Benjamin Walker on ‘The Ice Road,’ the ‘Lord of the Rings’ Series, and New Zealand Dairy Products
53With writer-director Jonathan Hensleigh’s The Ice Road now streaming on Netflix, I recently spoke to Benjamin Walker about making the action-thriller. The film is about a ‘big-rig’ ice road driver (Liam Neeson) that must lead a rescue mission across a frozen ocean to save dozens of trapped minors in Northern Canada. It’s a race against time to save everyone from running out of oxygen, and as they drive across the frozen water, they have to content with thawing waters, a massive storm, and a threat no one saw coming. The Ice Road also stars Amber Midthunder, Marcus Thomas and Laurence Fishburne.
During the interview, Walker talked about why everyone loves watching Neeson punch people in the face, getting to work with Neeson and Fishburne, why the satefy people on the film told him to open the window if the truck went into the freezing water, and more. In addition, we talked about what people would be surprised to learn about the making of Jessica Jones, how New Zealand dairy products are incredible, and the Amazon Lord of the Rings series which he’s currently shooting. While I know everyone would like to know more about what the series is about, Walker told me why you shouldn’t want to learn any spoilers:
"I really can't say a lot, and here's the thing. It's usually annoying when they tell you not to talk about it. On this one I kind of agree with them. Because there's so much attention and because so much happens, it's important that we do protect it. So I really can't say a lot, other than you will be glad you knew so little when you see it."
As a big fan of LOTR, I’m so excited to see this series when it eventually airs on Prime Video.
Check out what he had to say in the player above and below is exactly what we talked about.
Benjamin Walker:
Our love of New Zealand and their dairy products.
Does he think he tweets too much?
What TV series would he like to guest star on?
What might people be surprised to learn about the making of Jessica Jones?
Which theater is his favorite to perform in and which is his favorite to watch something?
What happened with him possibly playing Beast in X-Men: First Class?
Why do people love watching Liam Neeson punch people in the face?
I jokingly ask how much he paid to work with Neeson and Laurence Fishburne.
How Neeson did a stunt where he went into the freezing water.
What might people be surprised to learn about the making of The Ice Road?
How they were told if the truck starts to go in the water make sure to open the window.
How did he get his LOTR role?
Does it feel like they are making something huge?
Can he say anything about his character and the series?
Was it weird to sign on to a series that could go for many years?
When does he wrap on filming?
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