The guys really opened up to us after six months of really hanging out with them and when we found five incredible stories in particular that are in the film, we hired a writer, Kurt Johnstad, to architect a screenplay that would weave through these fives acts of valor, through these really amazing stories. Scott Waugh: So when we got down there, we really wanted to organically conceive of the film from within rather than from an outsider, so with that, we wanted to find real acts of valor that have happened to the guys in the last 11 years.
That really became something we wanted to explore. It became pretty inspiring, and through that, you really start to understand the depth of brotherhood inside the community. I mean, we’re hearing stories beyond anything anybody could write that actually happened to men. When you start to hear these stories that have gone with the men in the last ten years, sustained combat deployments, it’s pretty unbelievable. From that, we started to really shape the potential for this film. What would telling their story even look like? It was just sort of an exploratory situation, so we spent quite a bit of time inside the community, meeting the men and hearing the stories. Mike “Mouse” McCoy: No, four years ago we were humbled and honored to be invited into the world of Navy special warfare, to take a look at their story.
It’s directed by Bandito Brothers Scott Waugh (left) and Mike “Mouse” McCoy, names that may not be that familiar even though they’ve been working as stuntmen and making commercials for many years, as well as having worked with documentary filmmaker Dana Brown on his films Step Into Liquid and Dust to Glory, acting as producers and second unit directors to help him capture the surfing and racing action, respectively.Ĭ sat down with the Banditos a couple of weeks back to talk about what was involved with recruiting Navy SEALs to take part in an action movie and what was involved with creating the unforgettable hyper-realistic action scenes that make up the bulk of their film.Ĭ: I know you guys have a background as stuntmen, so how did this come about? Was this something you put together and pitched to get made? What makes this different from similar Schwarzenegger and Stallone movies is that in this case, all the soldiers are played by real active duty Navy SEALs, using their actual training exercises as part of the action, bringing an incredible amount of realism to their missions and the firefights that ensue. One of the more intriguing films being released in a year where found footage is king is Act of Valor, a new action movie following a group of Navy SEALs trying to put a stop to a terrorist plot that takes them across the globe.
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