Seann William Scott Happy To Play 'Three Dimensional Character' In 'Goon'

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[url="http://www.mtv.com/movies/person/235842/personmain.jhtml"]Seann William Scott[/url] knows what type of character he usually plays. He broke out thanks to the antics of a fast-talking sex maniac, Steve Stifler from the "[url="http://www.mtv.com/movies/movie/477109/moviemain.jhtml"]American Pie[/url]" movies, and ended up playing similar characters throughout his career.

The Seann William Scott of "[url="http://www.mtv.com/movies/movie/466943/moviemain.jhtml"]Goon[/url]," however, is an entirely different monster, a gentle one. Doug Glatt is good at one thing: kicking the crap out of guys. One thing Doug is not good at is hockey. Despite that combination, the owner of a local Canadian hockey club recruits Doug to save a dying team.

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MTV News talked with Scott and his co-star and the film's co-writer [url="http://www.mtv.com/movies/person/262617/personmain.jhtml"]Jay Baruchel[/url] about the character Doug and why there aren't many hockey movies.



For Doug, Scott simply enjoyed the chance to play a character that had more to him than Stifler. "It was just an awesome experience because it was so well-written, such a huge challenge for me to play a three dimensional character for once," Scott said. "It was much more comforting and enjoyable to play a guy who's nice and a good guy. I think it was easier for me to do that than to play a total jackass."

Baruchel wrote Doug and the film with a very particular viewer in mind. As a young Canadian hockey fan, Baruchel wanted a movie for enthusiasts like himself.

"[Hockey] is part of the reason I get up in the morning. It’s my favorite sport. It’s my religion," Baruchel said. "The marketplace is fairly barren when it comes to hockey flicks. I think there been precious few good ones for most of my life. It was just our chance to give Canadian kids a movie I feel like they've been waiting for, for a long time. Whoever digs this movie, we want them to connect to it, but we made it with a very specific group of people in mind."

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