Yo: ...I thought that they'd take that stuff out, and then I heard you were doing it and I thought well maybe this could be good. I liked what you did with your first film so that gave me some hope. Now, that ties into another question, why release this during the holiday season? Does it have anything to do with the fact that it is a Christ allegory? Was it just better because the summer was so crowded? Was there any particular reason for the timing of the film's release?

Scott: Uhh, the timing of these movie releases usually has very little to do with that and have everything to do with when your film comes together, when the actors and the stars' schedules come together and when the budget comes together. Once you start making it, if it is a big tent-pole movie, you shoot for either the summer or the holidays depending on which one you can get to first. So that, frankly, is coincidental. Once we got going, we knew that we would not be finished in time for the summer, but we would be finished in time for the holiday season. I am glad that it's coming out now because in the end I do think it's an optimistic movie and there are some ideas in it that will be that will resonate with audiences right now. I think this will be a good movie for the general public.

Yo: I think it's a good coincidence that a movie like this with such a strong allegory comes out right before Christmas.

Scott: Yeah, I love that, I think it's great.

Yo: When it comes to doing a remake like this, when it comes to some of the design of the film and the original, how did you decide what to keep, what to update, and what to totally redo?

Scott: Oh man. That, that right there is arguable one of the greatest challenges to doing the film. The way you worded that is probably a perfect articulation of the greatest challenge that I had in front of me when embarking on this process. What I ultimately decided on was that I was going to watch the original really carefully multiple times, and that I was going to first of all figure out which elements were sacred elements and just had to be there because without them it's not The Day The Earth Stood Still. Then beyond that, I tried to bring everything that I thought would update well for a modern audience, and the things that I thought would not update for a modern audience I wouldn't bring; and those were the things that were changed and those things were changed pretty dramatically. So it's an interesting blend I think, and I think the end result is an interesting blend of real respect for the original, because I do love the original and lot of the iconic elements are there and are recognizable, and then at the same time of lot of it is fresh and new and feels like what you would want from a big, tent-pole, popcorn movie in 2008.

Yo: Well, Scott, thanks so much for time. You have a great Christmas and a Happy New Year and I'm so stoked to see this film; I'll be front row center this Friday.

Scott: Thanks, Yo. That's fantastic, and Merry Christmas to you too

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