‘Play Dirty’ Director Shane Black on the Key to Managing A-Listers Like Mark Wahlberg, Russell Crowe and Robert Downey Jr.: ‘It’s Lightning in a Bottle’

Shane Black‘s name is synonymous with some of the most macho movies ever made, including “Lethal Weapon,” “The Nice Guys” and “The Last Boy Scout.” His newest film, “Play Dirty,” now streaming on Amazon Prime Video, is no exception. A contemporary interpretation of Donald E. Westlake’s classic “Parker” novels about a high-stakes robber, the film stars Mark Wahlberg and LaKeith Stanfield as thieves aiming to pull the biggest international heist of their lives. Yet a globetrotting action movie starring two alpha dogs was well-trodden territory for Black, who has spent his life working with larger-than-life A-listers like Robert Downey Jr., Arnold Schwarzenegger, Bruce Willis and Russell Crowe. Needless to

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