Jack O'Connell & Laura Dern and Director Edward Zwick are interviewed by James Kleinmann for their movie Trial by Fire based on The New Yorker article by David Grann.
Before getting on to Trial By Fire, James praised Laura Dern for her British accent in her most recent film release JT LeRoy and the conversation begins with Laura explaining to her Trial By Fire co-star that her British accent wasn't meant to be a convincing one! Moving on to Trial By Fire the pair revealed to HeyUGuys that they wrote emails, sharing private details with one another, as they prepared to take on their roles as Todd and Elizabeth who initially formed a bond through letter writing. Dern and O'Connell also discuss not spending much time together before shooting their first scene. O'Connell expresses his admiration for Elizabeth Gilbert for her compassion in devoting time to a man convicted of multiple homicide.
Our conversation with Edward Zwick began with mentioning The New Yorker article by David Grann, on which the film is partly based and what had compelled Zwick to adapt it into a feature film, as well as his research into the experience of being on death row. Zwick also discussed the real Elizabeth Gilbert's involvement in the production. Rather than ending the movie with photographs of the real people involved, as many films based on true events do during the end credits sequence, Zwick instead chooses to end the film on footage from a real televised Republican Presidential debate from 2011. In the footage we see Texas Governor Rick Perry defend his record on capital punishment to rapturous applause from the audience.
Plot: The tragic and controversial story of Cameron Todd Willingham, who was executed in Texas for killing his three children after scientific evidence and expert testimony that bolstered his claims of innocence were suppressed.
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