Shira Lazar: "First Impressions" Action Short Brings Together YouTube and Superhero Appeal (WATCH)

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Director Leo Angelos brought his stars Chester See and Hailey Bright to the What's Trending studio for the live debut of their short action film, "First Impressions." The YouTube collaborators also shared behind the scenes stories, including how they trained for fight scenes and handled the on-screen romance.

Without giving too much away about the plot, Chester said that he took a break from his own YouTube channel to join this film after he received a call from one of the executive producers. "(The EP) called me and pitched me the idea and I thought it was a really cool concept, something you don't really see."

For Hailey, the choice was simple. "I never really get to kick anyone's ass," she jokes. "And I finally got to. It was amazing!" She adds, "We got to do tons of fight training and I just really loved the all the action that was involved. I love that idea that you think you're watching something and at the very end, you figure out, oh my gosh! It's a superhero."

"We did a couple of days of training, but they were very long, intense days," she says of getting herself ready for the action scenes.

This was a turnaround for Chester, who's used to being the one dealing the blows. "In this one, I was beat up," he says. "We put gear on me, so they were actually kicking me."

Finally, the team teases the possibility for a sequel, with Leo adding, "It depends on how this is received."

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Shira Lazar: "First Impressions" Action Short Brings Together YouTube and Superhero Appeal (WATCH)

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Director Leo Angelos brought his stars Chester See and Hailey Bright to the What's Trending studio for the live debut of their short action film, "First Impressions." The YouTube collaborators also shared behind the scenes stories, including how they trained for fight scenes and handled the on-screen romance.

Without giving too much away about the plot, Chester said that he took a break from his own YouTube channel to join this film after he received a call from one of the executive producers. "(The EP) called me and pitched me the idea and I thought it was a really cool concept, something you don't really see."

For Hailey, the choice was simple. "I never really get to kick anyone's ass," she jokes. "And I finally got to. It was amazing!" She adds, "We got to do tons of fight training and I just really loved the all the action that was involved. I love that idea that you think you're watching something and at the very end, you figure out, oh my gosh! It's a superhero."

"We did a couple of days of training, but they were very long, intense days," she says of getting herself ready for the action scenes.

This was a turnaround for Chester, who's used to being the one dealing the blows. "In this one, I was beat up," he says. "We put gear on me, so they were actually kicking me."

Finally, the team teases the possibility for a sequel, with Leo adding, "It depends on how this is received."

Show your support by watching "First Impressions" here and subscribe to What's Trending for more exclusives interviews with your favorite YouTube stars!

Follow Shira Lazar on Twitter: www.twitter.com/shiralazar

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Shira Lazar: 'Man of steel' reviews organized by Batman (clock)

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"Man of steel" had increased the June opening in the history of the cinema this weekend, bringing in $125,1 million this weekend. Watch as Batman takes to the streets to get the real scoop and comments from the public and the fans in Hollywood. Enjoy!

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Shira Lazar: Comedians Paul Scheer and Rob Huebel Join Rapture Films of The Summer (WATCH)

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With the horror comedy "Rapture-Palooza" hitting theaters and on demand this Friday, June 7, we spokewith the hilarious Paul Scheer and Rob Huebel, who are kind enough to share their thoughts on failed Kickstarters for sexy kids clothes, Benghazi, Google Glass Porn and surviving the apocalypse.

As Huebel points out, since the movie comes out in theaters and on demand on the same day, if viewers choose, they can technically watch it on the big screen and on their phones or tablets at the same time.

But that's not all the material Huebel has with which to sell the film. Here's his elevator pitch: "What if everyone got raptured and the only people left behind are the crappy people and it starts raining blood, but then, you know Craig Robinson from 'The Office'? He's the antichrist." Catch that twist there?

Scheer adds, "Basically, last year everyone talked about the apocalypse. By the time a script is written and made, it takes about a year and a half. So it's about a year and a half late, but I feel like we have fond memories of when everyone was talking about the rapture."

As it turns out, they're actually right on trend. Apocalypse comedy films seem to be all the rage right now.

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