Alan Tudyk on Resident Alien, His Deadpool 2 Cameo, Rogue One, and More | Collider Connected

One of the things I love about the Collider Connected video series is that it allows us to conduct deep dive interviews with people in Hollywood without having to constantly watch the timer. Not only does it lead to great behind-the-scenes stories from the making of tons of projects we all know and love, but it also allows for the conversation to be free flowing, so while you might have an idea of where you’re trying to go, you can end up talking for ten minutes about something completely unexpected and it’s not a problem.
With the fun new series Resident Alien premiering tonight on Syfy, I recently landed an extended interview with Alan Tudyk to not only talk about playing an alien in human skin, but his entire career from Patch Adams with Robin Williams to the biggest crowdfunding success story of 2015: Con Man.
Before going any further, if you haven’t seen the Resident Alien trailers, the series is based on the Dark Horse comic and was adapted for TV by former Family Guy writer Chris Sheridan. The show follows a crash-landed alien named Harry (Tudyk) who, after taking on the human identity of a small-town Colorado doctor, gets roped into solving a local murder. As he attempts to fit in and not get found out, he’s also working on his secret mission to kill all the humans on Earth. I’ve seen the first few episodes and not only is Tudyk great in the role, the series consistently does things you won’t expect and it made me laugh out loud a lot. Resident Alien also stars Alice Wetterlund, Corey Reynolds, Sara Tomko and Levi Fiehler.
Besides what I previously mentioned, during the extended interview Tudyk talked about what he learned from Frances McDormand making Wonder Boys that he still uses today, what it was like working with Will Smith on I, Robot, how he’s doing four roles in Raya the Last Dragon, how Wreck-It Ralph changed during the production, his original character in Frozen and why it changed, his voice for the Joker on Harley Quinn, his Deadpool 2 appearance with Matt Damon, what it was like making Rogue One with the reshoots, if he’s in the Disney+ series Andor, why he wanted to be part of Resident Alien and how he worked with director David Donkin and Chris Sheridan on the character, his other Syfy series Devil May Care, the incredible crowdfunding success of Con Man, his history with Comic-Cons and how they’ve changed, and so much more I can’t list it all here.
Alan Tudyk:
What TV series would he like to guest star on?
What movie has he seen the most?
Talks about his early work on Patch Adams with Robin Williams.
What was it like working on Wonder Boys with Curtis Hanson?
What he learned from Frances McDormand making Wonder Boys that he still uses today along with a funny story about Michael Douglas.
What it was like working with Will Smith on I, Robot?
How making I Robot was at a time where most people were not doing motion capture.
After voicing so many Disney characters did he get a Disneyland passport for life?
Did he have any idea when he was doing a voice for Frozen it would be such a huge hit?
How much do they tell him about the voice he will be doing in a Disney animated role?
How he’s doing four roles in Raya the Last Dragon and he didn’t know what they were until he got into the studio.
How much he knew about the Zootopia character before getting to the studio.
Have any of the Disney roles he’s played gone through radical changes during production?
How Wreck-It Ralph changed during the production.
His original character in Frozen and why it changed.
How did his Deadpool 2 scene with Matt Damon happen?
How did his voice for the Joker on Harley Quinn happen?
Does he ever hurt his vocal cords doing any of his voice work?
How he hurt his voice doing a play and had to see two doctors and was very concerned about his future.
What was it like making Rogue One with the reshoots and everything that happened on the shoot?
Is he involved in the Andor Disney+ series?
What is Resident Alien about?
How his role requires a lot of physicality.
How did he work with director David Donkin and creator Chris Sheridan on the pilot to create the character?
Was he nervous about being able to pull off what the series is going for on a weekly basis?
and more
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[@arnieus866]

If anyone ever deserve an acting award it is Alan Tudyk for Resident Alien. No one else I can think of could have pulled off his role. Can't wait for more.

[@jean-paulaudette9246]

Yeah, he's brilliant. I first knew him from Firefly, but everything i've seen of him since has me progressively more impressed.

[@RangerHouston]

Alan Tudyk is the most underrated actor ever.

[@Appleholic1]

Actually I believe he recieves a lot of critical acclaim and is well praised by his many fans.

[@Smashmilk]

He's been working hard the last couple years was really good in Doom Patrol and he reunited with his firefly captain In a cameo on the rookie was a nice surprise plus the alien show ...

[@v1p3rs4oo]

One of the most underrated comedy actors. Love him in everything i've seen him.

[@user-sf6cy5lw8n]

Иван,от кого е подценяван,кой именно го подценява? Алан е невероятен артист,във всички роли и жанрове.

[@LuisRodriguez-qu8pb]

One of the most talented and humble guy out there in Hollywood

[@aracelispadilla4681]

My favorite alien❤️❤️❤️ Resident Alien

[@user-cr9zo5yo9k]

came here for the resident alien part, stayed for the whole interview.

[@rnrmunimula3756]

Totally love Alan Tudyk's humor.

