Ahoy, squirts! Quint here with another shortie interview from Comic-Con, this time with an Academy Award winner... and yes, she gives me a dirty joke. Hilary Swank stars in a film called THE REAPING. It's one I'm rather curious about, but don't really have many questions about... thankfully I only had a few minutes to talk to Ms. Swank, so I didn't run out of things to say. hehe... So, enjoy the short interview!!!
QUINT: The guy that started Ain't It Cool News runs a film festival called BUTT-NUMB-A-THON and he premiered THE GIFT there years ago. We loved that flick and...
HILARY SWANK: Thanks! Thanks a lot!
QUINT: ...it's interesting that you've gone back to the genre picture with THE REAPING.
HILARY SWANK: I love this movie! It's scary and it has a twist that I didn't see coming.
QUINT: That's what I keep hearing. I'll have to wait and see when the flick comes out.
HILARY SWANK: I can't imagine being foiled by a twist. I see them coming. I see them. I literally see them coming a million miles away, so...
QUINT: And this one still got you.
HILARY SWANK: Yes. I was like, "How did I miss that? I didn't ever see that coming!" I went back... "Wait! What happened? How did I miss this?!?"
QUINT: It's not something out of the blue, is it? There are hints pointing to it in the film, right?
HILARY SWANK: If you look deep enough... (smiles)
QUINT: On the panel you were talking a lot about the research you did for your character, especially that subscription to...
HILARY SWANK: The Skeptical Enquirer!
QUINT: What is that exactly?
HILARY SWANK: It's a magazine. The man who created it debunks miracles. For every miracle or myth that you can bring, he'll find a scientific reason why it's not.
QUINT: Did you bring anything specific from that magazine to your role in the film? Or did that fold in with all your other research?
HILARY SWANK: Um, I took it along with the other research I did. It was a part of it. It was definitely an important part of it because they really get into the mind of how to see something scientifically. When she was a missionary, in the beginning, and had a really specific outlook on life... I didn't know there was such a thing (as a miracle debunker), so it was really intriguing.
QUINT: What do you think the audiences are going to get out of the film? What are you most excited for the audience to see?
HILARY SWANK: Um... You know, what? I think there are so many different elements that I can't even touch on how many things they get out of it, but I think that while it's entertaining, you realize that nothing in life is always how it seems. It's always important to really recognize that and be more open, less judgmental. It's really entertaining.
QUINT: You just finished working with DePalma, right?
HILARY SWANK: Yeah.
QUINT: I love Brian DePalma's films...
HILARY SWANK: He's amazing! He's so much fun... He's such a character! He loves actors, he loves the process so much. It was great.
QUINT: They're going to pull us away in a second, but I have to ask... What's your favorite dirty joke?
HILARY SWANK: Um... let's see. This girl likes to take milk baths. The milkman comes and she says, "I'd like to take a milk bath and I need enough milk to take a bath." He says, "Okay... well, would you like the pasteurized?" She goes, "No... just up to my tits will be fine!"
There you have it, squirts. If you want more, I also interviewed producer Joel Silver about the flick. That interview can be read here!!!Be back with more interviews over the weekend! Honest Injun!
-Quint
quint@aintitcool.com
