TV Campfire Podcast

We got a chance to attend the Preacher press conference and speak to the cast, including Dominic Cooper (Jessie), Ruth Negga (Tulip), Joe Gilgun (Cassidy), Ian Colletti (Arseface/Eugene), Graham McTavish (Saint of Killers), and executive producer Seth Rogan.   There were many reporters from several outlets in the room with questions.  And if you want to listen to the press conference yourself, click the link at the bottom.

Reporter:       
I know that Tulip and Jesse are kind of meant to be, but Cassidy is over there waiting in the wings whenever Jesse messes up. Is there any hope for the two of them?
Joe Gilgun: 
Yeah, he’s like a turd that won’t flush, Cassidy. That relationship is constantly waiting. Well, anyway, he is waiting, he loves her. Its unrequited love, it’s the worst, I know that feeling, I think everyone’s had that at some stage. And it’s really long and drawn out for him, it’s a bloody shame. And he wants to be honest, he wants to be honest with his friend as well, about what he’s done. I don’t think Cassidy understands Jesse like Tulip does. Tulip’s seen that side of him where … I think, I don’t know though, I think … I don’t have much to say without completely fucking ruining Preacher right now.   But yeah, he definitely, he loves her man, and he absolutely adores Tulip and I think he just wishes Jesse maybe appreciated her a little bit more as well. He struggles with that.
Ruth Negga: 
I think the dynamic is interesting, isn’t it because … Feels like those kind of male and female roles are sort of reversed because he doesn’t, he wants to be honest and have the kind of conversation… Pour his heart out and have a night in and talk about his feelings. And Tulip’s like, “No, I don’t want to do that actually, I’d like to keep that compartmentalized somewhere else.” Which is usually, you don’t really see that do you? But Tulip very much if it’s not broke, don’t fix it. We don’t need to talk about it.
And I love that dynamic, and that tension is very constant. It’s a constant theme because I think for Tulip, what I love about her is she doesn’t think it’s necessary to reveal everything. That she’s had a life outside of him and that’s not healthy, but it’s part of her. And I think we see all of those kind of unhealthy bits of her as sort of laid bare this season. Especially in terms of what she’s been doing when she hasn’t been with Jesse.
Reporter:                              
My question is for Ruth, I really like how multi-faceted Tulip is and I was wondering about your approach to having a very … I guess being a badass is often associated with masculine traits, and people associate with men, but in many ways Tulip is a very blatant badass and I guess you could say a traditional sense but she’s also a very feminine character as well and with the introduction of more of the plot line with having a child or not having a child, what are your thoughts and feelings on the multi-faceted-ness of that?
Ruth Negga: 

Well, I remember very distinctly, it was in our panel last year, I remember Seth, you said, “Well she’s a human being.” She wanted to portray a human being. I think that’s what we do. And I think those turns must be feminine. We define women along the men, and I don’t really think that that’s done us any favors. Because we share it with them, as human beings, and I think that’s what I want to do in my world. And I think that’s what we want to do is just portray humans with everything that they are, that we can be.
Reporter:                               
Mr. Rogen,

We talk Game of Thrones[14;31], Preacher[26;54], Midnight Texas[32;09], Somewhere Between[37;40], The Last Tycoon[42;16], Killjoys[43;49], Dark Matter[49;32], & Orphan Black[52;50]

 
We talk House of the Dragon[5;27], Only Murders in the Building[15;48], Motherland Fort Salem[24;28], Star Trek Lower Decks[29;42], What We Do in the Shadows[32;40], She-Hulk[41;12], See[47;02], Paper Girls[52;33], The Sandman[58;16]