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From roles in mainstream flicks like THE FAST AND THE FURIOUS, and BLACKHAWK DOWN to indie fair like Daylight’s End, Johnny Strong is an enigma when it comes to understanding the artist and the man. Having left Hollywood behind years ago to focus on indie cinema and utilizing more creative control in his projects, Strong is an avid believer of quality over quantity having only starred in a handful of movies over the last two decades. In such fan favorite films such as SINNERS AND SAINTS and DAYLIGHT’S END, Strong has been a part of all the facets of production including the scripts and utilizing realistic martial arts choreography and firearms and tactical knowledge to make his action films as authentic as possible and the reel deal. While also being a musician and songwriter, releasing several albums with his band Operator, Strong has also scored the movies as well delivering a hard-edged sound that compliments the action on screen. Teaming up with fellow indie director William Kaufman on the aforementioned movies, Strong has been able to showcase his true vision onscreen without interference from big name studios. These action films have the retro vibe of the glorious days of VHS action, and I’ve said many times in the past that Strong is the take no shit type of action star that the genre so desperately needs.
Now, Strong has arrived once again with his directorial debut, the military actioner Warhorse One which he co-directed and wrote with longtime collaborator William Kaufman and the movie takes its cues from Strong’s previous work on the real life action-drama BLACKHAWK DOWN as well as LONE SURVIVOR and the two have crafted a harrowing tale of a lone Navy SEAL who must overcome the odds as he is outgunned and out manned to complete his rescue mission and save a little girl by running a gauntlet of insurgents as well as the harsh Afghanistan terrain. Filled with unflinching drama and harrowing military action set pieces, Warhorse One continues the excellence in action cinema output for 2023.
In this exclusive interview on The YouTube Action Fix Podcast, I finally get to chat with Johnny about Warhorse One and we also delve into his thoughts and feelings about his career and the industry up till now We also get in depth on the new movie and why it’s such a passion project for Strong. Also, as it turns out, he’s also a Snake-Eyes fan which only makes him cooler.
It’s musician, filmmaker, action star and all-around bad ass Johnny Strong on this episode of the Action Fix Podcast! Enjoy!
Johnny Strong (Black Hawk Down, The Fast and the Furious), newcomer and stand-out child actor Athena Durner and Raj Kala (Black Adam, Mayday) star in the military action film WARHORSE ONE, which will open in select North American theaters June 30 from Well Go USA. The film will serve as Strong’s directorial debut and will also be available On Demand and Digital July 4.
SYNOPSIS:
WARHORSE ONE follows a desperate civilian rescue attempt set in motion shortly after the 2021 withdrawal of the United States military from Afghanistan. After a SEAL team helicopter is downed en route to the rendezvous point, the lone surviving operator must evade hostile insurgents and navigate treacherous terrain while guiding his one remaining charge—a traumatized young girl—to safety.
