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How Jeff Daniels-Jared Harris Drama ’Reykjavik’ Used Authentic Locations to Tell the Story of a Cold War Summit in Iceland


How Jeff Daniels-Jared Harris drama ’Reykjavik’ used authentic locations to tell the story of a Cold War summit in Iceland.

Writer-director Michael Russell Gunn, who previously shot “Thai Cave Rescue,” says he loves the “authenticity” of shooting at the actual Höfði House in Iceland. Producer John Logan Pierson adds, “there’s an energy and spirit that comes from shooting in the real place.” (Indeed, the official photographer from the 1986 summit, Pete Souza, is charged with on set photography for the film.) In the exclusive photo above, writer, director and Producer Michael Russell Gunn lines up a shot with cinematographer Magdalena Görka looking over his shoulder at the Blue Lagoon in Iceland.

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