End of Watch stars Michael Peña and Jake Gyllenhaal as south central Los Angeles cops and best friends who find themselves in the line of fire when they take on a powerful drugs cartel.
Superbly written and directed by David Ayer (Training Day), the film features incredible performances from Gyllenhaal and Peña, whose on-screen chemistry is so believable that you totally forget they’re acting.
At the BFI London Film Festival’s premiere of End of Watch, I spoke to actor Michael Peña and producer John Lesher. Check out the videos to see what they had to say…
Michael Peña talks about having to build a bond with Jake Gyllenhaal after they didn’t get on initially, the terrible sights he witnessed on police ride-alongs and how he coped with those at the end of the day:
Producer John Lesher chats about the chemistry between Jake Gyllenhaal and Michael Peña, police ride-alongs, his new film Mississippi Grind with Jake Gyllenhaal, and working with End of Watch writer-director David Ayer on HBO’s version of Homeland:
The 56th BFI London Film Festival runs from 10 to 21 October 2012. Click here for more details.
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