Half-Assed Internet Research
Research covers injuries, the final song, an unused diner scene, Pittsburgh locations, remakes, and the release strategy.
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- Hardy gained twenty-eight pounds and carried the muscle into his next major role.
- Edgerton tore his MCL and fight photography paused for six weeks.
- Hardy sustained a broken toe, ribs, and finger during production.
- The writers chose the National's closing song before writing the final scene and looped it while shaping the action.
- A Nolte diner scene earned a first-day crew ovation but did not enter the finished movie.
- The Iraq scenes were filmed in a Pittsburgh parking lot.
- The story was remade as Brothers in India and again under the same title in Russia.
- The director wanted a slow platform release, while the wider launch failed and was quickly pulled.