Chief of Station
Summary
Aaron Eckhart is back in the action sphere withChief of Station . Though better known to some for his more dramatic menu in the likes ofThank You For Smoking , SullyandBleed For This , the Golden Globe nominee has been steady building his CV in the reality of action - thrillers , ranging from his acclaimed bit as Harvey Dent inThe Dark Knightto carbon monoxide - star in thefirst twoFallenmovies with Gerard Butlerand 2023’sRumble Through the Dark .
InChief of Station , Eckhart stars as Ben Malloy , a seasoned CIA station tribal chief whose life is have into upheaval when his married woman is toss off in an apparent inadvertent burst at a restaurant . After retire and trying to reconstruct his family relationship with his on - the - rise technical school guru Word Nick , Ben learns his married woman ’s death was actually an character assassination , and he must go back into the worldly concern of espionage he left behind in the Bob Hope of getting closure and bringing the hoi polloi responsible to justice .
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Alongside Eckhart , the ensembleChief of Stationcast includesBlack Widow ’s Olga Kurylenko , I Am Number Four ’s Alex Pettyfer , Chris Petrovski , Laëtia Eïdo , Nick Moran andNobody ’s Daniel Bernhardt . The movie hails from stunt coordinator - turn - director Jesse V. Johnson , best known for his works on the likes of the Scott Adkins - ledSavage Dog , the Tony Jaa - starringTriple Threatand , more recently , Boudica : The pansy of War .
In honor of the movie ’s departure , Screen Rantinterviewed Aaron Eckhart to discussChief of Station , his love of the spy genre , diving into performing his own fight sequences , catch to work alongside Daniel Bernhardt and his upcoming reunion with Johnson .
Eckhart Was Intrigued By Playing A Pro With “A Personal Stake”
While the movie is an activity thriller at its burden , Eckhart found the nature of Ben being a " veteran spy chief who ’s control events " all while having a " personal stake " in the position intriguing . Combined with his beloved of doing action and " the undercover agent game " , the Golden Globe nominee observe a lot to love about the role :
Aaron Eckhart : I love that as I get onetime , I ’m still moving , I ’m still kicking , I ’m still alive . I like to do action , I care to go around , and I like the undercover aspect of the film . The approximation of an honest-to-goodness , veteran spy chief who ’s coordinating events , who has a personal wager in the outcome of outcome . I wish the fact of being a leader , and coordinating and controlling others . And I like the spy secret plan , I ’ve always loved undercover agent film from the ' 70s , and always wanted to enter in that . And I ’m lucky that I get to do a brace .
Of course , there ’s always the former is being a professional , and that ’s the high compliment anybody can , in my profession — and I ’m sure in yours — give is being a professional . At the end of the day , you ’ve got to be a professional . And what does a pro mean ? A pro means you put everything aside , and you do your job to the in force of your ability , and you get the job done , that ’s being a professional . No matter what life give at you , no matter what the day drop at you .
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And in filmmaking — as I ’m certain in your profession — you never know what ’s gon na pass off , you have things , unsuspecting lot that gift themselves where , at the end of the sidereal day , you go , " I could have lost it there , but I did n’t , because I have age of experience as a professional . " So I like that facet of it . I ’m always look at people in different profession and say , " Is that guy a pro ? That guy ’s a pro , look at that hombre , he ’s a pro , how did he deal with that post ? "
However , in this particular representative , you ’re going back to a place where you ’re dealing with the guilt and the loss of a loved one . You ’re dealing with your Word , so it ’s family , and nothing ’s more personal than family . you may never pay off yourself in this instance , because the guilt feelings will always be there . You lost your married woman , and your son lost his female parent , however , you’re able to attempt to put the pieces back together .
