Kal Penn: No, it sort of just came upon me. It really is the same thing as a drama, except the situation is so bizarre that it'll make it funny.įrom the first Van Wilder to Harold & Kumar, and now The Rise of Taj was it always your plan to be a comic actor? Your character has to be completely committed to the fear or the loathing, the anger or whatever he's feeling at the moment. if your character understands his humor then the scene's not going to work. So it could be the most insane situation in the world like getting your back lit on fire. I think in order for the comedy to work you have to play it real. Kal Penn: I don't know that there's any real secret to the comedy. What do you think the secret of comedy is in a film like The Rise of Taj? To take a guy who was just kind of sidekick part and make him the lead, who gets the girl in the movie, and does more of the insanity instead of just talks about it, was cool. The opportunity to create a character 4 years later was pretty awesome. I think it's sort of weird that it's called Van Wilder: The Rise of Taj, (laughs) I think it should just be called The Rise of Taj, because it's misleading because Ryan's not in the sequel, unfortunately. It's actually more of a spinoff than a sequel. They thought I was likable and they liked that he was so quirky, I guess.
So it was cool that the audience actually liked it, because I had fears that they weren't going to identify with the character. Kind of one dimensional, and a little stereotypical, too. It's kind of cool because in the original Van Wilder, I was basically just kind of a sidekick character. Kal Penn: We had no idea what was going to happen when we did the original. What's it like to co-star in the first Van Wilder and now star in the sequel?
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In this film, Taj (Kal Penn) heads to England's prestigious Oxford University to further his studies while in the process, showing the uptight student body how to party. The versatile actor recently sat down with us discuss his spinoff film, National Lampoon's Van Wilder: The Rise of Taj.
If you've seen National Lampoon's Van Wilder, Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle, or Superman Returns, than you have witnessed the elegant, simplistic, comic brilliance of Kal Penn.
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The actor discusses starring in the new film, working on 24, Epic Movie and the next Harold & Kumar installment Actor discusses starring in the new film, working on 24, Epic Movie and the next Harold & Kumar installment.
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