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" When you make a movie for a really low budget, it makes you really strict. You have to plan things down to the tiniest detail. "
Jon Watts
You
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" I just remember having the President's Fitness Challenge when I was in elementary school and middle school. You had to do different activities, and at the end of it, I think you got a little pin or a badge. I was like, 'How do we incorporate Captain America into high school?' You would have the 'Captain America Fitness Challenge.' "
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