TV Interview!
Interview with Doug Jones and Elias Toufexis of “Star Trek: Discovery” on Paramount+ by Suzanne 8/15 and 8/21/24
I’m a lifelong Trekkie, so I’m always happy to speak with anyone from the franchise. I’ve spoken with Doug (who played Saru) before, but he’s just such a nice and fun guy to chat with, that I was happy to speak with him again about the release of the show’s final season, as well as the complete series, on DVD, Blu-Ray⢠and Limited Edition Blu-Ray⢠Steelbook. We had a great chat. Then, the following week, I spoke at length with Elias, who played the last season’s villain, L’ak (along with Moll). Both actors have been in many great scifi, fantasy and horror movies, TV shows and video games. They’re both amazing actors. Honestly, I could have spokne with them both for hours. I hope you enjoy our video interviews!
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Doug Jones
Elias Toufexis
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Buy the Final Season DVD, Blu-Ray or Limited Edition Blu-Ray Steelbook or Complete Series DVD or Blu-Ray
STAR TREK: DISCOVERY⢠THE FINAL SEASON ARRIVES AUGUST 27
ON DVD, BLU-RAY⢠AND LIMITED EDITION BLU-RAY⢠STEELBOOK
With Nearly 2 Hours of Special Features, Including Featurettes, Audio Commentary, a Gag Reel, and More!
LOS ANGELES â June 10, 2024 â Captain Burnham and the crew of the U.S.S. Discovery return when STAR TREK: DISCOVERY⢠THE FINAL SEASON arrives with even more âincredible action sequences and truly breathtaking visualsâ – Collider (Samantha Coley) August 27 on DVD, Blu-rayâ˘Â and Limited Edition Blu-ray⢠Steelbook from Paramount Home Entertainment.
STAR TREK: DISCOVERY⢠THE FINAL SEASON cast members include Sonequa Martin-Green (Captain Michael Burnham), Doug Jones (Saru), Anthony Rapp (Paul Stamets), Mary Wiseman (Sylvia Tilly), Wilson Cruz (Dr. Hugh Culber), David Ajala (Cleveland âBookâ Booker), Blu del Barrio (Adira), and Callum Keith Rennie (Rayner). The final season also features recurring guest stars Elias Toufexis (Lâak) and Eve Harlow (Moll).
These 4-disc DVD and Blu-rayâ˘Â collections include every adventure-filled episode and nearly 2 hours of special features, including featurettes, audio commentary, a gag reel, and more!
STAR TREK: DISCOVERY⢠THE FINAL SEASON is also available on Digital August 26*
STAR TREK: DISCOVERYâ˘: THE COMPLETE SERIES will also be available on August 27 on Blu-ray and DVD, featuring all 65 episodes and over 15 hours of special features including a BONUS DISC that takes you on a never-before-seen journey through all five seasons with the cast and crew.
SYNOPSIS
STAR TREK: DISCOVERYâ˘Â follows the voyages of Starfleet on their missions to discover new worlds and new life forms. The fifth and final season will find Captain Burnham and the crew of the U.S.S. Discovery uncovering a mystery that will send them on an epic adventure across the galaxy to find an ancient power whose very existence has been deliberately hidden for centuries. But there are others on the hunt as well⌠dangerous foes who are desperate to claim the prize for themselves and will stop at nothing to get it.
FINAL SEASON SPECIAL FEATURES
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Audio Commentary (Exclusive to Home Entertainment)
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Deleted Scene (Exclusive to Home Entertainment)
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Being Michael Burnham (Exclusive to Home Entertainment)
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Character Development (Exclusive to Home Entertainment)
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Gag Reel (Exclusive to Home Entertainment)
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Star Trek: Discoveryâ˘: The Voyage of Season 5
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A Team Effort
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Discovery‘s Creative Force
The series is produced by CBS Studios in association with Secret Hideout and Roddenberry Entertainment. Alex Kurtzman, Michelle Paradise, Heather Kadin, Aaron Baiers, Olatunde Osunsanmi, Sonequa Martin-Green, Frank Siracusa, John Weber, Rod Roddenberry and Trevor Roth serve as executive producers. Alex Kurtzman and Michelle Paradise serve as co-showrunners.
*Special features available at select digital retailers with the purchase of full season
About CBS Studios:
CBS Studios is one of the worldâs leading suppliers of entertainment programming with development and production for broadcast, cable networks, streaming services, and other emerging platforms. The Studioâs expansive portfolio spans a diverse slate of commercially successful and critically acclaimed scripted programming, which includes genre-defining franchises such as NCIS and the ever-growing Star Trek universe, award-winning late night and daytime talk shows, as well as an extensive library of iconic intellectual property. The Studio also develops and produces local language and international content originating outside of the US for viewers around the world.
Paramount Home Entertainment (PHE) is part of Paramount Pictures Corporation (PPC), a global producer and distributor of filmed entertainment. PPC is a unit of Paramount (NASDAQ: PARA, PARAA), a leading global media and entertainment company that creates premium content and experiences for audiences worldwide. The PHE division oversees PPCâs home entertainment and transactional digital distribution activities worldwide. The division is responsible for the sales, marketing and distribution of home entertainment content on behalf of Paramount Pictures, Paramount Animation, Paramount Television Studios, Paramount Players, MTV, Nickelodeon, Comedy Central and CBS and applicable licensing and servicing of certain DreamWorks Animation titles. PHE additionally manages global licensing of studio content and transactional distribution across worldwide digital distribution platforms including online, mobile and portable devices and emerging technologies.
