Interview: Frank Grillo Opens Up on Long Gone Heroes’ Hectic Yet Rewarding Filming By ComingSoon Editor-in-Chief Tyler Treese spoke to Long Gone Heroes star Frank Grillo about . Grillo was full of praise for director John Swab and also spoke about the film’s hectic filming, the DC Universe, and more. Long Gone Heroes is now available in theaters, on-demand, and digitally.
“Gunner, a special forces soldier who has witnessed the darkest side of country and combat, is forced back into the field of battle to save his niece, who is being held in South America. As the fight intensifies, Gunner and his team discover that her disappearance is part of a corrupt private operation that hits way too close to home. Acclaimed actors Andy Garcia, Melissa Leo, Josh Hutcherson, and Frank Grillo star in a non-stop action thriller that will leave you breathless,” says the synopsis.
: John Swab and I have done five movies together. I’ve done most of his movies. He was my choice because I just knew that he could balance what needed to be executed with action as well as make this story strong.
We reworked the script. The movie went down for a while in Puerto Rico, and we came back to Columbia four months later. John had done an amazing job getting this thing to a place where we could get it over the goal line.
It was a huge effort on his part to get this movie to become a movie. That’s why I chose John, because I knew, given the difficulty, that it was he who could do it. That’s why .