![]() There’s so many other jobs that go into that. What did I learn? That I’m just the visual cog in a huge wheel called production. One-hour episodic television is no joke, and we worked extremely hard on it. They just had to give me 12 hours off for union rules. We would work about 19-hour days on that show. So how are you different now for having played Sara Pezzini? NP: It became such a huge part of your career it remains one of your best-known roles. We couldn’t be happier with that outcome. We really got an extra two years out of it that we didn’t expect. It got the best summer ratings ever or something for a summer film, so they decided to make it into a series. What’s interesting, though, is that it was just supposed to be a movie. With fans still talking about it now, it feels like the show was ahead of its time, as far as superhero TV. ![]() NP: Since we’re mentioning Witchblade, we should discuss that it’s been 20 years since the TV-movie. It’s cops and robbers and you can only extrapolate on that so many times for a plot, but this questioning of faith, his whole belief system and his morals adds an interesting twist to it. If you’re a fan of David or myself, you’re going to love this film. ![]() If you’re a fan of Michael’s, you’re going to love this film. If you’re a fan of Chris Mulkey’s, you’re going to love this film. Even though was laden with all this heavy stuff, we just had a blast. And everybody did a fantastic job, but Michael is a really funny guy and we just had a blast on set. What was it like just to work on this movie with so many familiar faces? Aside from the three of you, there are a number of recognizable actors in the cast. NP: That’s one great thing about this movie. Working with David was great and working with Eric, as our director, was wonderful. David and I just go so far back and we were so close during Witchblade. When you meet somebody on the day it’s hard to do. David and I have worked together now several times and it really does help, especially when you’re supposed to be intimate with that person or kiss that person. Especially since your characters in the movie have a close relationship, was that the case for you on Emerald Run? NP: That preexisting familiarity can help actors. It was an offer, he brought it to my desk, and I said absolutely. He actually brought the project to me, because he was on board long before I was. ![]() Yancy Butler: David and I have been friends since Witchblade. ![]() Nerdophiles: How did you and David Chokachi come back together for Emerald Run? Were you looking for another project to do together? Learn the answers to those questions and more in our interview with Yancy Butler below, and then see Emerald Run in select theaters now. Plus, would she be interested in a revival? Yancy spoke to Nerdophiles about the movie, why she enjoys working with David, and whether or not Witchblade may have been ahead of its time 20 years ago. It’s a nail-biter, but it’s also fun for people who remember their prior work together to see them collaborating yet again. The movie reunites her with her Witchblade co-star David Chokachi, and she plays his spouse in the film, caught up in his character’s desperate plan to save their daughter’s life by engaging in illegal trafficking. Now, two decades after that TV-movie that led to an incredible TV series, she’s embarking on a new adventure in the film Emerald Run. Yancy Butler was one of TV’s coolest superheroes when she starred as Sara Pezzini in TNT’s Witchblade. ![]()
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