( APPLAUSE )
WELCOME BACK!
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, YOU KNOW MY GUEST TONIGHT FROM "MISSION:
IMPOSSIBLE, "DOCTOR SLEEP," AND "THE GREATEST SHOWMAN."
SHE NOW STARS AS LADY JESSICA IN "DUNE."
>> JESSICA, YOU GAVE ME A SON, AND FROM THE MOMENT HE WAS BORN,
I NEVER QUESTIONED YOU.
I TRUSTED YOU COMPLETELY.
EVEN WHEN YOU WALKED IN SHADOWS.
NOW I'M ASKING YOU THIS ONE THING.
IF ANYTHING HAPPENS, WILL YOU PROTECT OUR SON?
>> WITH MY LIFE.
>> I'M NOT ASKING HIS MOTHER.
I'M ASKING THE BENNET JEZUEIT.
WILL YOU PROTECT PAUL?
>> WHY ARE YOU HAVING THESE THOUGHTS?
BENNET, THIS IS NOT YOU.
>> I THOUGHT WE'D HAVE MORE TIME.
>> Stephen: PLEASE WELCOME REBECCA FERGUSON!
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ).
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>> WOW!
>> Stephen: I HAVE SO LOOKED FORWARD TO THIS INTERVIEW.
>> ME, TOO.
LOOK AT ALL THIS.
>> Stephen: I KNOW, ISN'T IT LOVELY?
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ).
>> IT'S REAL!
>> Stephen: IT'S REAL.
ACTUAL HUMAN BEINGS.
>> YOU'RE ACTUALLY HERE.
SORRY.
>> Stephen: I-- I-- I-- WE'VE NEVER BEFORE.
>> WE HAVEN'T.
>> Stephen: I AM A HUGE FAN OF YOUR WORK, AND I'VE NEVER BEEN
MORE EXCITED TO TALK ABOUT A MOVIE.
OOOH, MAYBE EVER, THAN "DUNE."
PEOPLE ASSOCIATE ME WITH "LORD OF THE RINGS."
PEOPLE ASSOCIATE ME WITH "LORD OF THE RINGS" BUT "DUNE" IS
EQUALLY IMPORTANT TO ME.
IT'S COMBED INTO MY MIND, IN MY SOUL.
AND I WILL SAY FOR THE RECORD-- THIS IS MY REVIEW-- A PERFECT
ADAPTATION OF THIS BOOK.
( APPLAUSE ).
>> WHY AM I APPLAUDING?
>> Stephen: ABSOLUTELY.
DID YOU HAVE ANY FAMILIARITY WITH THIS BOOK BEFORE YOU PLAYED
THE PART OF LADY JESSICA?
>> I FEEL LIKE I'M IN SCHOOL.
( LAUGHTER ).
>> Stephen: DID YOU DO THE HOMEWORK?
>> HMMM!
CAN I JUST FIRST OF ALL SAY, I AM SO EXCITED TO BE HERE.
ALSO TALKING TO SOMEONE WHO HAS READ, AND WHAT I UNDERSTAND,
LIVED AND LOVED A STORY LIKE "DUNE."
IT'S QUITE DAUNTING TO BE ON THIS END OF YOUR KNOWLEDGE.
BUT TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTION HELP ( LAUGHS )
( DEEP BREATHS ).
>> Stephen: I DON'T MEAN TO DAUNT MY GUESTS.
I PROMISE YOU.
I AM VERY EXCITED TO HAVE YOU.
I AM SLIGHTLY DAUNTED BY YOUR TALENT.
>> LET'S BE DAUNTIFULLY DAUNTED.
>> Stephen: HAVE YOU READ THE BOOK?
>> NO, I HAVEN'T.
>> Stephen: IS THAT SO PAINFUL?
TEAR OFF THE BAND-AID.
YOU HAD NOT.
>> JOKES ASIDE.
>> Stephen: DID YOU KNOW ANYTHING?
>> NO.
>> Stephen: HOW DID YOU GET THE PART?
( LAUGHTER ).
>> SO I WAS AT HOME...
THINGS JUST FEEL NORMAL UNTIL I'M SITTING HERE.
SO, MY AGENTS CALLED AND THEY SAID, "DENIS VILLENEUVE, HE
WANTS TO HAVE A MEETING WITH YOU."
AND I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT HE WAS MAKING.
I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT THE FILM WAS ABOUT.
I DIDN'T KNOW ANYTHING.
AND I GOT VERY EXCITED AND NERVOUS.
AND THEN I HAD AN HOUR AND A HALF, MAYBE TWO-HOUR, ZOOM,
SKYPE-- WHATEVER, I SUPPORT ALL OF THE MEDIA OPTIONS OUT THERE.
( LAUGHTER )
>> Stephen: SURE, I DID.
>> THANK YOU.
HIS, DENIS' LOVE, VERSION, THAT HE WANTED TO CREATE, THAT IS
WHAT I WAS ON THE RECEIVING END OF.
>> Stephen: WE HAVE TO TAKE A QUICK BREAK, BUT STICK AROUND.
WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK WITH MORE REBECCA FERGUSON.