Interviewing Steve Carell and Jennifer Garner
*Disclosure: I received an all expenses paid trip to Los Angeles for the coverage of several press events for Disney. All opinions are 100% my own.
Interviewing Steve Carell and Jennifer Garner was nothing short of epic!! From before they got into the room, the jokes were on and the laughter was in full force. Jennifer commented as she walked in, “These are my people! I brought him (Steve) along but let’s chat.” Being called her people is nothing short of amazing because we are all mom’s it seems to resonate deeply that we all do the same thing. I can honestly say that Steve and Jennifer are both equally funny and the entire interview was like talking to your best friend.
One of the first questions that we asked them was How did you both get involved with the project? Steve’s response was “I was asked to be in it, and I said yes. I just, I liked the script, I thought it was funny, inventive, and different. I feel like I hadn’t really seen this kind of family movie in a while. The fact that Jen was going to do it was a — a huge draw for me, because I’d been a huge fan of hers for a long time.
It’s true. I we met a few times over the years, but just sort of in passing, and I -you know when someone not only lives up to, but exceeds expectations, of everything you’ve heard about them? That was her. She’s just — she was the nicest person. She is. She’s the nicest person ever. They had the perfect personalities and literally bounced off of one another with ease.
Jennifer’s response was, well, he’s fibbing a little bit, because he was actually on it, on this movie first, so I was the one who knew he was doing it and said “Oh, yeah, I’ve been dying to work with him forever.”
Toughest Day on Set
It was more than apparent that they had a great time on their jobs, but even the really bad days they still had fun. They both agreed that the the worst day on set was the scene where we were outside, around the car, talking after the big accident and after the driving test. And it must have been 105 or something. And so that was probably the most arduous day, physically. Jennifer added, that it was also tough that day because the baby got upset — it — that just — you know what that does, I mean, that practically made me lactate. It’s like, “Whaa –!” And there’s nothing you can do. So she can totally relate to being a mom from even the simplest things.
Tokyo Wako Japanese Steak House and Sushi Bar
One of the scenes was shot at the Tokyo Wako Japanese Steak House and Sushi Bar and in that scene Steve actually caught shrimp in his mouth. Steve admitted that it was a secret talent that even he didn’t know he had until that moment and now fondly calls it eye-shrimp coordination. Check out the preview of handy work in this video below.
Dick van Dyke
Dick van Dyke even had a role in Alexander, and the Terrible, Horrible, Very Bad Day! We asked Steve and Jennifer what it was like to work with him! Jennifer said it was exciting, because he was funny, warm, lovely and accepts his role as being somebody that we’ve all grown up with and an icon in entertainment and he does it with grace. It was a great day and between take they performed “Chim Chim Cheree”
Parenting
The parenting in this film is very relate-able because sometimes we as parents just have bad days. In filming this movie were there any cases of déjà vu ’cause this has happened?
Steve Carell replied that his wife and him do more of a co-parent situation meaning they divide and conquer to be their for their kids. But he understood it and related to it on that level. But parenting is crazy, fun and ridiculous. It’s never what you think it’s going to be. And, at the end of it all, you can’t really take yourself too seriously, as a parent. That’s the joy of it. I think we both definitely related and brought our own experiences to the movie. And if things in the script or things that we were doing didn’t feel genuine, we would speak up and we would offer our own personal experiences.
Jennifer Garner agreed with him completely by saying, “For Sure.” I would have to agree that they both have an excellent grip on parenting and I couldn’t agree more with them.
Favorite Scenes
Their favorite scenes to film for both Steve and Jennifer was when they were all together and luckily they were together most of the movie. The dancing at the end and the fun stuff but one of Jennifer’s cherished memories of the set is this.
There was a day between scenes where we had lots of down time while they were setting up the cameras and so on. It was warm out, and it was the kind of day where you would typically go back to your trailers, and do whatever you needed to do. But, instead, they just put us in a little room in the house, and we all had our phones with us. And we sat with those kids, and nobody ever looked at their phones, and nobody ever — we just talked. We just, you wouldn’t think that you would have that much to talk about with teenagers, you know, because it seems like they’re from another planet. But these are the coolest group of the smartest, most interesting, engaging kids.
And the five of us just hung out together, and had the best time, and that, to me, is kind of the crux of this whole movie, was just that feeling in that room, and that nobody came in and bugged us. Nobody else was there. It was just us as a group. And it was something that we chose to do.
This was one of my all time favorite interviews, because Steve and Jennifer made you feel like friends. It was seriously one of the best interviews I have ever been a part of and these two individuals are amazing people both on the screen and off!!
