Best known for starring in the Highlander TV series and its last two film sequels, Adrian Paul is the star of Eyeborgs, making its Syfy premiere tonight.
FLICK ATTACK: How many of your interviews start off with the interviewer saying, “Yo, Adrian”?
PAUL: Once or twice, perhaps. It’s standard.
FLICK ATTACK: Eyeborgs has kind of done the impossible for a direct-to-DVD movie these days and broken through, gaining quite a cult. What do you attribute this to?
PAUL: I think it’s the subject matter in a sense. You know, when they first came up with the idea, it was during the elections and the introductions of cameras into cities like New York and Chicago and London. To me, it’s kind of like a political statement slash thriller, with sci-fi. They did a really good job for the time they spent on it. The CGI is incredible. It wasn’t done by eight companies; most of the big work was done by one guy. It’s a slightly different slant on “We are being watched.”
FLICK ATTACK: Is there any talk of a sequel yet?
PAUL: Yeah, if it does well, there’s a possibility of a sequel. They’re talking about “is it possible to make it into a series?” I don’t know what the answer to that is, but there has been some sort of rumor about it.
FLICK ATTACK: And now it’s making its Syfy debut. How’s it gonna play alongside the lofty standards established by Mansquito and Blood Monkey and Mega Python vs. Gatoroid?
PAUL: I don’t know. Syfy comes out with some good product and other product they do for not a lot of money, and it’s pure entertainment, pure fantasy. I think they’re never going to go away. They’re just going to get bigger. They’ll do different types of film, but this one has a sci-fi element and there is an audience for it.
FLICK ATTACK: My 5-year-old wants one of those two-legged Eyeborgs for his birthday. Can you pull some strings for me?
PAUL: Well, if it does well, you can know for certain they’ll do merchandising on it, so I’ll let you know.
FLICK ATTACK: Is it more difficult acting against a spider robot that’s not really there or Christopher Lambert?
PAUL: Ohhh. That’s a harsh comment, actually.
FLICK ATTACK: No, it’s good-natured. All in fun.
PAUL: You have to have a very good imagination. All I was told was that I was given a rundown as to what these things might look like and what their capabilities were, in a sense. I actually choreographed the fight and sat down with the robot designer and the director, and came up with what could be done, how it would move. I was just fighting air, pretending there’s this eight-legged thing kicking my ass.
FLICK ATTACK: Speaking of Highlander, answer honestly: How long would it really take you to cut off someone’s head?
PAUL: How long would it take?
FLICK ATTACK: Yeah.
PAUL: Well, it would take you literally one slice. It depends on what you’re using. —Rod Lott
Additional question by Allan Mott.
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