In the latest film from Henry Alex Rubin, Leighton Meester, Finn Wittrock, and Jay Courtney star in ‘Semper Fi.’ In the story, A police officer who serves in the Marine Corps Reserves is faced with an ethical dilemma when it comes to helping his brother in prison.

This idea has been rattling around the mind of Rubin for over a decade. While working on the documentary, ‘Murderball,’ the writer-director got lost in the idea of telling future stories about soldier dealing with PTSD.

In the documentary, ‘Murderball,’ audiences are invited to watch quadriplegics who play full-contact rugby in wheelchairs, as they overcome unimaginable obstacles to compete in the Paralympic Games in Athens, Greece.

In this interview, the director discusses his commitment to a subject, how documentaries differ from films, when it’s time to shelve an idea, how to find spontaneity on set, and how writing a script is like ironing out the wrinkles of a shirt.

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