I've a big fan of Battlestar Galactica. I think it's one of the finest shows that's been on TV in a long time. I love Lord of the Rings and Harry Potter and other movies like that. 2001: A Space Odyssey is my favorite movie of all time.
When I was a kid I loved reading Calvin and Hobbes in the newspaper, and I'd be so bummed out when I'd go to the library and all the Calvin books were checked out. Watchmen is great. I'm a big fan of Y: The Last Man. At one point we tried to secure the movie rights for Love and Rockets, but some one has it already and is holding out. It's important to me as an actress to keep looking for interesting, strong female roles, and comic books have a lot of those kinds of characters.
Actually, I just started this new comic book with a man named Marc Andreyko who [co-]wrote the Torso series. David Fincher is making his comic book into a film starring Matt Damon. So he's my newest collaborator. The comic series is sci-fi and takes place in the future. It deals with armageddon in space.
Did you read The Spirit comics before working on your role as Lorelei Rox or did you prefer to only work from the script?
Frank Miller started telling me it three years ago when he started writing the screenplay. And my character Lorelei Rox in the film is really set up more for the sequel. When you see her in The Spirit she's mostly in silhouette and interwoven into the story as kind of a fantasy character. But in the sequel, she becomes the lead with the Spirit and you get to see her character fleshed out. So he was really smart about the way he wrote Lorelei. The movie is fun and funny, and 1940's banter, and still PG-13. It's different than something like Dark Knight. It's kooky and it's fun and it's beautiful to look at, and it's really Frank's vision. Amazing actors are in The Spirit. Sam Jackson is incredible and over-the-top. It's great that Frank is doing something different than everyone else is doing with comic book films, this is more of a comic strip film.
You are starring in quite a few movies coming out in 2009 including the horror film My Bloody Valentine 3-D, Sin City 2,The Pardon, and the long-awaited Fanboys. Which movie genre do you have the most fun with -- horror, action, drama or comedy?
They're all kind of their own beast in a way. I love doing comedy if I don't have to be the straight person. Comedy is definitely harder for most people to do. You have to be committed and understand it. It's a satisfying thing to make people laugh. Drama is very fulfilling as well.
Are there any action movie character roles you're dying to play?
I would love to play Catwoman in the new Batman!
You've worked with some pretty iconic directors such as Frank Miller, Robert Rodriguez, Michael Bay, and Ted Demme, just to name a few. Are there any you would love to work with next in your career?
George Lucas! He's such a genius. I would love to work one on one with him in a project. I was talking to him about all the My Bloody Valentine stuff and he was schooling me on how well the 3-D screens were working because I was worried we wouldn't have enough screens for our movie. I also love Spielberg and Danny Boyle. I've been obsessed with Tim Burton since I was a kid, so it would be awesome to work with him.
With Lucas and Spielberg on your director wish list, you should audition for the rumored Indiana Jones 5.
That would be pretty amazing. I would love that! Put in a good word for me!
Catch King in The Spirit (in theaters on Dec. 25, 2008), and My Bloody Valentine 3-D and Fanboys in 2009 at a theater near you.
