As grieving mechanic James Aucoin in Causeway, Lila Neugebauer’s film about a soldier (Jennifer Lawrence) trying to assimilate into life in New Orleans after a brain injury sends her home, Brian Tyree Henry found not just the biggest role of his career but catharsis from his own pain. “Some of us hold onto our grief so tightly that we don’t know who we are without it,” Henry says. Henry talks about the emotional impact of the film, both personally and on screen. “I found a great source of strength in James,” he says. “More than I ever knew that I could.”
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For Jennifer Lawrence, preparing to play a wounded veteran in Causeway took time and intense preparation. Part of that preparation included meeting with real veterans to form her character.
“It was immensely helpful to meet incredible heroes who are in similar circumstances,” the Oscar-winning actress said during Saturday’s panel at Deadline’s Contenders Film: Los Angeles awards-season event. “And we had help with physical therapists who were in the movie and helped me on how to move. It was extremely informative, and most of all, we wanted to represent [soldiers] correctly.”
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Causeway follows the story of a U.S. soldier who suffers a traumatic brain injury while fighting in Afghanistan and struggles to adjust to life when she returns home to New Orleans.
Lawrence leads the cast as wounded warrior Lynsey and also serves as a producer on the A24 and Apple Original film.
She was joined on the panel by Brian Tyree Henry, who plays James, a Louisiana man who befriends Lynsey after she returns home. Director Lila Neugebauer and Lawrence’s producing partner, Justine Ciarrocchi, also joined the conversation.
Once Lawrence and Ciarrochi committed to producing the project, they said they faced years of delays because of the Covid pandemic and flash floods in New Orleans, where the movie was filmed.
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“Of course there were myriad logistical challenges, but this was a group of people who were so devoted to the project,” said Ciarrochi.
Henry noted that the down time helped had a surprising effect and brought the cast closer together.
“We all pretty much stayed in touch during 2020,” he said.
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