Comic-Con 2012: Inside THR's Video Lounge Featuring the Festival's Biggest Names

Christoph Waltz on 'Django Unchained'

Oscar winner Christoph Waltz shares what it was like working with director Quentin Tarantino and co-star Jamie Foxx.

When asked what he thought of his character Dr. King Schultz he replied, "What I liked about doing it on the day was, to me it was a very very deeply humanistic aspect in the guise of a gunslinger, I like this seeming contradiction. Just because someone can draw very quickly and shoot the other person does not mean he is convinced of advancing the humanistic responsible view of the world." 

Interview by Rebecca  Ford. 

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Anna Kendrick on Voicing a Character in 'ParaNorman'

Academy Award nominee Anna Kendrick on the the advantages of doing voice work and walking the Comic-Con in disguise.

"I like coming to Comic-Con because it has turned into movie-con, you know some of the purest don't really like that it has become all about movies but I'm like a pig in mud. I like it" she added. 

Interview by Rebecca  Ford. 

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William Shatner on his Documentary 'William Shatner's Get a Life!

The Star Trek star reveals why he wanted to make the documentary and the reason behind why people still love the sci-fi series.

He added, “The mysteriousness and mystique of space is such, that science fiction attempts to tantalize you by telling you a story that could possibly be out there and that’s the appeal of science fiction."

Interview by Rebecca  Ford.

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Kevin Bacon and James Purefoy on ‘The Following’

From Comic-Con the two stars of Fox’s new thriller share what drew them to the series and what it was like working with director Marcos Siega.

Kevin also shares a story of an awkward encounter with Sting.

Interview by Philiana Ng.

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Kevin Williamson and Marcos Siega on Making 'The Following'

Show creator Kevin Williamson and director Marcos Siega on why they wanted to make their new thriller series.

"I wanted to do this show for a really long time, long before those shows. I had the idea for this about 15 years ago and because of all the stuff we accomplished in Vampire Diaries with the twisty story telling and emotional horror and the epicness of it, I thought I wanted to do something in that wheelhouse but not the same" said Kevin. 

Interview by Philiana Ng.

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Emmy Rossum on the New Season of 'Shameless'

Shameless star Emmy Rossum let's us know what we can expect from Gallagher family in season 3. She reveals what is going on with William H. Macy's character Frank, since he wondered off in the snow at the end of season 2.

Interview by: Philiana Ng.

Video by Michael Gordon, Stefan Colson and Spencer Byam-Taylor

Andy Serkis on 'The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey'

The Hobbit star Andy Serkis on reprising his role of Gollum and being asked by Peter Jackson to direct the second unit in New Zealand. 

Recalling a memorable Comic-Con moment he added, “I did get severely grabbed by a young girl during The Return of the King, she was basically kind of overwhelmed that she had come across the actor that played Gollum and she put her arms around my neck and then just didn’t let go, and wouldn’t let go."

Interview by Rebecca  Ford.

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Rob Huebel, Lake Bell, Rob Corddry 'Childrens Hospital'

The stars of Adult Swim's series give us their favorite episodes from the upcoming season and why their fifteen minute format works for a comedy show.

Interview by Philiana Ng.

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Jon Stern, Henry Winkler, Erinn Hayes 'Childrens Hospital'

From streaking to being on the end of a swear words, executive producer Jon Stern and the cast of Adult Swims' Childrens Hospital reveal their Comic-Con experience.

When asked what we can expect from season 4, Erinn added "Season 4 is amazing, season 4 is ambitious and every script was so completely different from the other ones. There is no two that are, there no just regular episodes, we have one where there is a law and order where Huebel's character gets accused of murder and it becomes a court room drama."

Interview by: Philiana Ng.

Video by Michael Gordon, Stefan Colson and Spencer Byam-Taylor

Deborah Ann Woll on Her 'True Blood' Character Jessica

Deborah Ann Woll on her drag out fight with Rutina Wesley's character and what we can expect from the remainder of season 5.

On the direction of her character she added, "I would like to see Jessica in a position of power just because being a new baby vamp she's never had that before. She is getting a little bit of that this year since there are two new baby vamps, yeah that would be interesting, I think she would make a really good queen in a hundred years." 

Interview by Rebecca Ford.

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Joe Manganiello, Kristin Bauer van Straten on 'True Blood'

The stars of HBO's vampire drama talk to THR at Comic-Con about the rest of season 5 and their geekiest moments in their own lives.

Manganiello, who plays werewolf Alcide and also starred in this summer's hit Magic Mike, says he has gotten a whole new type of fan after staring in the male stripper movie.

Interview by Rebecca Ford.

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Jason Biggs and Sean Astin on 'Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles'

The co-stars introduce us to their new animated series for Nickelodeon and their characters Leonardo and Raphael.

"Everything is kind of updated, it is a new atheistic but people that were fans of the original will not be disappointed that's for sure and new fans will become fans very quickly because it is really cool" added Jason. 

Interview by Rebecca  Ford. 

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The Cast and Crew of 'Oz: The Great and Powerful'

Joe Roth, Mila Kunis, Sam Raimi and Michelle Williams on the crowd's reaction to the never-before-seen footage and what they want the audience to take away from their Disney film.

Director Sam Raimi added, "I hope they walk out having experienced a love story and a growth of a character from somebody that is somewhat selfish to selfless and I hope they feel exhilarated by the goodness in Michelle's performance and the wickedness in certain others performances and they feel like they have been on a real grand richly detailed fairytale." 

Interview by Rebecca  Ford.

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Guillermo del Toro on ‘Pacific Rim’

The director explains that despite featuring big machines and bigger monsters in his upcoming film, he wanted to keep focus on the human stories.

Interview by Rebecca Ford.

