>> Sandra: GREG PALKOT FROM
LONDON.
THANK YOU.
>> WE HAVE TO FIRE THAT ON THE
BEARING OF ENEMY CONTACTS.
>> SOLUTION READY.
>> SONAR BEARINGS.
>> FIRE.
>> TORPEDO COURSE 219.
>> A LOT OF INTERFERENCE ON THE
SURFACE, CAPTAIN.
HARD TO FIND IN THE NOISE.
>> Sandra: U.S. VERSES RUSSIA
ACTION THRILLER HUNTER KILLER
PREMIERS IN THEATERS THIS
FRIDAY ABOUT A SUBMARINE
CAPTAIN AND A GROUP OF NAVY
SEALS WHO HAVE TO SAVE A
KIDNAPPED RUSSIAN PRESIDENT TO
STOP WORLD WAR III.
THE STAR OF THAT FILM IS
JOINING US, GERARD BUTLER AND
THE DIRECTOR.
I HAVEN'T SEEN THIS MANY PEOPLE
IN THE STUDIO AND GREENROOM IN
A LONG TIME.
EVERYBODY IS COMING DOWN TO SAY
HELLO.
A PLEASURE TO HAVE YOU BOTH
HERE.
WHAT A FILM THIS IS.
THIS FULFILLS SORT OF A DREAM
OF YOURS TO MAKE A FILM LIKE
THIS.
>> SINCE I WAS A KID MY
FAVORITE MOVIES WERE ALWAYS
SUBMARINE MOVIES.
ONE HADN'T BEEN MADE FOR A
WHILE.
WHEN WE FIRST GOT THE SCRIPT WE
WEREN'T INTO THE CLIMATE THAT
IT MADE SENSE OR FEEL PLAUSIBLE
BECAUSE I HAD IT SINCE 2011.
AROUND 2015 WHEN THINGS STARTED
GETTING A LITTLE STRANGE WE
SAID OKAY, NOW WE HAVE THE
MAKINGS OF A MOVIE THAT AN
AUDIENCE CAN CONNECT WITH AND
THEN YOU GET TELL ALL THE FUN
PARTS.
>> Sandra: YOU ARE BEING
APPLAUDED FOR THE AUTHENTICITY
OF THE FILM.
YOU WERE THE PRODUCER AND STAR
OF THIS FILM, GERARD.
HOW DID YOU GET THE ACCESS TO
REALLY PRODUCE THIS WHAT IS
BEING SEEN AS A VERY AUTHENTIC
FILM?
>> WE WENT TO THE NAVY AND
BASICALLY SHOWED THEM THE
SCRIPT AND SAID HERE WE HAVE A
MOVIE THAT ALLOWS AN AUDIENCE
TO CLAIM INCITE INTO
SUBMARINERS AND SEE HOW
TALENTED THEY ARE AND THE
WARRIORS THEY ARE.
FOR THE NAVY IT WAS A GREAT
OPPORTUNITY FOR THEM TO BE ABLE
TO HELP US.
A BEAUTIFUL PARTNERSHIP TO MAKE
IT FEEL LIKE A BIG, EPIC MOVIE
THAT AN AUDIENCE CAN UNDERSTAND
WHAT INCREDIBLE PEOPLE THEY
HAVE.
>> Sandra: THAT WAS SOMETHING
FOR THEM TO WORK WITH A STAR
FOR YOU.
WHAT WAS IT LIKE MAKING THIS
MOVIE?
>> INCREDIBLE EXPERIENCE.
WE WENT FOR THREE DAYS ON A
NUCLEAR SUBMARINE TO GIVE US A
TASTE OF WHAT IT MIGHT BE LIKE.
THEY DID ALL THE DRILLS AS IF
IT WAS REALLY HAPPENING.
WE TOOK ALL THAT AND PUT IT
INTO THE FILM.
>> Sandra: ONE THING I HEARD
YOU SAY IS THIS MOVIE IS FILLED
WITH SURPRISES.
PREMIERS FRIDAY.
