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The heart of "Super 8" belongs to the fantastic child actors namely Joel Courtney (Joe Lamb), Riley Griffiths (Charles), Gabriel Basso (Martin -- absent from this interview), Zach Mills (Preston), and Ryan Lee (Cary).

They play a group of Lillian, Ohio kids who decide to make a super 8 zombie movie during the summer of 1979. But then, a mysterious train crash happens.

In this interview, we talked about:

• How they got involved into making "Super 8"
• When J.J. Abrams show them the top-secret script of the movie
• Did they know the theme of the movie when they interviewed?
• The connection of "Little Darlings" to "Super 8"
• When did they find out about the story of "Super 8"
• Their characters
• Their chemistry and how they bonded with each other and with Elle Fanning
• The comparison with "Stand By Me"
• Super 8 the camera!
• Do they believe in UFO?

Here's more "Super 8" info from Yahoo:

In the summer of 1979, a group of friends in a small Ohio town witness a catastrophic train crash while making a super 8 movie and soon suspect that it was not an accident. Shortly after, unusual disappearances and inexplicable events begin to take place in town, and the local Deputy tries to uncover the truth - something more terrifying than any of them could have imagined.

• Also Known As: Darlings
• Super 8: The IMAX Experience
• Production Status: In Production/Awaiting Release
• Genres: Action/Adventure, Science Fiction/Fantasy and Thriller
• Release Date: June 10th, 2011 (wide)
• MPAA Rating: PG 13 for for intense sequences of sci-fi action and violence, language and some drug use.
• Distributors: Paramount Pictures
• Production Co.: Bad Robot, Amblin Entertainment
• Studios: Paramount Pictures
• Filming Locations: Los Angeles, California, USA
• Weirton, West Virginia, USA
• Produced in: United States
• Cast and Credits
• Starring: Kyle Chandler, Elle Fanning, Ron Eldard, Noah Emmerich, Gabriel Basso
• Directed by: J.J. Abrams
• Produced by: Guy Riedel, J.J. Abrams, Bryan Burk