I cover a lot of press junkets.  I’d say over the last five years I’ve done hundred of roundtable interviews.  I’ve done so many that it’s rare an interview surprises me.  But the recent mini-press conference I covered with Russell Crowe and Director Ridley Scott for Robin Hood was one of them.

The reason it was a great interview was both Crowe and Scott were willing to talk about anything.  Usually a junket interview is very focused on the movie at hand and you spend half your time asking the same questions every else has already asked: how did you get involved, what were the challenges, casting questions, etc, etc…

But the Robin Hood interview was nothing like that.  Because of Crowe running a bit late, Scott came in on his own and we talked about his injured knee, the Alien prequel movie, and 3D.  Then, when Crowe joined the conversation, we talked about Gladiator, more 3D talk, how they film with multiple cameras, test screenings, Kingdom of Heaven, and so much more.  Instead of a boring junket interview, all the reporters agreed it was an awesome conversation that was a real surprise.  Trust me, if you’re a fan of either Crowe or Scott, you want to hit the jump: