- Title: USA: High drama for Sam Worthington's "Man on a Ledge"
- Date: 25th January 2012
- Summary: LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES (JANUARY 23, 2012) (REUTERS) ( ** BEWARE FLASH PHOTOGRAPHY**) WIDE SHOT OF GRAUMAN'S CHINESE THEATRE VARIOUS SHOTS OF POSTERS VARIOUS OF SAM WORTHINGTON WITH CRYSTAL HUMPHRIES (SOUNDBITE) (English) SAM WORTHINGTON ON THE ROLE, SAYING: "It is still an action movie and I do movies that I would go and see, to pay money that I would go and see, that is the best barometer that I got. It has some of the car chases and thrilling stunts and high rise hotels. It is a popcorn movie and a lot of fun. It is not that different from the other stuff." WORTHINGTON SPEAKING WITH REPORTERS (SOUNDBITE) (English) SAM WORTHINGTON ON WORKING HIGH IN THE AIR, SAYING: "There is always trepidation doing something like this, knowing that you will spend a majority up there and a majority of filming up there. You are always very cautions and you never get complacent, you are 220 odd feet in the air." WORTHINGTON SPEAKING WITH THE MEDIA ED BURNS WALKING ON THE RED CARPET (SOUNDBITE) (English) ED BURNS ON WORKING WITH SAM WORTHINGTON, SAYING: "It took such courage, to get out there on the ledge, and he is not doing this just for the action sequences, he actually has to go out there and act. That is pretty daunting and pretty challenging. I think he pulled it off." BURNS SPEAKING WITH THE MEDIA ED HARRIS SPEAKING WITH THE MEDIA ELIZABETH BANKS POSING WITH PHOTOGRAPHERS (SOUNDBITE) (English) ELIZABETH BANKS ON FILMING ON A LEDGE, SAYING: "It was fun to kind of see into the windows of all the other New Yorkers, way below as they were sort of having their coffee and going about their daily lives. I was at my job and they were at there job. Mine just happened to be out on a ledge." BANKS SPEAKING TO THE MEDIA DIRECTOR ASGER LETH AND ACTOR TITUS WELLIVER ED HARRIS ON THE RED CARPET WITH PULL OUT TO WIDE OF THE CARPET
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- Country: USA
- Topics: Arts
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- Story Text: Actor Sam Worthington joins co-star Elizabeth Banks on the red carpet Monday night (January 23) for the Los Angeles premiere of the action drama, "Man on a Ledge."
Actor Sam Worthington, best know for his role in the blockbuster film, "Avatar," is hoping to take his career to new heights with his latest movie, "Man on a Ledge," which premiered in Los Angeles Monday night (January 23).
Worthington joined castmates Elizabeth Banks, Ed Burns and Ed Harris on the red carpet for the screening which took place at the legendary Grauman's Chinese Theatre in Hollywood.
The actor, whose other screen credits besides "Avatar," includes "Clash of the Titans" and "Terminator Salvation," believes that his latest role is one his fans should like.
"It is still an action movie and I do movies that I would go and see, to pay money that I would go and see, that is the best barometer that I got," explained Worthington. "It has some of the car chases and thrilling stunts and high rise hotels. It is a popcorn movie and a lot of fun. It is not that different from the other stuff."
In the film, Worthington plays ex-cop Nick Cassidy, who stands on the ledge of a New York City hotel after an impossible escape from prison. Is Nick a desperate man or does he have a hidden agenda? As fellow NYPD officer Lydia Mercer, played by Elizabeth banks, tries to talk Nick off the ledge, she discovers that Nick may have a plan in the works to prove his innocence and dig up one of the force's biggest conspiracies.
Worthington, who spent much of the filming literally on a ledge, said he was always very careful.
"There is always trepidation doing something like this, knowing that you will spend a majority up there and a majority of filming up there. You are always very cautions and you never get complacent, you are 220-odd feet in the air," said Worthington.
Ed Burns credits his co-star Worthington with taking on the role.
"It took such courage, to get out there on the ledge, and he is not doing this just for the action sequences, he actually has to go out there and act. That is pretty daunting and pretty challenging. I think he pulled it off," said Ed Burns, who plays a cop that is not sympathetic to Worthington's character.
"Man on a Ledge" opens in theaters on January 27. - Copyright Holder: REUTERS
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