Caleb Landry Jones on the Five-Year Battle to Make ‘Down the Arm of God,’ Confronting Prejudices Against Homelessness and How Luc Besson Saved the Film
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- Caleb Landry Jones co-wrote and leads "Down the Arm of God," a film confronting homelessness that took five years to secure funding, an ordeal that personally forced Jones to reckon with the real-world prejudices his project tackles.
- Per the article's headline, Luc Besson stepped in to save the film after its prolonged funding struggle.
Why it matters: Jones is a recognizable supporting player from awards-circuit hits "Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri" and "Get Out," so his five-year slog to land a lead role as co-writer underscores how hard it remains to greenlight a film centered on the unhoused — Besson's rescue is the breakthrough that finally got it made.
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