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Ariel Winter (Robin/Carrie Kelley) interview about Batman: The Dark Knight Returns.
JIM HARVEY: "In many ways, Ariel Winter is a spunky teenager with equal amounts of smarts and sass. She is honest at every turn. So you know her answers were fun when we sat down to discuss Batman: The Dark Knight Returns - Part 1 …"
QUESTION: "Imagining many of your fans are experiencing Batman: The Dark Knight Returns for the first time, describe your character Carrie Kelley’s place in the story."
ARIEL WINTER: "Carrie is sort of a street kind of gangster girl who lives in this shady part of Gotham City. She’s always dreamed to meet her hero, Batman. One day she’s walking with her friend Michelle, and they get mugged by the Mutants – but Batman saves her. So she then sets out to be Batman’s partner in crime, er, crime-fighting. And eventually, she succeeds and becomes Robin."
QUESTION: "How do you see Carrie’s sense of Batman?"
ARIEL WINTER: "I think Carrie feels super ecstatic when Batman includes her in his little facade of Batman and Robin. She feels so honored – it’s a really big deal for her. I think she’s not really not just a crime-fighter, though – she’s kind of like his daughter. She really cares for him, and he really cares for her. They’re like family."
QUESTION: "Are there similarities between Ariel Winter and Carrie Kelley, and how did that help/hinder getting into character?"
ARIEL WINTER: "Carrie and I share a lot of characteristics. We both like crime-fighting. We both like Batman. We would both blow off school for crime-fighting. (Giggles) Actually, no, I would do my school during the day and then crime-fight at night.
It wasn’t really hard getting into Carrie’s mindset because I’ve always wanted to play the sort of Tomb Raider (2001), Kick-Ass (2010) role where the girl is really the brains behind the power. So I was excited when I got to do it. I just devoured the script. I was surprised. It was pretty violent. I read it and I saw some of the things and I was like, 'Woah! That is so cool.' I’m a big fan of that action-thriller sort of thing, so it was exciting for me to read."
QUESTION: "How important to you is being the first female Robin?"
ARIEL WINTER: "It’s really cool to be the first female Robin. There’s been so many amazing boys, but I think I can just bring something new that the fans have never experienced. So I’m really honored to be part of such a fantastic project.
Female empowerment really is important to me. I’m a big nerd of the books from the 15th Century and 16th Century, when the men had all the power and the women had none of it. So to have Robin be a girl is cool because it gives girls a chance to know that they can do everything boys can do, and even better. No offense (Laughs), but it’s true."
QUESTION: "Are you into comic books?"
ARIEL WINTER: "I’m an avid reader, so anything I can read is awesome. I go into comics stores and I can be in there for hours. It’s truly amazing when you open a comic book, because you’re immediately sucked in from the first line. The writing, the graphics, the artwork – it makes you feel like you’re inside the story."
QUESTION: "You’re 14 now (Ariel Winter was 13 when she made Batman: The Dark Knight Returns) and acting all the time. How do you balance acting with education?"
ARIEL WINTER: "You have to be really smart to be an actor. It’s not just saying lines. You have to know the thoughts behind each line, to know what you’re saying. So I think it’s very important to get an education. And I won’t be going to college for acting or film school – I will probably go to college for medical research because it’s something that really interests me. I always tell kids that you’ve got to have something else to fall back on. Acting is my first love – I hope I can do it for the rest of my life. But I’m going to go to college and get a degree in something else. I really feel school is important."
http://www.worldsfinestonline.com/2012/09/24/new-batman-the-dark-knight-returns-part-one-images-clip-studio-interview-with-ariel-winter/
Here are interviews with director Jay Oliva, voice director Andrea Romano and David Selby (Commissioner Gordon) at the Batman: The Dark Knight Returns - Part 1 premiere at the Paley Center in New York City on September 20th, 2012.
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Here's a David Selby (Commissioner Gordon) interview at the Batman: The Dark Knight Returns - Part 1 premiere at the Paley Center in New York City.
