Young Finnish Lad Onni Tommila Plays Hero In High-Octane Romp “Big Game"
Action-packed
and thrill-filled movie “Big Game” introduces young Finnish talent Onni Tommila
who stars alongside Samuel L. Jackson, Ray Stevenson, Victor Garber, Ted
Levine, Felicity Huffman and Jim Broadbent as a 13-year old who comes of age
and courage in the most unexpected adventure of his life.
Tommila takes on
the role of Oskari, a teenager ushered into manhood as their tradition dictates
when they reach the age of 13. Oskari is
then sent into the wilderness alone and must survive the wild creatures that
roam at night, ultimately he has to hunt and bring home a
prized beast before dawn to pass their family’s tradition. Just as he begins wandering into the wild, he
hears a thundering sound and finds out that Air Force One, the US president’s
plane has just crashed after a terrorist strike. Within minutes after the crash,
Oskari is plunged into a desperate race to
save not only his life but the President’s (Samuel Jackson) as well. Both fish out of water, forced to fight
for survival in a world very different from the one they’re used to, they must
work together to get out of the forest alive.
Oscar® nomineeSamuel
L. Jackson explains that playing the President was fun but thatit’s the
interplay between the President and the young hero that makes the movie, “There’s
disappointment for my character as people have betrayed me. There’s disappointment too for Oskari, in
realizing his father doesn’t have the faith in him to go out anddo what he’s
supposed to do that night and between the two of them, they find a quiet
strength that gets them going.”
Jackson believes the action provides the backdrop for a very
human story about the relationship between a teenage boy and the most powerful
man in the world. When Oskari first comes across the President, he feels he’s
failing miserably at his task, but
finds comfort in seeing that the President is just as scared as him. Oskari learns that it’s okay to be frightened
and in trouble; the one thing that matters is what is he prepared to do
about it. Young
Finnish actor Tommila found working with Jackson to be one of the the best
experiences of his life. “The first time I met him, I was quite nervous, but I got to know him and I
found out that he is a nice guy!” he recalls. “It was great to work with
him and he’s a really goodactor.”
On filming the
seemingly dangerous action scenes, Tommila shares, “I was on these
cables being lifted up on the freezer and we went about ten meters in
the air. That was fun! I was in the freezer and on the water to, but
it was anchored so it wasn’t dangerous.”
Director Jalmari and his cast and crew have created
an exciting film which will surprise and enthrall audiences and critics. Producing
“Big Game” is Altitude’sWill Clarke who says of the movie, “Big Game has been a
big film in every way, from developing the concept of an action adventure driven
by a young hero from a culture rooted in nature pitted against the modern
world through to handling the pure logistics of making a film of this
scale in remote and demanding locations.
Further, Samuel Jackson notes that “If you like a
good adventure story that has a heart and sympathetic characters on the
inside of it, this is a great story to go and see.”
“Big Game” opens
in cinemas tomorrow, May 6 from Pioneer Films.
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