Interview: Jason Nash & Brandon Calvillo
Interview: Jason Nash & Brandon Calvillo
We chat to Jason and Brandon about their new movie!
We chat to Jason and Brandon about their new movie!
We The Unicorns
Hi Jason!
Jason Nash
Hello!
We The Unicorns
Jason, what was the key moment when you decided you wanted to write a movie – and specifically this movie?
Jason Nash
It was when someone asked me to fly to Las Vegas to promote a party with my Vine account. It was so bizarre to me. I got there and I was twice everyone's age and everybody was smoking vape pens.
We The Unicorns
There are tons of online stars in the movie, were the roles created specifically for them?
Jason Nash
Yes, everybody's part was written for them. Have always loved Bart Baker and Jimmy Tatro. Jimmy's already been in a ton of movies and Bart is just so funny. Also, Brandon plays fairly close to who he is, but we made his character a dick, which he is not. He's actually hilarious and really fun to be around.
We The Unicorns
Speaking of Brandon ... hey Brandon! How did it feel to not only star in a movie, but a movie created by, and starring your friends?
Brandon Calvillo
Hey guys! It felt very easy and cool because of the environment. This is what we’ve all been doing for years – working together on vines and videos so that comfort level was already in place. The main difference was the length since we were making a full-length movie rather than short videos but everything else felt very natural.
We The Unicorns
How much improvisation took place on set? And how much of that improvisation made it into the movie?
Brandon Calvillo
So much.
Jason Nash
Tons, but most of it got cut. We tried to make something that doesn't linger and moves quickly so we had to cut a lot of the improv. The Satan's D stuff with me and Brandon is improv. Just calling out names of what terrible energy drinks taste like.
Brandon Calvillo
Jason wrote the scenes and they were like sandboxes that we could play around in. It really helped it feel more natural and it was a lot of fun that way to bounce ideas off each other.
We The Unicorns
This is entirely unrelated but - name an animal you have no time for
Jason Nash
I love all animals. I guess sharks. I don't like them at all. They scare me and it's why I stopped surfing.
Brandon Calvillo
Since I was a child I’ve been deathly afraid of possums. I have a huge phobia of possums. I don’t know why they exist - I just don’t get it. When I was a kid I got chased by a possum and it hissed at me with its terrifying tiny demon face. I screamed like a little girl. I hate them.
We The Unicorns
You must have spent a ton of time together during production - now that all the filming is over, roughly how much do you guys want to murder each other?
Jason Nash
Lol --- no way. If anything we are all much closer. I see Brandon like 3 times a week. It's weird that I'm twice his age and we hang out. I always sit there and think about it from his perspective. Like "why am I in a diner at 2 am with this old guy."
Brandon Calvillo
Jason and I are best friends. This movie just allowed me to see a different side of him and he saw a different side of me. More friends should make movies together. You really discover more about each other through doing it.
We The Unicorns
Good to talk to you, guys!
Jason Nash
Our movie FML is out now on iTunes, Amazon and Google Play
Brandon Calvillo
Check out www.fml-the-movie.com 👌