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Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman of 'Mythbusters'

The two stars of Discovery Channel's show talk about being one of the only reality shows to attend the Con. Adam Savage tells THR he sese people dressed as Jamie Hyneman while walking the floor.

"This is a unique place, there is no other place in the world that has this collection of people and all of the nerds getting together and communicating to each other in their special way" said Hyneman.

Interview by Rebecca  Ford.

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Anna Torv on the Final Season of 'Fringe'

Anna Torv stops by the THR Video Lounge at Comic-Con 2012 to talk about the final season of Fringe.

When pressed for details on how Olivia is introduced into the episode, Torv said with a laugh: "It's extremely endearing -- and that's all I can say."

Interview by Philiana Ng.

Video by Michael Gordon, Stefan Colson and Victor Klaus.

Cast and Director of 'Resident Evil: Retribution'

From a Rolls Royce car chase with Zombies to Milla Jovovich fighting Michelle Rodriguez, the lead stars and director let us know what we can expect from the latest installment from the Resident Evil franchise.

“We are showing a pretty good clip, it is a work in progress but I figure the Comic-Con  crowd is pretty educated in movie making so if there is any audience you can show some unfinished special effects too, it’s this audience” said writer/director Paul  W.S. Anderson about their panel.

Interview by Rebecca Ford.

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Dax Shepard and Tom Arnold Talk 'Hit and Run'

Arnold praises his director and co-star Dax Shepard on his ability to be a great leader on the set of their new comedy. Shepard also shares what it was like working with his fiancé Kristen Bell. Also from historical disasters to going on a military tour, the two friends share their life experiences. 

Interview by Rebecca  Ford.
Video by Michael Gordon, Stefan Colson and Spencer Byam-Taylor.

The Cast of 'The Big Bang Theory'

The cast of CBS’ The Big Bang Theory talk to THR about moving into Hall H this year, and presenting their panel in front of 6,000 people. This year, one lucky fan won a trip to space.

The actors also shared that, when they were appearing at the Con for the first time, they were nervous that they wouldn't be able to fill a ballroom because they weren't sure how attendees would react to their show being part of the event.

Interview by Rebecca  Ford.

Video by Michael Gordon, Stefan Colson and Spencer Byam-Taylor.

The Cast and Crew of 'Spartacus'

Creator Steven S. DeKnight, Liam McIntyre, Lucy Lawless and more of the cast talk about the final season and paying tribute to Andy Whitfield.

Interview by Michael O'Connell.

Video by Michael Gordon, Stefan Colson and Spencer Byam-Taylor.

The Cast and Creator of CW's 'Nikita'

Maggie Q and the cast of Nikita on their reception at Comic-Con and how their fans reacted to season two.

When asked what he has in mind for the new season, creator Craig Silverstein said, "We have a laundry list of action stuff we would like to do which we haven't gotten around to doing yet. There are always things up on the board, Maggie has always been pitching this thing about a grappling down a building thing we want to do. One of our guys owns a tank and we would like to figure a tank into an episode." 

Interview by Philiana Ng.
Video by Victor Klaus, Michael Gordon and Stefan Colson.

Jackie Chan on Making 'Chinese Zodiac'

From Comic-Con Jackie Chan lets us know when he wanted to make his new film Chinese Zodiac. He also reveals why he wanted to film his movie in Latvia, Australia, China, France and Taiwan. Chan not only stars in the action movie about mystical artifacts but he is also the director, writer and producer.  

Interview by Rebecca Ford
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Nikki Reed, Peter Facinelli, Elizabeth Reaser on 'Twilight'

Co-stars Nikki Reed, Peter Facinelli and Elizabeth Reaser give us their favorite memories from the series and what is up next for them. 

Reed told The Hollywood Reporter that she was excited to see completed footage of the film. "I'm looking forward to seeing some of the movie. They sort of hide it from us," she said.

Interview by Rebecca Ford.

Video by: Michael Gordon, Stefan Colson, and Spencer Byam-Taylor

Jackson Rathbone, Ashley Greene, Kellan Lutz on 'Twilight'

The Twilight co-stars share what the series meant to them and what it was like being part of Summit Entertainment's multimillion dollar franchise.

Interview by Rebecca Ford.
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Kristin Kreuk and Jay Ryan on 'Beauty and the Beast'

The two stars of CW's new series describe their show as a modern day Beauty in the Beast based in New York City. Jay also reveals that the beast is part of a military experiment. 

Interview by Philiana Ng.
Video by Michael Gordon, Stefan Colson and Spencer Byam-Taylor

RZA on the Making of 'The Man with the Iron Fists'

Actor, director and writer of The Man with the Iron Fists RZA stops by our THR Comic-Con lounge to talk about his new action movie. He also talks about being mentored by Quentin Tarantino.

Interview by Rebecca  Ford.
Video by Victor Klaus, Michael Gordon and Stefan Colson.

Yvonne Strahovski on Her New 'Dexter' Character

The former Chuck star stopped by THR's video lounge to discuss her new role on Showtime's Dexter. When asked to describe her character Hannah she replied, "Mysterious, dark, and I guess kind of sexy." Dexter returns for season 7 on September 30, 2012.

Interview by Rebecca  Ford.
Video by Michael Gordon, Stefan Colson and Spencer Byam-Taylor

The Cast of MTV's 'Teen Wolf' on Their Hopes for Season 3

The lively cast visited THR's Comic-Con Lounge to talk about being picked up for another season, the remainder of season 2 and moving production from Atlanta to Los Angeles.

When asked to describe the remainder of season 2 in three words, Colton Haynes replied, “Sadistic, supernatural, circus.”

Interview by Rebecca Ford.

Video by Michael Gordon, Stefan Colson and Spencer Byam-Taylor.