Joy: That’s not right. 

Elisabeth: Nooo. 

Jason: It’s ok, I have a daughter already. 

Elisabeth: So you got off easy that way. 

Jeremy: It was fun though. You know, they have it zap here and zap there (swishes his hand from side to side to demonstrate the flying motion) My favorite shot of the whole movie was umm, I’d been waiting for the shot for eight months, and they said, ‘Ok, we’ll do the shot in one take.’ And I’m like, ‘No’ (throws his hands out to the side like it’s his final decision and he’s sticking to it. Jason is trying hard not to laugh cause Jeremy seems so “into it”.) We gotta do the shot in at least ten takes. 

Elisabeth: Because you were having so much fun. 

Jeremy: Oh yeah, cause it was the shot that I’d been waiting for when I fly in one whole flight around the whole set (a lot of hand gestures here) And so it was…it was exactly like I was flying. I felt totally free, it was the most amazing feeling I’ve had in my whole life (he’s completely lost in his excitement at this point). 

Jason: Well, the only thing about him is (leans up to Jeremy and puts one hand on each shoulder and smiles in a joking manner) he thinks he can fly, right? (Everyone starts laughing while Jeremy looks utterly embarrassed, Jason licks his lips hurriedly and leans back again) So what happened is when you fly there’s, ya know, six or seven big strong tattooed guys hanging onto the rope somewhere and you have to say (looks over to the side, gets some hand gestures in there) ‘Guys, you ok? Do you got the rope? Okay, move.’ Jeremy (points to him, smiling) would constantly be going, (does a prepubescent high pitched voice, looks up and points up at an imaginary figure) ‘Hey, what if I jump off here?’ and then he’d just fly somewhere (throws his hand outward, everyone laughs) and you’d see people dropping their lunches (acts like he’s just dropped something out of his hands) and sprint across the thing and grab hold of him (grabs hold of imaginary rope like his life depended on it) just before he hit the deck (smacks his hands together and laughs). 

Jeremy: (laughing) Right before I hit the ground. 

Meredith: For those of you who are looking at Jason saying ‘where have I seen the face?’ 

Star: I know, exactly. 

Meredith: It’s The Patriot.  

Star: Yes 

Meredith: Remember, he played the bad guy in The Patriot. (Taps her glasses against her notepad) 

(Jason kind of nods, kind of grimaces. The kind of look that says “Why oh why did they bring that up?” Pulls at the front of his shirt again) 

Meredith: You play the bad guy in this, Captain Hook. But, you also play Mr. Darling. 

(Star says something and Meredith turns to her) 

Meredith: Huh? 

Star: Yeah (smiles and drags it out) 

Jason: Hmm 

Meredith: Which is the timid husband. 

(Shows a split screen. On one side an image of Mr. Darling in his tux, the other has Captain Hook in his red velvet)

 

Jason: Yes 

Meredith: You’re going back and forth. How hard is that? How do you do that? 

Jason: Well, you know the film took quite a long time (tilts his head and laughs while scratching his thigh). I only play two characters. I found that rather frustrating. I, (shrugs) frankly, think I could’ve played his part (gestures to Jeremy) and the dog (the audience laughs) and Tinkerbell. You know, I’m much more like the timid Mr. Darling who’s scared of his wife and kids (he waves it off and they start laughing) and he’s scared of his own dog, ya know (looks down) and uh.. 

Joy: That’s you? 

Jason: (looks at her) That’s me. 

Joy: Yeah 

Jason: Ya know, but I like being these tough guys onscreen cause it’s cheap therapy for me (arches his brows and looks all innocent)  

Audience laughs. 

Star: Act it all out. 

(Jason nods with a small smile) 

Jeremy: (tapping Jason on the chest) Tell them about that one scene where you had to umm, lay in the doghouse? 

Jason: (starts laughing) Oh, I’m not gonna… (Moves his mouth to the side and leans over to Jeremy) it was cut from the movie (makes cut it gesture with hand, Jeremy turns scratching his head as if to say “Ooops” and everyone laughs while Jason squirms in his seat wearing a face that says to the audience ‘nobody heard that’)  

All the girls (laughing and getting the joke): Stay off of that. Okay. 

Jason (laughing): There was a time in the doghouse, one time in the kennel. My legs bent over my back (makes sweeping motion over his head with his hand) it was incredibly painful and I first went to the screening and it went down a storm, the kids were laughing and all the grownups were crying their eyes out and it came up (his mouth drops open in shock) I know I was just like that cause I spent three months in a kennel and it wasn’t on the screen. (laughs again) 

All the girls in unison go “Ohhh” 

Jason: Yeah, there ya go (puts arm back on the back of the couch behind Jeremy) 

Star: Do you think all little boys have a little Peter Pan in them? Don’t want to grow up, don’t wanna settle down. Just wanna fly around in the harness all day long (leans toward Jeremy, smiling) 

(Jeremy is thinking it over. He sniffles and nods) 

Jeremy: Well, to me there’s a lot of kids. Well, I mean every kid… every person wants to fly in their life. Umm, a lot of kids dream about sword-fighting and flying and, ya know, fighting pirates. It’s like a dream that every little kids wants, has, and a lot of little kids want. And uh, there’s a Peter Pan in every kid. Oh yeah, I think so. 

