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and the talented anthony mackie stops by, he stars in the new thriller "runner runner" with ben afflecknd justin timberlake. and now, here's wendy! [ cheers and applause ]

. >> we'll have a great show tomorrow, anthony mackie is going to be here. mary steenburgen.other. >> we'll see you tomorrow. >> have a great monday. we'll see you tomorrow. >> i'm here to help. you and i will get through this together. [applause]

and the talented anthony mackie stops by, he stars in the new riller "runner runner" with ben affleckustin timberlake. and now, here's wendy! [ cheers and applause ] ♪ >> wendy: whoo! hi! thank you for being here! my studio audience, my cohost. happy monday! [ cheers and applause ] how you doin'? i'm well rested and ready to give it to you good! [ cheers and applause ] we've got a terrific show for you. you know, lauren hill has been released from prison and she says she's got a lot to say. miley cyrus hosted "saturday night live." did you watch? we'll talk. and our breakdown last night's "real housewives of new jersey" reunion. let's talk about it and more. it's time for "hot topic" [ cheers and applause ] >> wendy: thank you. go ahead. [ cheers and applause ] thanks. hope you had a nice weekend. i had a very nice, well-rested weekend. um -- thank you. we only have about 57 more minutes. let's get started. thank you, though, i love you also. i had a very nice well-rested weekend because next weekend is our son's 13th birthday party, which means this weekend is the last weekend we're

and the talented anthony mackie stops by, he stars in the new thriller "runner runner" with ben affleck ] ♪

and anthony mackie and jeffrey wright.>> let's talk about the two young actors who play mister and pete. they are on the screen a lot. and people are not so familiar with them. talk about what it was like to work with them and how they are as young actors. >> all i could do is follow their lead. they set the bar really high. they adapted to the realness of it. i tried to follow their lead. and they were there every day, all day. they were really living it, each and every moment. they did an amazing performance. >> they were learning from the best, you and the entire cast and crew. you both have 3-year-old boys. >> mine's 4 now. >> really? how does the time fly by? do you envision them in music or in movies or anything like that? >> i know that egypt is very musical and very -- he's creative. >> i think because they grow up around it. they're growing up around what their mommies do. it makes all of the difference. my son, every day, we start singing a song. that's how we start our day. >> aw. me and egypt, we did jam on som