Anthony Mackie Recalls How "Awful" Director’s Unreleased Movie Nearly Cost Him His Career-Making 2008 Role
The Hurt Locker Summary Anthony Mackie recalls how an " dreaded " theater director ’s unreleased movie nearly cost him his life history - making role inThe Hurt Locker . Directed by Kathryn Bigelow , with a playscript written by Mark Boal , the2008 war moviefollows a dud squad during the Iraq War who are targeted by rebel , focalize on their psychological reactions to the stress of combat . Other than Mackie , the cast admit Jeremy Renner , Brian Geraghty , Christian Camargo , Ralph Fiennes , David Morse , Guy Pearce , and Evangeline Lilly ....