Walton Goggins Django Unchained Interview | BlackTree TV

Jamaal Finkley sits down with the ultimate bad guy in Django Unchained, Walton Goggins who plays the role of Billy Crash a southern slave handler in Quentin Tarantino’s controversial flick whose back drop is the ante-bell um south. Walt Goggins, who plays Billy Crash, comments on the complexity of Candyland’s hierarchy: “He’s a part of sustaining this plantation system, because Billy Crash has it pretty good. Billy Crash and Stephen have a real understanding that we have to keep this gravy train going because we’re getting paid, and life’s pretty good for us at Candyland.“ WALTON GOGGINS (Billy Crash) was nominated for an Emmy for his pivotal role as ’Boyd Crowder’ on FX’s Peabody Award-winning Drama series, Justified. Goggins will next be seen in Steven Spielberg’s highly anticipated feature “Lincoln.“ The historical drama focuses on the political collision of Abraham Lincoln (Daniel Day Lewis) and the powerful men of his cabinet on the road to abolition and the end of the Civil War. Goggins plays Ohio Congressman Wells A. Hutchins, a progressive Democrat who goes against his party and votes in favor of the Thirteenth Amendment to abolish slavery. The stellar ensemble cast also includes Sally Field, David Strathairn, Tommy Lee Jones, Hal Halbrook, Joseph Gordon-Levitt and James Spader. Goggins most recently completed production in New Orleans on G.I JOE 2: RETALIATION, starring Bruce Willis, Channing Tatum and Dwayne Johnson. Paramount will release the film on June 29, 2012. Goggins previously garnered acclaim for his riveting portrayal of Detective Shane Vendrell on FX’s gritty, award-winning drama series, The Shield. In 2009, he was nominated for a Television Critics Association (TCA) Award in the category of “Individual Achievement in Drama.“ Also in the can is the independent feature “Officer Down,“ where he stars opposite Stephen Dorff in the role of ’Angel.’ The story centers ’Detective Cal Callahan’ (Dorff) who is investigating the sexual assault of a young woman. During the investigation, ’Angel’ becomes the prime suspect. Goggins starred in director Jon Favreau’s COWBOYS & ALIENS, Rod Lurie’s adaptation of the controversial Sam Peckinpaw film STRAW DOGS, and in writer/producer Robert Rodriguez’s feature PREDATORS, the sequel to the 1987 blockbuster, PREDATOR. Additional film credits include Spike Lee’s MIRACLE AT ST. ANNA; FRAGMENTS, with Kate Beckinsale and Guy Pierce; the independent action feature DAMAGE, directed by Jeff King (“The Black Donnellys“); THE WORLD’S FASTEST INDIAN, opposite Anthony Hopkins; THE BOURNE IDENTITY; SHANGHAI NOON, opposite Jackie Chan and Owen Wilson; MAJOR LEAGUE III; and Billy Bob Thornton’s DADDY AND THEM. Goggins also had the distinct honor of playing Sammy, Robert Duvall’s trustworthy friend, in THE APOSTLE. Taking his turn behind the camera, Goggins and his partners at Ginny Mule Pictures, won an Academy Award for their short film, “The Accountant,“ which he produced and starred in. The Academy Award-winning team produced, directed and starred in their first feature, “Chrystal,“ starring Billy Bob Thornton, which was accepted into the 2005 Sundance Film Festival’s Dramatic Competition. For their third collaboration, Goggins produced and starred in the feature “Randy and the Mob,“ which won the Audience Award for Best Feature at the 2007 Nashville Film Festival. Goggins and his partners at Ginny Mule Pictures completed their fourth feature, THAT EVENING SUN, starring Hal Holbrook and Goggins. The film made its world premiere at the South By Southwest (SXSW) Film Festival in Austin, TX in March 2009, where it won the Narrative Feature Audience Award and received the Special Jury Award for “Best Ensemble Cast.“ The film continued its run winning awards at over 14 film festivals across the country, culminating with the honor of the “Wyatt Award“ from the Southeastern Film Critics Association (SEFCA) and two Independent Spirit Award nominations. Goggins also takes time to lend a hand to various non-profit organizations, including Global Green USA, which is committed to sustainable development and the legislation to support it. He often participates in the organization’s activities and events, mostly recently hosting a special screening of the film “That Evening Sun“ to raise funds for Global Green’s international efforts to aid Haitian earthquake victims. In his limited free time, the busy actor enjoys traveling the world and has spent time in Vietnam, Cambodia, Thailand, Central America and Morocco, as well as India last spring. Goggins is an avid photographer and has captured many of his journeys on film. A BlackTree Media Production Subscribe to our channel Log onto our stream at Follow us on twitter @BlackTreeTV For business or sales opportunities, please contact pmcstudios@