By Miguel Mike Medina
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Actor Jim Caviezel is back on screen to star in the new movie, Ghost Soldier.
It’s a story with multiple themes and messages. Caviezel is very selective about the roles he portrays. The level of his dedication to the craft is unparalleled. Caviezel has been through the highs and lows of his career. Making this project was a learning experience for him. He worked relentlessly behind the scenes.
Caviezel plays the character Henry “Fitz” Fitzgerald. A former Green Beret and weapons systems engineer living off the grid in Wyoming. William Eubank serves as the director, and the script was written by Chris Papasadero. It’s not the first time that Caviezel did a work this intense, a war-action-thriller film. He worked with Ridley Scott and the Navy SEAL team on the 1997 G.I. Jane film.
“I learned a lot,” Caviezel said. “I applied that over the year working with these guys, continued to train me, and continued to help me on the many films that I’ve done. I got really good with my weapons and stuff because of the guys that I know.”
Caviezel has a deep respect for the Navy SEAL community. These men put their lives on the line and go through hardcore training. Caviezel feels that they have a great film on their hands.
“I’m not a real shooter, I’m not a real SEAL or special forces, but I spent an enormous amount of time going to boot camps. I can really appreciate what these men, these veterans, have done for this country, and I really wanted this to be authentic.”
Authenticity definitely defines Caviezel because he poured his heart and soul into filming 2004’s The Passion of the Christ, directed by Mel Gibson. Caviezel almost lost his life making that film. He’s truly one of the most underrated actors working in the industry today. Caviezel is a man of faith, and you always see that behind the message of his films.
Miguel Mike Medina is the publisher of The MMM Journal. He can be reached at medinamiguelmike@gmail.com and themmmjournal@gmail.com
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