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Here's an interview with director Jay Oliva at the Batman: The Dark Knight Returns - Part 1 premiere at the Paley Center in New York.
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Here's an interview with voice director Andrea Romano at the Batman: The Dark Knight Returns - Part 1 premiere at the Paley Center in New York.
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Here is the full Batman: The Dark Knight Returns - Part 1 cast:
64 year old Peter Weller (Dexter, Naked Lunch, RoboCop) is 55 year old Batman/Bruce Wayne.
13 year old Ariel Winter (Modern Family) is 13 year old Robin/Carrie Kelley.
Tara Strong (The Powerpuff Girls (Bubbles)) is Carrie Kelley's friend Michelle and young Bruce Wayne and Kevin Ridley and TV news anchor Trish and does additional voices.
78 year old British Michael Jackson (Green Lantern: Emerald Knights (Ganthet)) is Alfred.
70 year old David Selby (Rich and Famous, Falcon Crest) is 70 year old Commissioner Gordon.
Danny Jacobs (The Penguins of Madagascar) is Police Officer Merkel.
Maria Canals-Barrera (Wizards of Waverly Place) is Captain Ellen Yindel.
Michael McKean (Auto Focus, X-Files) is psychiatrist Bartholomew Wolper.
58 year old Michael Emerson (Lost) is the Joker.
50 year old Wade Williams (Burn Notice) is Harvey Dent/Two-Face.
Maurice LaMarche (Pinky and the Brain (Brain)) is plastic surgeon Herbert Willing and a TV news anchor.
Jim Wise (Talladega Nights) is Two-Face's henchman Femur.
Jim Ward (The Fairly OddParents) is Femur's lawyer.
Gary Anthony Williams (Dystopia) is the Mutant leader and TV news anchor Bill.
Rob Paulsen (Pinky and the Brain (Pinky)) is Mutant gang member Rob and an attempted murderer that calls his victim "Mommy" and Gotham Gazette Columnist Jeff Adams.
Dee Bradley Baker (Adventure Time (Cinnamon Bun), Frankenweenie (Persephone van Helsing)) is Mutant gang member Don and an overweight Mutant gang member and also does additional voices.
James Arnold Taylor (Hellboy Animated: Blood and Iron) is Mutant gang member Spud and liquor store owner Mr. Hudson and also does additional voices.
Grey DeLisle (Batman: Year One (Barbara Gordon), The Flintstones: On the Rocks (Betty)) is female Mutant gang member Grace and TV news anchor Carla.
Yuri Lowenthal (Ben 10: Alien Force) is a Sons of the Batman member and a anti-Batman rookie cop.
Gwendoline Yeo (Hellboy Animated: Sword of Storms) is TV news anchor Lola.
Sam McMurray (Raising Arizona) is TV news anchor Ted.
Carlos Alazraqui (Reno 911) is a TV host and Hernando.
Paget Brewster (Criminal Minds) is pro-Batman debate pundit Lana Lang.
Townsend Coleman (The Tick (1994-1996 animated TV series)) is anti-Batman debate pundit Morrie and a civilian.
Richard Doyle (Air Force One) is the Mayor.
Frank Welker (The Garfield Show, Frankenweenie (Sparky)) is Deputy Mayor Stevenson and TV weather man Doc and a TV announcer.
Jim Meskimen (Justice League: The New Frontier (Slam Bradley)) is General Nathan Briggs.
Gary Anthony Sturgis (Pimp 24/7) is Silk the pimp and Mutant gang member Spike and a young Mutant.
Catherine Cavadini (The Powerpuff Girls (Blossom)) is prostitute Joanie and an anti-Batman citizen with a hot dog.
Bruce Timm (Batman: The Dark Knight Returns producer) is Thomas Wayne.
Andrea Romano (Batman: The Dark Knight Returns voice director) is a woman about to be murdered and the police dispatcher.
James Patrick Stuart (Batman: Year One) is Gotham Security Trust robber Murray.
