“I spent a lot of time at the film’s locations, absorbing the terrain and geography. The majority of the shoot took place on locations in Asheville, North Carolina, and other towns close by, which stood in for Ebbing.
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McDonagh describes the look of the movie as “something beautiful but not overly modern, overly stylized or overly saturated.” He adds, “Ben and I are both fans of American ‘70s films so we wanted that feel.”ĭavis notes, “My approach was to not let the cinematography and camera work get in way of the storytelling – everything we did was in service to the script and putting the camera in the right place to capture the characters’ performances.” When his second-in-command Officer Dixon (Sam Rockwell) gets involved, the battle between Mildred and Ebbing's law enforcement is only exacerbated. No suspect has been found, so Mildred paints three billboards leading into her town with a controversial message directed at William Willoughby (Woody Harrelson), the town's revered chief of police.
Three Billboards is a dark dramedy focused on Mildred Hayes (Frances McDormand) several months after her daughter’s murder. The two previously collaborated on Seven Psychopaths.
Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri, which earned seven Oscar® nominations, reunites director Martin McDonagh and cinematographer Ben Davis, BSC.