Despicable Me: Cast Interviews--Miranda Cosgrove and Jason Segel (I really didn't ever see these two making a film together and yet it totally works.)
Tuesday, July 06, 2010
A junket (according to Wikipedia) is "where entertainment journalists are invited to see a movie and interview the stars of the movie before the movie's release".
And because Universal Studios invited me to be a guest (ie: pretty much paid for freaking everything) at their junket and sit in on the mommy blogging round table, that is pretty much exactly what I did.
I sat with the vocal talent for "Despicable Me" (Opening July 9th) with 9 other bloggers at the Four Seasons Beverly Hills for approximately 20 minutes with each actor and we laughed and talked and questioned and grinned our heads off.
It was grand.
Our first two interviews were with Miranda Cosgrove and Jason Segel.
Miranda Cosgrove (of I-Carly fame), was darling from the little gray silk bow in her hair to her sweet personality and nature. She spoke to us about how she started her career and things that both challenged and appealed to her about doing the voice in an animated film.
"The directors were great and really helpful they told me to just go crazy and have fun and bring as much life to the characters as you can."
Books and reading seemed to be a high priority for us mothers and since there is a VERY sweet scene involving a bedtime story, we wanted to know what books she liked. Turns out that she is well read; she loved Beatrix Potter as a child and some of her current favorites include Catcher in the Rye, Flowers for Algernon and her all-time favorite, To Kill a Mockingbird.
Being an only child has been a bit boring for Miranda, but she's blessed with a best friend and neighbor that is her age and is like a sister to her. She often sleeps over and Miranda may have copped to doing a drive-bys of a boys house. (We totally warned her not to get caught because I don't care how many generations pass, that moment is just EMBARRASSING if it happens, y'all!)
She wants to go to college, major in film and do a lot more behind-the-scenes work.
This is one grounded young adult, people.
You could tell her mother (who was there with her) had a LOT to do with it.
After all the stuff you read about young Hollywood, it was utterly refreshing to see.
P.S. SHE IS ALSO AS BIG AROUND AS MY FREAKING PINKY FINGER AND GLOWS LIKE A FRESH, DEWY, ANGEL. (BUT THAT DID NOT MAKE ME FEEL OLD, LARGE AND WRINKLED AT ALL, PEOPLE.)
I didn't know much about Jason Segel other his part in How I Met Your Mother and that he spent a good deal of time looking naked in the commercials for his film, Forgetting Sarah Marshall.
THIS GUY IS AWESOME.
First of all, he wears a suit and tie every day when he writes at home. He takes it very seriously and wants to be as productive as possible so it's a rule of his to put on the suit and tie.
(I love that)
(I should probably do that when I write at home)
(And I totally will when someone pays me what they pay him)
(Although, I am not sure a suit and tie is the best look for me)
(Heh)
He pretty much won all of us over when he said, "I was an odd kid. I wore a Superman cape under my clothes to school every day until I was 12. You think I'm kidding, don't you?"
He pretty much won ME over when I asked him a question about how he found playing a pipsqueak villain freeing because he is 6'4 and he has always had a deep interest in villains. It totally intrigued the actress in me, so I was going to ask him a followup question.
"I'm curious about that statement because I have an extensive background in theater..."
"YES, I am single and available! Oh, I'm sorry...I may have anticipated that question, I just thought that's where you and I should be going with this."
There was much chortling and guffawing going on at that table to say the least.
I found it really refreshing that someone with is rather 'grown up' resume would opt to voice a (primarily) kids movie. It utterly showed how versatile and talented he is.
Plus, he made me utterly laugh, which is pretty much my favorite thing in the world to do. :)
I probably could have talked to them both for much, much longer but I would be lying if I said I wasn't also dying to do the last two interviews and finally meet Steve Carell and Julie Andrews.
Because I was more excited for Queen Maria Poppins Andrews of Genovea to glide into the room than I can adequately express in words. :)
Tune in next time for my final post and wrap up: The hills are alive with the sound of music... (That's what she said)--My interviews with Steve Carell and Julie Andrews
(You can read Pt. 1 of this series HERE)
Labels: despicable me, jason segel, miranda cosgrove, universal studios
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My first introduction to Jason Segal is from the short lived series "Freaks and Geeks" that ran for only 18 episodes in the early 90"s. I have the DVD's and they are like cult watching for me - they are so good - I highly recommend them!! You will recognize other young actors in it as well!! Go get the whole series - right now!! go....what are you waiting for....??
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So I LOVE Jason Segel. Forgetting Sarah Marshall is one of the most hilarious movies I've seen. I think you would appreciate the Dracula rock opera.
And How I Met Your Mother is awesome times awesome. That's right, awesome squared.
I can perfectly picture the way he said, "YES, I am single and available! Oh, I'm sorry...I may have anticipated that question, I just thought that's where you and I should be going with this." And yeah, it makes me giggle. Also super jealous. ;)
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This is my favorite Jason moment. It doesn't hurt that I LOVE Glen Hansard from The Swell Season, but this is too funny not to love.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9bZF6Kx88LM