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Muscle - Exclusive Q&A
Director Gerard Johnson talks Nia Child through the making of Muscle, an adrenalized drama that tears into the stereotypes of masculinity and male friendship.
Overview
Johnson explains what it was about gym culture that inspired him, and how reality bled into fiction during the filming of a particularly startling house party scene.
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