Chatting with the Hollywood Reporter Ford name-checked “42,” the 2013 Jackie Robinson biopic, as a movie he is “happy with.” He performed Department Rickey, one-time proprietor of the Brooklyn Dodgers who signed Robinson onto the workforce. Now, “42” wasn’t a failure, incomes a stable gross and opinions. Even so, it’s going to undoubtedly be remembered extra for Chadwick Boseman’s lead efficiency than Ford’s supporting one, particularly for the reason that former is now not with us. In a separate THR interview Ford mentioned of his late co-star:

“Chadwick Boseman was as compelling, highly effective, and truthful because the characters he selected to play. His intelligence, private dignity, and deep dedication impressed his colleagues and elevated the tales he advised. He’s as a lot a hero as any he performed. He’s cherished and can be deeply missed.”

Ford additionally described “Okay-19: The Widowmaker,” a bonafide flop, as one in every of his prouder moments onscreen. Directed by Kathryn Bigelow, Ford performed Soviet Submarine Captain Alexei Vostrikov (a roman à clef for Nikolai Vladimirovich Zateyev). Fairly the alternative of Ford’s earlier position as President James Marshall in “Air Pressure One,” who defeats Russian terrorists hand-to-hand.