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Phone: 905-845-3824 (ext. 5559) Fax: 905-337-5567 e-mail: rjerred@haltonsearch.com W K D N H S D A Y . .11'EY lO. 2(X )2 · Page' H I ARTSIME Oakville actor tackles The Widow Maker By Lindsey Craig SPECIAL T O THE BEAVER With a role in the upcoming film K-19: The Widow Maker, when Austin Strugnell saw a script with his name written under Harrison Ford's, it was the "coolest moment" of his life. "I'll never forget it," said the Oakville actor. "It was just the two of our names on the same sheet. There it was, `HF', with Austin Strugnell right under it. I was just like, `Wow.'" It all started for the 24-year-old former T. A. Blakelock High School student last year, when he landed the part of a helmsman in the soon-to-be-released production. The film, a true story, takes place in 1961 and involves a Russian submarine " I was in a scene carrying a nuclear reactor that's about to explode -- which, to Americans, would with Harrison Ford have signified a deliberate act of war. now I can die a "It could have started World War III," happy man." said Strugnell. Shooting began for the 20th · Austin Strugnell, Century Fox film last year, and lasted Actor four months pllis re-shoots, with set locations in T oronto, H alifax, Winnipeg and Russia. Strugnell said he was lucky to have been cast as the character who steered the vessel, since the steering control was in the central com mand of the sub -- where many of the shots were filmed. But Strugnell has more prominent parts in the movie as w e ll;-- especially thanks to a re-written script that included a scene with him and his ultimate idol -- Mr. Indiana Jones himself. Strugnell said it was a lucky break that he was chosen for the added scene. > "They needed a helmsman who hadn't appeared right beforehand, and I wasn't in the previous scene because I was off steering the sub. So it was really lucky." Regarding his scene with Ford, for which Strugnell was flown to Los Angeles, Strugnell said he was "really nervous" but that since it was an intense moment, his character was m eant to be on edge. "I didn't have to act too much," he joked. Strugnell also said that Ford treated cast members well, even buy ing a round of drinks for all after a day of shooting. "He didn't act like a big-shot movie star," he said. As for auditioning for a part in the film, Strugnell said a major factor in his being chosen was his ability to throw a foreign accent. "I used to work with this Hungarian guy and I was always imitat ing him. So doing a Russian accent w asn't too difficult," he said. The young actor first learned of K-19: The Widow Maker in January 2001 when his Toronto-based agent called to say he had an audition lined-up. Liesa Kortmann · Oakville Beaver Austin Strugnell takes time out at home in Oakville. He has a role in the upcoming film K-19: The Widow M aker that stars Harrison Ford. It opens in theatres on July 19. Strugnell said it was a movie he "just had to be in". After the casting was finalized, Strugnell and his castmates were flown to Halifax for a crash course in submarines. "That was probably the most difficult part about it, learning all the intricacies of how a submarine works. And we had to know about nuclear reactors, too," he said. Once filming began, since Strugnell's scene with Ford wasn't added until later, the local resident said he spent a number of shoots contemplating what he would say to the star. "Finally, there was this one scene he was in and I was just in the background. 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