
{"id":16429,"date":"2009-06-04T10:56:34","date_gmt":"2009-06-04T08:56:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.comicbox.com\/?p=16429"},"modified":"2009-06-04T10:56:34","modified_gmt":"2009-06-04T08:56:34","slug":"michael-madsen-voices-kilowog","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.comicbox.com\/index.php\/news-english\/michael-madsen-voices-kilowog\/","title":{"rendered":"Michael Madsen Voices Kilowog"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"16430\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.comicbox.com\/index.php\/news-english\/michael-madsen-voices-kilowog\/attachment\/kilowoga\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.comicbox.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/kilowoga.jpg?fit=70%2C70&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"70,70\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Michael Madsen Voices Kilowog\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.comicbox.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/kilowoga.jpg?fit=70%2C70&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-16430\" style=\"margin-left: 4px; margin-right: 4px;\" title=\"Michael Madsen Voices Kilowog\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.comicbox.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/kilowoga.jpg?resize=70%2C70\" alt=\"Michael Madsen Voices Kilowog\" width=\"70\" height=\"70\" \/>[ENGLISH] <strong>Warner Animation tells us:<\/strong> Perennial movie tough guy Michael Madsen provides the voice of Kilowog, the enforcer with a heart, in Green Lantern: First Flight, the next DC Universe animated original PG-13 movie coming to DVD on July 28, 2009<!--more-->.<\/p>\n<p>Madsen has been cast as the heavy throughout his busy career, gaining widespread acclaim as Mr. Blonde in Quentin Tarantino\u2019s Reservoir Dogs. His lengthy list of credits include roles in films like The Natural, Thelma &amp; Louise, both volumes of Kill Bill, Wyatt Earp, Free Willy, Die Another Day, and Donnie Brasco. He drew rave reviews for the hit cable television series Tilt as poker player Don \u201cThe Matador\u201d Everest.<\/p>\n<p>In Green Lantern: First Flight, Madsen brings to animated life the brawny alien character Kilowog, trainer of all Green Lantern recruits. The role should register positively within the fanboy realm, where Madsen has been popular in films such as Sin City and the Species franchise.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"16431\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.comicbox.com\/index.php\/news-english\/michael-madsen-voices-kilowog\/attachment\/andrearomano-michaelmadsen\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.comicbox.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/andrearomano-michaelmadsen.jpg?fit=350%2C525&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"350,525\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;5&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS DIGITAL REBEL&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1214993090&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;57&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;400&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0166666666667&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Andre Aromano and Michael Madsen\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.comicbox.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/andrearomano-michaelmadsen.jpg?fit=350%2C525&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-16431\" style=\"border: 1px solid black; margin-left: 4px; margin-right: 4px;\" title=\"Andre Aromano and Michael Madsen\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.comicbox.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/andrearomano-michaelmadsen.jpg?resize=350%2C525\" alt=\"Andre Aromano and Michael Madsen\" width=\"350\" height=\"525\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.comicbox.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/andrearomano-michaelmadsen.jpg?w=350&amp;ssl=1 350w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.comicbox.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/andrearomano-michaelmadsen.jpg?resize=100%2C150&amp;ssl=1 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/>Madsen might truly be the hardest working man in show business. According to IMDB, Madsen has 10 films due out this year, and more than two dozen films currently in various stages of production. And while Green Lantern: First Flight was far from Madsen\u2019s first voiceover performance, it was his initial foray into feature length animation. Madsen has acted as narrator for several filmed projects, as well as being a vocal presence on some of Sony\u2019s best-selling games, including Grand Theft Auto III and Driv3r.