Posted on Dec 13, 2016
What would you ask the creators of Patriots Day, a movie about the Boston Marathon bombing?
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From Patriots Day:
From acclaimed director Peter Berg (“Deepwater Horizon,” “Lone Survivor”) and Academy Award® nominee Mark Wahlberg (“The Departed,” “Lone Survivor”), CBS Films and Lionsgate present “Patriots Day.” Based on true events, “Patriots Day” is a powerful story of a community’s extraordinary courage in the face of adversity. An account of the events surrounding the Boston Marathon bombing, the tension-packed dramatic thriller chronicles in detail one of the most sophisticated and well-coordinated manhunts in law enforcement history.
The 2013 Boston Marathon bombing shattered lives and tested the fabric of the American spirit. But in its wake, an entire city came together to bring the perpetrators to justice before they could inflict further damage. Rather than give themselves over to panic and fear, the citizens of Boston banded together, choosing solidarity over divisiveness in pursuit of a common enemy.
From RP Staff:
There's a chance that Director Peter Berg and Sgt Jeff Pugliese might visit us at RP to answer some of your questions about the film. In advance of our discussion with them, let us know what you would ask if you could be here with us!
RallyPoint is honored to continue to support Lionsgate on this latest film. To learn more about the movie and its beneficiaries, click here: http://www.patriotsdayfilm.com/
From Patriots Day:
From acclaimed director Peter Berg (“Deepwater Horizon,” “Lone Survivor”) and Academy Award® nominee Mark Wahlberg (“The Departed,” “Lone Survivor”), CBS Films and Lionsgate present “Patriots Day.” Based on true events, “Patriots Day” is a powerful story of a community’s extraordinary courage in the face of adversity. An account of the events surrounding the Boston Marathon bombing, the tension-packed dramatic thriller chronicles in detail one of the most sophisticated and well-coordinated manhunts in law enforcement history.
The 2013 Boston Marathon bombing shattered lives and tested the fabric of the American spirit. But in its wake, an entire city came together to bring the perpetrators to justice before they could inflict further damage. Rather than give themselves over to panic and fear, the citizens of Boston banded together, choosing solidarity over divisiveness in pursuit of a common enemy.
From RP Staff:
There's a chance that Director Peter Berg and Sgt Jeff Pugliese might visit us at RP to answer some of your questions about the film. In advance of our discussion with them, let us know what you would ask if you could be here with us!
RallyPoint is honored to continue to support Lionsgate on this latest film. To learn more about the movie and its beneficiaries, click here: http://www.patriotsdayfilm.com/
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Sgt Pugliese, this one is for you - would you say the days of, and surrounding, the Boston Marathon and the shootout in Watertown were the hardest of your career? Is there anything in your past that had prepared you for something like this?
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SPC Jeff Pugliese
I've been a firearms instructor for the police department since 1985. My military training help. I knew enough to do a flanking maneuver. I've been training every three years my entire career. In that moment it all came into play. Military training made a huge difference.
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Love love love Marlky Mark!!! Mark Walberg is a great actor with surprisingly good common sense.
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Good Afternoon Gentlemen,
It truly is a pleasure to get the opportunity to speak with you. As a Massachusetts native, the marathon bombing really hit hard even from the other side of the Country. A lot of media sources tried to romanticize the brothers. How will you be portraying them? Will the movie be heavily focused on the brothers and their motives or will we be focused strictly on the events of the day?
Thank you for your time.
It truly is a pleasure to get the opportunity to speak with you. As a Massachusetts native, the marathon bombing really hit hard even from the other side of the Country. A lot of media sources tried to romanticize the brothers. How will you be portraying them? Will the movie be heavily focused on the brothers and their motives or will we be focused strictly on the events of the day?
Thank you for your time.
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I just want to say thank you for trying to recreate these stories of heroism at its finest!
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Well the producer of this film big sugarcoating the motivation for the bombing? Because I swear if I see one more film apologizing for his limit gonna throw up
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PO1 Kerry French
Sorry for the typos. No way to edit. Attempt two: Is the producer going to sugar coat the motivation for the bombing because I swear if I see one more film apologizing for fundamental orthodox Islam I'm going to throw up.
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Rally Point, you have really come out and asked all the questions I could think of. All I can add is a simple thank you to Mr. Berg and Mr Wahlberg for accepting the challenge to make a movie out of one of Boston's worst/best days. By the way, the casting for this movie is amazing. Can't wait to see it!!
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In making the movie, did those involved in the production think about this movie as a means of therapy for those affected as well as telling the story of that tragic day?
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If you hired people that were present that day, how did you manage the psychological effect reliving their trauma would cause? Even if they weren't present, cast members had to be effected. How do you deal with such a moving and powerful topic?
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My question is to Mr. Waglberg. Many of us felt it was a calling to serve our country. As an actor, do you feel as though it is your calling, or and even duty to help bring the stories of those who serve and those who face the evils that plague our world to life.
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