Continuing on with our guest announcements and we’ll be announcing two more very exciting guests tomorrow.
We’ll be announcing two cast members from the on-going Star Wars Rebels animated series. Both guests are known for voicing imperial characters in the show. One of the two upcoming interviewees was part of the cast back in the first season and the other recently joined the cast in its currently on-going third season.
I’m looking forward to revealing who both of these guests are!
By Ruari Williamson
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A couple of weeks ago we had the opportunity to interview Arrow actor Rick Gonzalez, who currently guest stars as Rene Ramirez aka Wild Dog in the show. In the interview we talked to him about his casting in Arrow, whether he was aware of Wild Dog’s character prior to being cast, whether he had to do any training for the action sequences on Arrow and how it feels to be part of a show that is about to reach a milestone of 100 episodes.
On his casting in Arrow, Gonzalez said:
“I auditioned for a character that wasn’t [Wild Dog]. I had no knowledge of Wild Dog when I read for the part. I auditioned for a character of a different name and I knew the character was of military background. I read the scene and in hindsight I saw the qualities of Wild Dog in the scene. I had no idea I was going to be reading for a vigilante/superhero in the DC universe that existed before.”
“Fast forward to me getting the call that I got the job. They put me in touch with the costume designer Maya [Mani]. We spoke and she mentioned ‘I need to fit you for a mask and we need to get your costume ready’ and so I literally halted and like, I said “what did you just say?” and she said ‘Oh sweetheart, you’re playing a superhero. You’re playing Wild Dog.’ It was kind of cool and she sent over photos of who he was. I googled him. I looked him up. I was pretty excited. I haven’t shied away from letting people know I’ve read comics as a kid, collected them and so I’m very familiar with the DC universe but I had no knowledge of Wild Dog. It was kind of new for me but I kind of liked the idea of not knowing who he was because it kind of gave me a fresh take. I couldn’t be corrupted by the idea of what I thought of him. That kind of allowed me to give a nice take and something new to whatever the writers were thinking of how they were going to spin him, as opposed to what was already on the page in the comics.”
You can listen to this extract from the interview below:
On the training he had to do for the action sequences in Arrow:
“James Bamford, who directed the first two episodes [of the season] is our stunt choreographer and fight choreographer, who has been there since the beginning of the show, and so we talked about the physicality of the character. He felt that my character, who’s ex-military, needed to be in some sort of shape to handle and to show the audience that this guy is someone who already comes in with a lot of history and a background, and something that Oliver can add on to.”
“We hit the ground running and created a workout regime. [I also had] to be able to kind of match what my stunt double and the amazing stunt team that James brings in and then kind of overlap what they do so amazingly. We put in the time, we worked with a trainer named Thomas Taylor out here in Vancouver and we just hit the ground running and trying to stay in tip-top shape. I have to add that Stephen Amell is probably one of the most in shape actors I’ve ever met. The guy is a natural born athlete so he kind of sets the bar high in terms of being the Green Arrow physically, as well as emotionally. It was important for me to match that with him and try to match that bar that he set.”
You can listen to this extract from the interview below:
On how it feels to be part of a show that is about to hit a 100 episode milestone:
“It’s so amazing. To be included in that episode is awesome. I’m just so excited for people to see the episode and to enjoy it. I think Marc Guggenheim was right- it is a love letter to the fans and if you were a fan of the comics or a fan of the show, I think it’s a perfect way to say thank you. Its just been great for me to come in, short notice and be part of this group and this cast. They’ve been nothing but just gracious and welcoming to us and I think I speak for the rest of the newbies when I say we feel welcome. They’ve opened their arms to us and we just enjoy the whole process. Stephen Amell is a great person. He’s super funny, welcoming and a really amazing actor who puts in a lot of hard work. He’s deserving of this amazing achievement at 100 episodes and having a fan-base that truly cares. I think it shows because he works really hard to create this character and to give the fans something really real.”
You can listen to this extract from the interview below:
Arrow airs Wednesdays at 8/7c on The CW. The 100th episode of the show, “Invasion!”, airs tonight and is part of the four-night crossover event with The Flash, Supergirl and DC’s Legends of Tomorrow.
Thoughts on this report? Are you excited for the 100th episode of Arrow?
You can listen to our full interview with Rick below:
By Ruari Williamson
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The Everything Geek Podcast is DELIGHTED to announce that actor Joshua Hoover is the next actor we’re confirming for a celebrity guest interview on the podcast!
Joshua is best known for playing Joey in The Walking Dead and Bodie in Halt and Catch Fire. His other notable roles include Dan Darcy in Not So Union, Dork in The Nice Guys, Lunch in The Malibu Tapes, Bum in Semper Fight, Josh in Friend Needs Help, Lucky Guy Wesley in How I Met Your Mother, Host in Sleepy Hollow, Another Nerd in The Millers and Guy in a Dress in CSI: NY.