<\/p>\n<p>Warner Premiere, DC Comics and Warner Bros. Animation are set to release the all-new Green Lantern: First Flight in a Blu-Ray\u2122 Hi-Def edition, a special edition 2-disc DVD, and a single disc DVD. Warner Home Video will distribute the action-packed movie, which will also be available OnDemand and Pay-Per-View as well as available for download day and date, July 28, 2009.<\/p>\n<p>Madsen offered some surprising, honest answers following his recording for Green Lantern: First Flight, providing his thoughts and recollections of acting, the oddities of fan perceptions, sibling rivalries, pumping gas for the stars, and his cleanest definition of Kilowog\u2019s favorite word, \u201cpoozer.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Please read on \u2026<\/p>\n<p>QUESTION:<br \/>\nWhat did you see in Kilowog and how did you try to portray those characteristics?<\/p>\n<p>MICHAEL MADSEN:<br \/>\nI liked the idea that Kilowog was forceful, yet has a gentle nature. I\u2019m often thought of as playing villainous characters in movies.\u00a0 Everyone forgets that I was the father in Free Willy \u2013 they only like to remember that I cut off a policeman\u2019s ear in Reservoir Dogs. There\u2019s me in the middle somewhere and I think that\u2019s kind of like Kilowog, He\u2019s dangerous, yet he has a heart. That\u2019s what attracted me to the part.<\/p>\n<p>Also, I was quite humbled by being asked to play Kilowog in the first place. I don\u2019t often get asked to voice animated characters, and I\u2019ve always wanted to do something like that \u2013 it\u2019s great fun for me.<\/p>\n<p>QUESTION:<br \/>\nDo you have a real-life human character that you possibly inspired your portrayal of Kilowog?<\/p>\n<p>MICHAEL MADSEN:<br \/>\nI guess, perhaps, I thought of my father.\u00a0 My father a very forceful man, a bit of a brute, and stubborn. Yet I remember when my first son was born and my father met me at the airport, and I let him hold the boy. I saw a little tear come down from his eye. It was one of the only times I ever saw him break emotionally \u2013 and I knew there was something in there.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"16432\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.comicbox.com\/index.php\/news-english\/michael-madsen-voices-kilowog\/attachment\/kilowog1\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.comicbox.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/kilowog1.jpg?fit=700%2C394&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"700,394\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Michael Madsen (Reservoir Dogs) provides the voice of Kilowog, trainer of all Green Lantern recruits and a key character in Green Lantern: First Flight, an all-new DC Universe animated original movie set for distribution July 28, 2009 by Warner Home Video.\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.comicbox.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/kilowog1.jpg?fit=700%2C394&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-16432\" title=\"Michael Madsen (Reservoir Dogs) provides the voice of Kilowog, trainer of all Green Lantern recruits and a key character in Green Lantern: First Flight, an all-new DC Universe animated original movie set for distribution July 28, 2009 by Warner Home Video.\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.comicbox.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/kilowog1.jpg?resize=700%2C394\" alt=\"Michael Madsen (Reservoir Dogs) provides the voice of Kilowog, trainer of all Green Lantern recruits and a key character in Green Lantern: First Flight, an all-new DC Universe animated original movie set for distribution July 28, 2009 by Warner Home Video.\" width=\"700\" height=\"394\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.comicbox.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/kilowog1.jpg?w=700&amp;ssl=1 700w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.comicbox.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/kilowog1.jpg?resize=150%2C84&amp;ssl=1 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>QUESTION:<br \/>\nKilowog uses the word \u201cpoozer\u201d frequently in describing other individuals in a variety of situations. Can you define that word by Kilowog\u2019s standards?<\/p>\n<p>MICHAEL MADSEN:<br \/>\nI\u2019ve heard that it\u2019s closely associated with somewhat of a bungler or a misfit or someone who\u2019s annoying \u2026 to put it mildly (laughs).<\/p>\n<p>QUESTION:<br \/>\nWas there anything particularly special or enticing about playing Kilowog?