Muse Watson (Ben
Willis in I Know What You Did Last Summer) was kind
enough to have an interview with Slasher News. Also visit
MuseWatson,com to get pictures,
bios, credits of Muse Watson. (Thanks again Muse)
1. Has there been any talks of a third I Know film, If so
will you sign for
it?
There has been no talk of a third one coming from
anyone who would make it.
There has been alot of talk on the net. If they do make
one, I would
consider it, if Love were willing and they had a good
script.
2. You seem to like the horror genre, any other horror
movies of yours coming
out?
Well, there is one I did several years ago called
"If I Die Before I
Wake"....in which I play Daryl. Unlike Ben, Daryl's
porch light is on, but
there is no one home. He is brutal, and sick....and the
film is real
scary. This film has not been released that I know
of.....Maybe because it
is so brutal.
3. Did you ever think that 'From Dusk Till Dawn 2 - Texas
Blood Money' and 'I
Know What You Did Last Summer' series would become
popular?
I was hoping alot of people would enjoy our
work.....and it has been
gratifying to see so many people on the internet talking
about them. Some
of them like to write realy deep thoughts about
them.......LoL.....Hello......they are m o v i e s
.....LOL
4. I've heard that you weren't so happy with 'I Still
Know..', is it because
the back story added? (Ex. Ben working at island, family
burried in the
woods.)
I wasn't unhappy in general. I just thought that some
of the script didn't
make sence. I knew Ben from the first one, and I thought
the exlaination
they gave for him in the second one proved that they did
not. His
character was weakened, and Ben doesn't understand weak.
Ben and I had our
own list of those to whack, and some of them weren't in
the film.
5. How was it working with super teen stars, Sarah
Michelle Gellar, Jennifer
Love Hewitt, Freddie Prinze, Jr?
They were terrific. Although I don't see them often,
I consider them
friends. We had a great time getting to know each other.
6. Would you ever go direct, produce, or write, or have
you?
I have directed and produced theater, and I will do
that again, but film is
a different animal. I don't think I have the knowledge to
direct a movie,
but I could write and produce and I certainly would.
7. What 'kickstarted' your acting career?
I have had several 'breaks'. The big one was probably
being cast with
Julia Roberts, Robert DuVal, Dennis Quaid, and Kyra
Sedgewick in "Something
to Talk About". After that film, I had trouble
getting people to let me
read for 'bad' guys, because my character was so nice. I
made a point of
trying to get 'bad' guys, and played a bunch of them. Now
it is hard to
get people to see me in nice guy roles. The nice guy I
did in
"Songcatcher" with Janet McTeer and Aidan Quinn
which just won a jury prize
for 'ensemble acting' at the 2000 Sundance Film Festival
will help.
8. Is there a certain plot for "I'LL Always
Know", or director or writer?
There was a story floating around about Love being an
attorney in New
Orleans and I make her life miserable, by killing her
witnesses and making
it look like she killed them. I think that one would
work.
9. Do you surf the internet alot? If so what is one of
your favorite sites
(besides MuseWatson.com *hehe*)
I spend about an hour a day answering e-mail and
mailing autographs. I get
about 200 e-mails a week and I answer each one of them,
so I don't have
time to surf alot, but I do try to explore some.
10. Do you feel your character Ben Willis should be
reconized with other
>horror greats like Michael Myers, Freddy Krueger, and
Jason?
I will let the fans determine that, but I will say
those other guys are
dull witted whimps.
11. What was with the KKK guy in Austin Powers II?
You know, we decided I needed a comedy credit after
all that killing, so
when they offered a cameo on Austen Powers, we went for
it. It was fun. I
had by chance caught a Jerry Springer re-run with a
Klansman on it a week
before we filmed it, so that helped. I took the guy
seriously.....which is
what I noticed about thsoe guys...they take themselves
realy seriously.
LOL
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