Eckhart Had Many Conversations With Johnson About Ben’s Backstory
With the motion picture spending the legal age of its 98 - min runtime keeping the pace nice and fast as Ben tracks down his married woman ’s cause of death , some of the backstory for his and other fictitious character finds itself only slowly meted out , leaving much to the imagination . Despite this , Eckhart still accept the clip to have meaningful conversations with Johnson to expand on his backstory , with the principal praising his director for his care of both his characters and actors :
Aaron Eckhart : Yeah , I did . Every morning time , Jesse would come into my trailer , and we would babble about the scene and the day and get it really right in our nous . That ’s very of import to Jesse , and Jesse hires swell thespian , too . Alex and Olga , and everybody . Alex is just a fantastic worker , he ’s inclined , and he acknowledge what he ’s doing . He ’s substantial , he can fight , and he ’s got a capital presence . He ’s a thoroughly - depend guy rope . And Olga ’s the same , you know , a professional .
And everybody was work for Jesse and work for the moving picture , which is very important , so we ’re all on the same varlet . But Jesse was refer about the backstory , he was implicated about the deepness of the role and where he ’s come from . [ Chuckles ] That was what we ’d do every single morning , he ’d come in , he ’d go , " Okay , this is where we are , this is what the character , blah , blah , blah . " We would talk about it . However , I will say — and I ’m forge again with Jesse on my next movie — is that , as a beneficial film director , you always takes input and apply that input into the scene , so it ’s really a communal effort in all the fiber .
Former CIA European Station Chief Ben’s world comes crumbling down after his wife, a former operative, dies in a terrible accident. After receiving cryptic intel that his wife’s death might not have been an accident, Ben heads back into the shadowy underworld of Eastern Europe, teaming up with a former adversary to unravel a conspiracy that challenges everything he thought he knew about his wife, and the agency he worked at for more than 20 years.
Chief of StationHad A “Great Stunt Team” For Eckhart To Work With
As he continues to dilate his body of work in the activity genre , Eckhart has found himself savor the opportunities to influence with the stunt teams of his movies to perform his action sequence , withChief of Stationpitting him against frequent stuntman - player Daniel Bernhardt . Eckhart had particular extolment fortheNobodystar , state how his love for the craft frequently gave him a sense of renew vim on the band :
Aaron Eckhart : Well , we had a slap-up stunt team . We did n’t have a lot of time , but we had a nifty stunt team . It ’s all about trust . Fighting , specially actor - on - actor , because not every role player is as skilled as another , and I always say to young actors , there ’s three things you got to do , you incur to learn . Because you ca n’t determine them on the day and look good . One is ride a horse , the other one ’s throw a poke , and — I forgot the third one , it was such a good build up . [ Laughs ]
Anyway , so Alex know how to fight down , so that was great . He was willing , and he bonk how to take a punch , and he knows how hard to go and how not hard to go , so we had a great metre . For example , the fight in the boat , we choreographed it that morning , so we learned the fight that good morning , and we just work on it through the solar day , and then we shot it last .
So , we bonk the fight , it was challenging in that way in the prison term . However , in terminus of believe your partner , the level was very gamey . So , you could throw the puncher , you could take the punches , you knew what they were going to do , you could see him coming . And when that happens , then you have it off anything ’s possible , and so we were lucky in that way .
Listen , this guy bonk it , what he does . He loves to behave , I wish I had his enthusiasm . [ Laughs ] The guy loves it , he can not get enough of it , both the acting and the combat . So , when you have a guy cable like that , who ’s highly skilled , who just loves what he does , and he love the outgrowth , he loves filmmaking . I would attend at him , and he ’s smile , I ’d go , " What are you smiling at ? " He ’d just go , " I just love this crap . I just love it . " He ’s infective that way . I ’m beaming you appreciate him , because he up the movie , man .
AboutChief of Station
Former CIA European Station Chief Ben ’s world comes crumbling down after his married woman , a former operative , dies in a terrible stroke . After receiving cryptical intel that his married woman ’s end might not have been an stroke , Ben heads back into the shadowy underworld of Eastern Europe , teaming up with a former adversary to unscramble a confederacy that challenges everything he cerebrate he have a go at it about his wife , and the federal agency he worked at for more than 20 years .
Check out our otherChief of Stationinterview with Olga Kurylenko .
boss of Stationis now in select theaters and on VOD .
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