Well, I really enjoyed speaking with you, and congrats on Deadlock. But all the fight stuff is me, but for me that’s playtime. All of the fight scenes I can do, but when you see someone jump off the roof of a building, that’s not me. But when you have a whole crew and a stunt team all supporting you to go and play war like you did when you were nine years old, there’s no better job than that. I’ve been doing martial arts my whole life and also been an athlete my whole life. How did that training help prepare you for this role? This is a very physical, action-oriented role, and I read you have martial arts training. MORE: Jason Momoa Reveals Aquaman and The Lost Kingdom Filming is Done Like, “Sorry, dude.” As far as the tragic flaw goes, he takes on this obstacle that Bruce Willis and these militants put on him begrudgingly. There’s this moment where Mack offs one of the bad guys and apologizes to them. He goes on this journey, but he doesn’t want to. And that’s what happens at his work in America. So, the worst thing that could happen to Mack is to have a gun shoved in his face again outside of Iraq or Afghanistan.
He’s loved at work, he’s funny, he makes jokes. What I really loved about him though was the anti-violence in him. When we meet him he’s hungover from the night before, so you have that tragic flaw. He would rather have a beer on his houseboat. But what I really loved about the character is that he’s a pacifist who does not want to kill anybody. You don’t know who Mack is until you get into the film and realize he’s an ex-Army Ranger. He loses two kids to some crooked cop killing - or at least a police mistake. And though Bruce Willis is a bad guy, you understand why he’s doing what he’s doing. What I found interesting about the film too is that Deadlock, in the vein of Die Hard and Lethal Weapon, features flawed individuals. So, instead of just making another action movie, we tried to weave the humor in. So, really, we made an effort - if we’re having fun, Matthew Marsden, Douglas Matthews, Chris Cleveland, and Bruce, then it translates to the audience. Otherwise, it’s just good guys killing bad guys and there’s no fun. In the Die Hards it’s him and Reginald VelJohnson - it’s that relationship that brings us in. But under the circumstances, it’s the relationships you love. In Deadlock, Bruce Willis could flip a switch and kill 10,000 people with this hydro-electric dam. (Laughs) But it’s that there’s humor in all the relationship regardless of their crazy circumstances. The script was where it was, which is good, but during the table read I came in and said, “What do we love about the Lethal Weapon and Die Hard movies?” Bruce wasn’t there on that day by the way, for the table read. The whole thing was kind of an improvisation in Deadlock. Was there a specific moment in the film where your knowledge of those films came in handy? I read that you watched some of the old action films from the 80s, specifically Die Hard and Lethal Weapon, to prepare for this picture. MORE: The Unforgivable Interview: Vincent D’Onofrio Praises Sandra Bullock’s Transformation in Netflix Drama He comes into work and I really appreciated that. But in every take, he was just on his A-game, which is a great lesson.
It doesn’t matter how many movies they’ve done, once the cameras roll it’s you versus me - because I’m the good guy and he’s the bad guy, of course.
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The idea that you’re working with Bruce Willis goes away because you’re in the scene.īut, a pro like that, that’s what they do. On action he just drops in and is super on - he comes to play. I was super prepared, but I didn’t know what to expect. Obviously, when you show up working with someone like that, you’re on your A-game, but he was very gracious and very nice. Oh, and more! Well, you don’t know somebody from their characters from films. Bruce was great and the script ended up being great, so we did it.ĭid working alongside Bruce Willis live up to your expectations? Anytime you get to work with someone that historically you’ve been a fan of you kind of pinch yourself. I think I was playing football for USC when Die Hard came out. Patrick Muldoon: Somebody called me and asked me if I wanted to work with Bruce Willis and I said, “Yes.” I said yes before I read the script. What drew you to the action film Deadlock? “An ex-military man working at a Georgia power plant has to spring into action to prevent disaster when a group of rogue soldiers gain control of the plant and take the employees hostage,” says the official synopsis. ComingSoon had the opportunity to speak with the film’s star Patrick Muldoon, who discussed what it was like working alongside Bruce Willis and how he tackled the role of Mack. The action thriller Deadlock is currently available to purchase on digital platforms.
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