Leven Rambin‘s new crime flick The Big Ugly is a combination of a film noir with a modern-day Western, which opens theatrically in select cities, drive-ins and on-demand today.
The plot follows London mob bosses who invest in a West Virginia oil deal in a bid to launder dirty money but end up clashing with local criminals after one of their girlfriend’s goes missing.
We talked with Leven about the film, her on-set partner in crime Nicholas Braun (Succession) and doing deep dives into Jake Gyllenhaal‘s body of work. JJ: Tell us about your character and why you decided to do this film. LR: My character, Kara, is an independent, recovering alcoholic local bartender who knows exactly who she is and what she deserves.
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