TAFs London Interviews: Antonio Banderas & Vinnie Jones

Welcome to my PART 2 report from The Expendables 3 WORLD PREMIERE in London. It is time for the interviews! On Monday, August 4^th, in addition to speaking with a couple of Expendables on the red carpet, I also spoke with Escape Plan's Vinnie Jones and UK's boxing champ, David Haye! But first, let's chat with Antonio Banderas who was more than happy to stop and share Arnold tales.


TheArnoldFans: Are you an Arnold fan and what was it like working with him on Expendables 3?Antonio Banderas: It was so much fun, just look at the guy! What can you say, it was just extraordinary that you have so many big names in this movie.

TheArnoldFans: Did you spend any time off set with Arnold? Did he share any of his cigars?
Antonio Banderas: Actually we did sometimes at the hotel, when we weren't shooting. But I met Arnold many years ago when he came to my house. I made him paella! But it was a long time ago.

TheArnoldFans: Can you think any scenes you filmed that were deleted and didn't make the final cut of the movie?
Antonio Banderas: I don't know, I haven't seen the movie yet!

TheArnoldFans: So this is your first time seeing the movie tonight?
Antonio Banderas: No because I'm leaving as soon as we've presented the movie here in London. I'm out of here and on a plane to Malaga and then tomorrow we have to start the same process again, promoting the movie all over the world!

TheArnoldFans: It sounds like a busy time for you!
Antonio Banderas: It is but that's our profession, it's what we do. The fans are so loyal and turn out and wait for hours so they deserve it!

I didn't get the opportunity to do an interview with Wesley Snipes but Click HERE to see the video I shot of him answering my Blade question.

TheArnoldFans: Wesley, will Blade BE BACK?
Wesley Snipes: You never know!

I also spoke with "Escape Plan" bad guy, Vinnie Jones! Jones, a good friend of Jason Statham, answered a few questions for TheArnoldFans.


TheArnoldFans: I loved Escape Plan and your role was really menacing and devious. How was it working with legends like Arnold and Sly?
Vinnie Jones: It was brilliant! But it was tough and it was hard work. We did long days.

TheArnoldFans: Did you have to train a lot for the role and did Arnold convince you to lift any more weights in the gym?
Vinnie Jones: Yeah we had to. We had quite a lot of fight scenes Sly and myself so it was full on and all of us had to put hours and hours of effort in every day. Arnold was a gent.

TheArnoldFans: Would YOU like to be in the next Expendables movie? Has Stallone approached you about it?
Vinnie Jones: Well it's just nice being in the Stallone family you know. But you never know with Sly who he wants to be in the next one so who knows. But yeah it'd be great.

TheArnoldFans: Who would YOU like to see in an Expendables 4?
Vinnie Jones: I would love to see Vin Diesel get into the mix and I'd love for Steven Seagal to lose his ego and sort of become involved. But honestly, I want the Expendables to end up in the zombie apocalypse. I just want to see them run loose and start blowing away pieces of people!

I also spoke with David Haye, the UK Boxer about Arnold's past and upcoming film projects!

TheArnoldFans: Arnold is currently filming the fifth Terminator movie. If you could pick any role for him to come back to, what would it be?
David Haye: I like the Terminator, especially the first you know, seek and destroy. He was a killer, so scary and menacing, he didn't say a word, he just got in there and did the job. So I'm happy he's gone back to the Terminator!

TheArnoldFans: Would you be interested in teaming up with Schwarzenegger in a movie if you ever took up acting?
David Haye: Yes, I'd love to! I also loved Predator.

TheArnoldFans: Would you like to see Arnold return in the new Predator movie that is being written?
David Haye: Yes, 100%! Predator is one of my favourite films of all time, I love it, every bit of it. I've watched it over a thousand times and I know every word!