Fantastic Four movie Cast + Crew interview !

Participants in the press conference included Michael Chiklis (The Thing), Jessica Alba (Invisible Woman), Ioan Gruffudd (Mr. Fantastic), Chris Evans (Human Torch), Julian McMahon (Dr. Victor von Doom), director Tim Story, producer Avi Arad and producer Ralph Winter.

Julian, how much have you enjoyed playing the bad guy? Are you hamming it up or playing it straight?
Julian McMahon: I'm the bad guy? (laughter) I need to talk to Avi for a second. You know, it's been a lot of fun. It really has. First we have this guy here (Ralph Winter), Avi at the other end. And this wonderful cast. You're surrounded by wonderful people and who obviously know what they are doing. For me it's just immersing myself into the role and hopefully giving the fans what they want. Initially it's a comic book, so you have to understand that's the kind of environment we're trying to fulfill. So, there's so much outside of what we do that's the common aspect of it, it's the graphics, it's the computerization, the prosthetics that he's been for the last couple of weeks and all that stuff that creates that world. So for me, it's really not about trying to push things too much, it's about trying to face reality, so that you as an audience want to take that journey with me. There's a little bit of both if you ask, you try to camp up a little bit when you get those opportunities, but you don't want to look like a schmuk.

What's it like working on sets like the Brooklyn Bridge set?
Michael Chiklis: This goes under the category of 'you know you're in a huge movie when...' The first day I went to the Brooklyn Bridge set, to see a 75 yard section of the Brooklyn Bridge having been recreated with a half a mile track in a circle so that traffic can flow through it with three stories of blue screen. You know, you walk on the set that day and you go 'WOW' (hold up hand to ear) "Hey mom! Mom! You gotta see this!" To see it unfold, and we're going to spend eight days on that and we're not done with that set yet. And then second-unit starts an equal amount of time on that set, and it's going to translate into maybe 2 or 3 minutes of the movie. It's an extraordinary thing to watch and for me, spending 11 to 12 hours in latex is fun! (laughing).
McMahon: That's definitely some of Chickies' happiest moments.
Chiklis: Absolutely, it's a little something like being in the 7th circle of hell! (laughing) But at the end of the day, honestly, sure it's hot, it's uncomfortable, it's cumbersome, but when you see it, it really is extraordinary.

The interview is much longer, and you can read the rest of it here.

You also can see a sneak peek at the Von Doom Industries logo.

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