Post by Laura on Jul 31, 2005 15:00:58 GMT
I found this interview i thought you guys mite like to read, he talks bout Fantastic Four, Nip/Tuck, James Bond along with other stuff...
Source: actionadventure.about.com/od/celebrityinterviews/a/aa071305_3.htm
Dr. Doom’s been so busy promoting his new movie, I wasn’t able to hook up with him until after its opening weekend. But I know I still wanted to find out who’s behind the mask, so I hope all of you will too. After a busy PR tour, McMahon settled in for a final round of phone calls the Monday Fantastic Four’s $56 million opening came out. Still eager to support the project, McMahon laughed at some silly comic book queries and sincerely pondered the film’s themes.
Julian McMahon is not your typical “TV actor” in the sense of “oh, can he handle a movie?” On the FX network, TV shows are more intense than most cinema, and nip/tuck is the most extreme. As Dr. Christian Troy, McMahon womanizes from week to week, seducing women from sex addicts meetings, fathering their children and diagnosing transvestites, among other adventures.
Season Two ended with a cliffhanger, with The Carver standing over him and slashing his beautiful face.
The comic book movie is truly light fare by comparison. Sure, Dr. Doom kills his business partners and ultimately tries to take over the world, but the phrases “serial rapist” and “body image issues” never enter the equation. Maybe they’re saving that for the sequel.
It’s Monday morning, have you gotten the sequel call yet?
[Laughs] They happen pretty fast, don’t they? No, no actual calls yet, but I think it was a pretty good start.
Had you been trying to get into movies for a while?
Not really concentrating so much on movies, but more so concentrating on work that I was interested in. Certainly movies have been a part of that process although TV has as well.
Has it been tough to find a movie project that would match the TV work you’ve gotten?
For this particular movie project, to me it was pretty simple because I was a big fan of the comics and the cartoon firstly. So it was something that I had interest in. It was also the ability to work with the Fox studio and Marvel and 1492 and all those guys. It’s definitely a process that you need to go through to find something that you want, but this is something that I would have wanted but
They say that action movies and comic book movies are only as good as their villains. Would you agree?
I don’t really agree with that statement per se but I kind of agree with the roundabout concept of it. The statement itself I don’t agree with because I think that the characters all stand on their own. But the way that I interpret that statement is to have a great comic, you’ve got Fantastic Four or Spider-Man or something like that, to make it all work, to make everything fit, the villain has to be extraordinary. The villain has to be as good if not better than the superhero.
Who are your favorite villains?
Dr. Doom was definitely one of my favorite villains when I was a child, and then as I grew up, some of my favorite villains have varied just as I’ve matured. Darth Vader was obviously mine and many people’s favorite villain, and one that definitely stands out. But then I was a big Frankenstein guy. I watch all those type of movies, and Dracula are extraordinary villains if you want to look at them that way. Obviously the more modern people that I think about are maybe Anthony Hopkins/Silence of the Lambs or something like that. The favorite villain list is kind of endless. A number of characters that Jack Nicholson plays including The Shining and all that kind of stuff. So it’s kind of an endless list.
Who has more of a god complex, Dr. Doom or Christian Troy?
Oh, Dr. Doom for sure. I think that he basically feels that he should [rule the world] and I think that he thinks he’s the best at it and I think that he thinks that he deserves it and I think that he thinks that the only reason that he doesn’t is because the Fantastic Four get in the way. Whereas Christian I don't think wants to rule the world. He wants to rule his world.
With a name like Von Doom, was there ever a chance he could been a philanthropist?
[Laughs] Philanthropy is kind of a large word. He almost seems philanthropic to me to begin with, but becomes something else.
How heavy is the mask?
The mask is not that heavy actually. It’s kind of tight. They wanted it very form fitting on my head, so that’s the only kind of feel that you get is the tightness, the containment of your head. Then that gives you the ability to move it a little bit easier. I think it works quite well.
Did you ever wonder why they didn’t just have a double wear it and let you dub the lines in later?
The thing for me was you get to see the other character, so then it becomes important to me who’s behind the mask. It’s only in the last five minutes that I’m in the mask, so I never thought that at all. For 95% of the movie, it’s me.
What would you like to see Doom do in the sequels?
Get out from behind the mask.
But he just got in!
I know, but I don’t want to spend a whole movie behind a mask.
Doesn’t he still have his alter ego?
Yes, he does, very much so. As much as we try to incorporate the comic and cartoon stuff, it is very different. I always looked at Dr. Doom, he this lair set up in tents and things. He was very dastardly. He’s a real flaunting guy, but the Victor that we have is kind of different. He’s bigger and wealthier and it’s kind of a different expanse, that whole set in New York City and the size of it. I’d like to get to that. I really like the sniveling kind of evil guy behind the curtain, so I’d like to see that at some point in time.
