LANGLEY AIR FORCE BASE, Virginia –
From Hampton Roads to Hollywood, Langley members shine.
Staff Sgt. Angela Tuckett, assigned to the Air Combat Command Regional Supply Squadron here, played a Native American mother in the New Line Cinema film “The New World” starring Colin Farrell, Christian Bale and Christopher Plummer that opened nation-wide Jan. 13. It is a story about the explorer John Smith and the clash between Native Americans and the British in the 17th Century.
Sergeant Tuckett was attending a powwow in Bowling Green, Va., in March when the casting director from The New World approached her about playing one of the mothers in the movie. They taught how to shuck corn, cook, clean, make clay, pick tobacco leaves and even skin a deer, said Sergeant Tuckett. The people in the production worked hard to keep it as authentic as possible.
A typical day started at 6:30 a.m. and lasted until about 8 p.m. just to get a 25 second shot for the film, said Sergeant Tuckett.
“The support all the way down the line from my commander to my section was unbelievably incredible,” said Sergeant Tuckett.
Despite getting permission and support, Sergeant Tuckett had to maintain all the work that comes across her desk.
“She did very well,” said Master Sgt. Theresia Gavin, 1st LRS Unit Deployment Manager superintendent. “She was on top of all her work.”
Sergeant Tuckett had no problem juggling her work, said Sergeant Gavin. When she first began work on the project, her husband was deployed, so she was doing her work, watching her three kids and participating in the fi lm at the same time.
“She never missed a beat,” said Sergeant Gavin. After attending the premiere in Richmond, Sergeant Tuckett was impressed with the fi lm. “It was very poetic,” she said. “I thought it was brilliantly written.”
She was very proud of her experience, she said, learning about movies and about her native background at the same time.
“I wouldn’t take it back for anything,” she said.