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The Mary Sue
Rachel Leishman

Shane Black on his unique take on the crime genre in ‘Play Dirty’: “You can always go back and mine the pulp world” [EXCLUSIVE]

No one does a quick and fun crime comedy like director Shane Black. The man who brought us movies like Kiss Kiss Bang Bang is back in action with his new film, Play Dirty. Based on the Parker novels by Richard Stark, the film is a fun new look at the character.

As someone who loves Black movies very much, it was an honor to speak with Black and producer Jules Daly about their work together and bringing the character back to audiences. And, in a lot of ways, Play Dirty did remind me of what I loved about Kiss Kiss Bang Bang and I said as much to Black. When asked about his unique style of snappy dialogue and chaotic action sequences, Black shared how that came into play with Play Dirty.

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