THE OUTPOST - ROD LURIE INTERVIEW

Rod Lurie - Director of The Outpost

Buckle up for one of the most powerful and intense War films of the decade.

Director Rod Lurie has a handful of memorable and well crafted films under his belt ( The Contender, The Last Castle, Nothing But the Truth)  but becoming a filmmaker wasn’t something he  always thought he would be.

Rod Lurie with stars Caleb Landry Jones and Scott Eastwood

A West Point graduate and a soldier, he soon turned his attention to  film criticism in Los Angeles before deciding he wanted to make movies and not just talk about them.              

Lurie’s latest film, The Outpost, a fact-based account of  a battle between young US soldiers and the Taliban in Afghanistan based in an area that made it highly unlikely they would survive.  Based on Jake Tapper’s  best selling book, the film is intense and  features  a talented ensemble cast including Orlando Bloom and second generation actors Scott Eastwood, Milo Gibson, James Jagger, Will Attenborough and an outstanding award worthy performance from  Caleb Landry Jones.

I  spoke with Rod Lurie from his home in Los Angeles about this hard hitting and ground breaking film.

The Outpost is now available on VOD. Be sure to check it out.