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Opposite: Photojournalist Lee Smith (Kirsten Dunst) observes
rebel units preparing for battle. This page, from top: Lee's protégé,
Jessie Cullen (Cailee Spaeny), gets an on-the-ground look at the
conflict's combatants; Jessie and journalist Joel (Wagner Moura)
proceed with caution; Lee rushes to protect Jessie during an
explosive street battle.
Interpretation and Immediacy
Seeking an interview with the rogue president, the photojournalist,
Lee Smith (Kirsten Dunst), must make a harrowing journey from wartorn
New York City to Washington, D.C., accompanied by her journalist
colleague Joel (Wagner Moura), veteran correspondent Sammy (Stephen
McKinley Henderson) and cub photographer Jessie Cullen (Cailee
Spaeny).
" The first thing we focused on was what makes a war photograph, "
Hardy says. " What happens in the moments before and after a picture is
taken? Our intention was to do something that had real immediacy. I described
the look of Civil War as 'abrasive.' We wanted to immerse the audience
in this world in a very real way to make it all the more terrifying. "
Production was based in Atlanta, Ga., where military adviser Ray
Mendoza, a former Navy SEAL, coordinated the film's military presence
with stunt coordinators Jeff Dashnaw and Wesley Scott. Garland notes,
" Ray Mendoza and Jeff Dashnaw are incredibly experienced, creatively
ambitious, clear-minded, can-do guys, [and] it's hard to overstate their
joint role. The sequences we devised needed a lot of hardware - tanks,
helicopters and weaponry. Ray also brought in veterans to play [some
of the] military characters; they influenced and elevated the film a great
deal. "
Special-effects supervisor J.D. Schwalm and visual-effects supervisor
JUNE 2024 / 19
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