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HorrorHound: Warwick Davis Exclusive Interview |
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HorrorHound # 2 is now shipping and included in this great issue is an
interview with horror icon Warwick (Leprechaun) Davis, which focuses
on the new statue that he is producing for sale on his official
website. Here is a few choice cuts from the interview that didn't make
the final cut of the magazine - Make sure you pick up HorrorHound at
your local store or right here on HorrorHound.com to check out the
full print article, including great shots of this upcoming statue!!
HorrorHound: The statue has been a long time in the making, I remember
you mentioning the figure back in 2003 and since the first batch of
photos appeared on your official website (warwickdavis.com) you've
literally had collectors foaming at the mouth awaiting the
availability of the piece.
Warwick: Absolutely. Sean Green (the sculptor) and I were going back
forth with it for a number of years before anything happened. It was
one of those projects where either I would be busy filming or Sean
would be too busy to work on it, so it has taken a lot of time and
effort to get to the stage we are at now. We are currently working
with Cards Inc on the packaging at the moment and they're great, they
really know the market. I just can't wait to get it out to the public.
I took it with me to the Chiller Theatre show in New Jersey recently
and had on my table, and the amount of email addresses I took from
people who want to know as soon as it's available was just amazing.
HorrorHound: Speaking of the packaging, can the collectors expect
anything special or unique with this item?
Warwick: I would like that. I want to put a figure out at a price that
everyone can get one, but at the same time I want it to be special.
Obviously I want to keep the green theme in there, maybe line the
inside with a velvet green cloth or something. I know a lot of
collectors like to display items boxed as well as loose so we are
definitely trying to make it desirable for that very reason. In
addition there will be some background on Sean on there as well as
other details. It is in the works but by no means finalised yet.
HorrorHound: Now I have to ask you about the brand new Leprechaun
figure that SOTA Toys plans on putting out as part of there Now
Playing toy line later this year. Were you aware of this action figure
coming out?
Warwick: Funnily enough I was in a meeting with Cards Inc. regarding
the figure Sean and I have done and as we left the office a fax had
come in showing a picture of that figure based on his likeness in the
first movie. The photos I saw weren't the best and I appreciate that
the photography at a collectors fair can be a little off, but at this
moment all I can say is the more the better. I still want to see a
Leprechaun bobble-head made at some point; it's all very encouraging
to see more Leprechaun merchandise out there.
HorrorHound: Well who knows, if the Now Playing figure is successful,
which I have every faith in it being so, maybe the folks at SOTA will
give us a 12 or 18-inch Leprechaun with a sound chip that spouts his
most memorable phrases.
Warwick: That would be fantastic! I'd love to see something like that
eventually. Last St. Patrick's Day I did a holiday greeting on my
website in character which was a lot of fun to do. I'll have to do
another one this year. Everyone gets a kick out of that kind of thing.
A trend I've got going at the minute is whenever I meet fans at
conventions I'll leave voice messages for there friends over the phone
as the Leprechaun or even answer the phone for them in character.
That's always good fun. *laughs*
Pick up HorrorHound #2 to check out the rest of the interview, which
focuses on the production of the new Leprechaun statue with full-color
pictures, a look back at the history of the Leprechaun series and the
future of the franchise. Order Today!
*interview by HorrorHound writer Paul Davis
