Ben Foster Discusses The Messenger

Ben Foster and Woody Harrelson star as U.S. Army officers assigned to the Army's Casualty Notification service in the dramatic film, The Messenger. Foster calls playing a soldier who has to deliver heartbreaking news to families of deceased soldiers a very "dense" experience. A great amount of time was spent doing research, and Foster and Harrelson found there was a wealth of resources out there to draw from.

"We went to Walter Reed [Army Medical Center]. We met on a train going to Walter Reed and spent time in the amputee ward. That was a very harrowing experience," said Foster. "It was the first time, at least for myself, that I had seen the results of war in a very visceral way. The place is a remarkable facility. Read On...

More on The Messenger:

• The Messenge Photos
  
• Poster for The Messenger

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