I know how to do things better." That aspect of father/son, where we can learn from our elders that have come before us, I think is an important thing for people to see portrayed in this. It's kind of like a point that a son maybe hits with his dad where they're like, "I don't need to listen to you, old man. Luke: I wanted to add that tension to his character and his younger crew, who aren't as obviously seasoned as he is, who don't necessarily believe in their commander. What made you want to add an element of tension with Kessler's crew disobeying his command throughout the film? So that's real excitement for me, the actor Hiram, as well as real excitement for Samuel L. Gravely, Jr., there'd have never been, in real life, a Captain Hiram A. If we can be successful, then you have to let us in and play in future engagements, and that's exactly what happened. When we get the call to say we can do it, we're excited! We've been training all this time, and they're finally going to let us play? Hell yeah, let us get in the fight and show you what we can do because we're going to set a precedent. We had never been given an opportunity to come up to the table and play. It was an experiment to see if African Americans could even step up to the plate and lead. Fun fact, the ship that we filmed on - the USS Iowa - he commanded on.īack in that time period, when he got commissioned, there was a project called the V-12 program. He was the very first African American to be commissioned in the United States Navy, the very first African American Admiral in the United States Navy, and the ship that we portray in the movie, he commanded. This movie was special to me because I'm a Captain in the United States Marine Corps, so taking on this role was super special to me because this guy was my forefather. Murray: Here's the special thing about this role and Gravely - because he's real. How was it spotlighting that positive side of duty in the film? In contrast to Kessler being broken, Gravely and his crew are happy to be given the opportunity to hunt submarines. This needs to happen now because this war is over, and we need to stop playing these games." I think that the act of him wanting to wrap this up fast is very important to the story and to his character. You have this, "Why do the Germans keep trying this? We have the forces to stop this. Luke: I think it's so important to Ingram's character, played by Frank Grillo, to also make sure to have a quick, decisive end to this. That's my mindset because he's dangerous now, and I just want to stop him before he gets to his final destination. What's his last trick up his sleeve, and where is he going because now he's at his most dangerous point, and I want to stop him from deploying whatever it is he's about to do. Murray: For Gravely, there's nothing more dangerous than a cornered, wounded animal, and that's what Kessler is. What was it about having Ingram and Gravely as counterpoints to Kessler? On the other side, there is Commander Ingram and Captain Gravely, who are still committed to this war effort.
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