. Okay, look at her. Oh, I was in Spain.
I must have been like 3 or 4 years old. Yeah. At this point, I'm singing every song of like Hannah Montana, That's So Raven.
Were you a behaved child? Talk me through that misbehavior. My mom said to me the other day, just unironically, she was like, "I stopped reading books after you were born.
" What does that mean? Exactly. Do you know what I mean?
It's like, "I stopped doing things after you were born. " Cuz you took up so much space. Yeah.
You would come in the room, I would sing a song, I would shush everyone, reenter everyone. Hey, I'm over here. And I would make everyone judge me like American Idol.
Can I tell you what we're doing for the kids today? Yes. Okay.
So basically PS84 puts on a play every year, but their arts program runs on very limited resources. So we brought in rehearsal mirrors, set pieces, costumes, and film equipment, all from Amazon to help their program reach its full potential for years to come. Love it.
Are you ready for your official celebrity substitute [music] name tag? Yes. Are you ready to meet the kids?
So ready. Let's do it. Come on.
Millie may have been a child actor, but let's find out if she has what it takes to direct a group of New York City second graders. All right, Millie. Your 2 hours start now, kids.
Come on in. Y [screaming] Hello. Hi, children.
Meet your celebrity substitute, Miss Millie. Hi. Hi.
I'm Miss Millie, and I'm going to teach you acting for film today. That's my reaction. Do you like acting?
[screaming] Yeah. So, we're going to get into all that very soon, but before we do, who wants to ask a question? Okay.
Harley. Harley. Harley.
Anyways, um Oh, what was your first job? I was in a commercial for a hotel. What was your first job, Harley?
My first and only job that I'm doing right now is acting because I'm in a play right now. Exactly. You are not trying to be an actor.
You are an actor. Harley already knows a thing or two about the craft. Acting is where you pretend to do something.
Like for example, if someone tells you to ride a roller coaster and acting, it means you have to pretend to ride a roller coaster. Like woo, something like that. What is your favorite emotion?
I would have to say [laughter] I would have to say happiness and joy. That's my favorite. What's your favorite?
Happy. Yeah, me too. Have you ever broken a leg before?
I actually broke my kneecap once. Yeah, I know, right? I was probably 14 years old and I was working on a show called Stranger Things.
Oh, the Stranger Things main character. I saw her in person. I know she's not real, right?
I had to wear a full leg brace and I put my costume over it and I would limp like this onto set. How did you break? If you feel comfortable, sharing.
It's a long story, [singing] but I think I fell by the pool. So, don't run by the pool. Okay.
Don't run by the pool. There we go. There we go.
We're already learning. I'm teaching you more than just acting here. Chloe, are you a zombie?
Am I a zombie? Yeah, I can be. I don't want a zombie teacher, though.
Okay. I'm human right now, but if you don't do as I say, I can turn into a zombie. Um, where do you live?
Address. Who do you work for? Daily Mail son.
Who is it? There's something called privacy. Boring.
[screaming] [laughter] I live in the United States of America, but I live in multiple different places. I'm a traveler. I would like to live in Cartahena.
Where is that? It's in Colombia. Oh, that's very cool.
Why do you want to live in Cartaha? Because there's a lot of pools there and it's really hot. Yeah.
But guess what? We don't do around pools. Don't run.
Exactly. [laughter] Full circle. Um, are you married?
I am. Are you married? No, I have a kid.
Meet Lev. He's had a big week. This Monday, I got a PAL expander.
A pal expander is a metal object that will go in like in your mouth and then it will expand your teeth to make more space for new ones. Who wants to be married? Who doesn't want to be married?
Married. Wait, wait, Joseph, you want to be married so bad. Why do you want to be married?
I want to be married because like I want to have someone I can hang out with like all the time. Just one more thing to say. If I could marry someone, I would marry Miss Millie.
[laughter] Because she's so beautiful. [screaming] This here is Joseph and he's a romantic. Millie is very beautiful.
She's very kind. I love her. I want to marry her and that's maybe it.
Yeah. Thank you so much, Joseph. You're going to find a sweet, lovely girl.
And hopefully her name is Millie one day. That would be even better, right? Is there anybody want to share why they really don't want to get married?
It's too much work. It costs too much money. And if I get divorced, then there's so much paper and I have no time if I'm going to have kids.
Um, [applause] are you married? Not yet. Not yet.