You’ve got the battle of the FX Network stars. Did you talk any smack to Chiklis?
[Laughs] Michael and I kind of hooked up together doing different types of things for FX a couple of years ago, maybe three years ago now. I gotta tell you, one of the reasons that I was interested in working on nip/tuck was because it’s the FX network and one of the reasons the FX network is what it is is because of Michael Chiklis and the show The Shield obviously. So to get to work with him, and we had this kind of huge movie and the experience we’ve had together and the fun that we’ve had promoting it and spending time together in New York and Australia and LA and whatever, it’s been a real treat.
Did it help you act together?
I don't think so because it’s just a different relationship, but maybe it did. Maybe it did because there’s definitely a certain kind of comfortability that you have, but I’m not really an uncomfortable actor, so it was nice to have a face that you knew when you’re heading to set for the first time.
Favorite Dr. Doom catch phrase?
My favorite little bits are “Susan, let’s not fight” and “Susan, you’re fired.” I kind of thought that was cute. I was going to do it very Donald Trump and then it didn’t work, so I just developed my own way of doing it.
So, when nip/tuck comes back, how badly do you think Christian was attacked?
Well, quite viciously. I’ve seen it.
So he’s not just cut?
There’s more? It’s pretty nasty.
How much more messed up could that character get?
I don't think there is any more messed up. I don't think it exists, but you never know. They keep finding something.
What about the rumor that he’ll only be back as a ghost?
That’s very Sue Storm, isn’t it? I didn’t hear that one. I’ve never played a ghost before, so it’d be a challenge.
Good, so it wasn’t so bad that he’s only a ghost now.
I don't think so. I’d like to perpetuate that one but I don't know how.
Would a plastic surgeon really say, “Tell me what you don’t like about yourself?”
I doubt it, but I love the line. I think it’s great. It’s funny because we’re shooting a bunch of episodes where I haven’t used that yet once. I’m sure it’s coming up.
Would you stay with the show indefinitely?
Not indefinitely. I have a contract that I definitely would fulfill and it’s also something that I feel I have a special attachment to because I’m playing one of the main characters in it and the success that we’ve had has been wonderful for me and for the show, so I have a certain affection for it, but indefinite is too long to me.
Are they wrapping up The Carver finally, or will it continue?
No, the Carver actually continues. Ryan’s pretty high on the Carver storyline so for that reason, it’s going to continue. It’ll be a fun season. It really is. It just keeps on going and going and going and it’s just ridiculous. I mean, I didn’t think we could get any darker and more out of control than it is.”
Do you have to do prosthetics this season for the cuts?
I certainly start with them.
After Dr. Doom, are you used to it by now?
Yeah, I’m a little sick of the prosthetics. I’m a little over the whole prosthetic thing. When I first got there I was like, “Okay, how long is this lasting for? Can we make sure it finishes as soon as possible?” Because it’s an extra couple hours in the chair, but it works for the piece and that’s what we’re ultimately doing it for.
When was your last talk with the James Bond people?
I can’t remember.
Are you still interested?
I don't know if it would work, but James Bond. James Bond is always interesting to me.
Have you tried the lines?
Shaken, not stirred, yes of course. Continually. I practice it every day just in case.
Who do you play in Prisoner?
I play a guy called Derek Plato, he’s a filmmaker who’s kind of born out a couple films that he got a lot of accolades for and now has become one of those studio darling kind of guys. He’s a pretty arrogant kind of guy who does a scout at an abandoned prison. And during that scout, gets imprisoned by this other character and forced to face his demons in some kind of way.
Does it have studio distribution yet?
No, it’s totally independent. It’ll hopefully get into the film festivals and that kind of stuff. I just got a call from a producer yesterday. He just finished the second cut so I’ll see it soon.
Which festivals?
I know that they’re interested in the Toronto but I don't think we’re going to get it finished by then, so hopefully we’ll try and squeeze it into Sundance or something like that. We just need to make sure it’s polished and finished before it goes anywhere.
Is it a lot of acting between bars?
Yeah, there is a lot of acting between bars but it’s really a beautifully written script and really nicely directed, so hopefully it’ll be something that’s entertaining.
Is that hard for you when there’s a physical separation from your costars?
Not at all. I like experiencing different types of thing, anything from doing that kind of film to working on green screen and putting on a mask, all that kind of stuff. I find them interesting and it’s nice to develop different types of ways to work.
Are you working on nip/tuck for a while now?
Yeah, for the next five or six months.
Do you have anything lined up after that?
