Best known for playing Det. James Martinez on ABC’s NYPD Blue, two-time Emmy nominee Nick Turturro spoke with NOIAFT founder Taylor Taglianetti about his role in the new action thriller, Overrun. They also touch on the craft of comedic acting, his obsession with the Yankees, his first job as a hotel doorman, and his upcoming project with brother, John Turturro, and son, Nick-Nick.
Interview recorded on July 26th 2021. Overrun is available in the U.S. on TVOD/Digital platforms and on Blu-Ray/DVD beginning August 17th, 2021.
Overrun Synopsis: Former extraction specialist Marcus Lombardi jumps into a life of crime when his sister is revealed as an informant on underworld kingpin Ray Barren. Marcus agrees to do an impossible job for Ray to clear his and his sister’s name. Marcus is put on a collision course with Russian mobsters, dirty cops, and plenty of assassins that want to make his job even harder than it already is.
Overrun is the feature film directorial debut from filmmaker Josh Tessier (The Mandalorian, The Walking Dead: Red Machete, The Thundermans). Overrun stars Omid Zader (3 Days to Kill, Vice, Star Trek: Into Darkness), Johnny Messner (Tears of the Sun, Believers, The Whole Ten Yards), Bruce Dern (The Hateful Eight, Nebraska, The Peanut Butter Falcon), William Katt (The Greatest American Hero, Carrie, The Other Side of the Wind), Nicholas Turturro (The Longest Yard, NYPD Blue, BlacKkKlansman), Jack Griffo (Seal Team, The Thundermans, Alexa & Katie), Christopher Troy (SWAT, Knight Squad, K.C. Undercover), Haley Strode (Wendell and Vinnie, Gangster Squad, The Astronaut Wives Club), and introducing Chelsey Goldsmith.
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