New Julian Interviews

[Onlooker]

Here are two further interviews, in Empire on Line and Sci-Fi:

Exclusive: Dr. Doom Talks FF2
The man in the mask returns...

It may still be months before the chrome-domed Silver Surfer leads the Fantastic Four back onto the big screen, but rumours surrounding the details of FF2 have already begun speeding across the web. Just last week, director Tim Story revealed via his MySpace blog (how else?) that the planet-hungry Galactus will definitely be making an appearance in the movie and the roots of the evil Dr. Doom will also be explored. With that in mind, who better to talk to than the maniacal Doctor himself. Chatting exclusively to Empire, masked-man Julian McMahon had this to say about what we can all expect from The Rise Of The Silver Surfer when it hits screens in the summer:

“He’s [Doom] been locked in casket for a couple of years, so he’s pretty pissed off. He’s had a while to simmer, ya know? So, when we first see him in the movie, we see him break out of the box and rip off the mask. And he’s definitely not happy with what he sees. But you’ll be surprised about how he makes his comeback. He’s not just someone wandering around in a mask. This guy is very, very powerful.”

For those of you who’ve seen the FF2 teaser trailer, you’ll know that the first few glimpses into the movie look very promising indeed. An opinion McMahon shares wholeheartedly: “It looks wicked doesn’t it?! They actually put that together while we were making the movie. Very cool.”

“Yeah, I was bit confused by that,” he adds when asked about Story’s comments on Doom’s back-story: “Doom's roots? I thought we covered that in the first movie. Maybe he’s put something in there that I have no idea about . . . I think I need to call Tim!”

And Galactus? “Well, I’m not allowed to say…but put it this way - if you know the Fantastic Four comics, you’ll know that Doom has dealings with everybody. Dr. Doom has always been about taking over the universe, crushing anyone who’s against him and doing whatever he can to manipulate people like him [points at Empire’s WETA designed Silver Surfer cover] and use their powers.”

“The first movie was very much about setting things up. FF2 is much more about play. It’s going to be all out.”

Stay tuned to Empire for the full Fantastic-filled interview with McMahon. Coming soon!

http://www.empireonline.com/news/story.asp?NID=20460

McMahon Hangs Ten In Four

Julian McMahon, who reprises the role of Dr. Doom in the upcoming Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer, told SCI FI Wire that he spent a lot of time dangling from cables 50 feet off the ground, surrounded by green screen. "I spent a month and a half doing that," McMahon said in an interview while promoting his upcoming film Premonition. "That was intense. The last month and a half of me shooting that was me in this outfit, which weighed, I think, between 40 and 60 pounds, depending on what cape I had on, which is a lot of weight to carry around. I was up on this [rig] about 50 or 60 feet high, with a half-cut-off surfboard."

At times, the Australian-born McMahon said he had to remind himself: "I am an actor!" He added: "Yeah, you just wonder what the hell you're doing there and if someone else should be doing this."

In the upcoming sequel, the title superhero quartet encounters a silvery extraterrestrial who is on a mysterious mission. Meanwhile, McMahon's villain from the first movie returns, with a nefarious agenda of his own.

Despite the discomfort, McMahon added that he welcomed the chance to perform his own stunts. "I didn't want anyone else to be doing that," he said. "I like doing the little things, like the hand stuff. No one else was going to do it the way that I wanted it to be done. I mean, particularly with Dr. Doom, ... and I only found this through the first movie, everything was happening through his hands. All the metallic stuff, it started in his hands, and he was doing all this stuff with his hands. So if they need a closeup of it or whatever it should be me doing it, because I know what I'm doing. It gives it that kind of feel. That's why I decided to get up on this green screen." Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer opens June 15. —Mike Szymanski

http://www.scifi.com/scifiwire/index.php?id=40434

It sounds as though its all him.

 

[SeverianB]

It makes it sound like full-on armored Doom will be riding around on the surfboard, causing mayhem and destruction. Glorious. Of course, that could be taken totally out of context, or Julian could just be messing with people, which he likes to do.

 

[Lightning Strykez!]

*drools*

Niiiiiice find Onlooker. Thanks for sharing man!

