Thanks to Will, from Last Broadcast, for the heads up! The site has a new interview with Neve, talking about Burn Up.

Burn Up is a nail-biting two-part thriller for BBC Two, starring Neve Campbell, Rupert Penry-Jones, Bradley Whitford and Marc Warren. Neve Campbell plays Holly Dernay.

Who do you play in Burn Up and what attracted you to the project?

I play Holly Dernay; she’s an environmentalist working for the renewables division in an oil company. The script is incredibly well written, which is unusual nowadays. The characters are very strong and the writer is very passionate about this issue and the environment – as am I.

How did you find shooting in your homeland?

I love shooting in Canada, I love coming home. I usually come back once a year to visit my family, but if there’s ever an opportunity to shoot at home, I love to come back and film with Canadians. It’s great to be here in the cold weather – some of the Brits had trouble with the cold, but as I grew up in Toronto, I’m used to it!

Has shooting Burn Up changed your opinion on global issues?

I don’t think doing this has changed my opinion on global warming, as it’s something that I’ve been very concerned about for a number of years, as have many of my friends and family. It’s has been good to learn more about it from the writer’s research though.

What difference does a big budget make to a production, when you’re used to productions like Scream? Do you think the programme becomes more reliant on good story telling?

I think that every piece should be reliant on a strong script and good storyline, but unfortunately some people think that with a big budget they can just get away with some great shoots. Although, I think they don’t realise that the audiences are disappointed, they think if people sit in the seats, then it’s fine and everyone’s happy but that’s not necessarily the case. I think either way, whether this production had a huge or small budget, the great script was there, the committed actors and director were there and if you have those things in place then you should have a good piece.

Last year you presented the UK leg of Live Earth, are issues like this important to you?

Any time that I can help to raise awareness on the subject of global warming, I’m happy to jump on board. Although I’m not going to deny the fact that the great music also attracted me to the concert! One of the things that they asked me to talk to the audience about was what a difference it would make if everybody just unplugged one light bulb in their house. You may not think so, but it would make a massive difference to the environment.

Burn Up due to be broadcast on BBC Two in July 2008.

Source, and thanks to Last Broadcast