Interview with Once Upon A Time and iZombie's David Anders at Regal Con 2015

Another iconic character on Once Upon A Time has been the horror icon, Dr. Frankenstein. Oncers know his Storybrooke alter ego as Dr. Whale, the surgeon, OBGYN, general practitioner and all around mega-doctor at Storybrooke Hospital. The man behind our Storybrooke McSteamy is the well-known actor, David Anders. I had an opportunity to sit down with David and talk all things Once Upon a Time as well as get a bit of info on his new show, iZombie. 

 

Zach: Good afternoon. I’m Zach Van Norman from OnceUponAFans.com. We are your number one fansite for Once Upon a Time. Thank you again for your time. It’s good to see you.

David: Of course, absolutely. It’s good to see you!

Interview with Once Upon A Time's Rebecca Mader at Regal Con 2015

Does Wicked always win? Maybe not on ABC's Once Upon A Time, but in reality Rebecca Mader exudes such an air of confidence that it's clear that this woman always gets what she wants. She was kind enough to speak with me at Regal Con 2015 about Zelena's motivations, her potential happy ending, and the season four finale.

ZACH: I’m Zach Van Norman with Once Upon a Fan. Thank you very much for your time today. I appreciate it. 

REBECCA: My pleasure. 

Interview with Once Upon A Time's Sean Maguire at Regal Con 2015

Sean Maguire has stolen the hearts of viewers worldwide with his portrayal of Robin Hood on ABC's Once Upon A Time. We sat down at Regal Con 2015 to chat about the season four finale, his working relationship with his cast mates, and women's roles in entertainment.

Zach:  Thank you for your time, we really appreciate it. Obviously the season is going to end with a big twist for Robin’s story with Regina and Zelena.  When you first got the script about Zelena’s pregnancy and the twist, what were your thoughts?

Interview with Once Upon A Time's Gil McKinney at Regal Con 2015

 Gil McKinney's career has taken him from a fast-paced ER to the glow of Friday Night Lights, dabbling in Supernatural forces and taking the throne of a kingdom on Once Upon A Time. Gil and I spoke at Regal Con 2015 to talk about conventions, viewing habits, and more.

Zach: I’m Zach Van Norman with Once Upon a Fan. Thank you very much for giving us your time again today.

Gil: Happy to be here.

Interview with Once Upon A Time's Beverley Elliott at Regal Con 2015

Fans of Once Upon A Time know that Beverly Elliott's portrayal of Granny from the Little Red Riding Hood story is anything but expected. This is a Granny who dishes sides of sass along with her meatloaf and uses a crossbow as her weapon of choice; in short, she's a badass. I had the opportunity to speak with Beverley at Regal Con 2015, where we discuss her experiences, her one-woman show, and what kind of inspiration Granny is for the audience.

Interview with Once Upon A Time's Faustino Di Bauda at Regal Con 2015

During Regal Con 2015 I had the opportunity to speak with several cast members of ABC's Once Upon A Time. Here is my interview with Faustino Di Bauda, who plays Sleepy.

Zach: First of all, thank you for giving me your time again. I appreciate it. You were on our podcast once with Michael.

Faustino: I remember that. That was a lot of fun actually.

Zach: Thank you for that. Yesterday was fun, too.

Interview with Once Upon A Time's Emilie de Ravin at Regal Con 2015

My interview with Once Upon A Time and Lost star Emilie de Ravin can be seen here.

Twitter interview with Jennifer Morrison about her directorial debut, "Warning Labels"

Jennifer Morrison has graced both the silver screen (as Winona Kirk in 2009's Star Trek and Sam in 2012's Some Girls) and the television screen (as Dr. Allison Cameron on Fox's House, Zoey Pierson on the CBS sitcom How I Met Your Mother), where she can currently be seen as Emma Swan, the Sheriff and Savior on ABC's Once Upon A Time. Now she's moving behind the camera with her directorial debut, Warning Labels, which premiered at the Tribeca International Film Festival in April 2015. 

Prior to its release I was able to conduct an interview with Jennifer via the Twitter account for the film, @WarningLblsFilm. Below is a full transcript of our conversation.

Describe Warning Labels in 1 word. 

Intriguing.

Where did you film Warning Labels? 

We filmed in LA.

How did you adapt to being behind the camera vs. in front?

Podcast interview with Once Upon A Time's Michael Coleman and Faustino di Bauda

My interview with Once Upon A Time's Michael Coleman and Faustino di Bauda on the Once Upon A Fan Podcast can be heard here.

Podcast interview with Once Upon A Time's Lee Arenberg

My interview with Once Upon A Time and Pirates of the Caribbean star Lee Arenberg can be heard here.

Podcast interview with Once Upon A Time's Mig Macario and Jeffrey Kaiser

My interview with Once Upon A Time's Mig Macario and Jeffrey Kaiser on the Once Upon A Fan Podcast can be heard here.

Podcast interview with Once Upon A Time makeup artist Cayley Giene

My interview with Once Upon A Time makeup artist Cayley Giene can be heard here.