You have a girlfriend. Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa. [screaming] I think it's time to start.
I think it's time to start the lesson, guys. Who's ready? Start the lesson.
And we're rolling. Quiet on set. All right, everyone.
Are you listening? Yeah. Okay.
I'm going to say things one time. I won't repeat myself. So, open your ears.
Okay. Today, I'm teaching film acting. First, I'm going to ask you, do you know some film vocabulary words?
Things that we use on sets. Does anyone know what action means, Harley? It's something that directors usually say before starting um starting a girl.
Scene one, take place. Action. That was amazing.
Next terminology. What does your mark mean? What?
Your mark. I think that's where you start. Yes.
So, this right here, you see this little piece of tape on the ground? Yeah. This is called your mark.
But in my accent, I'm saying Mark. But actually, in your accent, it would be Mark. Harley, [snorts] I didn't say your name wrong earlier.
It's my [music] accent. But I can say Harley if it makes you [laughter] more comfortable. She's so British.
I can smell her accent. My name is Mille. And your name is Harley.
So, I'm standing on my mark. This is my mark. This is the bare minimum of what we need to show up and do, okay?
Every day. All righty. I'm going to sit back down cuz I'm tired.
The last word is points. Points means something heavy is uh is coming. Points.
Points. So, we have to move out the way. Okay.
That's what people do on set. So, if you hear points, what are we going to do? Move out the way.
Are you You guys are in a play right now, right? Yeah. Okay.
So, theater acting is very different because it's bigger. You have to speak to a larger crowd. But in film acting, it can be a bit different.
And sometimes you want to be more subtle and make smaller choices, right? So today I'm going to teach you how to do some of those things. Who wants to make a face like they know?
They know a secret or their secret. Le, do you want to go? Are you thinking of a secret that you know?
Yeah. Okay. You're going to stare at that camera and when I say action, you're going to do your performance and action.
Okay. A little less theater. A little more.
This is so hard. Just say it with your eyes to the camera. [laughter] That was really great laugh.
I think that we should try it now. Like somebody just told you kind of good news, but you're kind of conflicted on how to feel about it. Action.
Can you look away? And I want you to look at the camera with a death stare. Ooh.
Oh, I feel that. That was amazing. Yes.
Okay. Who thinks they can cry on command? Joseph, please face that camera right there and cry.
It's getting there. Stay in it. [music] What are you thinking about, Joseph?
I don't know. Well, nothing. Crying.
You didn't get ice cream or you didn't get that audition for that thing you really wanted. [music] Joseph, it's it's very close. Let Let him Let him Let him cook.
Let him cook. Let him cook. Let him cook.
Let him cook. [laughter] Oh. Oh.
[music] We've We've been moved to Oh my god. Wait. Wait.
Prince. Prince Joseph, please. Prince.
[laughter] Prince, what? Prince, what happened? I just stared.
Yeah, I just stared. Like, I'm going to stare right now. [music] One hour later.
And that's how I cry. Now that we've learned the basics and rehearsed with Miss Millie, it's time to get on our feet and do some scene work with our brand new sets and rehearsal props from Amazon. So, before we actually get into acting in front of the camera, can I show you what we got for your school?
Drpes. So, we got you all these sets [music] and a whole bunch of other stuff that you can keep and use to make plays, film things. It's going to be a lot of fun.
So, here's the scene. You two are a married couple, but your wedding ring went missing and he thinks that your exboyfriend has it. I hate this already.
But that's the thing, Prince. Do you understand my whole career? Sometimes I hate things, too.
Do you think I wanted 11 to die at the end? Wait, when the 11 died at the end, was that fake or real? I don't know.
You're going to stand there. Here is your detective gear. So, the cool thing is I play a detective in my next movie.
Oh, what is it? My name is Nola Holmes. Nola Holmes.
Exactly. Related to Sherlock Holmes. Yes.
But guess what? She doesn't need her big brother. She's a detective in her own right.
Girl power. That's right. [screaming] So, you are three best friends on a sleepover.
And you're going to be telling scary stories. [screaming] So this is a romcom. So it's like a romantic comedy film.
Oh, buddy. Right. This is your closeup.
You don't move. You bump and then you just go down. And Chloe, you bump and you just go down.
Does that make sense? So we don't drop our books. You You do.
You bump drop books, but then you just go down. Bump bump. Oh, acting is very actually easier than it looks.
