K-19 Premiere-Interviews with Harrison Ford and costars on the red carpet

July 17th, 2002
MadBlast

The premiere of K-19:The Widowmaker gave me another opportunity to try to talk with Harrison Ford, and the rest of the cast. Ford made a point to walk the entire red carpet in between the Mann Bruin and Village theaters in Westwood, so that everybody got a chance to talk to him. As fans screamed from behind security barricades, Ford was nice enough to turn and wave in between interviews.

Did you serve as a leader to the young cast of this film? Oh, I don't know how to answer that. We all worked together. They're very talented young actors and they were chosen for their talent. The leadership on a set comes from the director.

Was the set confining? Well, yeah. It was a small space but it helped create behavior I think that helped tell the story.

Is it harder to play a real person than a fictional character? I don't think it makes any difference. It's certainly interesting to be able to talk to people who were really there and get their impressions and be able to fold that into your process, but to me, one is not more important than the other.

Is it true the next Indiana Jones will take place in the 1950's? Yeah.

And as soon as I mentioned Indy, I lost his attention. I probably could have kept him longer with more K-19 stuff, but I need my Indy fix as much as anyone, so I had to try.

Three of the cast members who play crewmen serving under Ford's character on the K-19 were also available for interviews at the premiere. Michael Gladis (left) makes his screen debut in the film, joined by Peter Sarsgaard (below, left) and Christian Camargo (right).

So, did you guys hit your head a lot on the set?

Michael Gladis: Yes, all the time. All the tall guys did. They actually started covering things in foam so that we wouldn't get too many head wounds.

Christian Camargo: About 72 times.

Did Harrison Ford serve as a leader to the actors like his character does in the film?

MG: Very much so. He was also the producer, so he definitely had authority. But he didn't need to be a producer to have authority. It's the glint in the eye. I can't explain it.

PS: Big yes. Just really taught us a lot about working with the camera, about acting with the camera. That's not blowing smoke. He really served like a general.

Finally, Liam Neeson breezed through the press line. He dodged any Star Wars questions reporters threw at him, but responded to a few K-19 queries.

How confining was the set? Very.

How did you respond to that? Bumping my head a lot the first couple of weeks.

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