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Devotion is a 2022 American biographical war drama film written by Jake Crane and Jonathan Stewart, and directed by J. D. Dillard.[2] The film is based on the book Devotion: An Epic Story of Heroism, Friendship, and Sacrifice by Adam Makos, which retells the comradeship between naval officers Jesse Brown and Tom Hudner during the Korean War.[3] The film stars Jonathan Majors, Glen Powell, Christina Jackson, Joe Jonas, Nick Hargrove, Spencer Neville, and Thomas Sadoski.

Devotion
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	J. D. Dillard
Screenplay by	Jake Crane Jonathan A. Stewart
Based on	Devotion: An Epic Story of Heroism, Friendship, and Sacrifice by Adam Makos
Produced by	Molly Smith Rachel Smith Thad Luckinbill Trent Luckinbill
Starring	Jonathan Majors Glen Powell
Cinematography	Erik Messerschmidt
Edited by	Billy Fox
Music by	Chanda Dancy
Production companies	Columbia Pictures Black Label Media TSG Entertainment II
Distributed by	Sony Pictures Releasing (North America) STX International (International)
Release dates	September 12, 2022 (2022-09-12) (TIFF) November 23, 2022 (2022-11-23) (United States)
Running time	138 minutes[1]
Country	United States
Language	English

Devotion premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival in IMAX at the Ontario Place Cinesphere on September 12, 2022 and is scheduled to be released on November 23, 2022.[4][5]

Premise

The true story revolves around elite fighter pilots Jesse Brown and Tom Hudner, who became the U.S. Navy's most celebrated wingmen during the Korean War.

Cast

• Jonathan Majors as Jesse Brown
• Glen Powell as Tom Hudner
• Christina Jackson as Daisy Brown
• Joe Jonas as Marty Goode
• Thomas Sadoski as Dick Cevoli
• Serinda Swan as Elizabeth Taylor
• Daren Kagasoff
• Nick Hargrove
• Spencer Neville

Production

In March 2018, Black Label Media optioned the rights to Devotion on Glen Powell's recommendation, coming aboard as a producer and commitment to play Tom Hudner.[6] In December 2019, it was announced that Jonathan Majors was cast as Jesse Brown and J. D. Dillard was set to direct.[7] In September 2020, it was announced that Sony Pictures would distribute in the United States, while STXinternational would handle international sales.[8] In February 2021, Serinda Swan was cast as Elizabeth Taylor.[9]

Dillard felt a close personal connection to the subject as the son of a naval aviator himself, relied on stories related by his father as the lone black man in a predominantly white aviation community. In an interview with Deadline Hollywood, he said, “Both technically and socially, they both dealt with isolation and there’s so many pieces there that I think ultimately just became the DNA of the film.”[10][11] Dillard's father also visted the set and served as a technical advisor for the film. His contribution to the film is recognized by a separate card in the end credits.

Powell, who read Adam Makos' book when it first came out in 2014, brought it to Molly Smith of Black Label to option and went to visit Thomas J. Hudner Jr. shortly before he died in 2019. He was struck by the photographs and mementos of Jesse Brown around the house, remarking that, "I saw what weight that was on him. It wasn’t a celebration, it was a constant reminder of a friend he lost and I carried that weight into this role.”[10][11]

Principal photography began on February 4, 2021 in Savannah, Georgia.[12] Filming also took place in Charleston, South Carolina, Wenatchee, Washington, Statesboro, Georgia, and from March 17 to April 13, 2021 at the Statesboro-Bulloch County Airport.[13][14][15]

Dillard was determined to use the real aircraft as much as possible, included several F4U Corsairs, an AD Skyraider, two F8F Bearcat fighters, a rare HO5S-1 helicopter, and a MiG-15.[11][16] A modified L-39 Albatros trainer was used as an air-to-air camera platform.[17]

Release

Devotion had its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival in IMAX at the Ontario Place Cinesphere on September 12, 2022 and will also screen as the opening night film of Fest 919 on October 19, 2022.[18][19][20] It is scheduled to be theatrically released on November 23, 2022.[21] It was originally scheduled to be released in limited theaters on October 14, 2022, followed by the wide expansion of October 28, 2022.[22]

References

External links

• Official website
• Devotion at IMDb

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