[After abandoning the upper-class life of a doctor, Simon has only one goal to protect his sister which often leads him to clash with the Serenity crew.] Simon's almost naive in a sense, ... They live in a world where people have to be selfish and fight for themselves. In that regard, he's toughened up by the crew. |
But now I feel like Firefly and Serenity are their own genre. It's not science-fiction so much as it's about humanity and characters and dynamics between people. |
I think that's when everybody's mood changed from knowing this was just an accident to knowing it was beyond that, and you just go into autopilot and you just do what you've got to do. |
It always takes a moment for me to process something like that, ... I think I'm prepared for it, but it's like receiving a really generous compliment that leaves you at a loss for words. |
It was very strange, |
It was very strange. We had obviously a lot more time to tell the story than we did when we were shooting the series. But ... to me it just felt like so similar ... to the show. ... Everything just felt a little more spectacular. It just felt a little grander, and there was a wonderful feeling of redemption to sort of come back with these people. It was this great reunion, and so it was a wonderful energy on the set. |
Simon's almost naive in a sense. They live in a world where people have to be selfish and fight for themselves. In that regard, he's toughened up by the crew. |
Watching (the film) with them is really this incredible experience. They are so familiar with the characters and the tone, you could hear a pin drop at some points in the movie. |
We all at the time thought it was a small Cessna something that was doing a tour. |