Did that isolation help bring the gang together, as it were? I Was There Too #78

I realize that you’re still very much in the throes of raising two young children, but I’m wondering if you have any current quarantine obsessions—movies or otherwise—that have been occupying your time, when you have any to yourself. And the thing with somebody like Bill is the greatest mechanic. The thing about that caliber of actor, and I have to say that everybody in the movie is incredible and is up to the A Game, but somebody like Melora who I didn’t know, so she came with the mystery of the great actor. We’ll never sell your personal information. He’s great; I love him and he makes good shit. When I saw you in Chicago a couple of years ago, he had given me a list of things to do and places to go—he was very much involved in my Chicago journey. You are absolutely part of this troop, and it you start to have these feelings like, “I really hope the vibe I feel right now is the vibe we’re giving off to the audience.”. It’s pressure in that, you want to always do the best that you can for your team, and you’re constantly checking in “Am I doing the right thing? It’s like you’re in your element. I have to say, as I was watching the movie, and the first time we see you on screen, you’re standing next to Pat Healy, it made my heart sing. I think it works.” Of course, we have this agreement that whatever the best thing for the movie is is what I’ll do, but I think that the biggest shift for me personally is that I don’t think I’ve ever played a character who felt as much of me. You shot this in Oklahoma. Required fields are marked *.

Did you enjoy this post? Absolutely. Why wouldn’t you want people to get together, but then you get on one of these sets and you realize that you would do whatever this guy tells me to do. And many of you probably understood that Wagner was only the latest of many characters that Segan has played in all of Johnson’s film, from the sinister Kid Blue in Looper or the creepy Dode in Brick to smaller, ill-fated characters in The Brothers Bloom and even Star Wars: The Last Jedi. External links Noah Segan at the Internet Movie Database, Noah Segan … But when the gang attempts to make their getaway, they stumble into a ghost town inhabited by a coven of witches and things take a dark and particularly gruesome turn.

Do you have any sense as to whether you in any form will be able to be a part of this new film? I just know that I love being a part of his team, and I would do absolutely anything that he needed, whether that’s acting or something else, whether it’s a big role or a small role. Wookieepedia is a FANDOM Movies Community. Tagged as: Aaron B. Koontz, Bill Sage, Melora Walters, Noah Segan, Pat Healy, Rian Johnson, Stan Shaw, Zachary Knighton, Your email address will not be published. Noah Segan was born on October 5, 1983 in New York City, New York, USA. Noah Gideon Segan (born October 5, 1983) is an American actor. Actor Noah Segan joins Matt this week to discuss his role as X-wing fighter pilot Stomeroni Starck in the 2017 film Star Wars: Episode VIII – The Last Jedi. That’s the thing, I do these movies, I do Deadgirl or Looper and there’s crying and yelling, and I don’t think of myself as that. And because Westerns are such a huge foundational genre, that box is so heavy and strong, and you fight so hard to get out of that box. The big thing was The Last Dance [documentary series].

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Much like other filmmakers that I’ve worked with before—Rian is the one I’ve worked with the most—they are about unification, they want a benevolent dictatorship. Actor Noah Segan is likely best known of late for playing the fanboy-ish investigator Trooper Wagner in writer/director Rian Johnson’s exceedingly popular and joyously fun Knives Out from last year. You’re on screen so much more than I think I’ve ever seen you. Then Melora walks in, who is such a fun and gregarious person, but you also feel like there’s something regal happening here, which helped inform the character in a really great way.

Noah talks about how he got the role, the origin of the name Stomeroni Starck and the connection to Poe Dameron, and becoming emotional while touring the Millennium Falcon. She has this ability to flip the switch and come through with this work that you’ve prepared and that you can hit perfectly. This is The Long Riders or The Wild Bunch. It’s funny, after Rian had done a very early assembly of the movie, before he was ready to show it to anybody, let alone me, I remember at some point when we were together, he looked at me and said, “You know, you’re in a lot of this movie.” [laughs] And I said, “Is that a good thing?” and he said, “No, it’s great. Plus, Noah shares how he became good friends with director Rian Johnson and has been lucky enough to be a part of his many projects.

