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Dance Party with 'Veronica Mars' Stars Jason Dohring & Ryan Hansen

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OG "Veronica Mars" alums Jason Dohring and Ryan Hansen pay a visit to the YH Studio to scoop us on the long-awaited, fan-funded movie version of the cult favorite TV series! They explain how it's a fresh take on the original, what the plot involves, and share some epic hiatus vacation stories. Then, it's time to get our groove on! Hosted by Nikki Novak (@nikkinovak). Check out the Young Hollywood Store Here: http://shopyounghollywood.com/

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Young Hollywood

I'm just going to sit back and let you guys admire each other's body parts. Okay. Uh, these arms, are you kidding me?

Jason Dohring

It's like I did notice your arms when you walked in.

Ryan Hansen

Yours are fabulous as well.

Jason Dohring

That comment out. I don't like to show off.

Young Hollywood

He's like a CrossFit champion. I don't know if he. Double double uh champion. Is that for real?

Jason Dohring

That is not for real. No. I die every time I try to do that.

Young Hollywood

Which your thighs are lovely.

Jason Dohring

I have great thighs.

Young Hollywood

You do. You do. Do we want to film? Sure. Okay, hold on. It's like a weird territory. Oh, that oh you have an iPhone in there or something? Are you really solid?

Ryan Hansen

That's my leg. That's my leg. I'm not an iPhone.

Young Hollywood

So Veronica Mars is back. And because of fans, because of Kickstarter, because of all this nuttiness. So I wanted to ask you, do people, I mean, I know you've had some fans and some people who sort of gave money, be extras in the film. Do they ask for favors? Like do you have to now give fans what they ask? Cause normally if a fan comes up to you, you don't owe them anything really. Yeah, yeah, yeah. But you've given you money to make your film.

Ryan Hansen

I've slept with 150 of them.

Young Hollywood

Have you really?

Ryan Hansen

Yeah. Male and female. Uh, got 150 to go.

Young Hollywood

That's how I was going with that question. Jason, go ahead. Take this one.

Jason Dohring

Yeah, I mean Rob was really smart, you know, when he put this whole thing together, it wasn't just sort of on a whim or whatever, but uh, you know, it was cool for different levels. We we were giving the fans different prizes. So like for $50, they would get like a copy of the script. They'd get like a t-shirt.

Young Hollywood

That's good for $50.

Jason Dohring

Yeah, pretty good. And for 200 bucks.

Young Hollywood

And digital copy of the script. Okay. It wasn't actually a bound signed copy. I gotta print it out yourself, movie. Okay. And what else? What would else was given out?

Jason Dohring

Um, well, for $200 you could get a signed poster from all the cast. So we have to sign like 5500 posters. It's going to take us about two days at six seconds per signing.

Young Hollywood

Are you really signing them? Nobody else is signing them that for you?

Jason Dohring

No. No, we're not. Real stuff.

Young Hollywood

Okay. We did it. You're like the Jared Leto of actors. That's right. So talk about Jared Leto meeting and greeting all his fans.

Jason Dohring

Yeah, he definitely is somebody to look up to for his fan support. And for his hair.

Ryan Hansen

And his for his.

Jason Dohring

Gorgeous hair.

Ryan Hansen

Beautiful eyes. Penetrating.

Young Hollywood

How was the fresh take on the original? Or not the original, the the series.

Jason Dohring

I mean, I guess we're all like a lot older now, you know what I mean? So, you know, we started out in a convalescent home. We're all recovering. We're changing Ryan's diaper. Oh, it's a mess.

Ryan Hansen

Yeah, I mean, it's a 10 year reunion. Veronica hasn't taken a case since uh the show. I my pop star girlfriend winds up murdered and I'm accused of number one suspect happens all the time. call her for help and this is my BFF who uh Dick. Yeah. Dick. He's the man. Right there. Stay. We started out as a with one word.

Jason Dohring

That's right. It was one word.

Ryan Hansen

In San Diego. Show 'em that. Wait. Wait, wait. Can we do it? Yeah. Watch. You'll see why he got a series regular in the second season. Listen, if you could throw it all in. Switch it in the middle of what you're saying, like the line. Okay. But you're here. So you're going to be. Oh yeah. Good call. So, um, you actually were a little higher. Am I good here? Okay, ready? Good. Quiet please, just for this take. Logan. Done. That's it. That's how he does it.

Young Hollywood

I can't speak. I can't speak. And I was here for. Thank you so much. Talk about a reunion. Oh my goodness. That's a setup. Traveling reunion here in Hollywood.

