This year audiences will be able to go to the movies and see the story of a trailblazing, brave Navy aviator and his heroics in combat. It’s not Top Gun: Maverick, but a new movie about a real-life ...

The filmmaker, who has a family connection to the aviation world, has never felt so deeply on a film set: "it was heavy in a way that has forever changed me." By Brian Davids Writer For Dillard, it ...

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks with director J.D. Dillard about his new movie "Devotion." It's about the trust built between a Black pilot and his wingman as they fight in the Korean War. "Devotion" is a ...

Devotion Tells Harrowing True Story with Incredible Aerial Scenes and Solid Cast. Let me save you some time: director J.D. Dillard’s new film, “Devotion”, really is better than “Top Gun: Maverick”. It ...

Jesse Brown was born in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, in 1926 to a family of sharecroppers, according to Naval History and Heritage Command. He was a school athlete and excelled in his studies. Brown ...

JD Dillard’s 2016 breakout feature film, “Sleight,” was a low-budget gem that showcased what this up-and-coming filmmaker could do. Applying an indie sensibility to a gritty, magic-inspired superhero ...

JD Dillard doesn’t run on adrenaline; he runs on jet fuel. For the director of “Sleight” and “Sweetheart,” the new film “Devotion” — the thrilling, urgent story of Black Korean War aviator Jesse Brown ...

The filmmaker writes about his mother and father, the latter being a former naval flight officer, visiting him on the set of the film starring Jonathan Majors and Glen Powell. By JD Dillard The text ...

As soon as executive producer and star Glen Powell finished reading Devotion by Adam Makos, he immediately knew he needed to turn it into a film. “This is why you move to Hollywood,” says Powell, “to ...