7/30/2023 0 Comments Miles teller firefighter movie![]() I said that the joking can come after establishing who were are as a community, who we are as a collective. In the beginning, a couple guys were making jokes, and I just wouldn’t have any of it. ![]() packs and put in foam, and you can tell that (they are) not really heavy. A lot of time in movies, you might take out the 45-lb. When Joe and I were talking with them, (we would say), “Be brutal with us about authenticity,” and they were. We had Pat McCarty, who is a former Granite Mountain Hotshot (there). It’s funny, because you usually have the makeup artist (show) up, and she (throws) something that looks like that, but it was important to Joe Kosinski – in a major way – to be authentic. It was actually our sweat, all that salty, real, pore-sweating guck. In the beginning of the film, after a long run, you can see sweat marks and stains on your shirts. Q: The authenticity of this film is really evident, even down to the little details. At the end of the day, it’s a mix, but it’s mostly practical. I mean, (fire) is so unpredictable, so hard to capture, so hard to simulate. I enlisted the help of the best visual effects artists in the world, the same guys who worked on my other two movies (“TRON: Legacy” (2010), “Oblivion” (2013)), and they found this to be the most challenging thing that they have ever done. The challenge was to make something that’s digital blend with all of the practical fire. ![]() Yes, there are certain scenes that the fire is so large and so intense, that I had to rely on visual effects to enhance it and try to create the scale of some of the (historic) wildfires that are in the film. ![]() So, we filmed some of that using helicopters and aerial equipment. Sometimes they burn off tracks of timber, so they can do it in a controlled way. Some of the big fires were shot during a real forest fire in Southern New Mexico. So, most of the fire in the movie is real. The environment that fire creates – because it is a light source – is very unique, and that’s very hard to create after the fact. Anytime that you see the actors in close proximity to fire, most of that is done practically, because this is not a movie that I wanted to shoot on a blue screen stage. Q: How much of the fire that we see in the film is actual, practical fire versus creating it on a computer monitor? Those guys really bonded, because I think they knew how important this story is. This is one of those cases where that chemistry on set was real. You cast it the best way that you can, and you hope for that chemistry. I said to the actors from the beginning, that (a) sense of connection is what’s going to make this movie work. When I asked - any of the (firefighters): what makes you come back season after season? They all said the same thing, which is the brotherhood, wanting to hang out with your guys. (The Granite Mountain Hotshots had a) really tight dynamic. Great movies, movies that you a remember (are the) ones that you can relate to, if you are not in that world. I felt that (this) theme is universal and transcends firefighting. It’s about what we are capable of, when we can rely on the guy standing next to you. Joe Kosinski: That is the heart of this film. Was it your intention to emphasize the men’s comradery? I found the same theme in this film and feel that the brotherhood of these men was a more prominent aspect than the actual firefighting. Q: Many times in war movies, the narratives focus on the brotherhood of the soldiers, such as in “We Were Soldiers” (2002) and “Saving Private Ryan” (1998). I thought (Eric’s gesture) was a wonderful story, and - to me – was the heart of what (the Granite Mountain Hotshots) were about. You find out what Eric Marsh did for him (by) giving him a second chance, when no one else would. I find Brendan’s story very inspiring, because of where he starts and where he ends up. The point of view of Eric Marsh (Josh Brolin), the superintendent, and Brendan’s (Miles Teller), the rookie on the team. The movie takes a unique approach of having two points of view. He was the first person (who) I met with. Q: How involved was Brendan McDonough (a Granite Mountain Hotshot), when you were making the film? If you are unfamiliar with the Granite Mountain Hotshots, please note that the interviews with Brendan McDonough, Pat McCarty, Dierks Bentley, James Badge Dale, and Miles Teller contain spoilers, but you do not have to wait long to see “Only the Brave”.
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