In the movie ‘Final Score,’ Dave Bautista stars as Michael Knox, an ex-soldier who must deal with deadly terrorists who take his niece hostage at a professional soccer match. The movie also stars Pierce Brosnan and Ray Stevenson.

The film comes from Scott Mann, director of ‘Heist’ and ‘The Tournament.’ Mann grew up as a fan of movies like ‘Commando’ and the film ‘Terminator 2’ is still his favorite movie of all time.

In this interview, the director talks about working with Dave Bautista, seizing opportunities or using assets as a filmmaker, making fun movies that don’t take themselves too seriously, how he avoids the safe zone of not making certain films, and how to turn weaknesses into strengths.

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