Next up is his second directing effort,If She Burns.
This is one of the hardest lead characters to pin down that Ive seen or read.
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He adds: I felt it was a really important story.
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You see this toxic hazing and fraternity culture, its ubiquitous at this point and its really disturbing.
The filmis a study in how young men bond and also in (lethally) toxic masculinity.
Theres plenty of men asserting their maleness mostly profanely and at full volume.
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What initially drew me in was male insecurity, Wolff says.
I liked that Tom was so layered and that he was really pretending to be something that he wasnt.
That resonated with me.
Theyve seen things that they feel sort of icky about.
TheEuphoriastardiedlast year and working with him has left a deep impression on Wolff.
He is probably the best actor that Ive ever worked with, he says.
I now approach acting constantly thinking about him and what he would do.
I really loved and love him and will forever.
It follows his 2019 directorial debut,The Cat And The Moon.
Victoria Pedretti (Once Upon a Time in Hollywood) stars as a fiery young woman inIf She Burns.
She heads to Europe with her family after a trauma inducing accident.
There, she embarks upon an affair with an enigmatic neighbor, played by Wolff.
As family conflict bubbles, a series of mysterious and dangerous wildfires break out and tension rises.
Asa Butterfield (Sex Education) and Justice Smith (Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom) also star.
As well as penning the screenplay and directing, Wolff produces alongside Jay Van Hoy and Andra Gordon.
Its a dark but also warm and emotional thriller, Wolff says.
They all give you a similar feeling of not being quite sure of the direction that theyre going in.
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Wolff is in a band with his brother Nat.
The duo started out on Nickelodeon musical comedyThe Naked Brothers Band.
The series hassold widelyfor Cineflix Rights although there is not a U.S. deal yet.
I didnt always think about the end result.
I didnt think about it as performance.
