SPOILER ALERT: This story reveals major details about Peter Berg’s new real-life World War II film The Mosquito Bowl. When British actor Tom Francis signed with his U.S. agents at CAA, he made his aspirations very clear. “One of the first emails I sent to my agents was, ‘This is a list of directors who […]
‘The Mosquito Bowl’ Star Tom Francis on Singing in the Movie Last Minute and the ‘Visceral and Intense’ World War II Scenes
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