Sophia Bush and Bryan Greenberg. Randy Shropshire/Getty Images for MPTF
Sometimes all it takes is choosing up the telephone to get Sophia Bush in your film — properly, a minimum of that’s what occurred to Bryan Greenberg.
“Everybody in this, for the most part, I’ve worked with,” Greenberg, 45, completely advised Us Weekly on Tuesday, January 23, of casting his new film Junction. “I’m not getting a cast like this if I didn’t make personal calls. You don’t get a cast like this on this kind of budget. It just doesn’t happen. So I am truly grateful for everybody who came to play and all my friends are super talented, including Sophia Bush.”
Greenberg, who wrote, directed and acts in the brand new movie, defined that he immediately considered Bush, 41, as one of many stars as a result of she’s “very socially active.” The two actors beforehand labored collectively on One Tree Hill in the early 2000s. Greenberg performed Jake Jaglieski from 2003 to 2006, whereas Bush portrayed Brooke Davis till the sequence’ finish in 2012.
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“[Sophia’s] been such a great leader for social justice and causes, so I thought this would really resonate with her,” Greenberg defined. “And thankfully it did. And she just brought it. She was so incredible in this film and heartbreaking.”
The film highlights the modern-day opioid disaster in America from three totally different factors of view: a CEO of a pharmaceutical firm, a health care provider and a affected person. The challenge was impressed by Greenberg’s private wrestle with OxyContin after he had a routine surgical procedure and felt “somewhat addicted” to the treatment.
Greenberg performs Michael, whereas Bush portrays his estranged spouse, Allison. Playing spouses was made simpler by their previous connection, based on Greenberg. “There has to be a familiarity there,” he advised Us of the advanced components. “And I think because of our long friendship, you see that on film, the love comes off.”
The movie additionally stars Greenberg’s real-life spouse, Jamie Chung, as Katie and his former How to Make It in America costar Eddie Kaye Thomas as Rodgers. The solid is rounded out by Ashley Madekwe, Ryan Eggold, Michaela Conlin, Josh Peck and Griffin Dunne.
“I wouldn’t have cast all those people if I didn’t think they were amazing. So I kind of just stayed out of their way and I nudged them towards new ideas that I had,” Greenberg stated of directing his internal circle, noting he tried to method each division with “no ego” because it was his directorial debut and determined to let the “best idea” win.
He joked, “The only person that gave me a lot of grief was my wife, Jamie. No, I’m kidding.” Greenberg quipped, “I like being directed by me!” (Greenberg and Chung, 40, wed in 2015. They introduced in October 2021 that they secretly welcomed twin boys.)
Junction premieres in choose theaters and on-demand Friday, January 26.
With reporting by Travis Cronin
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