Jason: (rubbing the back of his neck) My partner, Emma, said to me after the movie she went ‘I think this movie’s going to do really well with grownup women’ (Jason makes this face like ‘what the hell?’) I said ‘why?’ She said ‘because it’s about a girl trying to get a boy to grow up and behave properly’. (Looks like he’s in shock and everyone starts laughing) And that’s what…it’s the oldest story in the world. Boys just start with children. They have to be dragged in, kicking and screaming into it.  

Jeremy: But the good thing about this movie is it brings, you know how all the kids are in a Playstation 2 stuff? This movie brings back the imagination to all the kids and,  

Off Camera: That’s a smart move. 

Jeremy: and it brings the kid out of the adults and so.. 

Jason: All the grownups cry…the thing that the kids love (starts laughing) you turn around and the parents are just (puts his hand over his eyes and makes a crying noise and says ‘Oh God’) cause it’s all about hating growing old (turns to Joy and Elisabeth) I don’t know about you, but I hate growing old. I hate it, and how much we all pretend to be grownup. 

Jeremy: That’s why I laugh at Jason all the time. 

Star: Even as parents, Jason, are you a strict dad? 

Jason: No, I’m pathetic (shakes his head and shrugs a bit). I’m useless

 Star: You are? You’re a wuss? 

Jason: Yeah 

Star: (holds up a finger) Wrap you right around the finger? 

Jason: I’d say to Emma, ya know, (scratches his head a bit) Look, we can’t let her get away with that. She’d say ‘you do it’ and I’d go over there (shakes his head and smiles) and I just collapse (smiles) I do whatever she wants. 

Jeremy: (leans into Jason in a half hug) He’s good to me. 

Jason: It was easy with him (leans into Jeremy) We were really badly behaved all year. Me and the other kids, and especially Jeremy and I. 

Meredith: You actually grew during the filming, right? 

Jeremy: Yeah 

Meredith: How did the director deal with that? 

Jeremy: I was five foot when I started and… 

Meredith: And what are you now? 

Jeremy: I’m five ten and a half.  

Jason: Yeah 

(Audience laughs and everyone kind of gasps) 

Meredith: Wow! No wonder that suit was tight. 

Jeremy: I started at five foot and when I finished I was five eight. Now I’m five ten and a half. They had to change the window in the nursery four times. 

Jason: Yeah 

Meredith:  So you’re not slamming into it.  

Jeremy: So when I walked into it, I wouldn’t hit my head. 

Jason: They shoulda changed Captain Hook. (plays with his earlobe) They shoulda changed me cause when I first started fighting him he was the size I could bat him around  (makes smacking motions with his hand) and by the end he knocked me out (throws his head back and everyone laughs). He lifted me off my feet on the other side of the ship (puts hands together like he’s holding a sword and swinging) Turns around and backhands me in the face. 

Star: You play the guy who never wants to grow up and you grew up! That’s great. 

Jeremy: (throws up his arms) Sorry 

(Audience laughs) 

Jeremy: And it’s all in the movie magic, it’s how they work it. I don’t know (laughs and shrugs) 

Elisabeth: And you never, ever do grow up in this film and I love that (smiling) And you said to me backstage (I think she points to Jason but the camera angle doesn’t show it clearly), ‘Did it make you feel young again?’ I’m only twenty-six buddy! (eyes wide and big smile) But it did.  

Jason: But he also said…(big grin while he grabs Jeremy’s arms as Jeremy leans forward towards Elisabeth) 

Jeremy: (holding out his hands) I’ll give you my phone number 

(Everyone starts laughing as Jeremy sits back down and Jason does that famous upper lip lick that many squealing female fans always point out) 

Jeremy: So she can cheat on her husband. 

(Everyone onstage is rolling with laughter and there’s applause) 

Elisabeth: Thank you Jeremy Sumpter and Jason Isaacs. Peter Pan is playing in theaters everywhere. We’ll be right back (leans towards Jason and Jeremy and speaks like a taunting girl, eyes wide and smiles) I’m twenty-six! 

(Jason is holding his stomach and starts rolling with laughter and pats Jeremy on the shoulder who’s smiling) 

Elisabeth: Wish I could be young again! We’ll see you all later. We’ll be right back. 

(Everyone is all smiles as they cut to commercial)