 

[GoblinScrier]

I love Julian...When they cast him as Doom, I was very pleased with the decision but he was given bad material so he couldn't show his true interpretation of Doom, it sounds like this time around, we are going to get all kinds of goodies of Doom, so long as his dialogue is not cheesy, then its cool...and him in the full armor, riding the surfboard, oh man, I am getting so excited...Doom in his castle, his roots explored, ripping off his mask, etc...it sounds like the REAL Doctor Doom has at last appeared...

Where he says about Doom always trying to take over the universe, I wonder...will we actually see Doom try to take on Galactus? I think I would faint from fan geekdom if he did and actually won....

 

[Iron Maiden]

Great find Iren! You have to wake up pretty early in the morning to beat her at getting the scoop on Julian. By the way, as a young man living near the bay in Australia, Julian actually did do a lot of surfing! t:

Now we know why there was very little seen of Julian in any of the location shooting since he was in the production studio for a lot of the time. This is gonna be good!

 

[Iron Maiden]

And here is a little more from MTV's website...

Forget the Silver Surfer and Galactus: The Fantastic Four have more than enough to worry about with their old nemesis still on the loose, warned Julian McMahon. "Dr. Doom is Dr. Doom — he's not Victor Von Doom anymore," McMahon revealed of his role in the upcoming "Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer." "[The first movie] was kind of a prequel, a setup. Now [he's] got the opportunity to play. He just never dies. It didn't matter who came into the comic book — and there were lots of other characters — but Dr. Doom was always there." McMahon said that the end of "Surfer" will have fans begging for more. "The final sequence in this thing is out of control. The graphics and stuff that we do is beyond [amazing]," he said. "When you first watch 'Star Wars' and the Jedi go right into the Death Star — it's [that] intense." Source at MTV

Wow.... Julian is really chatty this week...and I wonder if Fox will tell him to shut up. Although with him , no one has ever had much luck with that. t: But I am sure he's is keeping just within bounds. His Nip/Tuck "boss" Ryan Murphy has trusted him with plot secrets before and he didn't let those leak out.

 

[Lightning Strykez!]

And here is a little more from MTV's website...



Wow.... Julian is really chatty this week...and I wonder if Fox will tell him to shut up. Although with him , no one has ever had much luck with that. t: But I am sure he's is keeping just within bounds. His Nip/Tuck "boss" Ryan Murphy has trusted him with plot secrets before and he didn't let those leak out.

Yeah, it seems like the actors are taking turns. Last week it seemed like Ioan was everywhere. This week it's Julian. I wonder who's next?

 

[GoblinScrier]

And here is a little more from MTV's website...



Wow.... Julian is really chatty this week...and I wonder if Fox will tell him to shut up. Although with him , no one has ever had much luck with that. t: But I am sure he's is keeping just within bounds. His Nip/Tuck "boss" Ryan Murphy has trusted him with plot secrets before and he didn't let those leak out.

We are just loving this...McMahon is great...look out F4...Victor's not playing anymore, no more Marco Polo, its DOOMSDAY

 

[Advanced Dark]

New one at MTV.com too. I lost the link and too lazy to go back but he compared finale to "rise" as the same intensity of the final battle in Star Wars.

 

[Maestro83]

New one at MTV.com too. I lost the link and too lazy to go back but he compared finale to "rise" as the same intensity of the final battle in Star Wars.

*ROFL*

Look 3 posts above yours!

Regards,
Maestro

 

[highguard]

^^^ Ahhhh a good day, a very good day.

This is thrilling news.

 

[Iron Maiden]

*ROFL*

Look 3 posts above yours!

Regards,
Maestro

AD must have me on ignore....t:

 

[Spider-Fan]

This all SOUNDS good, but I reserve judgement until I SEE it.

 

[The Apatow Crew]

Yeah, it seems like the actors are taking turns. Last week it seemed like Ioan was everywhere. This week it's Julian. I wonder who's next?

I'm guessing that might be chikilis. The shield comes back on FX in a few weeks and he might be doing work for that and FF2 along the way if asked.

 

[zer00]

Julian truly rocks in these interviews. And he's revealing a **** load. Completely confirmed now that Doom rides the board.