[@pilarkailasam5138]

What a great interview. This man is one of the most talented actors of this generation. Criminally underrated.

[@DarkExcalibur42]

Alan: "I did a movie called Tucker & Dale vs Evil" Me: "YA YOU DID!

[@cbyron9308]

So talented and humble.

[@johnasbury7511]

Alan is my favorite actor since I saw him in Firefly . This is the best interview of an actor I have ever seen thank you so much

[@distanceplease]

Great interview! One of my absolute favourite actors. Just always so happy to see (or hear!) him in things.

[@johndoa4839]

Alan would be great in a gene wilder biopic

[@creasefold1986]

Damn that's a good idea

[@chris-cx9fq]

@@creasefold1986 kirk douglas biopic

[@rong7496]

In a Gene Wilder biopic, Alan Tudyk as Gene Wilder.

[@philyra2]

I absolutely adore him. He is so brilliant and funny and personable.

[@Christopher-rp3bi]

I have see the first episode resident alien and loved it.

[@johnwilliams6200]

I did too I am watching episode 2 now on SYFY

[@beamf]

I finished season 1 today and totally loved it!!!!

[@fatratz2012]

I'm an old guy not quite as old as michael douglas and I remember the lid Alan you are consumate and a gifted entertainer

[@pressplay7922]

Season 1 was great. now we need Resident Alien Season 2.

[@notthesamecc1927]

i loved powerless. Resident Alien is sooo good.

[@mcyawnface991]

Resident ALien is one of the funniest shows I've ever seen ^^ Alan Tudyk is a legend

[@ericwolff6059]

All the films he was in and I never really noticed him, never heard of him before, until... Resident Alien. Only available on On Demand TV here in New Zealand.

[@mishasan7]

That's the thing, he is SUCH an incredibly talented actor but he's done so many supporting roles, he's done voice roles and ensemble stuff, Resident Alien is the first thing I can remember thinking seeing him as the lead in! And oh my god, he's amazing. I've always liked him but he's such a chameleon half the time when I see him I don't even recognise him! I hope he gets an Emmy WIN for playing Harry.

[@mishasan7]

Didn't know about Con Man, and have just found it on Amazon Prime! Very excited to see it!

[@catherinehmichael4699]

You can do anything! You can keep up with Williams and Wilder.

[@beacon-313]

I wore the suspenders too Alan. I'll be your friend :)

[@LRTrack]

What a great job you did getting us to see the width and depth of AT's body of work so far. Thank you!!

[@busbybinne]

"Who doesn't want all these Goop Vagina candles?!" LOL! Sounds great, I love Alan Tudyk, anytime I see he has a project I watch it.

[@jedironin380]

Great interview with one of my favorite actors! Thank you to all who made this happen. :)

[@JeremiahTownsend]

The new Mel Blanc. Great tv, film, stage, and voice actor.

[@Costume_CO]

Excellent interview!

[@LRTrack]

I hope Resident Alien doesn't wrap up with a smarmy 'all-is-well' ending. It has been so crazy fun so far!

[@UncleBernhard]

This is a great interview! Well done! Alan is great in everything he does! Let's hope they reboot Firefly and he comes back as Wash!

[@jonathanfunnell4167]

SUCH AN EXCELLENT ACTOR

[@MissPerriwinkle]

looooooooove that show. eager for the new season !!!!

[@MissPerriwinkle]

such a brilliant show. may it do well !

[@beamf]

He is so fantastic!!!!❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@patpapa3204]

Alan would be good in comedy movie with Greg Kinnear as brothers maybe..

[@AdventurousJohn]

it's: Infanticide?

[@krystalharwood6359]

if bill pullman and david mccallum had a baby..lol

[@waynebernitt2806]

I love this guy but didn't know it. Happy in I've been educated.

[@cjplay2]

Is that a 3/4 deck or VHS deck behind you???

[@ColliderLadiesNight]

it's a Betamax 😂

[@cjplay2]

@@ColliderLadiesNight Holy frack. I had to pester someone who had an IMX deck as their banner graphic when they said they were an advanced image processing system. Hilarious. Thanks for the reply and the interview!

[@Indyfedora]

Very Nice Interview. Where are the HQ~ Hookers ?

[@MegaMinion11]

It’s strange, but i never heard about Alan before Resident alien, only his look’s tell me “Oh yeah, that the guy who was snotty boy that transformed into a terrific Alpha in Doll house”. Well before this interview i made up a lot

[@krystalharwood6359]

they should remake the Sixth Finger and have allan play Gwyllm

[@fourpointsphoenixsouth2495]

Yargh ?

[@orehldmanguz7013]

👽ha! ha!

[@vokasimid5330]

K2 fast K2 furious

[@evealpizar]

Will Smith sucks, robots are great!!

[@tinklvsme]

Allen, I hate to point this out because I really like you. You say Umm, Ahh, And over and over. Proper public speaking is so important, you might not even be aware of it. 👍❤️👽✌️