Interview (Written): Brian Lynch
A Slack Jaw Punks interview with screenwriter Brian Lynch:
Brian Lynch might not be a name familiar with all nerdi, but he’s on the verge…. Lynch is the big funny brain behind such outings as the Russell Brand voiced Hop, the Shrek spin off Puss in Boots, and soon to be released Minions animated film further expanding the mythology of those little yellow spuds. He also wrote several scripts that were bought up, but never came to be, namely When Muppets Attack! (Gonzo was James Bond that’s all I know), and The Sims movie based on the video game that will never go away.
Lynch isn’t just writing for the silver screen, he’s also written some great comics, like “Angel: After the Fall”, “Spike” and some TNMT for good measure. His current comic exploits is “Monster Motors” from IDW. Motors revved up it’s engines that past San Diego Comic Con to a lot of buzz. Initially the story of mechanic Vic Frankenstein and his discovery of beastly autos was just a one shot, but the fans cried out! Now we’re getting more grease monkey monster hunters this February. (Yahoooo!) Nick Roche (Transformers) does the pencils and inks by Leonard O’Grady (Judge Dredd) on colors to superb effect. Hopefully, this next go around turns into a full run.
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BD-Monster Motors, was one of my favorite reads of this past year. It’s just a really fun book. What was the inspiration behind Vic and his devilish devices? Did you grow up a car guy?
Brian Lynch-Thank you! The idea came from working on the ANGEL comics at IDW, and talking to the TRANSFORMERS editor, and then mixing the two franchises in my head and coming up with Cadillacula, the vampire car that sucks gas out of other vehicles. From there, I came up with Frankenride, a giant truck made from the parts of dead trucks and cars, and the world just clicked. Victor Frankenstein was just going to be a supporting character to the cars and trucks, but as I was writing and rewriting his personality kinda took over. I love when that happens, he is easily my favorite character I’ve ever written.
And I didn’t START a car guy but I’m learning all sorts of stuff doing research for the comic books and I’m slowly becoming one.
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BD-Last question: Minions will do big money. Bring you lots of success. Kudos, honestly. Trailer is great. …When they do you’re E! True Hollywood story, who do you want them to interview to tell you’re story?
Brian Lynch-Thank you! I love the movie. I think people are gonna really dig it. They can interview my wife, she knows a lot about me and seems to like me most days. My son is only a year and a half but he seems to be a fan. Just ask him lots of yes or no questions and he’ll be a terrific interview.
The trailer for Minions:
For the rest of the interview, go here.
You can follow Brian Lynch on Twitter, like I do, here: @BrianLynch.