How 'Harder They Fall' was rolling along until Murphy's law went into overdrive - Yahoo News
When I embarked on making "The Harder They Fall" as my feature film debut, I had a strong idea of the joyous but tumultuous journey that lay ahead, because close to 10 years ago I wrote and directed a 51-minute western short film, "They Die By Dawn." That was a proof of concept, almost a practice run.
Although it was much shorter and smaller in budget, the fundamentals, I thought, would remain the same: stellar cast, costumes, locations and horses. It turns out, however, I had no idea of the journey that lay ahead. I’ll get to that in a minute.
For me, a film starts with a story that I want to tell. A story that I haven’t been told before. That for me was "The Harder They Fall." I was passionate beyond words about telling this story, and nothing was going to prevent me from telling it, even if I had to shoot it on a bunch of iPhones, seriously.
On the surface, "The Harder They Fall" is a revenge story, a man hunting down the killer of his parents. Beneath that, however, it’s much deeper. It’s a love story about two men caught in a never-ending cycle of violence because of their loss. It’s a story where both the hunter and hunted are essentially the same person, only to have a final confrontation with tears.
I needed to tell this story because it speaks to the cycle of violence I witnessed in my community growing up and is still so prevalent today. Without being preachy or trying to provide an answer, I merely wanted to shed a light on what goes on and ask the question, "Why?"
First, I needed the team — that included Idris Elba, whom I have known for around 15 years and with whom I have never stopped talking about this movie. There was no version of this movie without Idris playing the notorious Rufus Buck. Next, I needed my producers — Shawn Jay-Z Carter and James Lassiter. Jay and JL called me in London and said, "We have a meeting set up at Netflix, and they will be the ideal home for the movie." I remember thinking to myself, “Wow, after 10 years of hard grind … things just got mad real, mad fast!”
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