INT: Steve Zahn

Steve
Zahn is mostly known for his comedic roles on the silver screen.
After making his big screen debut in the popular generation-X flick
REALITY BITES, he moved on to HAPPY, TEXAS, SAVING SILVERMAN and
DADDY DAY CARE to name a few, where he showcased his talents by
embodying corky and funny characters. Despite his sidekick roles,
the classically trained character actor proves his versatility by
shedding his comical persona to take on a seriously demanding role
in Werner Herzog’s action war epic, RESCUE
DAWN.

Zahn’s
palpable performance as Duane, a disheartened POW prisoner who tries
to make the great escape with Dieter Dengler, is quite remarkable.
While sharing an impressive onscreen chemistry with Bale, he proves
that he can withstand the extreme physical challenges and volatile
conditions commanded by a Herzog film. Although I expected the
otherwise super funny actor to make me laugh during our interview,
he was surprisingly more serious than I anticipated. However, I
enjoyed meeting the super cool and sweet Zahn last week when he sat
down to discuss the attraction and adventures in filming his most
arduous role to date. Check
out what he had to say about RESCUE DAWN.