Alex Meraz Talks About Eclipse and David Slade

Here is Alex Meraz giving a superb interview at the Clash of the Titans premiere earlier.  He talks in detail about Eclipse and David Slade…. I don’t know what Mrs Meraz is saying about him putting his foot in his mouth I thought this interview was awesome!!
The full transcript of the interview is after the break…

Rebecca Murray from About.com Hollywood Movies:

What brings you to Clash of the Titans?Alex Meraz: “I want to see Clash of the Titans in 3-D, Sam Worthington – awesome actor.”
Are you into 3-D?
Alex Meraz: “You know what? I don’t know. After I saw Alice in Wonderland I kind of was, yeah. So I think it’s going to be pretty epic, seeing it in 3-D.”
Why don’t they do Twilight: Eclipse in 3-D?
Alex Meraz: “I don’t know. I don’t know. They might. I wouldn’t hold out on it. I think what’s cool about 3-D is it gives a new reason for people to come to the theaters and watch it. Because other than that, most people just want to stay home and watch on the big screens. But this is something different, you know, something you can only do here. And it’s kind of a throwback to like the days of theater. You get to see it live. I’m just sad I missed This Is It – the Michael Jackson one. I could have had Michael Jackson dancing on my lap in 3-D.”
Tell me about filming Eclipse. What was that like?
Alex Meraz: “It was really cold. I mean, raining again.”
It’s always raining on you guys.
Alex Meraz: “Always raining, shirtless…always, again. It was fun. We survived it. I think the bond between everyone grew a lot more. I hung out with Kristen [Stewart] more. You know, Rob [Pattinson's] just really cool and down-to-earth. We hung out a lot more with just everyone. I think it felt more safe; it felt more like a family so we had a good time. It was a little bit bizarre outside of set with a lot more people coming from overseas, like from Japan, from Russia…”
Fans coming from overseas?
Alex Meraz: “Fans coming from all over the world just to spot us at a bar, getting dinner. It was kind of weird, but it was still a really fun experience.”
When you’re just out getting a coffee at Starbucks, are people coming up to you all the time now?
Alex Meraz: “Not here. I think here people are looking for J-Lo or Brad Pitt. I don’t think they really care about me here, but in Vancouver it’s different. I’ve heard that in Vancouver when they start production of any of the Twilight films, that the economy goes up. And just tons of tourism just goes up. It’s kind of crazy. I mean, we changed the economy there for Vancouver.”
How was David Slade compared to Chris Weitz?
Alex Meraz: “David Slade, I think he’s more of a…he’s very technical guy, a very technical guy. I think he almost threatens of almost grabbing the camera himself and filming, because he’s just…he always had a camera around his chest. He’s taking pictures of everyone in really awkward close-ups. He’ll get the lens right here and you’re like trying not to look at him. But, he was fun. He was a cool guy. He had a different view of what he wanted to do, which was just fun for us as actors, just to play with something different. But he definitely stayed true to what Eclipse the book is, so I think fans are going to be real excited with what they see.”
It sounds like it would be tough, though. You guys know your characters, and now you have a new guy coming in there to tell you what to do. That’s got to be a little weird.
Alex Meraz: “You know, it feels like I feel more from him, not for us. I think for him, he’s kind of like a father having to adopt children, you know? Because there was a certain amount of cast that he handpicked to play, and then there was us. He kind of really trusted that we knew our characters, we knew what we were doing so with that said he kind of let us do our thing. But you know he’s the director so if he didn’t like what we did, he’s like, ‘No, that wasn’t right. Let’s try it like this.’ It was cool, though. It was fun.”
Chris gave you guys all books. David didn’t do anything like that, right?
Alex Meraz: “David didn’t do anything like that. No, I think David he felt more like a filmmaker where Chris was more of a director, you know? David Slade was like a filmmaker. He’s so worried about every component, with like special effects, what the camera’s doing, what the lighting’s doing. He has lots of hats, you know? He’s not just kicking back looking at what the actors are doing. So that was fun for me to see, because I love filmmaking.”
It would be an education.
Alex Meraz: “It totally was. He’s so smart, so well-versed.”
Have they told you when they’re going to start shooting Breaking Dawn?
Alex Meraz: “No. There’s speculation of it might not even shoot in Vancouver. I’m hearing all kinds of crazy things.”
Why would they not shoot in Vancouver?
Alex Meraz: “I have no clue. I go online and I Google it. That’s what I saw on the message boards so…”
Do you pay attention to all that stuff?
Alex Meraz: “No, my wife does.”
Do you really?
Kim Meraz: “Guilty. I hone in on what his news is supposed to be about.”
Are there sometimes you wish you hadn’t read that?
Kim Meraz: “When it comes to you? Yeah, he’s known for putting his foot in his mouth.”
Alex Meraz: “I’m pretty flexible. My mouth…”
Do you want them to make it into two movies?
Alex Meraz: “Sure, why not? It’s another job, you know what I mean? No, I think it has to with respect to what the book is. It’s one book, but they’re broken up into two sections, right? So there’s so much, I think having it in one film wouldn’t do it justice. I think two movies would be the best. Hopefully they do that. It’d be better. And why not let it live on longer, you know?”
And they’re saying that Gus Van Sant, Sofia Coppola, all these Academy Award-nominated directors are thrown out there [to direct Eclipse].
Alex Meraz: “Bring it. Bring it!”
You’re ready for a new guy to come in or a new girl?
Alex Meraz: “I’m a puppet, just do whatever you want.”
Is there anything you did in New Moon that now, playing the character again, you wish you would have taken in a different direction? Or are you satisfied with the way that you played him in the first place?
Alex Meraz: “I mean, I’ve done a couple little indie films here and there, but you know seeing myself on the big screen like that…no, I wish I would have done a lot of different things.”
Really?
Alex Meraz: “Yeah. But it was such a small screen presence anyways, I wasn’t really that involved. It wasn’t like the film was about me, so…”
But you know that it goes on and on, and gets bigger.
Alex Meraz: “Yeah, it does. I was totally happy with everyone else’s performances. But me, I’m like, ‘Oh god, I could have done something way different.’ I was definitely proud of everyone else’s performances. But, we’ll see. Maybe I’ll get better in the next one.”