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Up close with the well-rounded actor and wack-a-mole enthusiast

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Young Hollywood

Even this is cool, like, you know, you have kind of an audience right here, you know, you feel it, right?

Dan Fogler

I feel it.

Young Hollywood

You never know what's gonna happen next. Boom. Whoa, what happened there? I'm Oliver Trevena here at the Young Hollywood Studio with this hilarious man. Dan Fogler, how are you?

Dan Fogler

I'm great, brother. How are you? Done. And now we're finished. And scene. And done. We're done. We're done. We're done.

Young Hollywood

Love that accent. That's What other impressions have you got in the bank?

Dan Fogler

Me, you mean voice impressions? Yeah. Um, well, I don't know. I got Thor different thing. And then uh, what about what about like, hey, yeah, you doing. Oh, I'm oh, hey, how are you? I like that one.

Young Hollywood

You like that? Yeah, I like that one. Hello, how is that stuff, isn't it? I'm doing a very stuffy business person and I was brilliant. Yes. Amazing. Amazing. And I think you're up for an Academy Award for Mars needs Moms. Am I supposed to say Moms, right? Mars needs Moms.

Dan Fogler

Moms.

Young Hollywood

Mars needs Moms. So the aliens were stealing them from Earth to raise their own kids.

Dan Fogler

Who mothering was so hard.

Young Hollywood

Very funny. Um, we're Seth Green playing a nine-year-old.

Dan Fogler

Yes he is. Yes. Very well. Disturbingly.

Young Hollywood

Yeah. Quite worryingly. He's a good actor. Yes.

Dan Fogler

I went to the same screening with my family. Okay. And afterwards my mother was like balling. You know, she's like, this is the greatest gift you could have ever given to me. And I was really like, yeah, I was like, awesome, mom. Save you lots of money on future Christmas and birthday. I know. I'll just be like, here's another DVD of Mars needs Moms, Moms. And she's like 89. What's wrong with you?

Young Hollywood

Brilliant. Yeah. It was quite interesting for making it, right? It used all the advanced like cameras and Velcro suits and yeah.

Dan Fogler

Hell yeah. Velcro suits. That was it, wasn't it? Run up the wall and just go

Young Hollywood

Yeah. And that was it. And that was it. And they made the movie. It's amazing. Go, let me guess. Maverick. Wolfman? No. Iceman? No. Did you see Top Gun?

Dan Fogler

It's Mylo. I better call you my brother. Check it. Scooby Scooby suits to like not Velcro. I mean, I guess you can Velcro stuff to it, you're

Young Hollywood

You're a fan. Yes, keep it. Yeah, you got it. You got it. Yeah, you're right. And then there's sensors all over it. Yeah. Got a helmet on with mandibles, cameras. That you're this room like if we were doing it in here, like every inch of it would be cameras focused at you. Yeah, it's pretty crazy. It was like a theater. High-tech theater. Very strange. And you come from theater.

Dan Fogler

I did.

Young Hollywood

That was your Tony Award from the God of Theater. The God, the man of theater from far beyond. And now he's here. I love theater. It's live. It's, you know, but even this is cool. Like, you know, you have kind of an audience right here, you know, you feel it, right?

Dan Fogler

I feel it. I love it. It's live. We're just We're we're we're like We're standing for fans. I love it. I love it. You never know what's gonna happen next. Boom. Whoa. That happened there. Who knows? Who knows? There be people popping up from everywhere.

Young Hollywood

Um, what else are you doing in your life right now? Talking about popping up from everywhere. I don't know quite why why that's a segue, but we're here.

Dan Fogler

Well, I invented a new kind of Whac-A-Mole games. Talk about popping up from everywhere.

Young Hollywood

You're quite into sculpting and stuff and that. Is that right? Well-rounded. Yeah.

Dan Fogler

Yeah. I've got a graphic novel. Well-rounded. Yeah. Moon Lake graphic novel. I directed hysterical psyche. I'm directing another movie now called Dumb Paleoli. Um, I'm I'm got a play coming out soon. I'm I'm a I'm a Renaissance man.

Young Hollywood

Love that. That's how it goes. Mm.

Dan Fogler

I'm a Renaissance man. That's more it now. I'm like addicted to comic books.

Young Hollywood

Who's your favorite superhero or comic character of all time?

Dan Fogler

I guess of all time would be like uh Wolverine cuz uh he's my favorite when I was a kid. Nice. But I'm I'm branching out, man. I'm going back and I started looking at Sin City, uh, um, Yeah. And that's just delicious. That's just poetry. Yeah. Visual and verbal poetry.

Young Hollywood

I'm going to steal that later when I'm out at a bar. He knows. And this is you doing it later. Yeah. It's It's visual and verbal poetry. There you go. Let us just record you and go. Okay, go. Ready? It's visual and verbal poetry. That was good. Well, he's having my accent. I'm loving his humor. I'm loving everything about him, really. I've got a lot of love, man love in this room. On that note, we're wrap it up. Man, your chakras. Your heart chakra is mad. See that? I got so casual as well. Boom. Like that. Yeah. Your heart chakra. It's like eating, man. I love it. That's awesome.

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PEOPLE MENTIONED

  • Oliver Trevena

    Host of the interview

  • Dan Fogler

    Guest being interviewed

  • Seth Green

    Voiced a nine-year-old in 'Mars Needs Moms'

  • Wolverine

    Dan Fogler's favorite superhero as a kid

FAQ

Who is interviewing Dan Fogler?+
Dan Fogler is being interviewed by Oliver Trevena at the Young Hollywood Studio.
What movie does Dan Fogler discuss motion capture for?+
Dan Fogler discusses the advanced camera and Velcro suit motion capture technology used for the movie 'Mars Needs Moms'.
What is 'Moon Lake'?+
'Moon Lake' is a graphic novel written by Dan Fogler.
What other creative projects is Dan Fogler involved in?+
Dan Fogler has directed 'Hysterical Psyche,' is directing 'Dumb Paleoli,' has a play coming out, and is involved in graphic novels.
What is Dan Fogler's favorite comic book character?+
Dan Fogler's favorite comic book character as a kid was Wolverine, but he is currently exploring 'Sin City'.
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