David Boreanaz On Son Jaden’s Role In ‘The Rockford Files’ Pilot & A Special Keepsake From James Garner’s Daughter

David Boreanaz has revealed that his boy Jaden appears successful nan aviator of NBC‘s The Rockford Files, and roughed him up on nan way. The character has besides spoken astir really James Garner‘s girl Gigi talented him 1 of nan precocious star’s sets of interest beads aft he took connected nan iconic domiciled of Jim Rockford.

The SEAL Team alum is astatine nan Monte-Carlo TV Festival. He talked astir moving pinch his son, Jaden Boreanaz, who stars successful nan opening section of nan show, which has been fixed a afloat play bid by NBC.

No spoilers, but Jaden’s characteristic and immoderate associates person an rumor pinch Jim Rockford, and things get physical.

“You show up connected set, you fto it go, you conscionable do your point and unrecorded nan moment, and he lived it beautiful hard,” Boreanaz said. “He sewage maine a fewer times. He was hitting maine pinch this stick. I had a pad successful nan backmost of my leg. Well, that pad was great, but nan instrumentality ended up present a mates times connected my calf, and I was pinned down.”

The Rockford Files hails from writer Mike Daniels, producers Sarah Timberman and Carl Beverly and Universal Television. Once again, Jim Rockford is simply a charming and rough-around-the-edges P.I. backmost to solving cases aft being wrongly jailed.

Boreanaz expanded connected really he sought nan blessing of Garner’s girl Gigi earlier agreeing to beryllium Jim Rockford.

“I said, ‘Listen, I’m not present to imitate your father. Your father’s an icon, he’s an inspiration, he’s his ain thing,’” he recalled. The character past made judge Gigi was crossed everything that was happening pinch nan show and she gave him a keepsake successful return. “She gave maine 1 [set] of his interest beads that he would clasp successful his movies and shows. That was a large moment.”

Filming starts successful October for a January premiere. Boreanaz said he didn’t activity retired nan role. “I wasn’t looking to do The Rockford Files. It came to maine erstwhile I was doing thing else. I was successful improvement astatine NBC pinch a show called Doctor Vigilante.”

When that did not activity out, Jim Rockford came into view. “The Rockford Files is an iconic show, pinch an iconic taxable opus and an iconic car. The car’s successful it, which is great. The taxable opus was benignant of reliable [because] taxable songs don’t really beryllium these days.”