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Josh Hutcherson gets "Detention"

Josh Hutcherson gets "Detention"

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Josh Hutcherson is at SXSW to spread the word about his flick 'Detention'. He also discusses why we need emoticons in our lives and his love for technology. Stick around to see who interrupts our interview with some rude tweets! Hosted by Kinsey Schofield.

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Josh Hutcherson

You can't put your finger on what kind of movie it is exactly because it's a bird talking. I mean it's not a bird talking. Um it's it's a movie that there's not a bird talking.

Young Hollywood

yelling.

Josh Hutcherson

You know, you're yelling.

Young Hollywood

Rude.

Josh Hutcherson

He's tweeting.

Young Hollywood

He is totally tweeting. Get it, he's tweeting.

Young Hollywood

Kinsey here with Young Hollywood at South by Southwest. I am here with Josh. We are discussing the fact that we're BFFs right now. Biffles as we just

Josh Hutcherson

Biffles as I said.

Young Hollywood

Biffles. shouldn't have said, but I did.

Josh Hutcherson

You did say that.

Young Hollywood

You talking abbreviation.

Josh Hutcherson

Here's the thing. Here's the thing. I try not to as much as possible because there's something emasculating about writing OMG and LOL to someone and smileys and all that.

Young Hollywood

But you need them. You need smileys because things can be very misinterpreted through texting if you don't use emoticons.

Josh Hutcherson

Emoticons, yes, the LOLs and and all that I try to avoid, but I find myself just doing it naturally every now and then. I had a friend, he received a text message from his mom that said, your aunt died LOL. And he respond, why did you say LOL? And she's like, lots of love. And he's like, that means laughing out loud. And she's like, wow, I have a lot of apologies to send to the family members.

Young Hollywood

Are you tech heavy because you are on all of these social media sites? Do you have to, you know, stay connected all the time?

Josh Hutcherson

Well yeah, I know. I'm very tech heavy. I love, I love my music. I love speakers. I love random. I love, I love audio. I like when um, music hits my ears. to my ears and I'm hearing it. It's pretty cool. Um, yeah, so I'm I'm very much into technology. You and I are playing with the new BlackBerry Playbook earlier. So cool. It's so cool cuz it's like it's it's so small. It has a camera on the front and back so you can like basically you and I are going to Skype every more or less like this. We could be talking to somebody else right now.

Young Hollywood

I'm all about sleekness. You are. I love this. I don't have any I don't I never do phone cases. I've broken so many touchscreen phones cuz I sit on them and stuff, but I just can't put the case on them. The case instantly takes it down in the sleek, sexy design of it. So, I'm really excited about detention. I have to admit like it is super pop culture heavy, like we're talking right now. Joseph Khan who I know from Backstreet Boys fame. Yes. Um, tell me a little bit about what his intentions were with Detention.

Josh Hutcherson

Joseph set out to make a movie that really speaks to the young younger generation. Twitter and Facebook and and Wikipedia and Google and and having all this information readily available at your fingertips. It's a it's a comedy horror genre. Right. But it's much more than that. There's some sci-fi elements. Um it's a coming of age story, but it's really like like like social media is. It's everything in compass kind of into one. And the tension is you can't put your finger on what kind of movie it is exactly because it's a bird talking. I mean it's not a bird talking. Um it's it's a movie that there's not a bird talking.

Young Hollywood

yelling.

Josh Hutcherson

You know, you're yelling.

Young Hollywood

Rude. Anyways.

Josh Hutcherson

He's tweeting.

Young Hollywood

He is totally tweeting. Get it. He's tweeting.

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PEOPLE MENTIONED

  • Josh Hutcherson

    Interview subject and actor promoting 'Detention'

  • Kinsey Schofield

    Host of the Young Hollywood interview

  • Joseph Kahn

    Director of the film 'Detention'

FAQ

What film is Josh Hutcherson promoting in this interview?+
Josh Hutcherson is at SXSW to promote his film 'Detention'.
Who is interviewing Josh Hutcherson?+
Josh Hutcherson is being interviewed by Kinsey Schofield for Young Hollywood.
Why does Josh Hutcherson think emoticons are important?+
Josh Hutcherson believes emoticons are important because they prevent text messages from being misinterpreted.
What is 'Detention' about, according to Josh Hutcherson?+
'Detention' is described as a comedy horror with sci-fi elements and a coming-of-age story that speaks to the younger generation, incorporating social media themes.
Who directed 'Detention'?+
'Detention' was directed by Joseph Kahn.

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