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Oscar-nominated Denzel Washington talks about pilot training for Flight, his own worst Flight experience, playing morally ambiguous characters, filming the crash in Flight & his new movie 2 Guns with Mark Wahlberg. More Flight interviews with Kelly Reilly, director Robert Zemeckis & producers Jack Rapke & Steve Starkey
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Flight stars Denzel Washington, Don Cheadle, Kelly Reilly, John Goodman, Bruce Greenwood, Melissa Leo, Brian Geraghty, Tamara Tunie, Nadine Velazquez, and James Badge Dale. "Flight" presents the first pairing of Academy Award® winners Denzel Washington and director Robert Zemeckis, who marks his return to live-action dramatic storytelling after years of success on the forefront of directing and producing movies utilizing motion capture technology.
Two-time Academy Award®-winning actor DENZEL WASHINGTON (Whip Whitaker) is a man constantly on the move. Never comfortable repeating himself or his successes, Washington always searches for new challenges through his numerous and varied film and stage portrayals. From Trip, an embittered runaway slave in "Glory," to South African freedom fighter Steven Biko in "Cry Freedom"; From Shakespeare's tragic historical figure "Richard III," to the rogue detective, Alonzo, in "Training Day," Washington has amazed and entertained us with a rich array of characters distinctly his own.
Washington will next be seen in the Universal thriller "Safe House," directed by Daniel Espinosa and co-starring Ryan Reynolds
Washington was most recently seen in "Unstoppable." The action/thriller, which once again paired him with director Tony Scott, was released in Fall of 2010.
In January 2010 Warner Bros' released "The Book of Eli," a post-apocalyptic Western that tells the story of one man's fight across America to protect a sacred book that contains the secrets to rescuing mankind.
In June 2009, Washington appeared alongside John Travolta in Tony Scott's remake of the 1974 film "The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3," for Columbia Pictures. "Pelham" tells the dramatic story of a subway dispatcher (Washington) who receives a ransom call from a hijacker (Travolta) who has taken control of one of the trains.
In November of 2007, Washington starred alongside Russell Crowe in Ridley Scott's "American Gangster." The film, which is based on the true juggernaut success story of a cult hero from the streets of 1970s Harlem during one of America's biggest drug wars, grossed $43.6M in its first weekend and earned Denzel his largest opening weekend to date.
March 2006 saw Washington in Spike Lee's "Inside Man." Co-starring Clive Owen and Jodie Foster, this film about a perfect bank robbery proved successful its opening weekend, grossing $29M and marking Mr. Washington's second biggest opening to date.
As 2006 came to an end, Washington thrilled audiences yet again in Touchstone Pictures, "Déjà Vu," re-teaming with director Tony Scott. In this "flashback" romantic thriller, Washington plays an ATF agent that travels back in time to save a woman from being murdered, falling in love with her in the process.
In 2005, Washington returned to his theatre roots starring on Broadway as Marcus Brutus in "Julius Caesar." The show was well-received by critics and fans alike.
In 2004, Washington collaborated with director Tony Scott on "Man on Fire." In this film, Washington plays an ex-marine who has been hired to protect a young girl, played by Dakota Fanning, from kidnapping threats. That same year, Washington was also seen in "The Manchurian Candidate," a modern day remake of the 1962 classic film for Paramount Pictures. In the film, directed by Jonathan Demme, Washington starred along side Meryl Streep and Liev Schreiber, in the part that Frank Sinatra made famous. He played Ben Marco, a gulf war soldier who returns from combat and is unable to remember events as he has been brainwashed.
Perhaps one of his most critically acclaimed performances to date was the Academy Award®-winning performance in "Training Day," directed by Antoine Fuqua. The story revolves around a grizzled LAPD veteran, played by Washington, who shows a rookie narcotics cop, played by Ethan Hawke, the ropes on his first day of the soul-city beat. The film was only one of two in 2001 that spent two weeks at the number one spot at the box office.
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Flight stars Denzel Washington, Don Cheadle, Kelly Reilly, John Goodman, Bruce Greenwood, Melissa Leo, Brian Geraghty, Tamara Tunie, Nadine Velazquez, and James Badge Dale. "Flight" presents the first pairing of Academy Award® winners Denzel Washington and director Robert Zemeckis, who marks his return to live-action dramatic storytelling after years of success on the forefront of directing and producing movies utilizing motion capture technology.
Two-time Academy Award®-winning actor DENZEL WASHINGTON (Whip Whitaker) is a man constantly on the move. Never comfortable repeating himself or his successes, Washington always searches for new challenges through his numerous and varied film and stage portrayals. From Trip, an embittered runaway slave in "Glory," to South African freedom fighter Steven Biko in "Cry Freedom"; From Shakespeare's tragic historical figure "Richard III," to the rogue detective, Alonzo, in "Training Day," Washington has amazed and entertained us with a rich array of characters distinctly his own.
Washington will next be seen in the Universal thriller "Safe House," directed by Daniel Espinosa and co-starring Ryan Reynolds
Washington was most recently seen in "Unstoppable." The action/thriller, which once again paired him with director Tony Scott, was released in Fall of 2010.
In January 2010 Warner Bros' released "The Book of Eli," a post-apocalyptic Western that tells the story of one man's fight across America to protect a sacred book that contains the secrets to rescuing mankind.
In June 2009, Washington appeared alongside John Travolta in Tony Scott's remake of the 1974 film "The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3," for Columbia Pictures. "Pelham" tells the dramatic story of a subway dispatcher (Washington) who receives a ransom call from a hijacker (Travolta) who has taken control of one of the trains.
In November of 2007, Washington starred alongside Russell Crowe in Ridley Scott's "American Gangster." The film, which is based on the true juggernaut success story of a cult hero from the streets of 1970s Harlem during one of America's biggest drug wars, grossed $43.6M in its first weekend and earned Denzel his largest opening weekend to date.
March 2006 saw Washington in Spike Lee's "Inside Man." Co-starring Clive Owen and Jodie Foster, this film about a perfect bank robbery proved successful its opening weekend, grossing $29M and marking Mr. Washington's second biggest opening to date.
As 2006 came to an end, Washington thrilled audiences yet again in Touchstone Pictures, "Déjà Vu," re-teaming with director Tony Scott. In this "flashback" romantic thriller, Washington plays an ATF agent that travels back in time to save a woman from being murdered, falling in love with her in the process.
In 2005, Washington returned to his theatre roots starring on Broadway as Marcus Brutus in "Julius Caesar." The show was well-received by critics and fans alike.
In 2004, Washington collaborated with director Tony Scott on "Man on Fire." In this film, Washington plays an ex-marine who has been hired to protect a young girl, played by Dakota Fanning, from kidnapping threats. That same year, Washington was also seen in "The Manchurian Candidate," a modern day remake of the 1962 classic film for Paramount Pictures. In the film, directed by Jonathan Demme, Washington starred along side Meryl Streep and Liev Schreiber, in the part that Frank Sinatra made famous. He played Ben Marco, a gulf war soldier who returns from combat and is unable to remember events as he has been brainwashed.
Perhaps one of his most critically acclaimed performances to date was the Academy Award®-winning performance in "Training Day," directed by Antoine Fuqua. The story revolves around a grizzled LAPD veteran, played by Washington, who shows a rookie narcotics cop, played by Ethan Hawke, the ropes on his first day of the soul-city beat. The film was only one of two in 2001 that spent two weeks at the number one spot at the box office.