DON'T GIVE ANYTHING AWAY.
WHAT SURPRISED YOU THE MOST
ABOUT MAKING THE FILM AND GOING
THROUGH THE PROCESS?
>> I THINK IT'S THAT EVEN
THOUGH WE WANTED TO BRING THE
HEROISM AND SHOW -- HAVE ACCESS
INTO THESE KIND OF DEEP, DARK
SPACES, I THINK WHAT REALLY IS
SAID WE'RE SURPRISED AND WHAT
AMAZING MEN ARE DOWN THERE AND
HOW MUCH THEY DRILL AND TRAIN
AND HOW COURAGEOUS THEY ARE AND
HOW SO MUCH OF THAT IS UNHEARD
AND UNSEEN.
THEY REALLY ARE THE UNSPOKEN
HEROES.
WE CAME AWAY TRULY MOVED AND
INSPIRED TO DO A GOOD JOB IN
THIS MOVIE TO SHINE THE LIGHT
ON THEM.
>> Sandra: FASCINATING AND YOU
APPEARED AT THE PENTAGON LAST
WEEK TO MAKE AN ANNOUNCEMENT, A
STATEMENT.
YOU WERE PREVIOUSLY SCHEDULED
TO BE THERE BECAUSE OF THE
PARTNERSHIP WITH THE NAVY BUT
YOU ENDED UP MAKING AN
ANNOUNCEMENT ABOUT YOUR TRAVELS
TO SAUDI ARABIA BASED ON THE
DISAPPEARANCE OF JAMAL
KHASHOGGI.
>> I DIDN'T MAKE AN
ANNOUNCEMENT.
I WAS ASKED A QUESTION.
I WENT ALONG TO VISIT THE NAVY
AND IT WAS A TREAT TO US AND
ALSO FOR US TO SAY THANK YOU
FOR THE PARTNERSHIP AND TO TALK
TO THE AUDIENCE ABOUT THAT
PARTNERSHIP.
OF COURSE, WE HAD BEEN
SCHEDULED TO TRAVEL TO SAUDI
ARABIA THE DAY BEFORE THIS NEWS
CAME OUT SO WE CANCELED THAT
TRIP AND WE DIDN'T NECESSARILY
WANT NOT TO BE KNOWN IN THE
PRESS BUT IT CAME OUT IN THE
PRESS AND THAT WAS THE FIRST
QUESTION I WAS ASKED AT THE
PENTAGON.
>> Sandra: YOU WERE SCHEDULED
TO MEET WITH THE CROWN PRINCE.
>> I WAS.
I DIDN'T THINK ANY OF THE TEAM
FELT IT WAS AN APPROPRIATE TIME
TO MAKE THAT VISIT.
>> Sandra: WHAT IS THIS FILM?
WHY SHOULD PEOPLE GO OUT AND
SEE IT?
>> A LONG TIME SINCE WE'VE HAD
AN AMAZING SUBMARINE FILM.
THESE THIS IS A BRAND-NEW
SUBMARINE IN YOUR NAVY.
UNBELIEVABLE EQUIPMENT.
WE'LL SHOWCASE THAT AND AN
EXCITING STORY.
A SEAL STORY LINE.
A PENTAGON STORY LINE.
A SUB STORY YOU'VE NEVER SEEN
BEFORE AND GREAT ACTION AND FUN.
>> I'VE WATCHED IT WITH MANY
DIFFERENT AUDIENCES AND HOW
THRILLING AND EXHILARATING THE
WRITERS AND HOW MOVING IT IS.
BECAUSE YOU REALLY GET TO SEE
THESE PEOPLE AT WORK AT THEIR
BEST AND IT IS THIS SIMMERING
VIOLENCE THE WHOLE TIME.
GREAT ACTION SEQUENCES.
IT IS REALLY A RIDE.
>> Sandra: WE'RE SEEING QUITE A
WELCOME.
THANK YOU.
GETTING THROUGH MANHATTAN IS
NOT EASY.