We chat with OperationSeawolf filmmaker Steven Luke & star HiramAMurray about working alongside Dolph Lundgren, recreating WWII scenes, and finding camaraderie on set:
Operation Seawolf, currently playing in select theaters and On Demand, is a World War II film that explores a side of the struggle not often captured onscreen. Written and directed by Steven Luke, it follows a last-ditch attempt by the Germans to gather their remaining U-Boats and attack the United States Homeland. Dolph Lundgren stars as Captain Hans Kessler, who must fight one last time for his country despite not believing in the cause.
I discovered the Operation Seawolves, which were true-to-life operations from the Germans that took place at the end of the war. There was an American response, which was called Operation Teardrop, to stop these Germans. And I was like, "There's a story here," so I crafted a good rough outline to present over to Dolph. And within a day, Dolph gave it a read and was like, "I'm in. I think it's excellent.
For me, this is my forefather. This is the guy who paved the way for me to truly exist. Playing him in a film is the greatest honor, so I was just stoked. I just wanted to do the best job I possibly could to pay homage to the man. Speaking of input: Hiram, you have expertise as a Marine and this story was important to you. Did you discover anything surprising in the process of researching Samuel, or did you bring anything to the table based on your experience when it came to particular scenes?
Steven Luke: One of the experiences that I had early on as a filmmaker, especially as I had done a World War 2 short film, was at a film festival called the GI Film Festival out on the East Coast. We got to do all these tours of military facilities, and one of the places they took us to was the Walter Reed medical facility there.
Hiram A. Murray: It's actually pretty similar in a sense. Because in real life, you create a battle plan, but the moment you cross that line of departure and bullets start flying, everything goes out the window. You adapt and overcome. It's the same thing with filming, because you have a script and you have your storyboard. But once the camera starts rolling, someone's flubbed a line, and you do whatever you can to adapt and overcome.
Obviously, these guys are in a submarine and in cramped spaces, obviously submerging themselves. Most of the time, these guys are volunteers. And it's just like, "Why would someone want to volunteer for that?" That's hard for me to comprehend. I mean, people go to the beach for fun, and I'm always like, "Why would you want to go there? Why?" [Laughs]
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