>>> We are --
>> Hey!
>> Yeah.
Look how massive this is.
>> Wow.
>> "Mortal engines" based on the
popular novel and looks
incredible.
>> Harrah was hand picked by
Peter Jackson, of course.
Welcome, Harrah.
>> Thank you.
>> Hand picked by Peter Jackson.
How did that come about?
>> I auditioned.
>> He just called you --
>> A random number.
>> This girl.
>> Yeah.
>> That's the one.
>> Exactly.
I self taped.
I was in Iceland at the time
doing a play.
So yeah.
We ended up having to Skype the
main audition process went
through Skype and then we
suddenly had the job.
>> Hard --
>> With Skype.
>> I know.
I know.
>> Acting, reacting.
How does that happen?
To be honest, it was less acting
and mainly conversational and we
talked about sheep and comparing
sheep in New Zealand to Iceland.
>> Really?
>> Yeah.
Peter Jackson came with that
good topic.
So you know?
Yeah.
>> Passionate about his sheep.
>> I like that.
>> Passionate about the sheep.
When you saw the script and this
is not an easy movie to shoot --
>> No.
>> A lot of action.
>> Yes.
>> A lot of stunts.
>> Yes.
>> Did you jump into the
opportunity or were you
apprehensive?
>> I think you are a little bit
apprehensive, especially as big
as this and the opportunity to
work with people like this, so
it was a time there's a lot
going on but I am -- the story's
so interesting.
The world is just so fantastic
an the character that I was
going up for just is so original
and cool.
So I just couldn't say no.
>> What's the craziest stunt you
had to do?
>> This crazy fight scene three
days on stop of an airship.
>> I'm sorry.
Three days.
>> Yeah, yeah, no.
Not for you.
No.
It was just -- painful.
Emotionally painful, too,
because it's an intense
character let's put it that way.
>> You are from Iceland.
A lot of people have miscon
essentials of Iceland but travel
and leisure picked it as a
destination of the year.
>> Yeah.
>> There you go.
>> Just finding it.
>> Is Iceland all ice?
And no land?
>> No.
>> People think this.
>> Sadly our glaciers are
melting but we have a few.
No.
It's not -- Greenland is the icy
one and Iceland is the green
one.
>> That's how you trick you.
>> Wait.
In the article there's some
don'ts.
Are these true?
Don't take pictures of the
locals.
>> Oh.
Well, I guess it's like -- well,
that's a weird tip.
>> A weird thing to take
pictures of people, too.
>> Walk around randomly?
>> I like your sweater.
>> Exactly.
>> The locals.
>> Don't complain about the
local food?
>> A lot of piblg led herring.
>> Where did you get these?
>> From a magazine.
>> I guess just be nice to the
locals.
Right?
>> I don't know.
>> What's the food like?
Pickled herring and a lot of
salmon --
>> Well, we eat like kind of --
>> Fermented.
>> Our traditional food, yeah.
A lot of fermented stuff and --
yeah.
Stuff to last a winter.
We eat like everything, every
part of the sheep, every --
>> Every part.
>> Eyeballs.
Everything.
>> Eyeballs to balls.
>> You specifically or your
people?
>> Only me.
No.
I mean, my people.
My people.
But, you know, how we kind of do
it once a year with a
celebration and yeah.
But I mean, in general we eat
the same food as you guys do I
you know?
>> What about speaking
>> Yes.
>> Can you -- how would you --
if I'm visiting, maybe 2019.
>> That would be great.
>> How would I say hello?
>> Hello.
>> Great one, Scott.
>> Hey there, how you doing?
>> Actually, you could say good
day.
You could say --
[ speaking Icelandic."
>> Very good.
>> She's been before.
>> I haven't.
I've been to Norway.
What about your name in
Icelandic?
Your last name.
What is it?
[ Speaking Icelandic ]
>> Basically our tradition is
I'm Harrah.
It's dad's first name --
>> The daughter of --
>> Yeah.
>> Very German almost.
>> I guess.
I guess so in some ways.
It's germanic.
Has those elements.
>> What about Christmas, you do
it different than us and yours
sounds awesome.
>> Well yeah.
I mean, I have only spent
Christmas in Iceland.
But yeah.
We have got like 13 Santa Clauss
opposed to 1.
>> Isn't one a troll?
>> Yeah.
>> A baby.
>> The mother of them, a troll
living in the mountains.
She eats the babies if they're
bad.
>> Boils them.
>> The guys, 13 of them --
>> Better behave or be boiled
and eaten.
>> They come like every night
before Christmas.
13 nights before Christmas and
in their 40s I'd say and bit
like mischievous and steal food,
candles, bash doors and do all
kinds of things to scare
children.
>> Into being good.
>> Is there a main papa Santa,
not scaring children?
>> No.
A group organization.
The dad doesn't do anything.
It's run by the woman.
Definitely.
>> She'll eat you.
>> Yeah.
>> Mama Claus right there.
You have a birthday coming up.
>> Yeah.
>> How is that?
Do you -- Santa things take over
or can you focus on your
birthday?
>> It's the 27th of December and
always like that day in between
where people, you know, often
have time off.
I usually have a party and meet
friends that I haven't seen for
a long time.
>> You are turning 30.
A big one.
How do we say happy birthday in
Icelandic?
[ Speaking Icelandic ]
>> We all butchered this.
>> How do you say mortal engines
is in theaters now?
[ Speaking Icelandic ]
>> Ditto.
>> Love that.
>> Lovely.
>> In theaters now.
>> So nice to meet you.
Congrats.
Huge role for you.
>> Don't forget about us now.
>> It will be huge.
They'll forget.
>> Hello.
>> Hello!
>>Mortal Engines is in theaters now!