By Kate Blake- Admin Multipleverses
Hot off the phone! Multipleverses got a special invite from Syfy to listen to Jewel Staite and Connor Fox talk about their rendition of the MOTHMAN story which will air as the Syfy Saturday movie of the week this Saturday night on Syfy.
In addition to talking about Mothman Jewel talked a little about her upcoming role on Warehouse 13- which she will be sharing her guest role with fellow Firefly alum Sean Maher. She says in their W13 episode he is the one pining for her as nice switch up to their Firefly roles. She also says that there is no Stargate movie being filmed right now so we are all in waiting mode on that.
Multipleverse Transcript from the live Mothman Conference Call with Jewel Staite and Connor Fox April 20, 2010
J= Jewel Staite, C= Connor Fox
Talk about the tone of the film which seems to be scarier than usual Syfy films- esp with the opening scene which features someone getting their head bashed in.
J- Film has darker tone than usual but it is fun and a bit campy
C- My nephew who is 12 loved it and my sister was shaking and had her eyes closed
Creature is supposed to be from West Virginia- what makes West Virginia so scary?
C- Deliverance has scared people for years
What is Stargate Extinction?
J- There is a script floating around but nobody is doing anything with it yet.
What is it that attracted you to this project?
J- I like fun movies and the movie was being shot in Baton Rouge which I love
C- They gave me a shotgun which is fun
Yesterday Connor talked about teasing Jewel in the alligator infested waters-
J- The last night of shooting we were shooting in the swamp and the stunt co-ordinator was next to me in a snorkel mask checking the water for alligators.
How familiar were both of you with the Richard Gere film and the original story?
J- I loved the Richard Gere movie- our movie is more silly and fun
How was it doing your own stunts?
C- It was fun and scary. Cars driving at you is scary when a car at 35 mph is coming at you- I enjoyed it.
When was the movie filmed?
J- Last August
What did you like best about this?
J- Loved being in Louisiana , really liked the crew and when I came home I found a new house that reminded me of New Orleans.
C- Working with Jewel, I enjoyed the action in the film, everyday was something new- using weapons, jumping around
Mothman seems to be shrouded in secrecy- is there a reason for it?
C- The original story has lots of scary things related to it
Psych-
J- Jewel read a great script a few months back and is hoping that it gets made and would like to work on it with her friend Gary Harvey who would be directing it. It is a really scary concept film. Jewel would be the dark Ally Sheedy type charcter.
Jewel- You are not in space- how was it doing a monster slasher film?
J- No technobabble was a nice change of pace and much easier to do, very physical with weapons training and a lot of fun
Do you think twice about looking in mirrors?
J- Yes
C- Not a problem
Questions about the older actors in the film-
J- We did a lot of laughing but there were some scenes with other cast who were really creepy ( Monica Acosta as old lady at the fair)
Enjoyed working with the cast.
Were you in stunt water?
J- We were in real swamp which was icky and nasty. There was a lot of talk of water snakes and gators.
C- They put divers- stunt co-ordinator and producer to look for gators
Do you get to ask for more money when they give you scenes like that?
J- No- we just do it
C- You imagine it will be shot in daylight- not swamp at night
J- It was not supposed to be at night originally
C- We were looking for red eyes at night
Craft services?
J- In Los Angeles the food it is health conscious, Louisiana was fried chicken and mac and cheese and really good- everything fried
C- I had to skip the fried food but never missed the deserts- banana pudding with wafers
Did they make any mothman cupcakes with red eyes?
C- They had that at the fair
What monsters would you like to fight next?
J- Any and all
C- Bigfoot
J- Abominable Snowman- but that would be in snow- I would rather go back to Louisiana
Jewel – you have been in X-Files and Firefly
J- X-Files was really cold and hard to shoot- I was in a nightgown in a river- but we would go in the jacquzzi on set ( a big budget show) when it was cold with David Duchovny and Gillian Anderson- it was wild
Firefly was amazing and I met some of my best friends who are still in my life today
Who inspires you?
J- Meryl Streep, Al Pacino, great movies
C- Great performances- theater or anything that is really good
J- Chameleons like Cate Blanchett who can play anyone
C- Like Jewel Staite-
J- Please— I’ll give you 50 bucks later….
Social Networking- you are both on Twitter- how important is it for you to connect with fans as well as promoting your work?
J- I want to remain a real person to my fans and this means people can know me as a person instead of having me be some enigma
C- I need Twitter and Facebook as a younger actor get my name out there
Jewel- you will be in Warehouse 13 coming up- what do you look for?
J- I look for strong female characters and sci fi is full of them so that is where I keep working.
C- Jewel could do straight comedy- she is really funny
Movie is coming up on April24- what will draw viewers in?
J- This is not a super serious movie it is fun
C- People who have enjoyed previous Mothman stories will like this as the new chapter
What will Jewel being doing in Warehouse 13?
J- I will be acting opposite Sean Maher from Firefly- he will pining for me this time
Connor- you have another creature film coming?
C- Yakshaw- this is about kids in a camp who are working in woods and they awaken a spirit in the woods
What did you want to be when you were a kid?
J- I have been in acting since I was 5
C- I went to archeology camp as a kid- and still love treasure hunting
Connor said you improvised a scene yesterday- is that harder?
J- It is hard for me
C- I like improv to give my own take on my character but you have to make sure it fits
Is there anything they filmed that you wish they left in?
C- There is a scene where she makes fun of him and his truck and as he is driving away it stalls out which would have been great- and they cut out the scene where Casey battled the Mothman
What do you think it is about creature features and the other worldly that speaks to people in general?
J- It is about escapism. It is fun to get lost in somebody else’s world
C- As a kid you imagine a lot, as an adult this is pushed back- with these movies you get to let go and be imaginative again.
WATCH MOTHMAN Saturday April 24 on Syfy!
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