12:00 AM, 03-JUNE-05

Chokachi Drawn In By Force

David Chokachi, who stars in the upcoming SCI FI Channel movie Crimson Force, told SCI FI Wire that he was surprised to learn that it was the first SCI FI Channel original to go into space. "When I found that out I was like, 'You're kidding me,'" Chokachi said in an interview. "'SCI FI Channel's never been in space before in the original movies?' For an actor it's kind of fun to pretend you're going to Mars. And it was kind of a neat story."

Chokachi, best known to SF&F fans for his role on the TNT series Witchblade, plays the pilot of a mission to Mars in search of an alternate energy source. Chokachi said that he is attracted to stories with a science-fiction bent to them. "If you have imagination, you can go there and you can believe this stuff can happen," he said. "It's a lot of fun as an actor, too. You don't have to sit there and do the same hemming and hawing that a lot of times you get stuck doing. You get to blast Martians with laser guns."

If given the chance, Chokachi said that he wouldn't hesitate to return for a sequel film. "Definitely," he said. "I'd go back to Mars any day." Crimson Force, co-starring C. Thomas Howell and Tony Amendola, premieres this Saturday, June 4, at 9 p.m. ET/PT.

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