Leon Interview: A Day To Die
Crime-oriented action films and heist movies a natural pairing, and A Day To Die merges the two together. Directed by Wes Miller, viewers can check out A Day To Die in theaters and on VOD services on March 4. A Day To Die also brings together some big stars, including Bruce Willis, Frank Grillo, and Leon as the film's antagonist Tyrone Pettis.
When parole officer Connor (Kevin Dillon) takes out a member of a drug ring, he finds himself pulled into a new deadly game to save his wife. In the space of one day, he has to reimburse Tyrone Pettis $2 million. In order to pull that insurmountable task off, Connor calls upon the help of some old military special ops friends in order to get the ruthless Pettis his money.
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We speak to Leon about the making of A Day To Die, working alongside Bruce Willis, Frank Grillo, and director Wes Miller, and his role in the film as the sinister Pettis.
Screen Rant: How did you become involved with A Day To Die?
Leon: So, I got a call that Wes Miller, the director, was a fan of mine and wanted to meet me and talk to me about this role of Pettis in this movie. We talked, I really liked him as a director, there's not too many African-American action film directors out there. So, we talked about it, we talked about the character in-depth, and I said 'Yeah, let's go along for the ride'.
So, what was it like working with co-stars like Bruce Willis and Frank Grillo?
Leon: It was great. Of course, everyone knows Bruce, he's a legend of the game, especially of the action game. Frank is someone that I've known for years, from being in downtown New York, we've got a lot of mutual friends. We hadn't seen each other in a while, so it was
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