Ryan Hansen

So that was. So I said Logan and then and then like the next episode Rob was like, oh, you should say like, hey dude, check it out. And so that's what I said. You're like, wait a second. I can't do that. I've been I've mastered Logan over a weekend. You know. This is a. And so I got to say that and then they were so awesome and like kind of built a little storyline, which was great. And I had like something to do with the show. Was pretty cool.

Young Hollywood

By the second season, he was a series regular. So in the hiatus, you guys have remained friends. Oh yeah. And you vacation together with Kristen from what I've heard. You know everything. Any wonderful vacation stories you could recount? Who wants to tell me? Tell me tell me about your front flip. It's a good one. Jason.

Jason Dohring

Ryan thought he was awesome on a snowmobile. It was my first time on a snowmobile. Jason does snowmobiles and all this stuff out in Utah. You're from Southern California. Socal. Socal. Nobody says Socal. Um, so yeah, we're out in the snowmobiles, we're like jumping and stuff and and then I thought I could just like really really we're going to we're about to go in. I'm like, I'm going to do this last jump. And he's like, so he's like waiting for me, looking at it. So I I go, I don't even know what happened. I blacked out.

Jason Dohring

He jumps down this hill. And he jumped down. Yeah, he jumps down, hits this one thing which sends him in a front flip and lands in the snow. And he's just like. It was brutal. It was pretty bad. Yeah. Hit my head. So it wasn't like it wasn't like the Olympic snowboarder's like those spins and the landing on the feet kind of thing. Landing back on the on the snow. No. Yeah. No, there were no feet landing on this snow. He was just fun. He's just like the life of the party. Like, oh wait, wait, I got to tell a story. So I took him to my grandmother's like or my aunt's like 50th birthday. And I like walk in and he's got my aunt and all her 50-year-old friends like doing this dance. And I was just like.

Ryan Hansen

No, we were doing like the roll. Like some type of body move.

Young Hollywood

Yeah. Do you want to stand up and you should do it.

Ryan Hansen

Only if you do it with me. It was like this. Except there was like five of them. Hold on, I gotta I'm I gotta. Come to. Come to. Okay, now spread them. Spread them. You're not shy, are you? Put your arm behind me. I'm like Leto. Channeling Leto. Okay, and then we just. We just roll. Roll. Am I flashing the camera? And but there was like. Wait, I gotta slap it. Hold on, I gotta slap it. Ready? And roll, slap. Yeah, it was just like that. So we said we were going to do this in the interview. We you did a, you know, a video blog to your fans and it ended up like this. I'm going to step away from this. Whoa, whoa, whoa. I'm only doing it. Well, no, I wanted you. We had two backup dancers. He needs two backup dancers. Oh, the Dikt dance. Yeah. Yeah. Oh, like the actual you want to do the. I don't know the stuff. You want me to just dance? Sure, sure, sure. Only if you can. Oh, yeah. Okay, turn that shit up. Turn that shit up. Come on, guys. It's just me. I'm getting up. Go for it. Come on, Jay. I'm not going to dance. It's like I'm dancing for you. This is weird. If you dance, if I dance for you. Dude. Just like a little. Come on. Come on, Jay. Yeah, bro. Are you guys feeling weird about dancing with each other? Yeah, it's weird. Go for it, Ryan. Come on, Jay. Get on the other side. Go for it, Ryan. That's all I got. That's it. You're a sport. I got to say. Thank you for coming in. This is fun. Oh my goodness.

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PEOPLE MENTIONED

  • Jason Dohring

    Star of "Veronica Mars" and interview guest

  • Ryan Hansen

    Star of "Veronica Mars" and interview guest

  • Nikki Novak

    Host of the interview

  • Rob Thomas

    Creator of "Veronica Mars"

  • Jared Leto

    Actor mentioned for fan interaction and hair

  • Kristen Bell

    Actress mentioned in vacation stories

FAQ

Who are the guests in this Young Hollywood interview?+
The guests are Jason Dohring and Ryan Hansen, stars from the TV series "Veronica Mars."
What is discussed about the "Veronica Mars" movie?+
Jason Dohring and Ryan Hansen discuss how the "Veronica Mars" movie is a fan-funded project and a fresh take on the original series, including details about its plot.
How did the "Veronica Mars" movie get funded?+
The "Veronica Mars" movie was fan-funded through a Kickstarter campaign, with various prizes offered for different donation levels.
What did donors receive for contributing to the "Veronica Mars" movie Kickstarter?+
For $50, donors could receive a copy of the script and a t-shirt; for $200, they could get a signed poster from the cast.
What kind of vacation story do Jason Dohring and Ryan Hansen share?+
Ryan Hansen recounts a snowmobile incident where he attempted a jump and ended up in a front flip, landing brutally in the snow.
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