Greg Eagles (The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy) is Gotham Security Trust robber Mackie.
JIM HARVEY: "In many ways, Ariel Winter is a spunky teenager with equal amounts of smarts and sass. She is honest at every turn. So you know her answers were fun when we sat down to discuss Batman: The Dark Knight Returns - Part 1 …"
QUESTION: "Imagining many of your fans are experiencing Batman: The Dark Knight Returns for the first time, describe your character Carrie Kelley’s place in the story."
ARIEL WINTER: "Carrie is sort of a street kind of gangster girl who lives in this shady part of Gotham City. She’s always dreamed to meet her hero, Batman. One day she’s walking with her friend Michelle, and they get mugged by the Mutants – but Batman saves her. So she then sets out to be Batman’s partner in crime, er, crime-fighting. And eventually, she succeeds and becomes Robin."
QUESTION: "How do you see Carrie’s sense of Batman?"
ARIEL WINTER: "I think Carrie feels super ecstatic when Batman includes her in his little facade of Batman and Robin. She feels so honored – it’s a really big deal for her. I think she’s not really not just a crime-fighter, though – she’s kind of like his daughter. She really cares for him, and he really cares for her. They’re like family."
QUESTION: "Are there similarities between Ariel Winter and Carrie Kelley, and how did that help/hinder getting into character?"
ARIEL WINTER: "Carrie and I share a lot of characteristics. We both like crime-fighting. We both like Batman. We would both blow off school for crime-fighting. (Giggles) Actually, no, I would do my school during the day and then crime-fight at night.
It wasn’t really hard getting into Carrie’s mindset because I’ve always wanted to play the sort of Tomb Raider (2001), Kick-Ass (2010) role where the girl is really the brains behind the power. So I was excited when I got to do it. I just devoured the script. I was surprised. It was pretty violent. I read it and I saw some of the things and I was like, 'Woah! That is so cool.' I’m a big fan of that action-thriller sort of thing, so it was exciting for me to read."
QUESTION: "How important to you is being the first female Robin?"
ARIEL WINTER: "It’s really cool to be the first female Robin. There’s been so many amazing boys, but I think I can just bring something new that the fans have never experienced. So I’m really honored to be part of such a fantastic project.
Female empowerment really is important to me. I’m a big nerd of the books from the 15th Century and 16th Century, when the men had all the power and the women had none of it. So to have Robin be a girl is cool because it gives girls a chance to know that they can do everything boys can do, and even better. No offense (Laughs), but it’s true."
QUESTION: "Are you into comic books?"
ARIEL WINTER: "I’m an avid reader, so anything I can read is awesome. I go into comics stores and I can be in there for hours. It’s truly amazing when you open a comic book, because you’re immediately sucked in from the first line. The writing, the graphics, the artwork – it makes you feel like you’re inside the story."
QUESTION: "You’re 14 now (Ariel Winter was 13 when she made Batman: The Dark Knight Returns) and acting all the time. How do you balance acting with education?"
ARIEL WINTER: "You have to be really smart to be an actor. It’s not just saying lines. You have to know the thoughts behind each line, to know what you’re saying. So I think it’s very important to get an education. And I won’t be going to college for acting or film school – I will probably go to college for medical research because it’s something that really interests me. I always tell kids that you’ve got to have something else to fall back on. Acting is my first love – I hope I can do it for the rest of my life. But I’m going to go to college and get a degree in something else. I really feel school is important."
http://www.worldsfinestonline.com/2012/09/24/new-batman-the-dark-knight-returns-part-one-images-clip-studio-interview-with-ariel-winter/
Here are interviews with director Jay Oliva, voice director Andrea Romano and David Selby (Commissioner Gordon) at the Batman: The Dark Knight Returns - Part 1 premiere at the Paley Center in New York City on September 20th, 2012.
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Here's a David Selby (Commissioner Gordon) interview at the Batman: The Dark Knight Returns - Part 1 premiere at the Paley Center in New York City.
