Word: johnson
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...ardent fan of the 1973 version of Walking Tall, Johnson understood the heightened audience expectations for a remake of such a classic film and promised himself that he would only contribute to an effort that could maintain the quality of the original...
...Johnson says that he and director Kenneth Bray struggled to determine how they could produce an empowering, truthful film that could hold its own in today’s box office...
Recalling the movies before the age of CGI, Johnson acknowledges and identifies with an audience’s deeper viewing connection to real and plausible movie characters...
Although it provides viewers with greater entertainment value, the productions staff’s commitment to minimal technical editing to preserve the film’s realism introduced a new set of difficulties, because it meant actors could easily face physical harm. But, according to Johnson, the danger was worth...
...according to Johnson. He insists that Walking Tall cannot encourage unjustified violence because its main character, Pusser, had a legitimate reason for his actions...