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Tony Kaye Returns: After ‘American History X’ and Hollywood Exile, His New ‘Punk Marvel Film’ About a Celebrity Trainer Puts Him Back in the Ring (EXCLUSIVE)
Tony Kaye, director of the fan favorite drama "American History X," returns to world cinema with the Rome Film Festival premiere of "The Trainer."
In step with his leading man and the film’s co-writer, Vito Schnabel, Kaye takes us into the cultish world of gym communities in L.A., where name-dropping and eight pack abs are as prevalent as the “I will conquer and thrive” motivational slogans one would find on the Facebook feed of a wine mom. The Swans” star Schnabel barreled through the gate of Kaye’s home to pitch him “The Trainer.” It follows Jack Flex, the inventor of a weighted hat that promises to “increase the flow of hope molecules to the brain.” The device, of course, is a death trap and a sham. “Julia has Fellini’s kind of Italian romanticism thing going on, but also brings something futuristic,’ Schnabel, whose script was inspired by a spectrum of movies including “The Deer Hunter” and “Tropic Thunder, said.
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