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Q&A with the stars of ‘Push’
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A riveting action-thriller, “Push” burrows deep into the world of psychic espionage where artificially enhanced paranormal operatives have the ability to move objects with their minds. The Daily’s Callie Kavourgias participated in a conference call with the stars of the film, Chris Evans and Camilla Belle.

Q: Why do you think college students will want to go see your film?

Chris Evans: It’s just a fun movie it’s something that I think - especially college aged kids can really relate to. The plot is incredibly entertaining and I think that we offer something in the way of special effects that I don’t think has been one before. Our director really tried to avoid relying on computer graphics and green screen. For the most part, the majority of our special effects were pretty much just done with stunt men and some clever camerawork.

Camilla Belle: I think that these powers are cool and all the characters have it. It’s something different and I think it’s more of an escape than anything else. And it really just a cool film.

Q: What are some of the new experiences you gained while working on this film?

CE: Oh, that’s a good question. I think working in Hong Kong was certainly a different experience. Being there for three months you know, having an environment that’s tangible to play off. This was a much different experience in a sense that everything around us was real.

Q: What are some of the differences between your previous film, “The Fantastic Four”, and this film?

CE: Johnny Storm is in love with the attention and the spotlight and he’s very confident, and very self assured and cannot wait to use his powers. In “Push”, Nick is a character who is on the run in hiding, insecure and would just as soon shed his powers if he could.

Q: What was your biggest challenge to overcome while filming this movie?

CE: The food, I mean I’ll keep that one real simple. The food, you know, Hong Kong is just - it’s got a different cuisine than America. So it’s just a different world, and it’s a different process you know, the way movies are made in other places really can’t compare to Hong Kong. Hong Kong has the local workers there, they just have such an amazing work ethic and dedication.

Q: Camilla, what was it like working the action scenes?

CB: I have to say I love it. I had so much fun, I had some great fight sequences and all of the rehearsals involved and running around shooting guns and fighting big men and it felt quite tough, I felt like I can really handle myself now. I had a really great time.

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