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The
number one question from the fans was: Are there any
new developments on the I-Man movie front?
Vince:
No, there aren’t, but that’s not necessarily a bad
thing. I think a lot of times it’s okay to give a
project some space and then at some point I think it
will be about revisiting it and asking the right person
are they interested. I think there are so many
different ways to develop the concept of the movie and
the prototype of Firefly has certainly already been
set…the precedent of that. So if that opens, it does
well, I think that could be good for us. And I think
just like we’re fans of the show, I think we have to
find a couple of executives who are the same way we
feel; and I know they’re out there. I think a lot of it
is timing, a couple of things falling into place, and
it’s completely not unheard of. I can totally see this
becoming a movie. But then again…if you’re asking me,
not that you asked this, but if someone asked me do I
think it would be made into movie, I would say there’s a
slim chance. But there’s a chance, so that excites me.
We’re really excited about your new show Complete
Savages and one of the fans asked, how did you land
your role as Jimmy?
Vince:
Like every other role. It’s so random. You get a
script. You read the script. You go and meet
producers. You read for the part. They offer you the
job. You take the job. You shoot the pilot. Usually
it doesn’t get picked up. It gets picked up. We’re
going to do 13 episodes. We’re in the middle of that 13
episodes and that’s it. It’s as simple as that. You
know, I read for tons of shows this year. I read for
Lost. I read for a lot of things, but…not everybody
wants to hire you. Mel Gibson was producing this and
that was cool to me ‘cause I’m a big fan of his and the
show runners Mike and Julie Scully were writers on The Simpsons. And I thought those were people that I’d
like to be in business with. And the biggest reason of
all is…I’m older now…is that they are really nice.
What
is your character like?
Vince:
It’s…sort of a work in progress still. I am literally
the younger brother to Keith Carradine who plays the
father of five kids. And actually I got the part
because I read originally for the part of the father,
but they didn’t think I looked old enough and then after
they cast Keith they said will you come back in and read
for his little brother and I said sure. And I loved
Keith and all the kids were great, so I’m just the
younger…I’m Uncle Jimmy.
All
the fans were thrilled when you and Paul got together in
Las Vegas and we’d love to see you guys do another
guest role together in that. Is there any mention of
those characters coming back in that show?
Vince:
I sort of thought that there would…I mean the premise
was sort of set up that they had an annual trip, but no
one has called me, so I don’t know.
Have
you heard anything about The Invisible Man coming to
DVD in the U.S.?
Vince:
I heard that it wasn’t. That’s all I heard. I heard
that it’s only in the U.K. or something. I have one
from the U.K. But I don’t know…there’s a big mystery
around The Invisible Man that I don’t get. You see
like bad movies of the week that you can rent…I don’t
get it...I really stopped trying to figure it out.
What
is your idea of a dream project?
Vince:
Dream project? Make a movie of The Invisible Man.
And have like Christopher Walken be the bad guy or
someone like that. Or how about John Malkovich be the
bad guy?
We
all saw the picture of you and your son Ben at the
opening of the Garfield movie. So one of the fans
asked, how did Ben like the Garfield movie?
Vince:
I think Ben loved the Garfield movie. A friend of
mine, Camryn Manheim, and her son went and they asked
us if we wanted to go. I think he loved the movie and I
think he loved the free food and rides afterward more.
Do
you have anything else lined up that we can look forward
to seeing you in the future?
Vince:
Yeah, there’s a movie on Sci Fi coming out called
Larva. It’s going to be aired in October or
November…It’s a good movie. I thought it was pretty
funny. It has a little bit of The Invisible Man’s
quality to it…
I would
love to do a series…I would actually love to do another
series for Sci Fi based on like the continuation of The
Invisible Man. I mean, I don’t know if Craig told you
this, but he set it up so that the next season would be
like the next chapter of The Invisible Man…Call Craig
Silverstein and ask him to write the pilot and give it
to Sci Fi. I bet you they would do it. I’m serious.
Sci Fi would do anything…I’m not kidding...I think Sci Fi
is interested in getting his business ‘cause every major
studio is interested in working with Craig Silverstein
so I don’t know why Sci Fi wouldn’t.
"...that's
the beginning of a great story...about something
that was difficult."
Do
you have anything you’d like to say to the fans who are
still working toward the dream of seeing I-Man again in
some form?
Vince: Yeah,
just be careful because I’m totally with you in the same
boat and as much as I love it and as much as I know you
guys love it, there’s nothing wrong with persevering.
But, like I said, I think it’s a slim chance it’s going
to be made, but, you know, that’s the beginning of a
great story…about something that was difficult. And if
we ever did it, I know it would be a great movie and I
think we’d all be really proud of it. And I think it
would give a whole new birth to…you know, The Invisible
Man is much bigger than just me or you or the fans that
are still interested in it. It was this world that Matt
Greenberg created that we’ve only scratched the surface
of the potential of what it could be. I mean, I used to
send these emails to Matt about, you know, what the show
could do and what it could mean and where it could go
and we never had a chance…we never had the elements put
together in order to do that. The show was always just
sort of flying by the seat of its pants. If there was
like a plan and way we wanted to go…I think the show and
the premise is classic and modern at the same time and
the potential is unlimited. So thanks for all your
support and we’ll see.
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Interviewed September 17,
2004 by VisBall.
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