Joe and Anthony Russo went back home for their return to directing after guiding Avengers: Endgame to the biggest box office haul in history.
That’s where they found Cherry, the Apple TV+ indie drama based on the novel by their fellow Cleveland native Nico Walker.The book was based on Walker’s own experiences and, with the film, and Spider-Man‘s Tom Holland in the lead role, tells of one man’s arc from falling in love, to his time as an Army medic in the Afghanistan war, with his return and unchecked PTSD leading to robbing banks, doing time and getting hooked on drugs.The Russo brothers sparked to the book and the its subject matter especially regarding the opioid crisis, and its impact on their hometown.
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