>> rose: flyis robert zemeckis' new movie. it stars denzel washington as an alcoholic airline pilot who miraculously lands his plane after a midair disaster. here is the trailer for the film. ♪ ♪ >> good morning, captain whitaker. >> 102 souls on board. ( beeping ) >> how you feeling? saved a lot of lives. ( alarm sounding ) >> everybody in brace positions the way you landed that plain was nothing short of a miracle. >> listen to me. >> the plane fell apart at 30,000 feet. >> we're going to roll it. ready? here we go. ♪ ♪ >> come on, baby girl. there are all kind of crazy newspeople out here. you're a rock star. you will never pay for another drink as long as you live. >> captain whitaker is a real american hero. >> an attorney from chicago. >> you had alcohol in your system. that could be life in prison. ♪ ♪ >> the hearing is in 10 days. >> you're under the microscope right now. ♪ if i don't get some shelter... ♪ >> can i come inside? >> come inside. i'll shoot you inside. >> the f.a.a. recreated the event. every pilot killed

. >>> quÉ tal, despues de 12 aÑos de hacer pelÍculas con la tÉcnica de captura en movimiento, robert zemeckis lleno de pasajeros, pero todo cambia cuando se investiga la vida privada. >>> las escenas mÁs importantes de la pelÍcula es las escenas del accidente. >>> denzel nos cuenta, no me preparÉ para filmar, porque nadie planea estrellarse, era de las partes donde tenÍamos que hablar con pilotos. >>> la escena que todo el mundo recordarÁ, es nadine sin ropa, te costÓ mucho hacerla. >>> me sentÍa bien, Él me asegurÓ que todo estaba bien, que era una escena profesional y todo estaba muy chÉvere. >>c>con las voces de reyli, wreck it ralph cuenta la travesÍa de un villano que se la pasa destrozando cosas, pero estÁ harto de hacerle imposible la vida al protagonista del juego, quiere buscar su propio camino. >>> es una historia en realidad no sobre videojuegos, sino de una persona que no estÁ contenta con su vida y quiere cambiar. >>> es exactamente como tÚ. >>> sÍ, lo es, nos dice sarah, la desarrollaron poco a poco, la vi y dije, wow, es la niÑita que nunca tuve. >>> es la lÍder, la que toma la

academy award-winning director, robert zemeckis is taking moviegoers for a wild ride.s back with a real thriller starring denzel washington. take a look. >> this is flight 227. we're in an uncontrolled dive. >> reporter: after more than a decade, "flight" marks the return to live-action filmmaking for academy award-winner, robert zemeckis. best known for "back to the future" and "forrest gump." why did you make us wait so long? >> i was doing digital cinema. the scripts were more compelling than live action screenplays i was reading until this one came along. >> reporter: what came along is an action thriller starring denzel washington. it's the kind of movie hollywood doesn't make anymore. >> it's making a movie that's complex and an adult drama, in today's world, you have to do it for very little money. we made it for like $30 million. >> i'm in awe of what you did. >> reporter: you have denzel and don cheadle. what was it like watching and directing them? >> i can't say enough about this cast. it was great to watch everybody work because everybody was so good. >> re

it's written by a guy named robert zemeckis. i'll be reviewing the movie but it's the first live action film for the writer in 12 years. he hasn't made a live action since cast away. it's about a pilot who crash lands the plane. but they find out later on that he was on some type of alcohol, some type of drugs. the movie deals with his addiction and from what i'm hearing that plane crash aspect is only a small amount of the movie. it deals more with his addiction of drugs and alcohol so apparently he's going to be nominated for an academy award for best actor so i'll have that for you tomorrow on my twitter. >>> okay. real quick we just have a little bit of time left. i want to kind of give you props here. you just got nominated for an award. tell us about this the national entertainment journalism award? >> yeah. i'm freaked out about it. i'm up against the hollywood reporter and radar online, an interview i did with steven spielberg back in december. the awards on november 18th so i'm crossing my fingers. i don't know if i hav

. >> reporter: directed by robert zemeckis, his first live-action film since "castaway" in 2000. discovered he had alcohol in his system. your character, is he a hero? is he a villain? is he both? >> does he have to be one or the other? he's human. >> reporter: a lot is about addiction. how did you know how to pursue that role and that character? and how do you deal with addiction? >> i didn't try to play a drunk, in certain scenes. he thinks he's holding it together. we've all seen that. that's the saddest thing when you see someone who really thinks they got it together. and they don't. >> reporter: theiggest story to come out of that this year, of course, was whitney houston and her final days. you worked with whitney houston in "preacher's wife." how did her death touch you? >> deeply. and it's just sad to me because she's really just such a sweet girl. so much potential. and she got caught up in a vicious cycle and just couldn't win. >> reporter: you have one of the most successful marriages in hollywood, as well. 30 years? am i close? >> 30 in june. >> reporter: what's your