Isaiah Washington follows Harrison Ford's lead in new movie

February 2nd, 2003
Source: Associated Press

ANAHEIM, Calif. - Actor Isaiah Washington got up close and personal with danger in his upcoming film "Hollywood Homicide," which co-stars Josh Hartnett and Harrison Ford.

Washington said he was forced to do his own stunts because of Ford, the action-hero star of such movies as "Indiana Jones" and "Star Wars."

"He forced me to do a lot of my own stunts because he did them," Washington said Saturday at a benefit concert he attended at Cal State University, Fullerton. "We were in the scenes together. I didn't have a choice."

Washington, who starred in the films "True Crime," "Out of Sight" and "Romeo Must Die," said everyone from the producer to the director of "Hollywood Homicide" thought it was a bad idea.

"I told Harrison ... `I really don't think we should be doing this. This is dangerous. We could die,'" Washington said. "He said to me, `I'll see you on the other side.'"

Washington said working with Ford was an experience.

"He's not someone you take lightly. He really enjoys doing the work," Washington said.

"Hollywood Homicide" stars Ford and Hartnett as two unconventional police officers trying to crack the slayings of a rap group.

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