![]() What does “Turner & Hooch” add to the landscape of law enforcement-centric shows? Marshals, and they’re the oldest federal law enforcement agency in existence, started in 1789 by George Washington. ![]() You hear a lot about the DEA in movies, and even maybe the ATF, but I became a history buff about the U.S. I think we all grow up and we know that exist, but we don’t know a lot about them because the FBI and other federal law enforcement agencies tend to have a little bit of a better publicist. ![]() But as far as the big stunts went, as much as I begged McG, he wouldn’t agree to flip a car over my head. I did weapons training at Taran Tactical, where they did “John Wick.” When it was all said and done, I definitely felt a little bit more tough, like I could handle myself. I went on ride alongs with real US Marshals and spent a lot of time with our U.S. What training did you do to prepare to play a U.S. When I had my screen test, they said, “So you’re going to be auditioning with a real dog - be ready to improvise, be ready to work around the dog because we know that we might not get exactly what we need from them.” And it was in that moment that I thought, “Oh I’m working with smart people here who get it.” ![]() We had Mimi, our only female dog, who was great at picking up things and we had Obie, who was our older dog who was kind of happily just glad to sit around and just look cute. I just fell in love with these animals and each of them had their own specialty. It’s funny, I think I was a dog person before I started the show, but about halfway through I realized, “Oh no, I’m a total dog person.” I don’t know whether that was because Hooch and I had just jumped out of a gigantic fountain where he was licking food off my face or I was being yanked down the street by one of our Hooches named Hammer, whose specialty was basically pulling me out of my shoes, he would pull so hard. Me and the dogs we bonded right away because we both work well for treats, which is great. I don’t know, he could have thought I was a total dud. No one’s asked Hooch what it was like to work with me. People keep asking me what it was like to work with a dog. What was it like having so many French Mastiffs as your co-star? In many ways it was how do we honor the magic of what the original movie had and what Tom Hanks brought and try to infuse that into this new story? This is a continuation in certain respects. But I think what was great was that this isn’t a remake. I think I was aided by the fact that he’s in such rarefied air, I’ve looked up to him for so long that I never had any delusions that I’d get anywhere close. Did you feel pressure stepping into his shoes? Your character is the son of the late Scott Turner, previously played by Tom Hanks. As he navigates his job, he comes to learn the dog he didn’t want may be the very partner he needs. Marshal who similarly finds his life turned upside down by an ultra-slobbery, lovable canine named Hooch. Here, Peck plays the son of the character portrayed by Hanks in the original, also named Scott Turner. Josh Peck returns to TV on July 21 with Disney Plus’ “Turner & Hooch,” a continuation of the 1989 Tom Hanks film of the same name.
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