Why Jack Huston Cast His Temperamental ‘Boardwalk Empire’ Costar Michael Pitt in His New Movie, ‘Day of the Fight,’ BECAUSE of His Bad Reputation

Former Boardwalk Empire star Michael Pitt has had trouble getting work because of a reputation for being extremely difficult, but that reputation is actually what just landed him his new role.  

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Direct from Hollywood with Ryan Seacrest.

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Jack Houston is the grandson of legendary filmmaker John Houston,
but he's made his career as an actor like a
ant Angelica Houston. That is, until now. He makes his
directorial debut with his new feature film, Day of the Fight,
about a prize fighter making a redemptive return to the
ring after a stint in prison. Jack's biggest acting role
came on Boardwalk Empire, playing disfigured war veteran Richard Harrow.
The star Jack's new movie is former Boardwalk coastar Michael Pitt,

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who starred as Jimmy and famously earned a reputation for
being temperamental. In fact, his Boardwalk character's rumored to have
been killed off because producers found Michael too difficult. Those
persistent rumors damaged his career, but that very experience was
exactly why Jack saw Michael is the perfect actor for
Day of the Fight. He tells Deadline, I knew him
my gut. There was nobody else for this film. What
he's been through over the last ten years on the

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outs of Hollywood. When you talk about second chances, redemption
or sacrifice, what this character is going through Mike was
going through a lot of these things himself. Day of
the Fight hits theaters this year.

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That's direct from Hollywood.