If you respect the events and respect the real life tragedy, you can drive your film to address it in some mature way.
James MangoldFor me, making a lot of dramas on one side it's a different sort of challenge, and on the other, it's not a challenge at all, meaning that my goal is to try and bring the realism and acting you might find in a straight drama with the intentions and conflict, where it doesn't feel tongue-in-cheek, but rather committed and real.
James Mangold