Clint Eastwood and Paul Walter Hauser Interview Richard Jewell

Clint Eastwood and Paul Walter Hauser Interview Richard Jewell

Clint Eastwood is back this awards season with another film about a real life event that might lead to another Best Picture nomination: Richard Jewell. The latest offering from the iconic actor and director stars Paul Walter Hauser as the titular Richard Jewell who was working as a security guard during the 1996 Sumer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia when he discovered a bag filled with pipe bombs. Alerting the nearby police, Jewell helps to evacuate the area and saves several lives in the process. Hailed as a hero initially by the media and the public, he is named a “person of interest” by the authorities just a few days later. The media which had just embraced him turns on him and along with the authorities they conspired to turn the lives of Richard and his mother Bobi (Kathy Bates) into a living nightmare.

Before the film's release, I achieved a lifelong dream of sitting down with Clint Eastwood to interview him about a project of his. Hauser joined us as well and both men spoke to me about why they felt this was an important story to tell at this time in our country's history. We also discussed how Hauser prepared to play the deceased Jewell and what he hoped his performance would capture about the soul of the man. Eastwood reveals why he is drawn to tell stories where the protagonist has to fight the system in order to succeed and in the process exposes the corruption inherent in the system. Hauser talks about how he hopes this film does justice to the memory of Richard Jewell. Eastwood also answers a question I have had about Unforgiven since the film came out in 1992. Richard Jewell is now in theaters and also stars Sam Rockwell, Olivia Wilde and Jon Hamm.

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[MPB]

I saw this movie and Clint Eastwood and Paul Walter Hauser are fantastic. Give the Oscar to Paul and Clint!

[gemdavey]

Clint you rock! Paul Walter great character actor

[smithaz]

Clint Eastwood is an American treasure. The Eastwood museum should be in Washington d.c.

[glenbard]

Best movie of 2019. Go see it. I saw it opening day and I want to see it again. It's that good.

[brunolobo]

Paul Hauser has a beautiful way of speaking, very expressive with his impressive blue eyes.

[sebastienrobertnunez]

Clint Eastwood living legend ! Paul Walter amazing performance !

[publiceye]

Fantastic movie and Paul Walter Hauser was outstanding—he should have won an Oscar.

[Brook]

From Cobra Kai season 2 to working with Clint Eastwood wow.

[fabricetremblay]

Eastwood est un trésor du cinéma américain. Je l'adore !!

[TheDCinSC]

Paul Walker Hauser seems almost as nice as Richard Jewell was.

[sizedtoaster]

I think this movie was important for 2 reasons.

Innocent until proven guilty.

A Prosecutor convicts a person, not the news.

(Yes I took that last line from NEWSROOM.)

It also shows that the Government is not your friend...your paid lawyer is.

[smithaz]

Let me get queen Elizabeth 2 and Clint together one time.

[BliWli]

Quentin Tarantino + Clint Eastwood and I could die having watched all cinema had to offer.