CapeTown Film Festival: Kurt Russell and Mark Hamill discuss

The first annual CapeTown Film Festival, the brainchild of Entertainment Weekly’s CapeTown gamemaster Geoff Boucher, attracted fans of all ages for seven nights of classic superhero and sci-fi movie experiences, beginning with an early screening of Iron Man 3, and including the 30th anniversary celebration of Return of the Jedi. But it wasn’t just the nostalgia that made the festival a splendid success; it was the in-depth conversations with legends like Nimoy, Kurt Russell (Escape From New York), Mark Hamill, and Terry Gilliam (12 Monkeys).

Not everyone could get to Los Angeles or in to Egyptian Theatre for the festival — tickets for the most popular panels quickly sold out. But EW.com has an entire library of video from the chats, including Boucher’s Q+A with Marvel godfather Kevin Feige and Tim Stack’s interview with some of the cast from The Goonies.

Click below for the next best thing to being there.

The fest concluded Tuesday night with a sold-out screening of J.J. Abrams’ 2009 Star Trek reboot, made extra special by a conversation with the original Mr. Spock himself, Leonard Nimoy. Check back for video of our conversation with Nimoy soon.

Read More:

Schedule: CapeTown Film Festival

‘Falling Skies’ cast talks Spielberg, love triangles, and more at EW’s CapeTown Film Festival — VIDEO

‘Goonies’ cast members reunite at EW’s CapeTown Film Festival

Related Articles