A brief drive through Pittsburgh's down-and-out steel mill borough of Braddock at the time of the economic downturn in 2009 was all it took, and director Scott Cooper knew where he wanted to set his next film. Cooper and Christian Bale Spoke to Reuters about the city the film is set in.
Scott Cooper's film investigates violence, brotherly love, and exposes the societal malaise afflicts certain ignored parts of America. But it is the performances of Bale, Affleck, Harrelson, and Dafoe that truly feed fire to this furnace.
Casey Affleck and Scott Cooper spoke about their upcoming film, 'Out of the Furnace,' while promoting it at an event at Apple's store in SoHO on Nov. 19.
'Out of the Furnace,' the Scott Cooper directed film starring Woody Harrelson and Casey Affleck, had its world premiere at the AFI festival on Nov. 10.