"It was the underwater stuff that was psychologically difficult to do because once you went in there was no way out, Russell said. But he, too, succumbed to the grueling conditions on the "Poseidon set, coming down with pneumonia at one point, and nearly drowning at another, when he was required to hold his breath for an extended time in a completely enclosed chamber. Russell is next in the celebrity seat, still looking, at 55, every inch the rugged leading man with his ruddy outdoor complexion and clean shaven chin jutting out like Gibralter. It's absolutely amazing what happens to your body when you're in the water for that period of time.
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"Your skin gets so soft you can cut it with your fingernail. Then it was back into the gigantic 22-foot deep pool and the inundated sets on Warner Brothers' Stage 16. In another sequence, Lucas fell from the wall of a flooding tank and snapped the tendons in his left thumb, requiring surgery. The first came when Kurt Russell accidentally opened a deep gash over Lucas' right eye with a heavy flashlight while the two men were swimming underwater through a narrow passage. "I was hospitalized twice on this movie, Lucas says.
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The lean, athletic-looking, blue-eyed star of "Glory Road and "Stealth a certified scuba diver himself looks capable of handling anything they can deal out on a mere movie set, but he says the "Poseidon shoot was no pleasure voyage. You're not, says Josh Lucas, who plays gambler Dylan Johns in the new film. "You're not really acting much in this movie. Scary as hell like disaster is, and see how normal people react. "That's what I wanted realistic, very hard-edged. "With all the tools we have we can make it truly frightening and really realistic, really get across the idea of what disaster is, he says during roundtable interviews with the press at the Regent Beverly Wilshire Hotel. The real risk of pain, permanent injury and death by drowning sparks genuine fear.Īnd that's just what director Wolfgang Petersen was after in his remake of 1972's seagoing disaster epic, "The Poseidon Adventure, wherein a giant rogue wave turns a cruise ship upside down, leaving only a handful of passengers alive and trapped in an upside down world rapidly filling with water. When people are forced to swim blindly through confined spaces, sometimes under a fiery surface, holding their breath for excruciating lengths of time and suffering serious bumps, bruises and abrasions during long hours in over-used water that's undoubtedly breeding all manner of bacteria, little dramatic training is needed. “Poseidon” will begin airing September 19 on KBS.BEVERLY HILLS There wasn't a lot of acting required of the "Poseidon cast, and the actors are the first to admit it. The cast of “Poseidon” will has already begun shooting, and will continue to do so during Chuseok. Because they are filming during holidays, the episodes are expected to be more ‘complete.’ We hope you support the drama during its premiere in the following weeks.”
Lee Si Young, the main female officer was praised by netizens for giving such a strong and confident salute, alluding to the personality of her character.Īnnex Telecom said, “The cast is proud to be a part of the first drama about maritime officers. He becomes a maritime police officer, until he is invited to join a crime investigation unit in Incheon City. Two years after joining a maritime special attack team, Kim Seon Woo (Siwon) is involved in an unsettling crime and is demoted. “Poseidon” features an intriguing plot line about a maritime police force. Lee Si Young, Lee Sung Jae, Han Jung Soo, Jung Woon Taek, Gil Yong Woo, and Choi Siwon of Super Junior sported their black uniforms from the drama and raised their hands in an iconic salute, keeping with the drama’s theme. The cast of KBS’s drama “ Poseidon” gave a military salute in time for Chuseok.
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