>> Stephen: HEY, EVERYBODY!
WELCOME BACK TO THE SHOW!
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, YOU KNOW MY NEXT
GUEST AS BRIENNE OF TARTH IN "GAME OF THRONES," AND
CAPTAIN PHASMA IN THE NEW "STAR WARS" MOVIES.
PLEASE WELCOME GWENDOLINE CHRISTIE!
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) ( BAND PLAYING )
>> HI.
>> Stephen: HELLO.
HI.
>> Stephen: NICE TO MEET YOU.
NICE TO MEET YOU, TOO.
>> Stephen: NOW, YOU ARE KNOWN FOR PLAYING A COUPLE OF REAL BAD
ASSES.
OBVIOUSLY FOR PEOPLE WHO MAY NOT KNOW, THERE'S BRIENNE OF TARTH
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) AND HERE IS CAPTAIN PHASMA RIGHT
THERE.
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) LET ME ASK YOU SOMETHING, THE
LAST MOVIE, YOU KNOW, I REALLY ENJOYED IT, I'M LOOKING FORWARD
TO THE NEXT ONE, BUT I KEPT ON WAITING FOR YOU TO TAKE THIS
DAMN HELMET OFF SO I COULD SEE GWENDOLINE CHRISTIE.
DID YOU THINK YOU WOULD BE TAKING THE HELMET OFF IN THE
LAST MOVIE?
>> WHEN I WAS LUCKY ENOUGH TO BE CAST IN "STAR WARS," IT WAS A
TINY ROLE.
IT WAS ONLY A COUPLE OF DAYS.
A FEW THINGS EVOLVED, ACTUALLY, WHICH WAS DISNEY FOUND THAT THE
CHARACTER WAS REALLY WORKING FOR THEM.
J.J. CREATED THIS CHARACTER, AND WHAT THEY AND I PARTICULAR LOVED
ABOUT IT IS IN ALL THE MAINSTREAM MEDIA AND
ENTERTAINMENT, WE ARE NOT USED TO RELATING TO A FEMALE
CHARACTER BASED ON CONVENTIONALLY MUCH OTHER THAN
THE WAY THE WOMAN LOOKS.
SO IN PHELPS, YOU KNOW, I ALWAYS USED TO GET VERY FRUSTRATED WHEN
I WAS LITTLE ABOUT THE WOMAN SEEMED TO BE THE GIRLFRIEND
CHARACTER, THE MOTHER OR NONESSENTIAL TO THE PLOT AND
OFTEN SCANTLY CLAD IN SOME WAY.
SO THE IDEA OF A GENDERLESS SUIT OF ARMOR FOR A FEMALE CHARACTER
IN A "STAR WARS" FILM WHERE YOU'RE NOT FORMING A
RELATIONSHIP WITH HER BASED ON HOW SHE LOOKS OR HER BODY LOOKS
FELT EXCITING TO ME.
IT WAS A PRACTICAL SUIT OF ARMOR AND THAT AIR OF MYSTERY IN AN
AGE WE LIVE IN WHERE THERE IS JUST AN AVALANCHE OF INFORMATION
ACTUALLY FELT REALLY REFRESHING TO ME.
>> Stephen: I LIKE PRACTICAL SUIT OF ARMOR.
>> PRACTICAL SUIT OF ARMOR!
>> Stephen: THAT'S A PRACTICAL SUIT OF ARMOR RIGHT THERE.
>> THAT IS IN SPACE!
>> Stephen: I KNOW.
IT'S NOT LIKE THE PRINCESS LEAH.
GOD BLESS PRINCESS LEAH.
JUST LIKE THE BRASS UP HERE AND DOWN THERE.
>> YEAH.
>> Stephen: NORMALLY WOMEN ARE GIVEN A BREAST PLATE AND NOT
MUCH OF ONE AT THAT.
>> AND YOU DON'T NEED ANYTHING MORE.
>> Stephen: AND A THONG OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
>> YEAH, YOU'VE GOT YOUR THONG TO KEEP YOU WARM, LOVE!
( LAUGHTER ) >> Stephen: HOW FUNKY DOES IT
GET INSIDE THESE HELMETS?
>> WHAT ARE YOU TRYING TO SAY?
>> Stephen: IT MUST BE GET KIND OF SWEATY IN THERE.
>> NOT THAT I'VE GOT A DISCO GOING ON INSIDE IT.
>> Stephen: NO, I DON'T MEAN FURVEGY LIKE --
( DISCO BEAT) >> NO, I'M ENJOYING MYSELF
>> Stephen: HOW SWEATY?
IF YOU THINK FOR ONE SECOND I PERSPIRE, YOU ARE WRONG.
( LAUGHTER ) ( APPLAUSE )
>> Stephen: YOU GLOW.
I DIDN'T GLOW, CAPTAIN PHASMA GLOWS!
>> Stephen: J.J. SAID YOU'RE HIS FAVORITE CHARACTER IN THE
NEW "STAR WARS" MOVIES.
WHAT IS IT SO SPECIAL ABOUT CAPTAIN PHASMA?
I FESS WHAT I'M SAYING, IS THERE NEG YOU CAN TELL US ABOUT WHAT
CAPTAIN PHASMA DOES?
