RAGE OF THE YETI - STARRY CONSTELLATION MAGAZINE: David Hewlett, David Chokachi and Yancy Butler Interview
Rage of the Yeti airs Saturday, November 12, 2011 at 9/8C on Syfy
... Q) So one of the things with these sci-fi movies is they tend to be a bit campy. Do you ever like start cracking up when you get some of these directions or have to give some of these directions of like, “Oh the Yeti is going to come over and rip your arm off; now I want you to be scared”?
David Hewlett: "Yes. The question is when do you stop laughing? You never stop laughing because you’re laughing all the time, especially when Yancy, you laugh, like that just gets everybody going."
Yancy Butler: "That’s right. And David giving direction, I mean you just have to laugh. No, it’s really difficult to do that. I think Chokachi can attest to that. You read the script and it reads like this kind of sci-fi novel. And then it’s like, okay, this creature is over here that you don’t know what it looks like, and now it’s under you. And now it’s quite difficult."
David Chokachi: "There’s a scene in the thing where we’re on this Snowcat and we’re evading the monster Yeti. And Hewlett is outside and the camera is on a big crane. And he’s running around, like I wish we had a camera of him because he’s running around pretending to be the snow Yeti. And he’s like, “The Yeti is over here.” And I’m bashing in this side of the snowcat. And now the Yeti is over here. And he’s like, roar."
Yancy Butler: "They’re going to think we’re crazy."
David Hewlett: "The footage of me running around might be scarier than the Yetis we’ve got on this. But let’s see."
Yancy Butler: "I hope we didn’t scare you. But it’s a great film. And make sure to watch it, man..."
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