I’ve got a couple things I’ve been asked to do, so it’s just kind of trying to work out schedules and all that kind of stuff. We’ll see what happens.
Source: actionadventure.about.com/od/celebrityinterviews/a/aa071305_3.htm
Dr. Doom’s been so busy promoting his new movie, I wasn’t able to hook up with him until after its opening weekend. But I know I still wanted to find out who’s behind the mask, so I hope all of you will too. After a busy PR tour, McMahon settled in for a final round of phone calls the Monday Fantastic Four’s $56 million opening came out. Still eager to support the project, McMahon laughed at some silly comic book queries and sincerely pondered the film’s themes.
Julian McMahon is not your typical “TV actor” in the sense of “oh, can he handle a movie?” On the FX network, TV shows are more intense than most cinema, and nip/tuck is the most extreme. As Dr. Christian Troy, McMahon womanizes from week to week, seducing women from sex addicts meetings, fathering their children and diagnosing transvestites, among other adventures.
Season Two ended with a cliffhanger, with The Carver standing over him and slashing his beautiful face.
The comic book movie is truly light fare by comparison. Sure, Dr. Doom kills his business partners and ultimately tries to take over the world, but the phrases “serial rapist” and “body image issues” never enter the equation. Maybe they’re saving that for the sequel.
It’s Monday morning, have you gotten the sequel call yet?
[Laughs] They happen pretty fast, don’t they? No, no actual calls yet, but I think it was a pretty good start.
Had you been trying to get into movies for a while?
Not really concentrating so much on movies, but more so concentrating on work that I was interested in. Certainly movies have been a part of that process although TV has as well.
Has it been tough to find a movie project that would match the TV work you’ve gotten?
For this particular movie project, to me it was pretty simple because I was a big fan of the comics and the cartoon firstly. So it was something that I had interest in. It was also the ability to work with the Fox studio and Marvel and 1492 and all those guys. It’s definitely a process that you need to go through to find something that you want, but this is something that I would have wanted but
They say that action movies and comic book movies are only as good as their villains. Would you agree?
I don’t really agree with that statement per se but I kind of agree with the roundabout concept of it. The statement itself I don’t agree with because I think that the characters all stand on their own. But the way that I interpret that statement is to have a great comic, you’ve got Fantastic Four or Spider-Man or something like that, to make it all work, to make everything fit, the villain has to be extraordinary. The villain has to be as good if not better than the superhero.
Who are your favorite villains?
Dr. Doom was definitely one of my favorite villains when I was a child, and then as I grew up, some of my favorite villains have varied just as I’ve matured. Darth Vader was obviously mine and many people’s favorite villain, and one that definitely stands out. But then I was a big Frankenstein guy. I watch all those type of movies, and Dracula are extraordinary villains if you want to look at them that way. Obviously the more modern people that I think about are maybe Anthony Hopkins/Silence of the Lambs or something like that. The favorite villain list is kind of endless. A number of characters that Jack Nicholson plays including The Shining and all that kind of stuff. So it’s kind of an endless list.
Who has more of a god complex, Dr. Doom or Christian Troy?
Oh, Dr. Doom for sure. I think that he basically feels that he should [rule the world] and I think that he thinks he’s the best at it and I think that he thinks that he deserves it and I think that he thinks that the only reason that he doesn’t is because the Fantastic Four get in the way. Whereas Christian I don't think wants to rule the world. He wants to rule his world.
With a name like Von Doom, was there ever a chance he could been a philanthropist?
[Laughs] Philanthropy is kind of a large word. He almost seems philanthropic to me to begin with, but becomes something else.
How heavy is the mask?
The mask is not that heavy actually. It’s kind of tight. They wanted it very form fitting on my head, so that’s the only kind of feel that you get is the tightness, the containment of your head. Then that gives you the ability to move it a little bit easier. I think it works quite well.
Did you ever wonder why they didn’t just have a double wear it and let you dub the lines in later?
The thing for me was you get to see the other character, so then it becomes important to me who’s behind the mask. It’s only in the last five minutes that I’m in the mask, so I never thought that at all. For 95% of the movie, it’s me.
What would you like to see Doom do in the sequels?
Get out from behind the mask.
But he just got in!
I know, but I don’t want to spend a whole movie behind a mask.
Doesn’t he still have his alter ego?
Yes, he does, very much so. As much as we try to incorporate the comic and cartoon stuff, it is very different. I always looked at Dr. Doom, he this lair set up in tents and things. He was very dastardly. He’s a real flaunting guy, but the Victor that we have is kind of different. He’s bigger and wealthier and it’s kind of a different expanse, that whole set in New York City and the size of it. I’d like to get to that. I really like the sniveling kind of evil guy behind the curtain, so I’d like to see that at some point in time.