<\/p>\n<p>MICHAEL MADSEN:<br \/>\nI don\u2019t want to go off here into another planet, but when I was younger, I read a biography of James Cagney and he said that if you ever play a dark character, you need to find something noble within that guy; and if you ever play someone who\u2019s very noble, you need to find something dark within him. Otherwise, your character\u2019s going to be one-dimensional.\u00a0 I knew exactly what he was talking about, even though I was probably about 14, and it\u2019s always stuck with me. Having a character with duality always appeals to me \u2013 I never like to do something straight down the road.<\/p>\n<p>QUESTION:<br \/>\nYou do bounce between playing the hero and the villain \u2013 is there a common thread between those two sides of the coin?<\/p>\n<p>MICHAEL MADSEN:<br \/>\nFor a long time, I was pretty much pigeonholed into playing the bad guy. Recently, I did a couple of movies that kind of changed that dynamic. We shot \u201cStrength and Honor\u201d in Ireland and I played an Irish-American prizefighter who unintentionally kills someone in the ring and promises his family that he will never box again.\u00a0 Then he finds out that his son is dying of a terrible illness and the only way to get the money they need is to get back in the ring. I really think it\u2019s one of the best things that I\u2019ve ever been involved in and it gave me a chance to completely go the other way. The guy really has a very deep conscience and an incredible set of values.<\/p>\n<p>Then I did a cop picture with Darryl Hannah called \u201cVice,\u201d where I played a pretty disturbed guy whose wife is killed and he\u2019s a drunk \u2013 he\u2019s a vice cop and he\u2019s just really not in a good mood. And again, it\u2019s one of the best pictures I\u2019ve ever made.\u00a0 So when you take \u201cStrength and Honor\u201d and you take \u201cVice,\u201d it\u2019s kind of the bookends of Michael Madsen \u2013 as a person and, in a lot of ways, of my career. And it\u2019s an interesting kind of a place to be.\u00a0 I don\u2019t know why it took so long, but, little by little, I\u2019m starting to get to play some really interesting parts. Coming in and doing something like Kilowog is part of my moving into a place where I\u2019ve wanted to be for a long time.<\/p>\n<p>QUESTION: Your sister Virginia Madsen has played in the Warner Bros. animated world several times, including on the last DCU animated original movie, Wonder Woman. Did she offer any tips about recording for the DC Universe?<\/p>\n<p>MICHAEL MADSEN:<br \/>\nVirginia mentioned that she had been around and had a really good time with you guys.\u00a0 My sister was doing singing telegrams when I was stealing cars, so we had a bit of a different upbringing.\u00a0 She had a little head start on me in the business \u2013 taking a lot of voice classes and voice lessons and she\u2019s very well studied and did a lot of theater and things I was never able to do. I\u2019m very enamored of her and her talents. I hope she behaved herself and I hope you guys were nice to her. I\u2019m sure you were, or I would have heard about it. Gotta be the big brother, you know.<\/p>\n<p>QUESTION:<br \/>\nVirginia told us that the first time she felt sibling rivalry was when you got a role before she did. Your thoughts?<\/p>\n<p>MICHAEL MADSEN:<br \/>\nThat\u2019s true. I went to New York for a while, but ended up in LA. I had 400 bucks and I checked into the Saharan motel. I looked in the newspaper and I got a job at the Union 76 gas station at Crescent Heights and Little Santa Monica, right in the middle of Beverly Hills. I\u2019d watched \u201cThe Beverly Hillbillies\u201d on TV, and that\u2019s all I knew about it. I was pumping gas and changing flat tires and driving the wrecker, and everybody came in there \u2013 good lord, it was Jack Lemmon and Cicely Tyson, Peter Falk and Warren Beatty. These people would just come in there for gas, and I\u2019d be squeegying their windows, looking in and thinking, \u201cOh, my God, it\u2019s him.\u201d Fred Astaire came in there on Christmas Eve in a Mercedes with a flat tire. He just got out \u2013 he was only about this big (holding his hand chest high) \u2013 and he gave me a hundred dollar bill and then just walked away. I was making $2,50 an hour. What I\u2019m trying to say is, I got thrown into Hollywood without really knowing it. So I finally went for an audition for \u201cSt. Elsewhere\u201d and, as I was going to go to work afterwards, I had my Union 76 outfit on \u2013 with \u201cMike\u201d on the chest.\u00a0 I went in and read for the part, and then I went to work. When I got there, my boss says, \u201cMike, you got a phone call from an agent or something like that \u2013 why didn\u2019t you tell us you were an actor?\u201d I\u2019d been there for about nine months, and I was thinking it was none of his business.