Interview: Director Brett Haley on finding ‘The Hero’ within Sam Elliott

Director Brett Haley made waves in 2015 with his feature I’ll See You In My Dreams, which was a minor critical and commercial hit and co-starred Sam Elliott. Now two years later, Haley’s returned to screens everywhere with a new film, The Hero, that’s once again centered around his mustachioed muse. In this turn, Elliott plays a movie star who’s had a career trajectory similar to the one he’s had in real life, but with several notable differences. For one, … Continue reading Interview: Director Brett Haley on finding ‘The Hero’ within Sam Elliott