Rebel Ridge has become one of the biggest movies on Netflix overnight through nothing more than strong word-of-mouth. That is not bad for a movie that ran the risk of not being made when it lost its lead star, John Boyega , shortly after production began. While there have been several conflicting reports as to why Boyega left, writer/director Jeremy Saulnier has explained how the switch-up that could have killed the movie ended up being the right situation for it to succeed.
Jeremy Saulnier found his “one and only Terry Richmond” in Aaron Pierre, but the casting was a direct result of circumstances beyond his control. Read More