

I had a completely different relationship to wildlife firefighters in that it doesn’t exist. James Badge Dale: I lived in New York City I’m a New York City kid. I wanted to make sure that Joe Kosinski was in the right place. I was very aware of it and it didn’t make me want to do the movie more - it made me more skeptical. I know a lot of people who knew Eric outside of family and friends that I met because of the movie. My best friend knew Eric Marsh he went to the funeral.

Josh Brolin: I was a volunteer firefighter for the past 30 years so I knew about because I follow that stuff and I lived within the firefighting community. The cast along with Brendan McDonough and guests.ģ03 Magazine: Did you have any prior knowledge to the Yarnell Hill Fire or the Granite Mountain Hotshots and did it help in your decision with taking this role?
