Devotion Director J.D. Dillard and Christina Jackson on Why You Should See Film in a Movie Theater

Director J.D. Dillard’s latest feature Devotion is an emotional adaptation of author Adam Makos’ novel recounting the heroic acts of two U.S. Navy fighter pilots during the Korean War. With a screenplay penned by Jake Crane and Jonathan Stewart, Devotion chronicles the partnership and friendship between Ensign Jesse Brown (portrayed by Jonathan Majors), the Navy’s first Black carrier pilot, and his wingman Lieutenant Tom Hudner (portrayed by Glen Powell), during a time of segregation and societal upheaval. When one of their planes gets shot down behind enemy lines, the other must make a dangerous choice. The movie also stars Christina Jackson as Daisy Brown, Jesse’s wife who struggles to accept her husband’s life-threatening job, as well as Serinda Swan, Thomas Sadoski, and Joe Jonas. In an interview with Collider’s Steve Weintraub, Dillard and Jackson discuss the importance of experiencing the movie’s scope in the theater and how Dillard’s first cut of the film was over 3 hours long, adding, “Devotion