>>>
>>> WHEN
>>> WHEN A DEVASTATING ATTACK SHATTERS MARK HOGANCAMP AND
WIPES AWAY ALL MEMBERS, NO ONE
EXPECTED A RECOVERY.
HE PUTS BACK THE PIECES OF HIS
LIFE THROUGH ART.
CHRISTINA GOT A FIRSTHAND LOOK
AT THE MOVIE AND HAD A CHAT
WITH THE STAR AND THE DIRECTOR
OF WELCOME TO MARWEN.
>>
I
I KNOW
I KNOW YOU GUYS HAVE DONE THIS FOR HUNDRED TIMES OVER, IS
THERE ANY QUESTION THAT YOU
WANT TO BE ASKED?
>> I'D LIKE YOU TO ME WHAT I
GET ON MY PIZZA?
I USUALLY GET HALF CHEESE ON
ONE HALF, AND PEPPERONI AND
MUSHROOMS ON THE OTHER, JUST SO
YOU CAN MIX IT UP A LITTLE.>>
I'D LIKE TO HAVE YOU ASKED ME
ABOUT THE TIME MACHINE INSIDE
THE MOVIE. BECAUSE I THINK
THAT'S IMPORTANT THAT EVERYBODY
KNOWS ABOUT THAT.
>> WHAT IS THIS MOVIE REALLY
ABOUT?
ABOUT?
ABOUT? >>
ABOUT? >> THAT'S A HARD QUESTION FOR A
FILMMAKER TO ANSWER BUT I THINK
IT'S A STORY ABOUT HOPE, IT'S A
LIFE-AFFIRMING STORY.
LIFE-AFFIRMING STORY. IT'S A HEARTFELT AND
HEARTWARMING STORY AND
HEARTBREAKING IN A LOT OF
PLACES, TOO, BUT IT'S ALSO
FUNNY AND ENTERTAINING, THERE'S
A LOT OF ACTION AND IT. AND
IT'S ONE OF THOSE MOVIES THAT
TOUCHES ON EVERY GENRE.
>> WHEN YOU MAKE A FILM, YOU
WANT TO MAKE PEOPLE LAUGH, CRY,
WHAT DID YOU WANT US TO FEEL
WHEN WATCHING THIS MOVIE?
>> THE THING THAT IS IMPORTANT
FOR ME, IS TO FEEL WHAT THE
CHARACTERS FEELING, AND TO FEEL
THE HOPE THAT THE MOVIE PUTS
FORWARD AND HIS ABILITY TO HEAL
HIMSELF THROUGH HIS ART.
THAT'S WHAT APPEALED TO ME MORE
THAN ANYTHING.
THAN ANYTHING. I THINK EVERYONE CAN IDENTIFY
THROUGH THAT.
THROUGH THAT. >> WHAT DO YOU THINK PEOPLE ARE
GOING TO CONNECT WITH MOST?
>> I THINK CERTAINLY, HIS
SITUATION IS EXTREMELY TRAGIC,
AND IT'S SOMETHING THAT MOST
PEOPLE ARE GOING TO RELATE TO
SPECIFICALLY, BUT, I THINK THIS
IDEA OF USING ARTISTIC
EXPRESSION TO TRY AND MAKE
SENSE OF DIFFICULT THINGS THAT
HAPPEN TO US, COMPLEX THINGS
THAT WE ARE TRYING TO FIGURE
OUT IS VERY UNIVERSAL.
I THINK THAT'S WHAT EVERYONE
EXPRESSES THEMSELVES
EXPRESSES THEMSELVES ARTISTICALLY, WHETHER YOU ARE
SINGING IN THE CHURCH CHOIR OR
BAKING COOKIES, WHATEVER IT IS
YOU MIGHT BE DOING.
WE NEED THAT.
WE NEED THAT AS HUMANS.
I THINK EVERYONE CAN RELATE TO
THAT.
THAT.
THAT. >>
THAT. >> THE FILM IS BASED ON A REAL
PERSON, A LIVING HUMAN, THE
PRESSURE IS ON.
WHAT DID MARK SAY AFTER HE SAW
IT?
IT?
IT? >>
IT? >> HE'S AN ARTIST, HE
UNDERSTOOD THAT THE FILM WAS
GOING TO BE AN EXTENSION OF HIS
EXPERIENCE AND NOT AN EXACT
LOCATION OF HIS EXPERIENCE.
HE REALLY, I THINK, GAVE US
FREE REIGN TO INTERPRET IT,
BECAUSE HE DID HAVE THAT
UNDERSTANDING GOING IN.
BUT THERE IS DEFINITELY A
RESPONSIBILITY.