\u00a0 And then he says, \u201cListen kid, let me tell you something: you better make up your mind what you want to do, because we need you around here. You know what the chances are of you becoming an actor and being a success in Hollywood?\u201d\u00a0 And I\u2019m like, \u201cWell, I hadn\u2019t really thought of it.\u201d\u00a0 And he says, \u201cAbout 10 million to 1.\u201d And I said, \u201cWell, thanks for the encouragement.\u201d (he laughs)\u00a0 Anyway, I needed a couple days off to go do the show, so he let me do it.<\/p>\n<p>I do remember that Virginia was not very happy about that, but that was a long time ago and I\u2019ve made about 124 pictures now. I don\u2019t know how many she\u2019s made, but I think being nominated for an Academy Award, well, she\u2019s kind of bumped me off.\u00a0 I mean, she used to be my sister \u2013 now I\u2019m Virginia Madsen\u2019s brother.\u00a0 It ain\u2019t over yet though, Virginia (he laughs).<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"16433\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.comicbox.com\/index.php\/news-english\/michael-madsen-voices-kilowog\/attachment\/kilowog3\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.comicbox.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/kilowog3.jpg?fit=700%2C394&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"700,394\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Hal Jordan and Kilowog listen to a mandate from the Guardians in a key scene from the next DC Universe animated original movie, Green Lantern: First Flight, which is set for distribution July 28, 2009 by Warner Home Video. Michael Madsen and Christopher Meloni provide the voices of Kilowog and Hal Jordan, respectively.\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.comicbox.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/kilowog3.jpg?fit=700%2C394&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-16433\" title=\"Hal Jordan and Kilowog listen to a mandate from the Guardians in a key scene from the next DC Universe animated original movie, Green Lantern: First Flight, which is set for distribution July 28, 2009 by Warner Home Video. Michael Madsen and Christopher Meloni provide the voices of Kilowog and Hal Jordan, respectively.\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.comicbox.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/kilowog3.jpg?resize=700%2C394\" alt=\"Hal Jordan and Kilowog listen to a mandate from the Guardians in a key scene from the next DC Universe animated original movie, Green Lantern: First Flight, which is set for distribution July 28, 2009 by Warner Home Video. Michael Madsen and Christopher Meloni provide the voices of Kilowog and Hal Jordan, respectively.\" width=\"700\" height=\"394\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.comicbox.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/kilowog3.jpg?w=700&amp;ssl=1 700w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.comicbox.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/kilowog3.jpg?resize=150%2C84&amp;ssl=1 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>QUESTION:<br \/>\nHow did this voice acting experience differ from your past voiceover jobs?<\/p>\n<p>MICHAEL MADSEN:<br \/>\nI used to think when you came in to do a voice, you had to make up something with your voice. For this film, I was just myself. I brought my Michael into it.\u00a0 It was a lot easier and it made more sense, and that made the entire experience more natural and I was a little bit more comfortable than I have been in past sessions. For the video game recordings, they always want the tough guy, and there\u2019s nothing fun about it. It\u2019s just one-dimensional. This was work, and I appreciate that. I take acting seriously, and I had a good time working on this film.<\/p>\n<p>QUESTION:<br \/>\nYou\u2019re a busy actor working in every genre, but with films like Sin City, Species and Kill Bill, you\u2019ve got a pretty noteworthy cult following within the fanboy arena. What\u2019s your reaction to that devout legion of fans?<\/p>\n<p>MICHAEL MADSEN:<br \/>\nI\u2019ve got a pretty eclectic group of fans.\u00a0 It\u2019s funny, I can walk down the street in New York City or through a shopping mall and if I don\u2019t make eye contact with anybody, I can go anywhere. I stand in line at Subway, and if I\u2019m casual nobody even knows I\u2019m there, nobody bothers me at all.\u00a0 But if I go into a room and look at people or in anyway appear aware of myself, suddenly I\u2019m surrounded by people who want to either take a picture with me with their cell phone or sign an autograph.<\/p>\n<p>I don\u2019t mind that at all, because I consider myself lucky. If I\u2019ve done something on this planet that\u2019s decent enough that someone cares or would want to pay any attention to me at all, that\u2019s great.