Fandom may earn an affiliate commission on sales made from links on this page. So when that came out in the character, I felt validated. Noah Segan was born on October 5, 1983 in New York City, New York, USA. So I know this guy is going through the same thing I’m feeling, which is being in awe of this person who were are such a fan of. The crazy thing is, I spent the first 15 years of my career playing these real son-of-a-bitch bad guys, super-serious dudes, with their squinting and yelling and beating people up or I’m getting killed. He’s such a nice, smart guy, and I’ve known him for years. They’re rooting for you, so even Bill or Stan is asking “What is this kid doing? And I don’t think my friends think of me like that either. Take your favorite fandoms with you and never miss a beat. Please tell me you guys got along famously; that would make me feel so much better. We all love Wagner’s enthusiasm, we love that he’s not afraid to wear his fandom on his sleeve. The character's surname was revealed in the film's credits, while his first name was given in Star Wars: The Last Jedi: The Visual Dictionary, a reference book written by Pablo Hidalgo and released in conjunction with the film. He is an actor, known for Knives Out (2019), Looper (2012) and Star Wars: Episode VIII - The Last Jedi … But in the breaks between pairing with his close friend and collaborator Johnson, Segan has carved out a nice niche as an always-working actor, highlighted by work in such genre films as Deadgirl, Mohawk, Starry Eyes, What We Do Is Secret, and Camera Obscura, which just happens to have been directed by Aaron B. Koontz, helmer of Segan’s latest film The Pale Door. That’s what makes genre filmmaking so delightful is that you’re constantly comforted by the limitations of it, and you watch people try to punch their way out of it, that makes it the perfect Russian doll to put another box into. That’s a very good question, because we have a toddler and a newborn, and that does take up a lot of time. I had been meaning to become a basketball fan, and just to get an inside look at the top tier of all time was really inspiring and delightful. Starck shared his surname[4] with Colonel Starck, a man who served as an Imperial officer during the Battle of Hoth. I don’t even need my buddies to be making the movie to want to be in it. Noah Segan, Actor: Knives Out. Actor Noah Segan joins Matt this week to discuss his role as X-wing fighter pilot Stomeroni Starck in the 2017 film Star Wars: Episode VIII – The Last Jedi. Check out some of the IMDb editors' favorites movies and shows to round out your Watchlist. We are doing the thing.” And all of those guys walked in knowing it—Pat, Bill Sage—I’m such a huge Hal Hartley fan, so I was gobsmacked to see Bill there—my buddy Zach is rolling in, and Stan Shaw, who’s legendary. Noah Gideon Segan (born October 5, 1983 in Brooklyn, NY) is an American actor who voiced Henry on KaBlam!.. ...From Stomeroni Starck in The Last Jedi to from his roles in Brick, The Brothers Bloom, Looper and as Trooper Wagner in Knives Out, ...Live from the UCB Theatre, Doug welcomes "Knives Out" director and cast members Rian Johnson, Riki Lindhome and. Noah Segan, Actor: Knives Out. Image courtesy of RLJ Entertainment. He is best known for his work in the films Looper, Brick, and Deadgirl. We were behind and we finally caught up. Full disclosure: I’ve known and been friends with Segan for a number of years, so sitting down with him to talk movies (or anything) comes pretty easy to us. Untitled Obi-Wan Kenobi television series, How Wookieepedia treats Canon and Legends, Star Wars: The Last Jedi: The Visual Dictionary, Star Wars: The Last Jedi: Expanded Edition, Star Wars: The Complete Visual Dictionary, New Edition, Star Wars: The Last Jedi Secrets Explained, https://starwars.fandom.com/wiki/Stomeroni_Starck?oldid=9403813.

You’ve worked with the director, Aaron, before. It wasn’t a surprise but it was as impressive as anything I’ve ever seen, especially standing next to Aaron who has a Magnolia tattoo, right? That being said, I don’t know and I didn’t know going into Knives Out. There’s a mystique and regal-ness that comes with it. Stomeroni Starck was portrayed by Noah Segan in the film Star Wars: Episode VIII The Last Jedi, which was released on December 15, 2017.

Segan plays gang member Truman, who is a bit of a lovable dope and something of the film’s comic relief, although he’s a hell of a shooter and does his job well while the robbery plays out. It’s exactly what you think it is. Oh yeah, Pat and I have worked together before, we run in the same circles, and there have been times when he’s been incredibly generous in terms of helping me prepare stuff professionally.

I’m so happy to hear your voice. I’m a big “Working Moms” fan; I got really excited to have a new season of that, as a working dad [laughs]. Now that Rian is officially making a Knives Out sequel, people are making jokes about how Daniel Craig should have a new accent for every movie in which he plays this character. Noah Gideon Segan (born October 5, 1983) is an American actor. Thank you. You and he were my Chicago people. Noah Segan was born on October 5, 1983 in New York City, New York, USA. Look, the guy has made a bunch of movies, and I’ve been in them and I don’t see any reason we’d want to stop that relationship now [laughs]. It’s Western, it’s crime film, it’s being able to really delineate what the box is. Wookieepedia is a FANDOM Movies Community. And she was very much able to maintain that because we didn’t have a ton of scenes together.