Right off the bat at Comic-Con Friday I spied the giant unicorn on a riser that had none other than Neil Patrick Harris, who I beelined for. Harris was setting up with his publicist to take pictures with queued up fans, and talk to ET and Monsters and Critics.
07/17/2008 - Neil Patrick Harris - The 60th Primetime EMMY Awards Nominee Announcement - The Academy Of Television Arts & Sciences - North Hollywood, CA. USA © Albert L. Ortega / PR Photos
First order of business was "Harold and Kumar" the latest incantation, and I wanted to know his favorite scene.
photo by April MacIntyre ©M&C
"That would have to be the whorehouse scene, yeah."
I asked him to elaborate just a bit.
photo by April MacIntyre ©M&C
"Well, there was a woman who had the largest breasts I have ever seen in real life, and they were real, too" Harris tentatively offered, his facial expression revealing a touch of post-traumatic stress.
Were these alarming mammaries?
Harris didn't miss a beat, slight laughter, "ah yes, alarming mammaries, I concur!"
With all the platforms that Harris is currently dominating, webisodes, television and film, Harris shared which was the most fun for him.
photo by April MacIntyre ©M&C
Currently the webseries "Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog" is blazing the Internet as the most downloaded three-act short. It stars Neil as a supervillain Doctor with penchant for busting out into song detailing his nefarious plans. Harris is desperate to join the Evil League of Evil, home of the baddest evildoers in the land. But the good Doctor is too ineffective to wreak much havoc. His inventions never quite make the mark.
"Well the Dr. Horrible" has turned out to be a big surprise for us, but the "Harold and Kumar" movie is very cool and loved doing that too. But the "Horrible" project was tremendously fun, you know, it's Joss Whedon, he's a mastermind so anything he presents to me I am completely in."
Hopes to expand it to a movie?
"Yes, we hope so, we have done the three acts, but we are excited to see where the next phase for it will land." Harris then shared his "Dr. Horrible" moment. "I loved singing 'Brand New Day', those lyrics were a challenge to learn."
"I also loved singing 'My Eyes.' "
Our POV, at the Con...photo by April MacIntyre ©M&C
Harris revealed this was his debut Comic-Con. "A Comic-Con virgin, yeah this is my first one," he noted as he looked over the rail at the mass of humanity staring up at us, and the sea of giant displays and lights. "This is unexpected, I had no idea it was this big."
"It's super cool, and hectic," Harris added. "I went to the one in New York City but its not the same as this."
Harris was later part of the "Dr. Horrible" panel where creator Joss Whedon, a Con icon laid it out abut the series everyone is buzzing about: "There's things changing," referring to the runaway success of Dr. Horrible's three act sing a-long.
Harris plays the lovesick "supervillain" who cannot resist breaking out into song. Harris appeared on stage along with his costars Fillion (Captain Hammer), Felicia Day (their mutual lust object), and Simon Helberg (Horrible's inept sidekick).
"Dr. Horrible is a bit about putting power in some different hands.," shared Whedon, who did this project sans studios.
The Unicorn at the Con...photo by April MacIntyre ©M&C
Harris shared that he did some of his own MTV choreography in the musical.
The "Dr. Horrible" team is hosting a contest for "Evil League of Evil" video submissions with a three minute cap. The top 10 will be featured on the "Dr. Horrible" DVD.
Also noted by Whedon and company was the Dr. Horrible soundtrack will be available for download in a couple of weeks, and if you want to be an agent of doom, you can log onto the same interface Dr. Horrible used in the film here link .
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