All in all, a grand event for a grand show.
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All three actors proved exceptionally welcoming and generous with their time.
Check back tomorrow for my chat with Jon and James…
So, how did you get involved inThe Pacific?I did it the old fashioned way.
I had to audition five times for it.
The first time was for a casting director, then a producer and another producer.
Youd think that would be the last one.
The next one was with Tom Hanks and Steven Spielberg.
We had a pretty rigorous auditioning process and they felt like I was the guy.
Were you auditioning with other people?
Thats not really the right word though…
Yeah, the rivalry!
Its kind of silly but they want people who dont look alike!
You want to believe these two people went through these situations together.
How was the experience for you making it?
How much of it is still with you?
I remember like it was yesterday.
Im still doing press for it!
Im still doing it!
But you were in some of the most intense battle scenes, whats the prep involved in that?
My first day of shooting was that Peleliu beach landing.
It was heavily choreographed.
They were like youre going to this movement, this one and this one.
[Starts laughing].
Yeah the thing about it is was, once all the explosions went off it was like Whoah!
With regards to your character Sledge, he wrote a memoir.
For me the book meant so much.
Have you seen the whole thing?
That scene is quite a turning point for you you go from this boyish naivety…
Right, you see him on a bike!Yeah, and it goes really dark.
How was that, rewarding or challenging?
How much did you know about the Pacific theatre of war before going into it?
My Grandfather served in the Pacific but even with that not that much.
I knew they did some island hopping…
Like a holiday!
Tropical islands, beautiful!
If you were in that situation, do you think youd react the same as Sledge?
Its nice how you find out at the end what happened to everyone.
I know its so emotional.
I couldnt handle it when I saw it and I knew what happened!
Thats right, very good!
Is that side of things something youre interested in going onto?
What Im interested in doing is creating something new.
I want to get it into movie theatres; I want to become a filmmaker!
When they asked for footage of me forThe Pacificon film I showed them this film.
Joe Mazzello, thank you very much.
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