\u00a0 But it isn\u2019t the reason I got into the business. I read an interview Robert Mitchum did toward the end of his life where he said that acting was an embarrassing and humiliating profession that they pay you to do nothing and, in the end, it all means nothing. I guess it also embodies who he actually was as a person, because he never really took it all very seriously.\u00a0 I do take it seriously and I do think it means something because I\u2019ve had some moments and times in my life that I know the average guy doesn\u2019t have.\u00a0 And I feel very blessed and fortunate for that.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s a tricky business and it can be a very weird existence. I\u2019ve had people hesitate to get on elevators with me.\u00a0 I know that if I can walk in a room, there will be people very fearful of me sometimes \u2013 just because of the parts I play. I am not a pussycat, but let\u2019s just take a family where the father knows me from \u201cReservoir Dogs,\u201d and he\u2019s thinking, \u201cOh, crap, there\u2019s that guy.\u201d\u00a0 And the kid knows me from \u201cFree Willy,\u201d and he says, \u201cDad, it\u2019s Glen!\u201d\u00a0 And, suddenly, there\u2019s a family dilemma. It\u2019s freaky. I had a guy come up to me in the airport in New Orleans, and he says, \u201cMy girlfriend says you\u2019re Michael Madsen, I say you\u2019re not.\u201d Like I said, it can be kind of weird some times.<\/p>\n<p>QUESTION:<br \/>\nNow that you\u2019ve dipped your feet into the comic book world, what super hero or villain does your inner-geek really wants to play?<\/p>\n<p>MICHAEL MADSEN:<br \/>\nI\u2019ve always thought I\u2019d make a great Batman. Batman needs to have a light side and a dark side. I think I\u2019d bring a duality.<\/p>\n<p>QUESTION:<br \/>\nA lot of folks don\u2019t realize that you\u2019ve been an active writer of poetry. What\u2019s the essence of your writing?<\/p>\n<p>MICHAEL MADSEN:<br \/>\nI wouldn\u2019t necessarily call what I write poetry.\u00a0 I would say that it\u2019s a social observance.\u00a0 I\u2019ve seen a lot of things and I\u2019ve been a lot of places, and I\u2019ve done a lot of things, I\u2019ve seen certain people do certain things and I\u2019ve been in certain situations and circumstances and I wrote it down.\u00a0 I wrote things on matchbooks, I wrote things on paper bags. I wrote a poem on my leg one time in the back of a taxi in New York City, because I didn\u2019t have paper. When you get a thought, you\u2019ve got to write it down.\u00a0 Funny thing about writing is that, if you\u2019re a film actor and you have to play a role, you get in front of the camera and that\u2019s what you\u2019ve got to do, whether you like it or not. But you can\u2019t just sit down and start writing, you have to have a thought first and it doesn\u2019t always come. But when it does, you\u2019ve got to take advantage of it. You\u2019ve got to write it down. I didn\u2019t intend on writing any books, but I would write about certain things I saw or certain things I remember growing up. Then it all eventually ended up being published in one book, \u201cThe Complete Poetic Works\u201d \u2013 which is on Amazon, by the way. Gotta pay the rent.<\/p>\n<p>QUESTION:<br \/>\nDo you find poetry in comics?<\/p>\n<p>MICHAEL MADSEN:<br \/>\nThere\u2019s a lot of poetry in comics \u2013 it\u2019s rhythmic speeches and wonderful dialogue.\u00a0 Comic book dialogue is really fun. It\u2019s like old movie-type dialogue, which I like.<\/p>\n<p>QUESTION:<br \/>\nYou\u2019ve got six sons \u2013 ranging in age from 20 to 3 \u2013 who are almost all gamers. Does the novelty of hearing your voice on their games and in a film like Green Lantern: First Flight hold any special significance for them, or you?<\/p>\n<p>MICHAEL MADSEN:<br \/>\nI think they like to hear my voice (in animation and games), but at the end of the day, it\u2019s just Dad. I think it loses its sensationalism after a while. But I have to say honestly that they have asked me several times how come they don\u2019t hear my voice in more stuff like \u201cGreen Lantern,\u201d and that is a big reason for me wanting to do this.\u00a0 I get a kick out of them getting a kick out of hearing their dad, and it\u2019s a big thing for me. I love it for that.<\/p>\n<p>For more information, images and updates, please visit the film\u2019s official website at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.greenlanternmovie.com\" target=\"_blank\">www.greenlanternmovie.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em>GREEN LANTERN \u00a9 Warner Bros. 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