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Gordon Jackson, io9: You play Jedi Bob in this.
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His story is finally being told now!
Bobby Moynihan:Really, the prophecy has been fulfilled.
Yeah, no, I have that Lego set.
I had a Jedi Bob before I got cast, and then I knew all about it, yeah.
io9: Oh wow, okay.
Whats your history with him?
Moynihan:Its a band of weird collecting.
io9: What are some of the weird things you like to collect?
Moynihan:Oh, how much time do we have?
… My entire office is filled withI never throw anything awayand I like to collect weird stuff like that.
io9: Whats your most obscure possession?
I have a couple of them.
io9: Oh cool, the Blankyou mean Madonna without the face?
I like seeking out things that are hard to find.
io9: So you have a big history with Lego andStar Warsto begin with?
Moynihan:Yeah, I mean I got lucky enough, I was a bigStar Warsfan.
Were writing a Lego Christmas special,Star WarsChristmas special.
I got to go work on that and write some jokes.
And then I met Dan and Benji through that.
They were writers on that also, and we hit it off and then they called me for this.
And I cant believe Im here doing it.
io9:And you play the mentor character in this.
Its like, Kenobi as a substitute teacher, if you will.
io9:Were you excited for that role?
Well, I was thinking about it.
I always get the silly guy.
I never get the like, You have to be mindful.
Im playing that guy.
I like the mix of those two.
Hes not the best Jedi and he knows it.
So yeah, he guards the temple, the Cornerstone.
He doesnt want anyone to remake the universe, which is made of Lego.
Moynihan:Well, I think thats the whole point: why is he doing that?
Where does that come from?
Someone who is trying to push that, but also may have the trauma of not wanting to go.
Its like, if you have the power to change everything, do you do it?
Its not just a silly Lego cartoon.
io9: There is a heaviness.
Moynihan:Hes a very, very, very conflicted man.
What are the ethics of playing with something outside of yourself?
Moynihan:Of taking someone apart and putting them back together.
Technically, hes damaging other peoples property by building.
So yeah, its hard being a Jedi man.
Its a grey area.
io9: Getting back into some of the other fandoms youre into
Moynihan:Fandom?
Im just a fan of all that kind of stuff.
We used to pass VHS tapes or Jerky Boys tapes and stuff like that.
Im much older than you, Im guessing.
Do you know who the Jerky Boys [are]?
io9: Oh, nothe prank callers, right?
Bobby Moynihan:Not like grotesque, uh… probably the opposite.
Just like weird comedy stuff.
Now Im remembering there was a guy, Dave Rabbit or something like that.
I think his name was Dave Rabbit.
I went down that hole for a couple months where I was like, Whoa, this is nuts.
io9:Thats awesome.
So, wow, um, uh, back to Lego, I guess?
Moynihan:Yeah, yeah, back to Lego.
io9: Do you have a favorite Lego set?
Its the entire Batcave.
Now, I mean, I have my own Jedi Starfighter, so now thats forever my favorite.
TheHome Aloneone is pretty fascinating.
io9: Oh, the recreation of the house?
Moynihan:Yeah, they have the whole house.
io9: Have you ever submitted to Lego Ideas before?
Moynihan:Thats so weird that you said that.
Do you know Jon Sosis, by any chance?
He does a Lego show on the internet,Building Friendships.
Shout out to Jon.
We just submitted that.
But I think they denied it for some reason.
io9: Oh, really?
Moynihan:They hate me.
io9: Maybe they prefer the the 90s cast.
Moynihan:I did it very aggressively.
io9: What about favorite sci-fi?
Moynihan:Favorite sci-fi moviesStar Wars, obviously.
I enjoy being entertained with fantastical things.
Its weird I wasnt intoStar Trekas a kid.
I was more into each cartoon Filmation did, [and also shows like]Bionic SixandSilverHawks.
io9: Filmation did theStar Trekcartoon, though, right?
Moynihan:I believe so, yes.
Moynihan:The 40s, yeah.
io9: Whats your history with these franchises, Gaten?
Its the defining cornerstone piece of why I love what I do, and it will always be.
I dressed up as Obi-WanI remember for a month straight I wore a Padawan braid.
My mom had braided it up for me and added a clip to and I wore it to school.
It was pretty hardcore and it remains so.
io9: So going into this, you knew who Kit Fisto was?
Matarazzo:Oh my gosh, do I know who Kit Fisto was?
I know what form of lightsaber combat Kit Fisto uses.
Form I, by the way.
What about you, Marsai?
Marsai Martin:My history withStar Wars, unfortunately, is very, very minimal.
I love all Star Warsrides.
I also have a bunch of cousins that are obsessed withStar Warsso I always hear it from them.
And then Lego has also just been in my life for a very long time.
I used to have a whole bunch of Legos because its a very big self-care thing.
Its so therapeutic, something about building Legos and just putting it together.
And I know its kind of trending right now, the Lego flowersthey rock, theyre awesome.
Like theyre at the top point.
I have a little sister who is also obsessed with Legos, but she pretty much breaks them down.
Theyre all over the floor in our house.
So you gotta be careful.
Its widely universal to anybody that is in love with both things.
io9: How about you, Tony?
Tony Revolori:I love Legos.
Lego bricks, Lego sets.
io9: Youre playing another villain in this.
Do you feel like thats becoming your thing after theSpider-Manmovies andScream VI?
Revolori:I absolutely love it, because I think no villain is the same.
Really, I think if you play different villains, no matter what, theyll all have different backstories.
Theyre just interesting characters cause theyre interesting.
And theres none more interesting than the villains.
What makes you tick the way you tick?
What made you evil?
And if youre just evil, then okay.
Id be like, Okay.
No ones ever just evil, though.
Theres always an origin story.
Just bullied as a kid.
Theres always an origin story, you know?
io9: Whos your favorite villain, then?
Revolori:Oh no, you know what?
So villainous and scary.
io9: What about you, Marsai?
Martin:Oh my goodness.
I dont know, thats really hard.
I feel like Darth Vader is always the go-to villain for anybody.
I love when movies turn out to be like that.
I dont know if you guys have ever seenDreamgirls.
The one with Beyonce and Jennifer Hudson and Jamie Foxx.
io9: What about you, Gaten?
Matarazzo:Darth Vaders like the quintessential villain.
In my non-serious way of looking at it, I think Syndrome fromThe Incrediblesrocks.
Because hes just a snot-nosed little kid.
Hes a snot-nosed little kid whos kinda good at robotics.
And hes just a spoiled little bitch.
And I think its really funny.
Because I think its such a funny duality between Mr. Matarazzo:Ooh, yes, yeah.
Id like to see R2-D2 and C-3PO in a Bonnie and Clyde run-and-gun bounty hunter relationship.
Like truly, truly bad.
Martin:I dont have one.
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