Denzel Washington talks about Addiction and positive characters | FLIGHT

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In maybe one of his toughest roles yet, Academy Award winner Denzel Washington plays the role of a pilot who is caught in an extraordinary circumstances as he succesfully crash lands a commercial passenger plane only to find the most turbulence on the ground after it's found out he is fighting alcoholism and drug abuse.  In this one on one interview, BlackTree TV's Jamaal Finkley sits down with the icon to talk about addiction and the characters he has chosen to play on screen.

Paramount Pictures' dramatic thriller "Flight," stars Denzel Washington as Captain Whitaker, a seasoned airline pilot who miraculously crash lands his plane after a mid-air catastrophe, saving nearly every soul on board. Afterwards, Whip is hailed as a hero, but as more is learned, more questions than answers arise as to who or what was really at fault and what really happened on that plane.
Paramount Pictures presents "Flight," directed by Robert Zemeckis.  Produced by Parkes/MacDonald Production's Walter F. Parkes and Laurie MacDonald, and ImageMovers' Robert Zemeckis, Steve Starkey, and Jack Rapke.  The executive producer is Cherylanne Martin. Original screenplay by John Gatins.  Director of Photography is Don Burgess, ASC.  Production Designer is Nelson Coates.  Costume Designer is Louise Frogley. Special Effects Supervisor is Michael Lantieri.  Visual Effects Supervisor is Kevin Baillie.  Edited by Jeremiah O'Driscoll.
The film stars Denzel Washington, Don Cheadle, Kelly Reilly, John Goodman, Bruce Greenwood, Melissa Leo, Brian Geraghty, Tamara Tunie, Nadine Velazquez, and James Badge Dale.
"Flight" presents the first pairing of Academy Award® winners Denzel Washington and director Robert Zemeckis, who marks his return to live-action dramatic storytelling after years of success on the forefront of directing and producing movies utilizing motion capture technology.

Two-time Academy Award®-winning actor DENZEL WASHINGTON (Whip Whitaker) is a man constantly on the move.  Never comfortable repeating himself or his successes, Washington always searches for new challenges through his numerous and varied film and stage portrayals.  From Trip, an embittered runaway slave in "Glory," to South African freedom fighter Steven Biko in "Cry Freedom"; From Shakespeare's tragic historical figure "Richard III," to the rogue detective, Alonzo, in "Training Day," Washington has amazed and entertained us with a rich array of characters distinctly his own.
In Spring 2010, Washington made his return to Broadway where he appeared opposite Viola Davis in a 14-week run of August Wilson's "Fences." His powerful performance as Troy, a one-time baseball star turned sanitation worker who struggles to reconcile his past and present, earned him his first Tony award.

Washington was 'discovered' by Hollywood when he was cast in 1979 in the television film "Flesh and Blood."  But it was Denzel's award-winning performance on stage in "A Soldier's Play" that captured the attention of the producers of the NBC television series, "St. Elsewhere," and he was soon cast in that long-running hit series as Dr. Phillip Chandler.  His other television credits include "The George McKenna Story," "License to Kill," and "Wilma."
In 1982, Washington re-created his role from "A Soldier's Play" for Norman Jewison's film version.  Re-titled "A Soldier's Story," Denzel's portrayal of Private Peterson was critically well-received.  Washington went on to star in Sidney Lumet's "Power," Richard Attenborough's "Cry Freedom" for which he received his first Oscar nomination, "For Queen and Country," "The Mighty Quinn," "Heart Condition," "Glory," for which he won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor, and Spike Lee's "Mo' Better Blues."  Washington also starred in the action adventure film, "Ricochet," and in Mira Nair's bittersweet comedy "Mississippi Masala."
Additional film credits include Kenneth Branaugh's film adaptation of "Much Ado About Nothing," Jonathan Demme's controversial "Philadelphia" with Tom Hanks and "The Pelican Brief," based on the John Grisham novel.


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Segment Journalist      Jamaal Finkley

Associate Producer      Kelly Ramey

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