Tuesday, March 5, 2013

Interviewing Movie Stars: Are They Bored?


In a recent interview with Chris Stark of the Scott Mills BBC radio show, Mila Kunis expressed an actual interest the conversation. This shouldn’t be something so out of the ordinary. Yet, it seems that entertainment journalism is becoming extremely repetitive and the celebrities are getting bored!

A video of the interview was posted on YouTube and has received attention through the social networking site Reddit. In the video a nervous, first time interview, Chris Stark has come prepared with questions for Mila Kunis about her latest role as a witch in Disney’s soon to be released film Oz: The Great and Powerful.

Stark admits to Kunis that he is actually nervous about interviewing her, basically because she’s an attractive celebrity. In turn Kunis ends up asking him questions about why he’s nervous and tries to make him feel more comfortable. Oddly enough, Stark goes on to explain his favorite alcoholic beverages, who his friends are, where they hang out, and eventually even invites her to be a guest at wedding he has to go to.

While this does not really seem like an interview at all at this point, Kunis seems entertained. When Stark mentions that he has to get back to the prepared questions she says “Why this is way more fun for me!”

Stark continues on with his casual conversation while Mila Kunis continues to be carefree and enjoy herself. When a staff member intervenes, Kunis agrees to discuss her movie. However, she says “Let me just give you the answers to the questions I know you’re going to ask.” 

She goes on for about 40 seconds to explain her part and how she felt about it as well as how she felt about working with her co-stars. Her interviewer stares dumbfounded because she has indeed appeared to answer any question he was planning on asking her.

Are journalists becoming too predictable? Celebrities are interviewed by many different people before a movie comes out and can apparently guess what they are going to be asked at each interview. Has entertainment journalism become standardized?

Watch the very entertaining video of Mila Kunis' interview:


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