If you get Katherine Heigl on the phone, there’s one question above all that needs to be asked: does she still hate balls?

“I still hate balls if they’re on your companion,” Heigl answers, quick as that, referring to the neutering and spaying program she backed via the leg-crossingly funny fake PSA she did for Funny or Die.

Okay, good. I think. And on a sort of related note, how about guns? In the brisk and amiable One for the Money (now playing), in which she plays Janet Evanovich’s working class heroine Stephanie Plum, you sure get to see a lot of Katherine Heigl packing heat. Or a lot of Katherine Heigl fumbling rather amusingly with heat, more precisely.

“Well, I actually wasn’t all that thrilled that they made us go to a gun range to practice shooting,” she tells the Georgia Straight, on the line from New York. “I thought it was a bit much since we were just pretending to shoot guns and kill people. We didn’t really need to learn in my mind how to be a great shot.”

No kidding. Plus, guns are dangerous, and they don’t pretend. “They put a gun in your hand and do this 30 minute spiel on everything that could possibly go wrong, and I’m thinking, ‘Why am I here doing this?’” continues Heigl. “And then I put the goggles on, point, and aim, and shoot, and I was, like, ‘Oh, this is very satisfying.’ I totally enjoyed it, and I was a pretty good shot. I was totally excited about that.”

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Just wanted to give everyone a heads up that the One For the Money Promotional Tour post has been updated with the dates for the remaining talk show appearances that we know Katie will be making. Here’s a short preview of her interview on Anderson.

Unemployed and newly-divorced Stephanie Plum lands a job at her cousin’s bail-bond business, where her first assignment puts her on the trail of a wanted local cop from her romantic past.

Today is opening day for One For the Money!  Be sure to go see it this weekend and support Katherine and the rest of the cast!

IH: Girls love chick-flicks. This film kind of has a crossover appeal for guys as well. Usually guys just endure films that are chick-flicks. Can you speak to that? And what makes this a good non-chick-flick?

KH: I think what’s sort of interesting about the books, is that they all have like a murder mystery tie-in with the bounty-hunting aspect of it. So it’s not all just about romance. It’s not all just about comedy. Especially, actually, in this movie, the murder mystery storyline is kind of dark and a little edgy, and gives it a vibe that is not purely chick-flick-ish. I’m really excited about it because I think it does appeal to everyone. It isn’t just a girls’ movie, and I think we’re working hard to advertise it so everyone knows that. It’s a good time for everyone, men included. And I forgot where I was going.

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