Hello all!  With a majority of the questions asked and sent to the cast of the film, here are their answers:

Here’s the list of the actors who took part in answering your questions:

Jun Naito - Mega Man
Jeanie Tse - Roll
Edward X Young- Dr. Light
Dave Maulbeck - Dr Wily
Alan Fung - Elecman
Wayne Chang - Iceman
Hugo Salazar-Fireman

Ludichris714:

1.)  What’s your favorite character from Mega Man? and why?

JN: Probably Elecman because you get multiple hits out of one zap.

JT:   Roll all the way!  How can someone so cheerful kick so much butt and look cute doing it?

EY: When I auditioned in January of 2008,  I was utterly unfamiliar with “Mega Man” or any of the ancillary characters.  By choice, until our project was finished, I avoided seeing anything associated with the game or based on it, because I didn’t want the exposure to interfere with me developing Dr. Light as a character of my own interpretation and creation.  Dr. Light has grown to become one of my favorite characters of all the projects I’ve done. I can only hope I’ve captured the expectations of the many Mega Man fans out there.

DM:  Dr. Wily, of course.  Why… he’s pure evil, mad as a hatter, but still fun and that’s a hard combo to pull off.

AF:  Well… I don’t know that I have a favorite actually, I mean I think Dr. Wily is pretty cool, since he’s so out there.

WC:  “Eddy” because it sounds like “Eddie”

http://megaman.wikia.com/wiki/Eddie

HS:  Besides being absolutely in love with my character, I would have to say that my favorite character, without being cliché, would be Mega-Man.  I’m always a fan of the whole idea of “coming of age” for characters and them overcoming incredible odds in reaching that goal.  Stories like this are my Kryptonite.  Mega-Man starts out as a regular aid, but through the course of events, grows into a man of a Robot to set out to fix what was wrong with the Mega-Man universe. This, while clearly risking his life.  And Jun Naito does an amazing job in having that range of a harmless aid-robot to becoming the hero, risking his life to, literally, save the world.  Kudos to Jun for that.

2.)  How was your experience working alongside Eddie Lebron?

JN: I’ve now worked with Eddie on 3 feature-length films and countless shorts. I guess the experiences have been good since I keep working with him.

JT:  One of my main reasons for taking this role was that I wanted to work with Eddie again.  I trusted that he would make this departure from my usual serious, dramatic roles a success.  Eddie has amazing vision, energy and cinematographic skill, AND he’s a really nice person.

EY:  Eddie Lebron is a genius. He’s the most efficient, professional and versatile filmmaker I’ve worked with.  Eddie Lebron is a double-whammy: an exceptional director and cinematographer. I hope he has a part for me in every picture he makes.  And I have had the pleasure of working with Eddie on three more projects subsequent to “Megaman” including the horror features “Eat Me!” and “Muttnik.” Keep your eye on him:  Eddie Lebron is the next “Steven Spielberg.”

DM:  Working with Eddie was great. He’s professional and friendly. he has a vision for his film and allows you as an actor to bring your gifts to the project with out being over powering. It’s a team effort.

AF:It’s always a pleasure to work with Eddie.  To witness the talent and vision this guy has.  You never imagine the takes to come out as great as they do, well, until you realize this guy is just that talented and has it all figured out, and will only get better.

WC:  From an actor’s point of view, Eddie is very specific with his vision, and his direction. He gave the actors the freedom to bring what we can bring to the character, and trust that we came to set prepared. So, the entire team had faith with each other.
HS:You can not ask for a better film director.  Eddie has his clear cut vision on how he wants his movies to come out. And  you find that you completely duplicate that in your mind without him having to
struggle to paint the picture for you.  The chemistry and comradeship between Eddie and I was apparent as soon as we met each other and that leaked over beautifully onto the set.  Eddie knows how to give particular direction for his vision.  But where other film directors fail is that they tend to micro-direct anything, which NOT what you want to do with the talented cast that we have in Mega-Man.  Eddie does the opposite.  He harnesses and channels one’s talents and gives the right freedom to the actor to truly shine.  For example, I am a nationally ranked competitor as a martial artist and acrobat.  Fire-Man was an intensely physical role for me and Eddie knew how to apply my talent to his vision.  Having worked with seasoned Broadway actors and Tony Award winners in the theatre, it’s amazing to see how Eddie can build the chemistry and direct to his ability despite Eddie’s little time in the business.
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Finally, another blog post.  What a delay!

First order of business:  Where’s the film currently at in terms of completion?

Currently, the focus is being put on the most complex scene of the film: the finale.  This chunk of the film involves the most editing and VFX work so after this sequence is complete, a giant step has been taken toward the completion of the film.  The finale, as I’m sure most Megaman fans know, are pretty elaborate (as seen in the game).

Aside from that, it’s all visual effects and the score.

Also, as a means of bringing more interest back to the blogs, I present this idea proposed to me:

“Ask the Actors!”.  Have any questions for any of the actors who worked on Megaman?  Ask them!  Ask either in the thread for this post or in the comment area below.  All questions asked before Friday will be presented to the actors who will answer them personally.

Keep in mind I’m also reading the forum so any suggestions for content or blog post are welcome and if they peak interest, I might go with them!

And finally, a nice treat.  4 finalized character posters for the film!:

Eddie
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