We’re looking forward to chatting with and interviewing Joshua on the podcast. If you have any questions for Joshua please feel free to leave them in the comments. We’ll make sure to post updates once a date is confirmed for Joshua to be on the podcast.
By Ruari Williamson
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Getting back to our guest announcements and we’ll be announcing another exciting guest tomorrow.
We’ll be announcing a new cast member from The Walking Dead. This actor plays a member of The Saviours in the on-going seventh season of the show.
I’m looking forward to revealing who this guest is!
By Ruari Williamson
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On the one-hundred and seventy-third episode and next LIVE episode of the Everything Geek Podcast this weekend, we’ll be interviewing actor Alaa Safi! Alaa is best known for playing the Tall Zealot in Doctor Strange. His other notable roles include Vulture in Chinese Zodiac, Bashir in Tyrant, Imad in Dare to Be Wild, Battling Mokhtar in Victor Young Perez, Berouz in All Three of Us, Moussa in Anything for Her, The Moor in Outcast, Iron-Legs fighter in Mercury Man, Poker player in Brotherhood of Tears, Omar’s Crew in Traitor and Anwar in Transporter: The Series. We’ll be taking YOUR questions for Alaa as well, so if you have any questions for Alaa on any of his roles, please leave them in the comments or call-in when we look for questions or call-ins from our listeners on Channel1138! Alaa’s full list of credits can be found here:
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The Everything Geek Podcast is DELIGHTED to announce that actor Alaa Safi is the next actor we’re confirming for a celebrity guest interview on the podcast!
Alaa is best known for playing the Tall Zealot in Doctor Strange. His other notable roles include Vulture in Chinese Zodiac, Bashir in Tyrant, Imad in Dare to Be Wild, Battling Mokhtar in Victor Young Perez, Berouz in All Three of Us, Moussa in Anything for Her, The Moor in Outcast, Iron-Legs fighter in Mercury Man, Poker player in Brotherhood of Tears, Omar’s Crew in Traitor and Anwar in Transporter: The Series.
We’re looking forward to chatting with and interviewing Alaa on the podcast. If you have any questions for Alaa please feel free to leave them in the comments. We’ll make sure to post updates once a date is confirmed for Alaa to be on the podcast.
By Ruari Williamson
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The Everything Geek Podcast is DELIGHTED to announce that actress Katrina Durden is the next actress we’re confirming for a celebrity guest interview on the podcast!
Katrina is best known for playing the Blonde Zealot in Doctor Strange. Her other notable roles include Decapre in Street Fighter: Resurrection, Red Fang in Kick-Ass 2, Girl in pub in London Boulevard and a Personal Trainer in Vicious.
We’re looking forward to chatting with and interviewing Katrina on the podcast. If you have any questions for Katrina please feel free to leave them in the comments. We’ll make sure to post updates once a date is confirmed for Katrina to be on the podcast.
By Ruari Williamson
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Getting back to our guest announcements and we’ll be announcing two exciting guests later today.
We’ll be announcing two cast members from the new Marvel Studios film Doctor Strange. Both of these cast members played followers of Mads Mikkelsen’s villain Kaecilius.
I’m looking forward to revealing who both of these guests are!
By Ruari Williamson
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Our interview with actor Rick Gonzalez is now up on our YouTube channel!
You can listen to the interview below:
“Join host Ruari in this special guest interview with actor Rick Gonzalez, best known for playing Rene Ramirez aka Wild Dog in Arrow, Timo Cruz in Coach Carter, Ben Gonzalez in Reaper, Naps in Roll Bounce, Vincent in War of the Worlds, Wilson Jr. in Illegal Tender, Stone in Pulse, Primo in Biker Boyz, Isaac Vera in Mr. Robot, Tomas in Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Mickey Carlson in Castle and Rick Cortez in Bones. In the interview they talk about how Rick decided he wanted to become an actor, how Rick was originally cast as Wild Dog in Arrow, whether Rick was aware of the character in the DC comics prior to his casting, Rick’s reaction to seeing Wild Dog’s costume for the first time, whether Rick had to do any training for the fighting and the action sequences before he started filming on Arrow, the biggest challenges Rick has faced in doing the action sequences on Arrow, how Rick feels being part of a show in Arrow that is about to hit a 100 episode milestone, the role that Rick has found the most challenging in his career and Rick’s upcoming acting roles and other projects.”
Be sure to leave your feedback on the interview and enjoy!
By Ruari Williamson
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We’ll be uploading another Arrow interview to our YouTube channel today.
We’ll be uploading our interview with actor Rick Gonzalez. Rick is best known for playing Rene Ramirez aka Wild Dog in Arrow.
We hope you’re looking forward to the uploading of the interview!
By Ruari Williamson
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