I remember him talking about the hands on the first film. I like it

 

[Carp Man]

I see nothing here that we have not all speculated over. No secret Doom steals the power cosmic, and that is what probibly turns him back human. Then I guess he goes and gets the armor, to go with his new found power. One thing. We know he comes storming out of the box, and rips his mask off. Then we have heard he becomes human, but does he still have the power cosmic, when he turns human ? We have seen a pic of The Thing, with the human Doom by the throat. If he had the power cosmic, no way The Thing would have him by the throat. Does he lose it, then gets it back ? Speculation ?

 

[Advanced Dark]

So much for that bull**** half ass review from that guy in the Statue Forums that HoratioRome gladly linked us too. LOL He claimed McMahon was just a business man in this film and that Galactus was a purple fart, and Doom was the same as the last film. Mkay. We all know that's not true, and that Doom has 3 different looks, Galactus is more than a purple fart, and Doom is coming from Latveria and is not the same. It's funny how some people "hate" so much they make up BS.

 

[Advanced Dark]

I see nothing here that we have not all speculated over. No secret Doom steals the power cosmic, and that is what probibly turns him back human. Then I guess he goes and gets the armor, to go with his new found power. One thing. We know he comes storming out of the box, and rips his mask off. Then we have heard he becomes human, but does he still have the power cosmic, when he turns human ? We have seen a pic of The Thing, with the human Doom by the throat. If he had the power cosmic, no way The Thing would have him by the throat. Does he lose it, then gets it back ? Speculation ?

Maybe in order to have the Power Cosmic Doom "must" be on the board. Maybe he channels the energy of the board like he channels electricity from other sources. If he's knocked off the board he loses his power and that's where the Surfer helps out. Maybe the Cosmic Powers neutralize his original powers. I'd imagine this all happens at the end and when The Thing grabs Doom...his villain days are over. At that point the rest of the FF try to calm down the Thing so The Thing doesn't kill him after all he's done. They then escort Doom to some prison and that's the end of that. Then the whole Galactus story finishes up.

 

[SeverianB]

I'm guessing that might be chikilis. The shield comes back on FX in a few weeks and he might be doing work for that and FF2 along the way if asked.

I suspect you're right. We may learn a lot, because the Chickster likes to talk. He will be out of that heavy Thing suit and back to stuffing guns in hooker's mouths, so he should be happy and talkative. Ha Ha.
I can't wait for The Shield to start up again, he's great in that show.

 

[Carp Man]

Maybe in order to have the Power Cosmic Doom "must" be on the board. Maybe he channels the energy of the board like he channels electricity from other sources. If he's knocked off the board he loses his power and that's where the Surfer helps out. Maybe the Cosmic Powers neutralize his original powers. I'd imagine this all happens at the end and when The Thing grabs Doom...his villain days are over. At that point the rest of the FF try to calm down the Thing so The Thing doesn't kill him after all he's done. They then escort Doom to some prison and that's the end of that. Then the whole Galactus story finishes up.

That sir is the best scenario, I have ever heard. t: Let's keep out fingers, toes, and eyes crossed.

 

[Fantastic-Boy]

Thanks Onlooker!

 

[javon]

Yeah, it seems like the actors are taking turns. Last week it seemed like Ioan was everywhere. This week it's Julian. I wonder who's next?

I can only hope it's Alba...t: t: t: t: t: t:

 

[haephestus]

Interesting.

No idea how the three costume variations now work since it appears Doom has the "power cosmic" while fully armoured (given he is riding a surfboard), yet must also have some kind of super-powers when "human" because he goes up against the Thing with no visible damage (other than to the wall behind him) or concern/anxiety.

Unless the "human" Doom is some kind of "mask/covering" that Doom wears after waking up in the box and ripping his metal mask off his face? Except he's also got "human" hands from the photo.

Wait and see I guess.

Cheers.

 

[The Apatow Crew]

I can only hope it's Alba...t: t: t: t: t: t:

As much as i would like that i don't think so.

I think shes still in New Mexico filming her latest movie "The Eye"

So we might not hear nothing from her until May or so.

 

[Fantastic-Boy]

Thanks Onlooker!