‘Finestkind’ Director Passed Tommy Lee Jones’ Test, Scoring an A-List Cast

Editor’s Note: The following contains minor spoilers for FinestkindScreenwriter and director Brian Helgeland (Legend) returns to the Toronto International Film Festival this year with Finestkind, a crime drama on the high seas led by Ben Foster and Toby Wallace and co-starring Tommy Lee Jones and Jenna Ortega.

Ahead of the film’s world premiere at TIFF, Collider’s Steve Weintraub spoke with Academy Award-winner Helgeland and producer Gary Foster (Sleepless in Seattle) about their collaboration in bringing this emotional feature to Paramount+ through hell or high water.

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