Roundtable interview with Once Upon A Time stars Jennifer Morrison and Colin O'Donoghue, SDCC 2014

My roundtable interview with Once Upon A Time stars Jennifer Morrison and Colin O'Donoghue can be viewed here.

Roundtable interview with Once Upon A Time star Jared Gilmore, SDCC 2014

My roundtable interview with Once Upon A Time star Jared Gilmore at the 2014 San Diego Comic-Con can be viewed here.

Roundtable interview with Once Upon A Time star Lana Parrilla, SDCC 2014

My roundtable interview with Once Upon A Time star Lana Parrilla can be heard in full here, with limited video here. (Technical issues with the camera delayed recording until after she had answered my questions.)

Roundtable interview with Once Upon A Time star Josh Dallas, SDCC 2014

My roundtable interview with Once Upon A Time star Josh Dallas can be viewed here.

Roundtable interview with Once Upon A Time stars Robert Carlyle and Emilie de Ravin, SDCC 2014

My roundtable interview with Once Upon A Time stars Robert Carlyle and Emilie de Ravin can be viewed here.

Roundtable interview with Once Upon A Time creators Adam Horowitz and Eddy Kitsis, SDCC 2014

My roundtable interview with Once Upon A Time creators Adam Horowitz and Eddy Kitsis at the 2014 San Diego Comic-Con can be viewed here.

Podcast interview with Once Upon A Time in Wonderland writer Richard Hatem

My interview with Once Upon A Time in Wonderland writer Richard Hatem can be heard here.

Interview with Once Upon A Time's Raphael Sbarge, Enchantacon 2013

Zach: How did you hear about Once Upon a Time and what was your reaction to the premise?

Raphael: I heard that there was going to be a new show and there’s this part of Jiminy Cricket. I didn’t know what they wanted.  Personal story: My girlfriend, who I dated her over twenty-five years ago, is now back in my life.  She had these glasses that we had purchased then.  I told her, “I’m going out for this part, Jiminy Cricket. Do you have any glasses?”  She said, “That’s so weird because I happened to come by these.”  She’s a therapist!  So those are the glasses that I walked into the audition with, and those are the glasses that I wear on the show.  Normally they don’t let you do that because they want to double things up so if something breaks then they have a backup.  But those glasses, because they’re twenty-five years old, they can’t match them.  It’s a weird magical story about me and the therapist.   Anyways, I went in and met them. The scene [in the audition] was me and Henry on the street.  And then I left.  I walked out and they literally chased me down and brought me back: “Would you do it again? The director’s up in Vancouver.” So it began.  I got called into the meeting and I guess they told me later they that had a lot of people come in and there were certain qualities they had imagined for the part.  I’m a Dad and that was helpful since the relationship with Henry was a key component.

Sam: Henry needs a male figure in his life.

Zach: What’s been your favorite episode so far?

Raphael: Oh gosh, I mean it sounds self-serving, but I guess it’s most interesting when you get your  back-story.  

Zach: “A Still Small Voice.”

Sam: I think that was the first episode that hit so hard.  When you see the puppets at the end and we feel Archie’s horror at what he’s done . . . that was the first time where I was really sucked in.

Zach: It reminded me about something more than just fairy tale characters.

Raphael: When you talk about the premise of the show, to explain the show to people before it aired, “There is this town and it’s Storybrooke, and it’s got Prince Charming, and the Evil Queen and Snow White are real characters . . .” you could see people’s eyes glaze over.  In lesser hands it could have been done so poorly and saccharine.  What they did was, they were willing to tell stories that are tough.  This story about Jiminy’s conscience . . . he didn’t do the right thing because he learned it or because he was supposed to.  He actually did the wrong thing so long that it forced him somehow to know the difference.  I remember reading this story.  I loved the journey.  I love when he stood up to the Evil Queen. That whole first season was really magical where they got to really go through these backstories and give us more time with people to explore what that was.  So I am really a big fan of the first season.

Zach: Your work with Tony Amendola. . .

Raphael: Tony and I have known each other for years.  We had done some theater work together.  He’s one of the dearest, sweetest guys.  When he got cast as Gepetto, I was so happy.  He’s just a wonderful man and a great actor.  We have a natural affinity for each other.

Zach: Will we see more Pinocchio?

Raphael:  I don’t know about that.  We do know that there are a ton of characters. There are a lot of storylines to manage.  I don’t envy the writers their job of trying to sort them all out.

Zach: You’re also the founder of Green Wish.

Raphael:  Green Wish raises money for non-profits that are green.  The way it works is that people can set up chapters and we give them the infrastructure to create all the elements of a non-profit set-up for community-based work.  They put 90 cents of the dollar back into the community.  There’s so much going on with the environment, and we’re opening up chapters all over the country.  It’s like being a parent; you get so overwhelmed by how much need there is you can’t write a check every day.  So this is a way to give back.

OUAF would like to thank Mr. Sbarge for sharing his time and insight.