This premiere was hosted on a huge boat!
On Monday, October 22nd, the world premiere of “Hunter Killer,” was hosted on The Intrepid, Air, Sea, and Space Museum. This film stars actors Gerard Butler and Common and is a fun, adrenaline rushing thriller that is a must see. The premiere took place in Hanger 2 inside The Intrepid ship. Prior to the screening, guests gathered around the red carpet as the stars of the film talked about their experience shooting the film and what they are excited for audiences to see. The energy of this world premiere was electric. Everyone from the film talked about how excited they were for this film to come out as they filmed it years before. The reason that this film is coming out now is that it took a long time for all the special effects to be put into the film.
After the film was done, guests were treated to a great afterparty inside Hangar 2 where they could wander around and look at the various planes on display, all while sipping on cocktails or wine. Although the night was a cold night, the temperature did not stop guests from roaming outside on one of the decks to get a magical view of the New York Pier at night. With the museum dimly lit and music playing, guests were able to enjoy this exclusive night inside this museum. It was like “Night at the Museum” but inside this air, sea, and space museum.
We got a chance to interview some of the stars of the film so check out our exclusive interviews below:
The Knockturnal: What’s it like to be at this premiere for you?
Zane Holtz: It’s awesome. I’m excited for this movie to finally come and have audiences be able to see it and share it. I personally, have only seen it on a TV, so I am looking forward to seeing it on the big screen and experience it properly. And to be here at The Intrepid … I feel like it’s an event is amazing.
The Knockturnal: How was it like filming this movie?
Zane Holtz: It was awesome. I shot for about a week in London and then the bulk of the work was in Bulgaria. We were out there for five or six weeks. And I got along great with the other guys. Michael Trucco, Ryan McPartlin, Toby Stephens, we all became a pretty close unit. We are all away from home and doing this together and so to feel that comradery and that friendship was easy to get because we are doing it every day. We are doing the training every day and on set all the time and we all gelled. It was an amazing experience.
The Knockturnal: What was your favorite scene to film?
Zane Holtz: Without giving too much away, I have a little bit of a clutch, heroic scene. That was awesome.
The Knockturnal: Which cast mate did you get along with the best?
Zane Holtz: That’s hard to say. I got along great with Jerry even though Jerry and I don’t have any scenes together. All of the Navy Seals stuff was on the ground and him and the rest of the crew were in the submarine. So I got to know Jerry in a different way because we were not acting together. He produced the film. So it was a unique and different relationship to have with him.
The Knockturnal: Anything else coming up for you that you would like to share?
Zane Holtz: I have this movie coming up and I have a film showing at the Austin Film Festival.
The Knockturnal: What is it like for you to be at this premiere?
Ryan McPartlin: Well, this a long time coming. We filmed it a long time ago and because of the special effects, it took forever to do. And Jerry had a couple of other movies coming out that we have been waiting for this to happen. So now it is finally coming to fruition and I am just stoked. Because we put a lot of effort into this and a lot of training, a lot of heart, and I am excited. This is the first time I am seeing it. Everyone else has seen a screening of it but we were out of town when that happened. So I am just like the entire audience here tonight, waiting on the edge of my seat seeing how many of my scenes ended up in the movie.
The Knockturnal: What was it like filming for this movie?
Ryan McPartlin: It was incredible. We did this watertank in London and it was fantastic. That was where a lot of the underwater stuff happened, because the Seals, you are working land, air, and sea. And then Bulgaria. It was a journey and it was really fulfilling to me because I have been an actor for 20 years now and this is definitely the type of character that I have been wanting to suit up for. And my wife will tell you, this is the dream role.
The Knockturnal: What was your favorite scene to film?
Ryan McPartlin: My favorite scene to film was definitely the tank stuff—the underwater stuff. There was a lot of drama that happened under the water and there was so much preparation that had to go. Those scenes I had to hold my breath for. And so the scuba divers would have to come and give you your air and you had to get the scene in for as long as you could hold your breath. And you are underwater and so a lot of things can happen that you don’t expect. And a couple of things actually went wrong that you have to meditate and say, ‘I am going to be okay. I am going to put my faith in others.’ And they took care of us. One time Toby Stephens and I were coming up into a hatch together. And we are swimming up, and nobody was watching us and we got stuck. And we had to figure it out. We are both almost out of air and we are looking at each other. But we had that wiggle room, and I go, okay I will go first. But you can’t talk underwater so I held him down and went first and then brought him up then. Those were intense scenes on an off camera.
The Knockturnal: Anything else coming up for you that you would like to share?
Ryan McPartlin: Yeah, I’m on “LA’s Finest” with Jessica Alba and Gabrielle Union. I play Jessica’s husband and it is going to come out in the spring.
The Knockturnal: What’s it like to be at this premiere tonight?
Donovan Marsh: It’s kind of surreal. To be a South African being on board a WW2 aircraft carrier where your first Hollywood movie is showing. It’s kind of weird don’t you think? It’s weird because you dream about it all your life when you are young. You have this dream where you will direct this movie one day and then that one day arrives and I don’t know what to say. I guess later on I will reflect and be proud of myself.
The Knockturnal: What was it like directing this movie?
Donovan Marsh: It was a real challenge. I had to immerse myself in a culture that is not my own. I had to get really familiar with how the Navy operates. It was something I felt like I should do by spending time in the US Navy. I spent three days on a nuclear submarine so I could get totally into that world. And only when I was into that world could I think about how I was going to present that world. I was kind of anxious on making it believable to everyone and plus honoring the Navy and also making a good, fun movie. There were a lot of things I wanted to do and I hope I achieved them all.
The Knockturnal: What was a scene that was a lot of fun to film for you?
Donovan Marsh: When I went on the real submarine, they did this thing where when they dive at 30 degrees, the whole submarine tilts. You have to lean back and hold on and so I wanted to depict that for real. So I bought a control room that I could tilt, almost the size of this area. I had the whole crew in there and we were tilting it. We had to perform the scene while hanging from the side which added a realism to the scene.
The Knockturnal: What are you excited for audience to see from this movie?
Donovan Marsh: I am excited for the Navy and Submariners to see themselves. Because I used real Navy people, real submariners in the background. I am keen to see how real Navy people and real military service people respond.
The film hits theaters this Friday.