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Here's an interview with director Jay Oliva at the Batman: The Dark Knight Returns - Part 1 premiere at the Paley Center in New York.
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Here's an interview with voice director Andrea Romano at the Batman: The Dark Knight Returns - Part 1 premiere at the Paley Center in New York.
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Here is the full Batman: The Dark Knight Returns - Part 1 cast:
64 year old Peter Weller (Dexter, Naked Lunch, RoboCop) is 55 year old Batman/Bruce Wayne.
13 year old Ariel Winter (Modern Family) is 13 year old Robin/Carrie Kelley.
Tara Strong (The Powerpuff Girls (Bubbles)) is Carrie Kelley's friend Michelle and young Bruce Wayne and Kevin Ridley and TV news anchor Trish and does additional voices.
78 year old British Michael Jackson (Green Lantern: Emerald Knights (Ganthet)) is Alfred.
70 year old David Selby (Rich and Famous, Falcon Crest) is 70 year old Commissioner Gordon.
Danny Jacobs (The Penguins of Madagascar) is Police Officer Merkel.
Maria Canals-Barrera (Wizards of Waverly Place) is Captain Ellen Yindel.
Michael McKean (Auto Focus, X-Files) is psychiatrist Bartholomew Wolper.
58 year old Michael Emerson (Lost) is the Joker.
50 year old Wade Williams (Burn Notice) is Harvey Dent/Two-Face.
Maurice LaMarche (Pinky and the Brain (Brain)) is plastic surgeon Herbert Willing and a TV news anchor.
Jim Wise (Talladega Nights) is Two-Face's henchman Femur.
Jim Ward (The Fairly OddParents) is Femur's lawyer.
Gary Anthony Williams (Dystopia) is the Mutant leader and TV news anchor Bill.
Rob Paulsen (Pinky and the Brain (Pinky)) is Mutant gang member Rob and an attempted murderer that calls his victim "Mommy" and Gotham Gazette Columnist Jeff Adams.
Dee Bradley Baker (Adventure Time (Cinnamon Bun), Frankenweenie (Persephone van Helsing)) is Mutant gang member Don and an overweight Mutant gang member and also does additional voices.
James Arnold Taylor (Hellboy Animated: Blood and Iron) is Mutant gang member Spud and liquor store owner Mr. Hudson and also does additional voices.
Grey DeLisle (Batman: Year One (Barbara Gordon), The Flintstones: On the Rocks (Betty)) is female Mutant gang member Grace and TV news anchor Carla.
Yuri Lowenthal (Ben 10: Alien Force) is a Sons of the Batman member and a anti-Batman rookie cop.
Gwendoline Yeo (Hellboy Animated: Sword of Storms) is TV news anchor Lola.
Sam McMurray (Raising Arizona) is TV news anchor Ted.
Carlos Alazraqui (Reno 911) is a TV host and Hernando.
Paget Brewster (Criminal Minds) is pro-Batman debate pundit Lana Lang.
Townsend Coleman (The Tick (1994-1996 animated TV series)) is anti-Batman debate pundit Morrie and a civilian.
Richard Doyle (Air Force One) is the Mayor.
Frank Welker (The Garfield Show, Frankenweenie (Sparky)) is Deputy Mayor Stevenson and TV weather man Doc and a TV announcer.
Jim Meskimen (Justice League: The New Frontier (Slam Bradley)) is General Nathan Briggs.
Gary Anthony Sturgis (Pimp 24/7) is Silk the pimp and Mutant gang member Spike and a young Mutant.
Catherine Cavadini (The Powerpuff Girls (Blossom)) is prostitute Joanie and an anti-Batman citizen with a hot dog.
Bruce Timm (Batman: The Dark Knight Returns producer) is Thomas Wayne.
Andrea Romano (Batman: The Dark Knight Returns voice director) is a woman about to be murdered and the police dispatcher.
James Patrick Stuart (Batman: Year One) is Gotham Security Trust robber Murray.
Greg Eagles (The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy) is Gotham Security Trust robber Mackie.
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