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*Disclosure: I received an all expenses paid trip to Los Angeles for the coverage of several press events for Disney. All opinions are 100% my own.
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Ever Have a Bad Day? I know that I have had my fair share of them, but one thing is for certain, we always overcome even the worst days in ordinary life. In the story Alexander and the No Good Very Bad Day, the author tells the story of a bad day in which Alexander finally overcomes! This one of my favorite children’s books of all time!! I’ve taught countless lessons with this book and now Disney is bringing it to the big screen!! How exciting is that? Another great movie coming to theaters and eventually your household in 2014!! This will be a must own for our Disney collection and of course to watch on the big screen!!
ALEXANDER AND THE TERRIBLE, HORRIBLE, NO GOOD, VERY BAD DAY DISNEY Genre: Family ComedyRating: TBDU.S. Release Date: October 10, 2014Cast: Steve Carell, Jennifer Garner, Dylan Minnette, Ed Oxenbould, Kerris Dorsey, Megan Mullally, Jennifer Coolidge, Bella ThorneDirector: Miguel ArtetaProducers: Shawn Levy, Lisa Henson, Dan LevineExecutive Producers: Philip Steuer, Jason LustWriter: Rob LieberBased on the novel by: Judith Viorst
Disney’s “Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day”follows the exploits of 11-year-old Alexander (Ed Oxenbould) as he experiences the most terrible and horrible day of his young life—a day that begins with gum stuck in his hair, followed by one calamity after another. But when Alexander tells his upbeat family about the misadventures of his disastrous day, he finds little sympathy and begins to wonder if bad things only happen to him. He soon learns that he’s not alone when his mom (Jennifer Garner), dad (Steve Carell), brother (Dylan Minnette) and sister (Kerris Dorsey) all find themselves living through their own terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day. Anyone who says there is no such thing as a bad day just hasn’t had one. “Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day,” directed by Independent Spirit Award-winner Miguel Arteta (“The Good Girl,” “Cedar Rapids,” “Youth in Revolt”) from a screenplay by Rob Lieber, is a 21 Laps Entertainment/Jim Henson Company production. The film hits theaters nationwide Oct. 10, 2014.
In theaters Oct. 10, 2014, Disney’s “Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day”follows 11-year-old Alexander (Ed Oxenbould) as he experiences the most terrible and horrible day of his young life—and soon learns that he’s not alone when his mom (Jennifer Garner), dad (Steve Carell), brother (Dylan Minnette) and sister (Kerris Dorsey) all find themselves living through their own terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day.
NOTES:
- Director Miguel Arteta won the 2001 Independent Spirit Award for best feature under $500,000 for “Chuck & Buck.”
- “Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day” is the first live-action film adaptation of the children’s classic.
· “Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day,” published in 1972, was written by Judith Viorst, illustrated by Ray Cruz and inspired by Viorst’s sons Alexander, Anthony and Nicholas. With more than 2 million copies in print, it became an ALA Notable Children’s Book and won a George G. Stone Center Recognition of Merit, a Georgia Children’s Book Award, and distinction as a Reading Rainbow book. Viorst penned the sequels: “Alexander, Who Used to be Rich Last Sunday” (1978) and “Alexander, Who’s Not (Do You Hear Me? I Mean It!) Going to Move” (1995).· The 1972 book was first adapted to the small screen as a half-hour HBO animated musical in 1990 before Viorst collaborated with composers Charles Strouse (music) and Shelley Markham (musical score) for a 1998 stage musical at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C.
OFFICIAL BOILERPLATE:
Disney’s “Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day”follows the exploits of 11-year-old Alexander (Ed Oxenbould) as he experiences the most terrible and horrible day of his young life—a day that begins with gum stuck in his hair, followed by one calamity after another. But when Alexander tells his upbeat family about the misadventures of his disastrous day, he finds little sympathy and begins to wonder if bad things only happen to him. He soon learns that he’s not alone when his mom (Jennifer Garner), dad (Steve Carell), brother (Dylan Minnette) and sister (Kerris Dorsey) all find themselves living through their own terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day. Anyone who says there is no such thing as a bad day just hasn’t had one. “Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day,” directed by Independent Spirit Award-winner Miguel Arteta (“The Good Girl,” “Cedar Rapids,” “Youth in Revolt”) from a screenplay by Rob Lieber, is a 21 Laps Entertainment/Jim Henson Company production. The film hits theaters nationwide Oct. 10, 2014.
Be sure to follow them on Facebook and Twitter too!!
The film stars Steve Carell and Jennifer Garner and opens in theatres everywhere on October 10th!
