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The Cut Director Sean Ellis on Desert Filming, Influences & More
His latest is a psychological sports thriller, The Cut, for Republic Pictures/Paramount, which follows a former champion boxer (Orlando Bloom) who is training for redemption after a career-ending defeat, but as obsession takes hold and reality unravels, he may be spiraling into something far more terrifying Ellis spoke to Bleeding Cool about his most difficult[...]
The Cut Director Sean Ellis on Orlando Bloom, John Turturro & More
When it comes to most sports dramas, the journey is often clear for the protagonist when it comes to the inherent struggle and overcoming that to succeed, but Paramount/Republic Pictures' The Cut isn't what you might consider conventional Director Sean Ellis, who's best known for works like the crime drama Metro Manila (2013) and the[...]