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23Sep2008

Dennis Quaid Compares Gen. Hawk to Patton, Hugh Hefner

DateTuesday, September 23, 2008 at 11:33AM
The Big Picture had the chance to talk to Dennis Quaid this morning about his new film The Express, in which he plays legendary Syracuse University coach Ben Schwartzwalder opposite Rob Brown in the role of Ernie Davis, the first African-American Heisman trophy winner.

Saying the film did not want to be politically correct, Quaid told us that he tried to play Schwartzwalder "honestly and not idealistically."

So how does the firm Schwartzwalder compare to General Hawk, his character in next summer's G.I. Joe: Rise of Cobra.

"General Hawk is a little bit more lighthearted," he laughs. "General Hawk is kind of a combination of Patton and...Hugh Hefner."

"Yeah, supermodels are his aides-de-camp," jokes Quaid.

But he was tightlipped on any specific plot details. "That was a lot of fun to do, [but] all I can tell you is knowing is half the battle."

In a way, I'm happy to hear that the movie was fun to do. The posters, as cool as they are, kind of make G.I. Joe look like a serious effort. I think they can take the kind of tongue-in-cheek approach that Fantastic Four tried but failed to create and really make the movie a blast. And the attributes of Patton superimposed over Hefner - or the other way around - is definitely a step in that direction.

G.I. Joe comes out next August, and The Express will be released on October 10th. We'll have more of our interview with Dennis Quaid in the weeks to come.

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