It’s difficult to get through the trailer for Stronger — the real-life story of Jeff Bauman, who became a double amputee following the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing — without being brought to tears. Jake Gyllenhaal plays Bauman on screen and the movie’s poster, debuting on ET, shows him mid-physical therapy with the tagline, “Strength Defines Us.”
Director David Gordon Green tells ET that his film is more than just a tearjerker, though. “You’re in for a ride,” he said by phone. “That certainly expresses a side of the emotional intensity of the movie, but you might be surprised to find a sense of humor woven in there as well. Expect a few chuckles alongside a tear or two.”
ET: The movies you are perhaps most known for — Pineapple Express, Your Highness — are a very specific type of comedy. You have directed dramas before, but this still feels quite different. What made you want to direct this? And what made you feel you were the right choice to do it?
Tilda, what was it about your experience working on Snowpiercer that made you want to work with Bong Joon-ho again so soon?