I SHOULD HAVE YOU KNOW THAT I'VE ALREADY TALKED TO J.J. AND
THEY'VE TOLD ME ABOUT THE BIG SURPRISE.
>> YEAH.
>> Stephen: AND WHAT'S YOUR IMPRESSION OF THAT BIG SURPRISE
IN THE MOVIE?
>> WELL, LET ME JUST GO AHEAD AND TELL YOU WHAT HAPPENS IN THE
END.
>> Stephen: OH, THAT WOULD BE GREAT.
WE'LL TURN OFF THE CAMERAS.
( LAUGHTER ) CAN YOU TELL ME ANYTHING ABOUT
CAPTAIN PHASMA?
>> WHAT I CAN TELL YOU -- >> Stephen: DOES SHE HAVE A
HAPPY CHILDHOOD?
>> WHAT DO YOU THINK?
>> Stephen: NO, I DON'T THINK SHE HAD A HAPPY --
>> SOMEONE WHO LIKES TO WEAR CLOTHING THAT DEVOIDS THEM OF
ANY SENSES CLEARLY HAD A VERY HAPPY CHILDHOOD, FEELS
COMFORTABLE AND RELAXED WITH THE WORLD, NO ISSUES HERE.
( LAUGHTER ) I THINK WHAT I CAN TELL YOU --
>> Stephen: YES.
-- IS THAT -- WELL, WE'VE SEEN A TRAILER.
DO YOU KNOW WHAT?
I'M FEELING SPICEY.
WE'VE SEEN A TRAILER.
>> Stephen: YES.
AND IN THAT TRAILER THERE APPEARED TO BE SOME KIND OF
CONFLICT.
( LAUGHTER ) HAVE YOU WATCHED THE TRAILER?
>> Stephen: YES, YOU AND FINN.
OKAY, NOW I KNOW YOU WATCHED THE TRAILER.
>> Stephen: DO YOU THINK I'M GOING TO LIE TO ONE OF MY
GUESTS?
>> I DON'T KNOW, WE JUST MET!
>> Stephen: I SEE EVERY MOVIE, I'VE READ EVERY BOOK.
>> OKAY, NOW I KNOW THAT.
>> Stephen: I'M LYING.
WHO ARE YOU?
YOU'RE AS MYSTERIOUS AS CAPTAIN PHASMA!
( LAUGHTER ) >> Stephen: YOU GREW UP IN THE
ENGLISH COUNTRYSIDE.
>> YES, I DID.
>> Stephen: WHAT WAS THE OWN TOWN.
>> I GREW UP IN A TINY VILLAGE IN THE FOOT OF THE DOWNS WHICH
ARE HILLS.
A DOWN IS A GENTLE, ROLLING HILL, WHERE I COME FROM.
>> Stephen: OKAY.
THAT'S WHERE A YOUNG, TALL GIRL GREW UP AND WAS RELEASED
INTO THE WORLDER AND SPENT HER DAYS IN FORESTS AND FIELDS.
THAT IS ALL TRUE.
>> Stephen: THIS IS ALL TRUE.
THIS IS TRUE!
>> Stephen: YOUR PARENTS WOULD RELEASE YOU INTO THE WORLD?
>> GO FORTH, CHILD!
GO FORTH AND FROLIC IN THE WOODS!
( LAUGHTER ) >> Stephen: DO YOU STILL LIVE
IN THE COUNTRY.
>> NO, SORRY.
>> Stephen: DO YOU MISS IT?
NO, SORRY.
( LAUGHTER ) >> Stephen: DID YOU STUDY IN
LONDON?
>> I DID.
>> Stephen: OKAY.
WHERE DID YOU GO?
>> I WENT TO DRAMA CENTER LONDON, WHICH IS A CLASSICAL
METHODS SCHOOL.
>> Stephen: ASO SUPPOSED TO -- JUST A CLASSICAL SCHOOL.
>> Stephen: AND WAS THIS SORT OF -- METHOD ACTING IS LIKE STAN
STANISLOVSKI.
HE SAID A SOLDIER IS AN IRON DISCIPLINARIAN.
>> YOU HAD TO HELP OUT IN THE THIRD-YEAR PRODUCTIONS, AND THEY
KIND OF BROKE YOU DOWN AND MADE SOMETHING OUT OF YOU IN A WAY
WHERE YOU PUT YOURSELF TOGETHER.
WE HAD TO WORK ON THE THIRD YEAR PRODUCTIONS AND DISMANTLE THE
STAGE AFTER THEY'D DONE THE AGENT SHOW CASE.
I EWALKED IN AND SAID, HEY, WHAT CAN I DO?
THEY HANDED ME A SCAFF SPANNER AND SAID GET DOWN ON THE FLOOR
AND DISMANTLE THE STAGE.
I SAID, BUT I'M WEARING THIS RICKETY OLD JUMPER!
THEY SAID, GET DOWN ON THE FLOOR AND TAKE DOWN THE STAGE!
IT LOWERED MY OPINION OF DESIGNER CLOTHES.
( LAUGHTER ) >> STEPHEN: "STAR WARS: THE LAST
JEDI" OPENS DECEMBER 15.
GWENDOLINE CHRISTIE, EVERYBODY!