‘One Ranger’ Interview: Thomas Jane Talks New Action Thriller

Who is within the solid of ‘One Ranger?’

‘One Ranger’ stars Thomas Jane (‘Boogie Nights,’ ‘The Punisher,’ ‘The Predator’), Dominique Tipper (‘Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them’), Dean Jagger (‘Game of Thrones’), Patrick Bergin (‘Patriot Games’), and John Malkovich (‘In the Line of Fire,’ ‘Being John Malkovich,’ ‘RED’).

Moviefone just lately had the pleasure of talking with Thomas Jane about his work on ‘One Ranger,’ the “fish out of water” premise, creating his character, his partnership with Dominique Tipper’s character, the motion sequences, working with John Malkovich and the probabilities of a sequel.

Thomas Jane in ‘One Ranger.’

Moviefone: To start with, I believed this character fit your needs like a glove and is a prefect Thomas Jane function. Did you acknowledge that whenever you first learn the script, and what had been a few of the elements of the character you had been excited to discover on display screen?

Thomas Jane: I’ve had loads of enjoyable with creating iconic, traditional characters, folks which might be a little bit left of heart. This man, simply by being alive in 2023, is already a fish out of water even in his personal world. We’re lucky sufficient to be the opening evening movie on the Dallas Film Festival, so we’re in Texas Ranger nation proper now. I really feel an actual duty to creating one thing that these guys are most likely going to look at. It’s most likely only some of them, however they’ll watch this factor. So, I needed to verify to not embarrass myself and create one thing that honored who they’re and what they do, as a result of we’d like extra Texas Rangers on the earth proper now.

MF: Can you discuss in regards to the unlikely partnership that your character kinds with Dominique Tipper’s character all through the occasions of the movie?

TJ: We had this British character within the script and we had been batting round concepts, and I had simply labored with Dominique for 5 years on ‘The Expanse,’ and we had a very nice relationship. She’s egg. She’s devoted, and we had the connection already between the 2 of us. So for us it was creating the antagonism that these two clearly are from reverse sides of the pond, and we needed to have enjoyable with that. But we knew that beneath was the respect that we each simply naturally have for one another, so she ended up being an ideal selection and I’m simply glad she stated sure. It was loads of enjoyable but it surely was a troublesome shoot.

Dominique Tipper in ‘One Ranger.’

MF: I do know you’ve labored with John Malkovich earlier than, however what was it like so that you can reunite with him once more and work collectively on this film?

TJ: He’s a kind of consummate actors that each actor respects and admires. I bear in mind when he did ‘Of Mice and Men’ again within the day, that should have been just like the ‘80s when he hit the scene doing theater in Chicago and all that. So he’s all the time been somebody to look as much as and its all the time a thrill whenever you get to work with that caliber of expertise. He all the time reveals up. He confirmed up and he did his job. He was current, and he was there. Plenty of these actors that are available in for a brief time period, you possibly can’t really matter on them. Sometimes they want cue playing cards, you already know what I imply? Not Malkovich. He reveals as much as have enjoyable, and we definitely did have time. These two characters had been allies. They’re on the identical aspect, ostensibly, however they’ve very totally different concepts about easy methods to get the job executed, and that was enjoyable. We had a respect, but in addition there was an antagonism and also you’re all the time searching for that form of factor.

MF: I do know that you just did loads of your individual stunts and motion sequences on this movie, do you take pleasure in doing that and does it make it easier to to remain in character and make these scenes as reasonable as potential?

TJ: I’m an enormous fan of Harrison Ford and should you watch his films, even in one thing like ‘Frantic,’ that Polanski directed. Where his household will get kidnapped and he is obtained to go after them, however he is a daily dude. His physicality is simply so nice. He can say a lot with the character simply in the best way that he strikes his physique, whether or not it is ‘Raiders of the Lost Ark’ or one thing else. I grew up watching this man, together with his physicality. You know that it is him due to the best way he strikes. You know that is not a stunt man as a result of it is Harrison Ford and the best way he strikes his physique is telling us that he is scared however he’ll do it anyway, that he is by no means been on this scenario earlier than however he is figuring it out as he goes alongside. I all the time aspire to deliver one thing like that as a result of it all the time struck me. That’s why I prefer to have enjoyable with the stunts and doing them.

MF: Finally, have you ever given any thought to a sequel and is that this a personality that you just wish to play once more?

TJ: We had been simply speaking about that. Apparently Lionsgate has the identical concept, so we will attempt to determine that out.

(L to R) Thomas Jane and Dominique Tipper in ‘One Ranger.’

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‘One Ranger’ is produced by BondIt Media Capital, Lionsgate, and Renegade Entertainment. It is about to launch in theaters on May fifth.