RESPONSIBILITY. SINCE WE STARTED AND WE GOT TO
KNOW HIM, HE'S BECOME A FRIEND
OF MINE, SO THERE'S THAT ADDED
COMPONENT OF WANTING TO DO
RIGHT BY SOMEBODY YOU CARE
ABOUT.
ABOUT.
ABOUT. I
ABOUT. I THINK IT WOULD BE IMPOSSIBLE
NOT TO CARE ABOUT THIS GUY.
HE'S JUST A STELLAR HUMAN
BEING.
BEING.
BEING. KIND, FUNNY, SELF-DEPRECATING,
AND REALLY UNDERSTANDS, I THINK,
THE NEED TO HAVE THIS AS A THEME
.
.
. >>
. >> I
. >> I JUST MOVED IN ACROSS THE
STREET.
STREET.
STREET. >> WHAT IS YOUR NAME?
>> NICOLE.
>> NICOLE. WITHOUT THE E ON THE END, SHE
SAYS.
SAYS.
SAYS. TO
SAYS. TO BE CONTINUED.
>> THERE HAD TO BE A LIGHTBULB
MOMENT, EVERYBODY KNOWS BOTH OF
YOU VERY WELL.
FOR SCUM, BACK TO THE FUTURE,
WHAT WAS YOUR LIGHTBULB MOMENT
THAT SAID WELCOME TO MARWEN
NEEDS TO BE MADE AND WHY STEVE?
>> STEVE IS PERFECT FOR IT.
HE'S A GREAT COMEDIC, DRAMATIC
ACTOR.
ACTOR.
ACTOR. HE'S EVERYTHING I NEEDED TO
HAVE HIM BRING THIS CHARACTER
TO LIFE. BETTER THAN I EVER
IMAGINED.
IMAGINED.
IMAGINED. BUT TO ANSWER THE FIRST
QUESTION, WHEN I SAW THE
DOCUMENTARY AT THAT MOMENT, I
REALLY WAS INSPIRED BY IT.
I THOUGHT THERE WAS AN IDEA IN
THERE THAT THIS COULD BE
EXPANDED INTO A VERY COMPELLING
FEATURE MOVIE.
FEATURE MOVIE. >> YOU ARE SO INTO THEM THE WAY
YOU MAKE PEOPLE LAUGH AND MAKE
PEOPLE KIND OF FORGET ABOUT
LIFE.
LIFE.
LIFE. IT'S ALL ABOUT MAKING PEOPLE
LIFE AND COMING INTO IT, I KNEW
IT WAS A MORE SERIOUS FILM, AND
I THOUGHT AM I GOING TO LAST?
SOME OF MY FAVORITE PARTS ARE
THE FUNNY PARTS.
>> MARK HOGANCAMP HAS A GREAT
SENSE OF HUMOR ABOUT HIMSELF
AND HIS WORLD.
HE KNOWS THAT YOU COME TO HIS
WORLD, YOU SEE THIS THING THAT
HE HAS CREATED, THIS MINIATURE
TOWN, IN WHICH HIS ALTER EGO
AND ALTER EGO'S OF ALL OF HIS
FRIENDS EXISTS, HE KNOWS IT'S
KIND OF STRANGE.
AND HE CAN LAUGH ABOUT IT.
BUT THERE IS A SENSE OF DELIGHT
AND WHIMSY, EVEN THOUGH THE
BASE OF ALL OF IT WAS A REALLY
HORRIBLE INCIDENT, HE'S BEEN
ABLE TO TURN SOMETHING QUITE
BEAUTIFUL.>> WE ARE STILL
ALIVE, AND THAT'S WHAT MATTERS.
TO A TEST, TO LIFE, TO LOVE, TO
MARWEN.
MARWEN.
MARWEN. >> WHAT ABOUT THE TIME MACHINE?
>> THERE'S A POINT IN THE MOVIE
WHERE OUR HERO IS ORDER TO
BUILD A TIME MACHINE.
WE THOUGHT WHAT WOULD A TIME
MACHINE LOOK LIKE?
MOST PEOPLE WOULD THINK IT
LOOKS LIKE A FLYING CAR.
>> IF YOU HAD A VILLAGE, WHAT
WOULD YOU NAME IT?>> STEVE VILLE
. THAT'S OFF THE TOP OF MY HEAD.
>> CAN YOU ALL CATCH?
>> THAT'S NOT SIX INCHES.
>> I KNOW PEOPLE AT HOME I
THINKING WHY IS CHRISTINA
THROWING HER SHOES AT THESE
POOR MEN?
POOR MEN?
POOR MEN? YOU JUST HAVE TO WATCH THE
MOVIE AND YOU WILL GET IT.
SO THAT'S A TEASER FOR YOU.
THANK YOU BOTH FOR YOUR TIME
AND YOUR ENERGY.>>