Fortunately for Connelly, Amanda was able to help the actress with the more physical aspect of her role, since, Connelly admitted, “I was quite intimidated by horses.” Amanda also helped Connelly with important background information to give context to the scenes between her and Brolin, as they wrestle with the life-threatening nature of his job.įor Connelly, the opportunity to play a real woman that she got to know carried a great deal of responsibility. While Eric fights fires, his wife has her own career, tending to abused horses. “She strikes me as someone who’s incredibly strong and resilient and brave, but also really loving and open-hearted and really honest.” “I really enjoyed spending time with her,” said Connelly in a phone interview. Eric's wife Amanda is played by Oscar-winning actress Jennifer Connelly, and Connelly was able to work with the real-life Amanda as she prepared for her role. The leader of the Granite Mountain crew was superintendent Eric Marsh, played in the film by Oscar-nominated actor Josh Brolin.

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