Overview
- Carpenter says she hid the album acronym on a motorcycle plate reading “MBF_0000,” a clue fans connected only after she announced Man’s Best Friend.
- She recounts extending the “Manchild” shoot from two to three days with 35 outfit changes, noting her sister hand‑stitched “manchild” onto her jean shorts.
- Every on‑screen driver was actually behind the wheel during filming, she adds, joking that she chose to “let Jesus take the wheel.”
- Co‑directors Vania Heymann and Gal Muggia describe aiming for a trailer to a “nonsensical forgotten film” drawing on self‑revelation cinema, Americana and disco‑era sensuality, while Carpenter cites Lucille Ball as a key influence.
- The project’s momentum continues: the album hit No. 1 on the Billboard 200, “Manchild” debuted atop the Hot 100, and both earned multiple 2026 Grammy nominations, as NME also reports ongoing controversy over the White House using and manipulating her image and music in ICE‑related posts that she criticized.