In Manola Homes 3, only on Netflix, [music] I play a detective, which we did earlier, but I also play a lady. My name is Lady Tukspree. I have an accent, a British accent.
So, I think in this [music] scene today, you guys should both do British accents, which is my accent. Hello. Hello.
May I have some tea? May I have some tea? Thank you.
Thank you. Lewon, here are some more props you can use. Hey.
[laughter] [screaming] All right, Millie, your time is up. Let's showcase our scenes. Hi, Noel.
Noel. Um, my my wife lost her ring and I can't find it anywhere. It's a sweet unfortunate disaster.
Can you help us? Well, firstly, my name is Anola. Sorry.
Sorry. I'm I'm really messed up. Before we get any further, how much are you willing to offer me?
$100. 10,000 if you may. I need to speak with Noah in um [snorts] in private.
Of course, dear. Listen, I think her exboyfriend tickets. I don't know what I'm going to do.
Hi, I'm ex-boyfriend. I understand that you have some questions for me. There's been some serious accusations that you might have stolen somebody's ring.
Oh, you mean this ring? Oh, was it was it just on the ground? Yeah.
Oh, case closed. Huh? Are you reading Dinosaurs ABC?
That's my favorite book. Are you reading Chica Chica Boom Boo? That's my favorite book.
We have so much in common. Chloe, come on. We've got Joseph, come on.
We have some swim lessons. Come on. Yeah.
Sorry. Oh. Hey.
Hey. Um, you you babysitter around here? Yeah.
Yeah. Chloe. Uh, Julian.
Millie. Nice to meet you. Oh, where where are you guys off to?
We were just We were just headed to Central Central Park. Yeah, we're going to We'll be there, too. Cool.
We'll see you. We'll see you around the slide. Yeah.
Okay. Down the slide. Yeah.
Okay. Bye. Come on.
Okay. Bye. Bye.
Chloe, [music] he's cute. Let's tell some scary stories. I have a scary story.
One time there was a girl, but she was a spider. I heard if you say the spooky twins, three times they appear. Spooky twins.
Spooky twins. Spooky twins. We're the spooky twins.
I'm spooky. I'm ookie. And we are here for a good time.
Yeah. You got popcorn. We brought Gossip Girl on DVD.
[cheering and screaming] Thank you so much for coming to my party. Chandler. Yes.
Yes. Yes. Miss Wexerson, what can I get you?
Please pour us some tea. Well, what did you say, Miss Wexton? Can you please pour some tea?
Of course. Of course. What kind of tea is this?
Oh, sorry. Sorry. This is um um uh dragon wart tea.
Let me smell it. [screaming] Oh, sorry. Hey, did you smell that?
That was disgusting. That smells like a dog's rear end. We went down to the Borg and plucked some of the herbs straight from the muckiest part.
Mix them together with some um Let me stop you there. If he worked for me, he would be fired. I'm so sorry about him.
You should be. Tell me you're fired. You're fired, miss.
You can't do that to Chunley. Charlie, if he's going, I'm going. We should go, too.
Come on. You You are a very unkind woman. Get out of here.
Well, you make the worst tea. Make [laughter] your own tea, madam. It is not as easy as one might think.
Have a good day. [sighs] I'll learn at last. That was amazing.
[cheering] Clearly, Miss Millie is a natural at directing young actors, but it's time for her to get back to her own set. teachers, come meet our celebrity substitute. Take a look at your brand new stage equipment mirror.
Hi, I'm Miss Millie. Nice to meet you. So nice to meet you.
Thank you so much for coming to our school. They've been working so hard, so they deserve this. This is this is for them.
So yeah, [cheering] that's awesome. [applause] Everyone say point. Point.
Thank you so much to the teachers and students at PS84 and to Millie for being such a lovely celebrity substitute. Careful. Go.
It was the best day ever. Like these kids have so much confidence. I feel like I grew up surrounded with kids that loved what they do and to be able to just like revisit that feels very full circle.
A me is basically when maybe you bump into somebody you don't know and then you think they look very beautiful or something. You maybe like fall in love or something. It wasn't like my childhood where it was like cut cut.
What was [laughter] that? But as opposed to just like kindness and love, which is what this industry should be. So, I'm happy.
Since I'm doing very good at school, they wanted me to be on YouTube. It's very fun being a YouTuber.
