# #93: Thomas Jane & Director Travis Mills On FRONTIER CRUCIBLE

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Podcast: [Movies In Focus](https://stenobird.com/podcast/movies-in-focus-3659588)
Published: 2025-11-27T19:52:55+00:00
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This is an exciting episode of the Movies In Focus podcast - because I’m not only joined by the mighty Thomas Jane ( The Mist, The Punisher, Deep Blue Sea ), the star and producer of the new western, Frontier Crucible - but I'm also also speaking to the film’s director, Travis Mills. Travis Mills embraces the western and delivers an interpretation of the genre that not only looks back to the past, but also takes a punchy modern-day approach that echoes the brutality of S. Craig Zahler ’s Bone Tomahawk. I’ve been a fan of Thomas Jane’s for nearly thirty years, so it was an absolute privilege to spend time talking to him about Frontier Crucible , his career and film in general. In an equally engaging conversation, I also also spoke to director Travis Mills about the legacy of the western genre and how Frontier Crucible came to be. The Movies In Focus podcast is approaching its fifth year and hundredth episode - and I have to say that without a doubt, this is one of my favourite episodes. I hope you enjoy listening to it as much as I enjoyed recording it.

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