Red
Planet, Entertainment Tonight, Benjamin Bratt
Interview
This
interview with Benjamin Bratt gleans some
interesting information about the upcoming
movie RED PLANET. For example, the scenes
that takes place on Earth occur in Egypt,
as opposed to Cape Canaveral or Houston. Also,
we learn that the character that Benjamin
plays is an air force lieutenant.
Benjamin
Bratt - 'The Red Planet'
Hollywood hottie BENJAMIN BRATT is out of
this world in his exciting new feature! We
caught up with him on location in Australia
to get the "411" on 'The Red Planet.'
ET:
Ben, just give me a thumbnail picture of this
story of 'Red Planet.'
Benjamin
Bratt: We are a group of astronauts who are
part of the first man mission to Mars. It
takes place in Egypt, Earth is virtually falling
apart, and not sustaining life as we know
it. We are traveling to Mars to explore the
possibility of colonizing it. When we actually
land on the planet, something goes horribly
wrong, I'll just put it that way.
ET:
Tell me a little bit about your character
-- who are you in this movie?
Benjamin:
I play an air force lieutenant who is very
much a fighter, a bit of a hard edged guy,
he likes to boss people around. The guy I
play is the least liked in the whole group,
which is kind of interesting because it is
so unlike me! (laughs)
ET:
What drew you to this movie?
Benjamin:
Big dollars! The whole thing about acting,
the draw for me, is the opportunity to do
things you don't get to do in real life. Everyone
as a child has that fantasy of exploring space,
particularly Mars, that planet holds a lot
of intrigue. It's an opportunity to put on
spacesuits and go be a space cowboy. It's
fun.
ET:
So is living on another planet something you
have actually thought of?
Benjamin:
Yeah, I think one thing that is interesting
about this film -- it's not just a science
fiction thriller, but it actually asks very
existential philosophical questions.
ET:
Are you involved in any stunts?
Benjamin:
Unfortunately I think the studio is a little
cautious. A lot of the fun stuff they are
having other people do. Aside from running,
jumping, and falling down, they are going
to plug in someone else, that is usually how
it works.
ET:
Can you give us a little bit about the idea,
the concept of colonization on other planetsÉ
Benjamin: Apparently, what I am told is much
of the technology that we're assigning a futuristic
bent to is actually technology that's in development
now by NASA, so I think that is pretty interesting.
I'm learning a lot!
ET: How are you finding working down here
in Australia?
Benjamin: I've been on worse locations! It
is beautiful, I particularly love the ocean,
and am staying near the beach. I have a lot
of time off on this film, so I've had quite
ample time to explore various coastlines.
ET: Have you gotten into the surfing?
Benjamin:
Oh, yes!
ET:
What do you think about the virtual weekly
rumors in the US that you and JULIA [ROBERTS]
are getting marriedÉ
Benjamin:
It's an old story, and a rather boring one.
It is one that gets purported quite nearly
on a weekly basis. We tend to sit back and
laugh about it. I think our families are getting
in on the fun too because they no longer believe
these rumors to be true because they're far
too numerous. It's really become a form of
entertainment for us!
ET:
You have just made a movie with MADONNA. Can
you tell us about that, and what it was like
working with her?
Benjamin: Yes, I made a film called 'The Next
Best Thing' starring Madonna and RUPERT EVERETT,
and that was a really wonderful experience.
I found Madonna remarkably in touch with her
emotional feelings while she was acting. I
didn't really know what to expect, but she
was very focused, very plugged into what she
was doing, and I respected what she did a
great deal. She came to work prepared and
worked really hard. We all had a good time
together, and that's really the most important
thing to me.
ET: What projects do you have coming up?
Benjamin:
I've got a few things in the wings but I can't
really talk about them right now!
ET: Thank you very much!
Benjamin:
Thank you!
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