Many of this years most anticipated movies havent hit theaters yet, but the awards buzz is already deafening.

Thirty-five days, six-day weeks, 14-hour days, she says.

I wanted to give us all a taste of what its like to be a miner.

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She got more than a taste.

I took it as a good sign, she laughs.

I said to the mine, Okay, we know youre here, well respect you.

McCarthy and his co-writer, Josh Singer, worked with the actualGlobereporters to verify they got everything right.

Though the plot is grim, Abrahamson elicits an incredible performance from Jacob Tremblay, now 9.

We talked about what it was to feel really happy what it felt like just before you fell asleep.

The result is one of the most powerful experiences youll have in theaters this year.

Now the writer ofParklandandKill the Messengeris making his highest-profile film,Concussion.

Landesman let his journalists rigor for accuracy guide both the film and its star.

This movie was too important to f up, he says.