Alexander Activity Sheets
Sometimes you just have a bad day but in the movie Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, NO GOOD, VERY BAD DAY things happen that just make things worse! Ever Have a Bad Day? I know that I have had my fair share of them, but one thing is for certain, we always overcome even the worst days in ordinary life. In the story Alexander and the No Good Very Bad Day, the author tells the story of a bad day in which Alexander finally overcomes! This one of my favorite children’s books of all time!! I’ve taught countless lessons with this book and now Disney is bringing it to the big screen!! How exciting is that? Another great movie coming to theaters and eventually your household in 2014!! This will be a must own for our Disney collection and of course to watch on the big screen!!
Alexander Activity Sheets for the kids to enjoy!! Click on the links and you can download the PDF version so it is crisp and clear when you print!
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Alexander Posters!
DISNEYGenre: Family
ComedyRating: TBD
U.S. Release Date: October 10, 2014Cast:
Steve Carell, Jennifer Garner, Dylan Minnette, Ed Oxenbould, Kerris Dorsey, Megan Mullally, Jennifer Coolidge, Bella Thorne
Director: Miguel Arteta
Producers: Shawn Levy, Lisa Henson, Dan LevineExecutive
Producers: Philip Steuer, Jason LustWriter: Rob LieberB
ased on the novel by: Judith Viorst
Disney’s “Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day”follows the exploits of 11-year-old Alexander (Ed Oxenbould) as he experiences the most terrible and horrible day of his young life—a day that begins with gum stuck in his hair, followed by one calamity after another. But when Alexander tells his upbeat family about the misadventures of his disastrous day, he finds little sympathy and begins to wonder if bad things only happen to him. He soon learns that he’s not alone when his mom (Jennifer Garner), dad (Steve Carell), brother (Dylan Minnette) and sister (Kerris Dorsey) all find themselves living through their own terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day. Anyone who says there is no such thing as a bad day just hasn’t had one. “Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day,” directed by Independent Spirit Award-winner Miguel Arteta (“The Good Girl,” “Cedar Rapids,” “Youth in Revolt”) from a screenplay by Rob Lieber, is a 21 Laps Entertainment/Jim Henson Company production. The film hits theaters nationwide Oct. 10, 2014.
In theaters Oct. 10, 2014, Disney’s “Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day” follows 11-year-old Alexander (Ed Oxenbould) as he experiences the most terrible and horrible day of his young life—and soon learns that he’s not alone when his mom (Jennifer Garner), dad (Steve Carell), brother (Dylan Minnette) and sister (Kerris Dorsey) all find themselves living through their own terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day.
NOTES:
- Director Miguel Arteta won the 2001 Independent Spirit Award for best feature under $500,000 for “Chuck & Buck.”
- “Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day” is the first live-action film adaptation of the children’s classic.
· “Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day,” published in 1972, was written by Judith Viorst, illustrated by Ray Cruz and inspired by Viorst’s sons Alexander, Anthony and Nicholas. With more than 2 million copies in print, it became an ALA Notable Children’s Book and won a George G. Stone Center Recognition of Merit, a Georgia Children’s Book Award, and distinction as a Reading Rainbow book. Viorst penned the sequels: “Alexander, Who Used to be Rich Last Sunday” (1978) and “Alexander, Who’s Not (Do You Hear Me? I Mean It!) Going to Move” (1995).· The 1972 book was first adapted to the small screen as a half-hour HBO animated musical in 1990 before Viorst collaborated with composers Charles Strouse (music) and Shelley Markham (musical score) for a 1998 stage musical at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C.
OFFICIAL BOILERPLATE:
Disney’s “Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day”follows the exploits of 11-year-old Alexander (Ed Oxenbould) as he experiences the most terrible and horrible day of his young life—a day that begins with gum stuck in his hair, followed by one calamity after another. But when Alexander tells his upbeat family about the misadventures of his disastrous day, he finds little sympathy and begins to wonder if bad things only happen to him. He soon learns that he’s not alone when his mom (Jennifer Garner), dad (Steve Carell), brother (Dylan Minnette) and sister (Kerris Dorsey) all find themselves living through their own terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day. Anyone who says there is no such thing as a bad day just hasn’t had one. “Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day,” directed by Independent Spirit Award-winner Miguel Arteta (“The Good Girl,” “Cedar Rapids,” “Youth in Revolt”) from a screenplay by Rob Lieber, is a 21 Laps Entertainment/Jim Henson Company production. The film hits theaters nationwide Oct. 10, 2014.
Be sure to follow them on Facebook and Twitter too!!
The film stars Steve Carell and Jennifer Garner and opens in theatres everywhere on October 10th!
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