#my interviews

I was in the room first, TRoP posters and two empty chairs in front of me, and ngl, I was sooooo nervous! Then they came in, we shook hands, they were very polite and when we sat down and the cameraman was still fumbling with the mic, Charles took a sip of his coffee and complained about it XD „Oh god, so milky again“. It was very British 😂 Charlie was giggling. I loved them from the spot.

(A girl from the PR said to me "Charles looks like a real Elf, doesn't he?" and yes, he absolutely does!)

You know, the interviews with both of them got very famous during the whole press tour, but this was the beginning of the tour, soooo I didn't know exactly what to expect :D

The interview went well, they were super nice and funny and I was so happy afterwards. I'm extremely self-critical and sometimes when I'm nervous and have to do interviews in English I flounder or stutter, but nothing of that happened. Because both Charlies made me feel very secure, if that makes any sense.

The next interview was with Ben Walker and Trystan Gravelle.

Real talk: I had a huge crush on Ben Walker years ago since I had seen him in In the Heart of the Sea. 🙈 I even wanted to watch his Broadway show, but it was canceled before I got to NY XD

I love his portrayal of Gil Galad, I'm a sucker for Elves in general, so yeah, I was very nervous, too.

This time I was the one coming into the room, while they were already there. Ben just poured himself some water and greeted me in German. Btw he drops German words sometimes in various interviews, which is very funny.

I had 15 minutes with them (5 more than with the two Charlies) and the atmosphere was very relaxed. Trystan Gravelle is completely different from his role. He is funny and dorky and speaks very fast with his Welsh accent. Ben takes his role very seriously, he talks full of respect about the work on this show.

I asked them what they think of all the hate season 1 got. And Ben said that he loves it, because „indifference is the worst“. They also understood that people are critical when they love something so much like LotR.

The last interview was with JD Payne and Charlotte Brandström. Sophia and Orwein were there, too, but the interview was very late and I couldn't attend it. But I saw Sophia sitting on a couch in the hotel lobby where she got her makeup refreshed and I smiled at her and this was my moment with Disa XD

Well, the peole in the fancy clothes turned out to be the cast, lol! So there were Sophia, Charlie, Charles and Ben, chilling and chatting.

So I checked in, and stood there, made a few photos and couldn’t belive this was really happening.

There was a photo wall and a tiny red carpet to make photos of the cast and to do first short interviews for social media. And Charlie, Charles and Ben were joking around. 😂

Inside of the location was a small movie theatre (maybe 100 seats?). On the screen was our girl Galadriel.

Before the screening started the cast came onto the stage: JD Payne, Charlotte Brändström, Charlie Vickers, Charles Edwards, Benjamin Walker, Trystan Gravelle, Sophia Nomvete and Owain Arthur. JD Payne welcomed us and was incredibly sweet. He had written and translated a text into German and read it from his phone. He said that we are the first to see those two episodes (because Berlin was actually the start of the press tour) and that it's very special for him that this happens in Germany because German mythology had a big impact on Tolkien.

His German was great btw. 😊

Then the screening started, I was blown way, but that's another story :D

After the screening the cast came back to the stage, and there was a Q&A with a host.

Ben Walker was super dorky, the two Charlies adorable, Sophia and Owain just cute.

After watching the film, which I really enjoyed, I went to the hotel where the interviews took place (one of those super expensive ones). I had a lot ot time still, but there were already other journalists chilling and preparing their interviews.

Unfortunately, Lily Rose Depp was sick on that day. She is great in the film, and I was looking forward to asking her many questions.

I got a glimpse of a few of the actors even before the junket, because they walked towards the elevator. So here was Aaron Taylor Johnson (in a black leather jacket) and Bill Skarsgård (who's huuuge!)

The nicest of them was Willem Dafoe. He walked past the sofa where we journalists were sitting, and he smiled at us and said hello. 🥰

I had round table interviews, which means that you're in a room with a group of journalists (about 5) and you sit at a table (sometimes round, sometimes not) with the talents, and everyone is asking questions. Like a press conference, but tiny, it's more like a conversation.

In the room where we were waiting for the talents there was a huge window from which you could see the movie theatre and I joked that they finally had covered the Wicked poster.

And then Nicholas Hoult and Willem Dafoe walked in.

Nicholas has the most beautiful blue eyes, lol.

It was silent for a second after they sat down, because you never know, "ok are they ready? Who is asking the first question?"

So Nicholas was the ice breaker, he said „Ok, I'll start!" and everyone was laughing. 😅

Willem was super kind and relaxed, he has an incredibly soothing appearance and is very respectful. Sometimes the biggest stars are the nicest ones.

After that, Emma Corin and Aaron Taylor Johnson came in. Aaron said, "they finally covered Wicked" :D They were pretty cool, too.

Real talk: Being a professional journalist also means keeping a neutral, interested face when ATJ is looking into ypur eyes and talking about sex and moaning and desire - while inside you're more like this.

😂

After that, Robert Eggers and Bill Skarsgard were next. Bill was very shy but he told super interesting stuff about how he created the voice for Count Orlok. Robert Eggers talked passionately about this film, which has been a dream project of his for more than 10 years.

I don't have pics of the interviews because they're not allowed during those round tables. But here's what the black carpet looked like.

And here's a press pic of the cast.