FURIOUS" MOVIES AND "BEAUTY AND THE BEAST."

I KNOW HIM AS BARD THE BOWMAN FROM "THE HOBBIT."

PLEASE WELCOME, LUKE EVANS!

GOOD TO SEE YOU!

♪ ♪ ♪ ( APPLAUSE )

>> Stephen: NICE TO SEE YOU AGAIN.

>> NICE TO SEE YOU, TOO.

>> Stephen: WE'VE SEEN EACH OTHER A FEW TIMES OVER THE

YEARS.

DO YOU-- FIRST TIME WE HAVE HAD AN INTERVIEW TOGETHER.

DO YOU REMEMBER THE FIRST TIME WE MET?

>> I CERTAINLY DO.

YOU CAME TO NEW ZEALAND WHEN I WAS SHOOTING "THE HOBBIT."

>> Stephen: THAT'S RIGHT.

>> AND SOMEHOW WANGLED YOUR WAY ON TO ONE OF MY KEEPS WITH YOUR

FAMILY.

>> Stephen: THAT'S EXACT IT.

PETER JACKSON ASKED ME IF I WANTED TO PLAY IT'S FAMILY

WANTED TO PLAY SPY NETWORK.

>> THAT'S RIGHT.

>> Stephen: BUT THE VERY NIGHT WE SHOT THAT SCENE, DO YOU

REMEMBER GOING TO A PARTY?

>> WE WENT TO ONE OF THE WRITERS OF "LORD OF THE RINGS" AND "THE

HOBBIT," AND YOU HAD A TOIKEN-OFF.

AND THE MOST DIFFICULT TOIKEN QUESTIONS I EVER HEARD ANYBODY

BE ASKED.

>> Stephen: I DON'T THINK THEY WERE THAT HARD, ACTUALLY.

THAT WAS A PEEK MOMENT FOR ME, BUT THAT'S NOT WHAT I REMEMBER

ABOUT THE PARTY.

DO YOU WANT TON WHAT I REMEMBER ABOUT THE PARTY?

I WAS THERE WITH MY WIFE AND MY TWO BOYS, AND THE BOYS HAD

GOTTEN THERE FOR A FEW DAYS TO DO FISHING IN NEW ZEALAND, WHICH

IS INCREDIBLE THERE.

>> IT IS GREAT.

>> Stephen: AND EVY HAD GOTTEN DOWN THERE.

AND I SAID, "I'LL TAKE CARE OF THE BOYS.

YOU ENJOY THE PARTY.

I'VE BEEN ON A VACATION A FEW DAYS."

IT WAS FRAN WALSH'S HOUSE.

SHE SAID, "DO YOU WANT THEM TO TAKE A NAP?"

AND I PUT THEM DOWN FOR A NAP AND I CAME OUT LOOKING FOR MY

WIFE.

AND I CAN'T FIND MY WIFE.

AND I SAID, "HAS ANYBODY SEEN EVY?"

"SHE'S THERE, BACK IN THERE WITH LUKE," OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT.

I'M NOT SURE.

SO I COME AROUND THE CORNER AND THERE IS MY WIFE TALKING TO YOU,

LOOKING AT YOU LIKE YOU'RE THE CAPTAIN OF THE FOOTBALL TEAM.

( LAUGHTER ) AND SHE'S ONE OF THE

CHEERLEADERS IN HIGH SCHOOL.

AND I SAID-- AND I SAID-- I SAID, "HEY, GUYS!"

AND I TOOK A PHOTOGRAPH.

AND THIS IS THE PHOTOGRAPH I TOOK AT THAT MOMENT.

( APPLAUSE ) >> CAUGHT REDHANDED.

>> Stephen: SHE IS COMPLETELY-- SHE IS-- SHE'S

LOOKING AT ME LIKE, "YEAH, YOU CAUGHT ME."

( LAUGHTER ) "HE'S KINDS OF CUTE."

>> SHE'S VERY A LOVELY LADY.

>> Stephen: I CAN POINT SOMETHING OUT.

HOW MUCH SKIN YOU'RE SHOWING.

>> IT WAS SOMEWHERE.

>> Stephen: LOOK HOW MUCH SKIN.

I GET NO SKIN.

LOOK AT THE SKIN MY WIFE GETS.

>> WE CAN UNDO THE BUTTONS.

>> .

( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ).

>> Stephen: WHAT IS THIS?

>> THIS IS ACTUALLY-- WEIRDEE -- >> Stephen: A SYMBOL OF NEW

ZEALAND.

>> IT'S THE HOOK, THE FISHING HOOK, MADE OUT OF THIS BEAUTIFUL

JADE.

>> Stephen: I CAN SEE THAT?

THAT'S WARM.

THAT'S REALLY WARM.

>> THAT'S RIGHT.

RIGHT NEXT TO MY HEART.

( LAUGHTER ) >> Stephen: NOW, THE NEW MOVIE

YOU HAVE IS CALLED "PROFESSOR MARSTON AND THE WONDER WOMEN."

>> YES.

>> Stephen: NOW, EXPLAIN TO THE GOOD PEOPLE OUT THERE WHO

MAY NOT KNOW, WHERE WONDER WOMAN CAME FROM.

>> PROFESSOR MAFORTON WAS A PSYCHOLOGY PROFESSOR IN THE

1930S AND WITH HIS WIFE CREATED THE EARLY LIE DETECTOR TEST,

WHICH IS PART OF THE STORY.