You’ve got the battle of the FX Network stars. Did you talk any smack to Chiklis?
[Laughs] Michael and I kind of hooked up together doing different types of things for FX a couple of years ago, maybe three years ago now. I gotta tell you, one of the reasons that I was interested in working on nip/tuck was because it’s the FX network and one of the reasons the FX network is what it is is because of Michael Chiklis and the show The Shield obviously. So to get to work with him, and we had this kind of huge movie and the experience we’ve had together and the fun that we’ve had promoting it and spending time together in New York and Australia and LA and whatever, it’s been a real treat.
Did it help you act together?
I don't think so because it’s just a different relationship, but maybe it did. Maybe it did because there’s definitely a certain kind of comfortability that you have, but I’m not really an uncomfortable actor, so it was nice to have a face that you knew when you’re heading to set for the first time.
Favorite Dr. Doom catch phrase?
My favorite little bits are “Susan, let’s not fight” and “Susan, you’re fired.” I kind of thought that was cute. I was going to do it very Donald Trump and then it didn’t work, so I just developed my own way of doing it.
So, when nip/tuck comes back, how badly do you think Christian was attacked?
Well, quite viciously. I’ve seen it.
So he’s not just cut?
There’s more? It’s pretty nasty.
How much more messed up could that character get?
I don't think there is any more messed up. I don't think it exists, but you never know. They keep finding something.
What about the rumor that he’ll only be back as a ghost?
That’s very Sue Storm, isn’t it? I didn’t hear that one. I’ve never played a ghost before, so it’d be a challenge.
Good, so it wasn’t so bad that he’s only a ghost now.
I don't think so. I’d like to perpetuate that one but I don't know how.
Would a plastic surgeon really say, “Tell me what you don’t like about yourself?”
I doubt it, but I love the line. I think it’s great. It’s funny because we’re shooting a bunch of episodes where I haven’t used that yet once. I’m sure it’s coming up.
Would you stay with the show indefinitely?
Not indefinitely. I have a contract that I definitely would fulfill and it’s also something that I feel I have a special attachment to because I’m playing one of the main characters in it and the success that we’ve had has been wonderful for me and for the show, so I have a certain affection for it, but indefinite is too long to me.
Are they wrapping up The Carver finally, or will it continue?
No, the Carver actually continues. Ryan’s pretty high on the Carver storyline so for that reason, it’s going to continue. It’ll be a fun season. It really is. It just keeps on going and going and going and it’s just ridiculous. I mean, I didn’t think we could get any darker and more out of control than it is.”
Do you have to do prosthetics this season for the cuts?
I certainly start with them.
After Dr. Doom, are you used to it by now?
Yeah, I’m a little sick of the prosthetics. I’m a little over the whole prosthetic thing. When I first got there I was like, “Okay, how long is this lasting for? Can we make sure it finishes as soon as possible?” Because it’s an extra couple hours in the chair, but it works for the piece and that’s what we’re ultimately doing it for.
When was your last talk with the James Bond people?
I can’t remember.
Are you still interested?
I don't know if it would work, but James Bond. James Bond is always interesting to me.
Have you tried the lines?
Shaken, not stirred, yes of course. Continually. I practice it every day just in case.
Who do you play in Prisoner?
I play a guy called Derek Plato, he’s a filmmaker who’s kind of born out a couple films that he got a lot of accolades for and now has become one of those studio darling kind of guys. He’s a pretty arrogant kind of guy who does a scout at an abandoned prison. And during that scout, gets imprisoned by this other character and forced to face his demons in some kind of way.
Does it have studio distribution yet?
No, it’s totally independent. It’ll hopefully get into the film festivals and that kind of stuff. I just got a call from a producer yesterday. He just finished the second cut so I’ll see it soon.
Which festivals?
I know that they’re interested in the Toronto but I don't think we’re going to get it finished by then, so hopefully we’ll try and squeeze it into Sundance or something like that. We just need to make sure it’s polished and finished before it goes anywhere.
Is it a lot of acting between bars?
Yeah, there is a lot of acting between bars but it’s really a beautifully written script and really nicely directed, so hopefully it’ll be something that’s entertaining.
Is that hard for you when there’s a physical separation from your costars?
Not at all. I like experiencing different types of thing, anything from doing that kind of film to working on green screen and putting on a mask, all that kind of stuff. I find them interesting and it’s nice to develop different types of ways to work.
Are you working on nip/tuck for a while now?
Yeah, for the next five or six months.
Do you have anything lined up after that?
I’ve got a couple things I’ve been asked to do, so it’s just kind of trying to work out schedules and all that kind of stuff. We’ll see what happens.
