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Question:

So you’ve gone from the Office to being chased by dragons. You play Bruce, Jason Behr’s character‘s (Ethan Kendrick) camera man and you’re a comedy sidekick of sorts? Tell us about Bruce.

Craig Robinson:

“Bruce is a cameraman to Jason Behr, to Ethan and he’s a good friend who supports him even though he doesn’t necessarily believe his claim. Bruce is just trying to get through the day and make it home to his girl and have some fun that way. He’s a hard worker and he likes to, you know, have fun with his buddy; tease him a little bit, but he’s also concerned about him.”

Question:

This has been a long project in the making with the film being announced in 2002 and principal photography only taking place from October until December 2004. When did you first hear about this and can you talk about the research you did for it?

Craig Robinson:

“I first heard about it 2003, I believe and then we filmed in 2004. I had seen some of the CGI and that’s what attracted me to it because it was so amazing just seeing those battle scenes from the beginning of the movie where they moved in, you know, from five hundred years ago. It was really mind-blowing and I was like ‘yeah, I would love to be a part of this.’ That was as much research as I had done on the Imoogi, the dragon and so forth.”

Question:

What aspects posed the greatest challenge as opposed to other films you’ve done? I see there are a lot of chase scenes. Did you do a lot of driving and stunt preparation?

Craig Robinson:

“No, no, we just drove through the underground parking lot and around the land a little bit, but I guess the challenging thing as far as dealing with the green screen is timing. It’s no problem imagining there’s a big snake chasing you…”

Question:

I was at the “D-War” panel at ComicCon. What did you think of ComicCon? Was that your first time?

Craig Robinson:

“WOW! It was a blast! I’ve been wanting to go for years and then I got the opportunity to not only go but be on the panel. It was awesome! And you know people were very, very nice and gracious and stopping me and saying hello. It was just a great thing to be proud of and I was very to do it.”

Question:

Were you or are you a fan of fantasy or dragons and such? Did you have Dungeons & Dragons and all sorts of stuff as a kid?

Craig Robinson:

“I did not play Dungeons & Dragons. Let me see, I wasn’t a big dragon guy, I was a…like Voltron and stuff…*laughs* and Spectra Man, maybe a little Godzilla. Not big on the dragons though.”

Craig Robinson in “Dragon Wars" a.k.a. "D-War.”

Question:

Can you talk about working with director Hyung-rae Shim.  Had you watched any of his films prior to this or did you watch any for research? What concerns did you have, can you talk about the whole experience with Shim?

Craig Robinson:

“Yes, I had not know about Hyung-rae Shim, I just saw a little of his stuff recently when we went to Korea to premiere D-War. I just approached it like any other project…go in and wait to be directed. He was very, very passionate, very excitable about the work he did. You know, his energy was really good so it was nice to work with you.”

Question:

So with the huge success of “D-War” in Korea recently, what reactions are you expecting from American viewers toward “D-War?”

Craig Robinson:

“There’s a lot of interest to go see it. People have been hearing about it for a while. I don’t know what the reaction will be, I can’t wait, it’s been so long coming. I think people will go out and enjoy it and have a good time with it.”

Question:

Can you talk a bit about working with Jason Behr.

Craig Robinson:

“Jason is one of the coolest people I’ve met out there. We’ve become great friends just from that experience and I love him, he’s a great dude. He has a great wife, Kadee [Strickland], and the family’s cool. We were just at his house for Thanks Giving what can I say?”

Question:

So you’re in a lot of upcoming projects which you’ve completed production on. Can you talk about your roles in “The Pineapple Express,” “Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story” and “The Frequency of Claire?”

Craig Robinson:

“Yeah! ‘Frequency of Claire is a short where I play Q-Pid. It’s a cool concept by writer/director Will Hartman and ‘Walk Hard’ is a Judd Apatow produced Jake Kasdan directed, John C. Reilly starring music/biopic, it’s a kind of spoof of ‘Walk the Line.’ I play a singer named Bobby Shad from like the old days, the old black nightclubs and C. Reilly plays a singer…he was slicking the floors back then and he stealing all my moves and that’s how he became famous. And then ‘Pineapple Express’ I play a hitman after Seth Rogen and James Franco. It’s a lot of fun, it’s a wild ride and I enjoyed every minute of it.”