The Los Angeles premiere of “Devotion,” starring Jonathan Majors and Glen Powell, served as both a salute to the legacy and lineage of Korean War heroes Jesse L. Brown, the first African American Navy aviator, and Thomas Hudner, his devoted wingman, as well as a celebration of the familial bonds forged during the shoot.
“This movie, in so many ways, is a family effort,” director Jd Dillard said, introducing the film’s cast and crew before a packed house inside the Regency Village Theatre in Westwood on Tuesday night. “We all moved together like the boys shipping off to war to make this movie.”
Dillard then asked the few dozen descendants of Brown and Hudner in attendance to stand for a round of applause. It’s overwhelming to share these moments with the families, Dillard told Variety on the red carpet, but, he added, “There’s no other way to do it.
“This movie, in so many ways, is a family effort,” director Jd Dillard said, introducing the film’s cast and crew before a packed house inside the Regency Village Theatre in Westwood on Tuesday night. “We all moved together like the boys shipping off to war to make this movie.”
Dillard then asked the few dozen descendants of Brown and Hudner in attendance to stand for a round of applause. It’s overwhelming to share these moments with the families, Dillard told Variety on the red carpet, but, he added, “There’s no other way to do it.
- 11/17/2022
- by Angelique Jackson
- Variety Film + TV
International pop icon and the brother of Nick Jonas – Joe Jonas is set to portray Marty Goode – the real life naval officer in the upcoming film ‘Devotion’. The singer-actor felt a responsibility to capture the real person – the veteran who joined the Navy at 16, had seen war, and found ways to keep his fellow airmen loose through humour.
He said: “When you are researching a real person, it’s a different kind of pressure. You want to make sure that you’re not only playing the character on the page, but you’re doing the real person justice, too.”
The film is an aerial war epic directed by J D Dillard.
The multi-starrer film, based on the bestselling book ‘Devotion: An Epic Story of Heroism, Friendship, and Sacrifice’ by Adam Makos, tells the true story of two elite US Navy fighter pilots – Jesse Brown, the first Black aviator in Naval...
He said: “When you are researching a real person, it’s a different kind of pressure. You want to make sure that you’re not only playing the character on the page, but you’re doing the real person justice, too.”
The film is an aerial war epic directed by J D Dillard.
The multi-starrer film, based on the bestselling book ‘Devotion: An Epic Story of Heroism, Friendship, and Sacrifice’ by Adam Makos, tells the true story of two elite US Navy fighter pilots – Jesse Brown, the first Black aviator in Naval...
- 11/14/2022
- by Glamsham Bureau
- GlamSham
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From filming jets soaring between 12,000-foot mountains in the Cascades to capturing a dynamic sailing sequence in San Francisco, the production team behind Top Gun: Maverick scoured remote regions of the West coast working hand-in-hand with the Navy to realize the script’s lofty vision to the big screen. The decision-makers behind the movie, which joined the billion-dollar club over the weekend, gathered Wednesday to talk about the logistics of shooting the blockbuster.
The Hollywood insiders discussed the movie at a brunch honoring the industry’s top physical production pros during a multiday networking event from June 27 to June 30 hosted by the Association of Film Commissioners International (Afci), a group made up of more than 300 commissioners on six continents. The brunch, a joint effort between Afci and The Hollywood Reporter, saw a turnout of dozens of productions executives across the major studios, who chatted over quiche,...
From filming jets soaring between 12,000-foot mountains in the Cascades to capturing a dynamic sailing sequence in San Francisco, the production team behind Top Gun: Maverick scoured remote regions of the West coast working hand-in-hand with the Navy to realize the script’s lofty vision to the big screen. The decision-makers behind the movie, which joined the billion-dollar club over the weekend, gathered Wednesday to talk about the logistics of shooting the blockbuster.
The Hollywood insiders discussed the movie at a brunch honoring the industry’s top physical production pros during a multiday networking event from June 27 to June 30 hosted by the Association of Film Commissioners International (Afci), a group made up of more than 300 commissioners on six continents. The brunch, a joint effort between Afci and The Hollywood Reporter, saw a turnout of dozens of productions executives across the major studios, who chatted over quiche,...
- 6/29/2022
- by Winston Cho
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Audiences coming out of “Top Gun: Maverick” this weekend want to know one thing, are the actors really flying those fighter jets? The answer in short is, yes.
Tom Cruise, who returns as “Maverick,” is renowned for doing his own stunt work, and he wanted his stars Miles Teller, Monica Barbaro and Glen Powell to learn how to fly. That’s where the film’s aerial coordinator, Kevin Larosa Jr., stepped in.
Larosa Jr. worked with Cruise to put together an intense flight program that began with the cast flying in a smaller aircraft. “We started with the Cessna 172 and we took them through basic flying. This allowed them to see what it was like to take off, land and know where to look and put their hands,” Larosa. Jr. explains. That starter plane also allowed the actors to get a feel of what a small g-force felt like.
And...
Tom Cruise, who returns as “Maverick,” is renowned for doing his own stunt work, and he wanted his stars Miles Teller, Monica Barbaro and Glen Powell to learn how to fly. That’s where the film’s aerial coordinator, Kevin Larosa Jr., stepped in.
Larosa Jr. worked with Cruise to put together an intense flight program that began with the cast flying in a smaller aircraft. “We started with the Cessna 172 and we took them through basic flying. This allowed them to see what it was like to take off, land and know where to look and put their hands,” Larosa. Jr. explains. That starter plane also allowed the actors to get a feel of what a small g-force felt like.
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- 5/28/2022
- by Jazz Tangcay
- Variety Film + TV
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