HE HAS A POLYAMOROUS RELATIONSHIP WITH TWO WOMEN FOR

HIS WHOLE LIFE, HAS CHILDREN WITH THEM BOTH, THEN GOES ON AND

CREATES WONDER WOMAN.

THE SAME PERSON DID ALL OF THESE THINGS.

AND IT'S AN EXTRAORDINARY STORY --

>> Stephen: HOW DOES THE PROFESSOR BECOME THE CREATOR OF

A COMIC BOOK SUPERHERO?

>> HE HAD A VERY VIVID IMAGINATION AND WAS INSPIRED BY

THE TWO WOMEN IN HIS LIFE.

THE CREATION OF WONDER WOMAN IS INSPIRED BY THESE TWO WERNL THE

WAY THEY LOOKED AND SHE THE DEFLECTED BULLETS -- THE

BRACELETS.

THAT'S WHAT ONE OF THE WOMEN USED TO WEAR.

IT'S VERY INTERESTING HOW HE DREW MANY PARALLELS FROM HIS

LIFE WITH THIS-- WITH THIS-- WITH HIS OWN LIFE, WHICH IS

QUITE UNUSUAL.

>> Stephen: WE HAVE A CLIP HERE.

>> THAT'S RIGHT, YES.

>> Stephen: WITH OLIVER PLATT.

>> WHO PLAYS M.C. GAINS WHO IS BASICALLY THE MAN WHO CREATED

SUPERMAN AND THE COMPANY BECAME D.C. COMICS.

PITCHING SUPREME ATHE WONDER WOMAN, YES.

>> Stephen: JIM.

>> PRIMA, THE WONDER WOMAN, WILL NOT BE AN ORDINARY COMIC BOOK.

BUT INSTEAD, THE START OF A POWERFUL FEMINIST MOVEMENT.

SHE WILL BE CAREFULLY CRAFTED BASED ON A LIFETIME OF RESEARCH

INTO THE HUMAN MIND, INSERTED INTO A POP LUST MEDIUM AND EQUAL

RIGHTS FOR WOMEN.

>> DO YOU ALWAYS LAY IT ON SO THICK?

SUPREMA THE WONDER WOMAN?

IT'S TOO WORDY.

WHY DON'T YOU JUST CALL HER...

WONDER WOMAN?

>> WONDER WOMAN...

( LAUGHTER ) ( APPLAUSE )

( CHEERS ) >> Stephen: NOW, AS YOU WERE

SAYING, THE CHARACTER HAS POLYAMOROUS RELATIONSHIP.

>> YES.

>> Stephen: AND I UNDERSTAND-- I HAVEN'T SEEN THE MOVIE YET,

BUT I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO IT FOR MANY REASONS, THIS IS ONE OF

THEM.

THERE ARE UNCONVENTIONAL SEX SCENES IN THIS MOVIE, I

UNDERSTAND.

>> YES.

>> THREE PEOPLE-- >> THREE, YES.

>> Stephen: ROPES.

>> ONE IS ENOUGH.

>> Stephen: COSTUMES.

>> COSTUMES.

>> Stephen: I IMAGINE A SEX SCENE MUST BE DIFFICULT ENOUGH

BUT WHEN YOU MAKE IT A LITTLE MORE CREATIVE LIKE THAT, DOES IT

GET EASIER OR HARDER?

>> IT'S NEVER EASY, ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU HAVE 10 MIDDLE-AGED

SWEATY CAMERA CREW AND BOOM OPERATORS -- NO OFFENSE, GUYS.

( LAUGHTER ).

>> Stephen: I'M SURE NONE TAKEN.

>> YOU COULDN'T BE SWEATY.

IT'S LEAK'S FRIDGE.

BUT IT WAS VERY HARD ON THE SET.

THE DIRECTOR, ANGELA, DECIDED SHE WOULD PLAY SOME MUSIC TO

SORT OF LOOSEN US UP.

SO WE'RE ALL VERY NERVOUS.

THERE ARE THREE OF US.

WE'RE HAVING TO DO DRESS-UP AND ALL-- WATCH THE SHOW.

AND SHE PUTS THIS SONG ON, AND WE'RE ALL STANDING THERE TRYING

TO GET READY FOR IT, THE CAMERAS ARE ROLLING.

AND OUT OF THE SPEAKERS ♪ LET'S GO IT ON ♪

MARVIN GAY, WHICH WAS QUITE-- WE BURST OUT LAUGHING.

AND WEIRDLY SHE USED THAT LAUGH IN THE FILM BECAUSE IT WAS VERY

HUMAN, YOU KNOW.

PEOPLE LAUGH WHEN THEY MAKE LOVE SOMETIMES.

SO...

( LAUGHTER ) ( APPLAUSE )

>> Stephen: I'VE NEVER BEEN-- I'VE NEVER BEEN SO LUCKY?

WELL, IT WAS LOVELY TO SEE YOU AGAIN.

THANKS SO MUCH FOR BEING HERE.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

>> Stephen: "PROFESSOR MARSTON AND THE WONDER WOMEN" IS IN

THEATERS FRIDAY.

LUKE EVANS, EVERYBODY!

WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK WITH A PERFORMANCE BY JADE BIRD.