Final Season Specifications:
Blu-rayâ˘Â Specifications:
Audio:Â English 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio, French (Parisian) 5.1 Surround Dolby Digital AC3, German 5.1 Surround Dolby Digital AC3, Italian 5.1 Surround Dolby Digital AC3, Japanese 5.1 Surround Dolby Digital AC3, Spanish (Castilian) 5.1 Surround Dolby Digital AC3
Subtitles:Â English SDH, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, French (Parisian), German, Italian, Japanese, Norwegian, Spanish (Castilian), Swedish
Blu-ray⢠Steelbook:
Audio:Â English 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio, French (Parisian) 5.1 Surround Dolby Digital AC3, German 5.1 Surround Dolby Digital AC3, Italian 5.1 Surround Dolby Digital AC3, Japanese 5.1 Surround Dolby Digital AC3, Spanish (Castilian) 5.1 Surround Dolby Digital AC3
Subtitles:Â English SDH, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, French (Parisian), German, Italian, Japanese, Norwegian, Spanish (Castilian), Swedish
DVD Specifications:
Audio:Â English 5.1 Surround Dolby Digital AC3, French 5.1 Surround Dolby Digital AC3,
Subtitles:English SDH, French (Parisian)
U.S. Rating:
Not Rated
Canadian Rating:
PG – Violence, Mature Theme
Run Times:
9:36:40 (Final Season)
54:50:39 (Complete Series)
Doug Jones
October 2020
While famous for working under prosthetics in iconic feature film roles, Doug Jones is also a versatile character actor who has performed as himself in guest star roles on shows like âArrow,â âThe Flash,â âTeen Wolf,â âZ-Nation,â âThe Neighbors,â âCriminal Minds,â âC.S.I.â and NBCâs horror anthology âFear Itself.â A veteran of over 100 commercials, Doug was Mac Tonight, the moon-headed piano player in the long-running 1990s McDonaldâs campaign. He also starred as the lead villain in âHush,â an Emmy-winning episode of âBuffy the Vampire Slayer,â long considered a fan favorite. Doug was also a semi-regular guest judge on the hit SyFy Net reality series âFace Off.â
In 2005 he played the title role of Pan (as well as the nightmare character known as The Pale Man) in Guillermo del Toroâs Oscar-winning Spanish language fantasy/horror feature âPanâs Labyrinth.â But it was his sensitive and elegant performance as Abe Sapien in del Toroâs 2004 box office hit âHellboyâ that brought Dougâs unique work to a wider audience. He went on to voice that same character for the Emmy-nominated Cartoon Network animations âHellboy: Sword of Stormsâ and âHellboy: Blood and Iron.â In 2007 Dougâs title role performance in âFantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surferâ was hailed by fans and critics alike. 2008 saw Doug reprise his starring role (as well as two other characters) in âHellboy II: The Golden Army,â once more under the direction of del Toro. He also starred in âGainsbourg,â a stylized biopic of the famous French poet/singer/composer Serge Gainsbourg, in which he plays Gainsbourgâs dark alter ego. The film has won three Cesar Awards. Doug has also had prominent creature roles in âCrimson Peak,â âThe Watch,â âThe Bye Bye Man,â âLegion,â âHocus Pocusâ and many others.
Jones was a series regular on three seasons of TNTâs Spielberg-produced sci-fi series âFalling Skiesâ and recurred on Guillermo del Toroâs FX series âThe Strain.â Upcoming, Jones will star opposite Sally Hawkins in del Toroâs âThe Shape of Water.â
Elias Toufexis is a Canadian actor. He has played characters on television and in video games, mostly in science fiction and fantasy genres.
He has played dozens of major characters on television in shows like: Star Trek: Discovery, FBI, FBI Most Wanted, Shadowhunters, Criminal Minds, Bitten, Lost Girl, Alphas, Stargate: Atlantis and particularly memorable characters on: Supernatural and The Expanse.
He is one of the busiest Performance Capture actors in the world, with characters in video games, films, and television. Variety has called him “The Canadian Andy Serkis”
In the video-game world, he’s played leading characters in many multi-million dollar projects. The Assassin’s Creed Series, The Deus Ex Series, Gotham Knights, The Call Of Duty Series, The Fortnite Series, The Splinter Cell Series, The Far Cry Series, The Immortals Fenyx Rising series, and dozens more. He has a cult following around the world for his work in Performance Capture and Voice in Videogames.
Forbes Magazine called him a “voice-acting heavyweight”. In Animation, you can hear Elias is multiple animated series and films. Most recently in the Netflix Animated series Blood Of Zeus and in Adult Swim’s Blade Runner Black Lotus. You can also hear him as the voice of Yellow Pages, McDonald’s, Lexus Cars, Taco Bell, and many many more radio and TV voice-over commercials.
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