“It was a crash course in brotherhood,” Morgan tells EW.
Jeffrey Dean Morganleft the set ofThe Boysseason 4 in Toronto wishing he could have more scenes withJack Quaid.
(The actor says, “If you know, you know.")
Jeffrey Dean Morgan as Ed, Jack Quaid as Simon in ‘Neighborhood Watch’.RLJE Films
“Wed talk between shots…and really?
I’m talkingever.”
A month or two after flying back from Toronto, Morgan got his wish.
Quaid texted him to ask theWalking Deadalum to read a script.
It was a two-hander written by Sean Farley, titledNowhere Men.
Quaid was to play Simon, a young man struggling with mental illness who witnesses a woman being abducted.
Morgan would then play the older guy, Ed, Simon’s next-door neighbor and a retired security guard.
When the police don’t take the kidnapping seriously, the pair team up to solve the crime.
Now titledNeighborhood Watch, EW can exclusively reveal the first trailer (shown above) for what came together.
“This was true indie filmmaking.
No budget, such a small crew,” Morgan says.
“Id not done a film like this in 40 years.
We had a blast.
Script was built that way, but Jack elevated the material and the fun.
But back in 2024, before the title change, Quaid had similar things to say about Morgan.
“He’s unbelievable,” he told EW in May of last year.
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Both actors were also drawn to the material because of the director.
Both feature unlikely partnerships and manage big tonal swings while keeping the characters firmly at the center.
The technical approach always serves character and emotion.”
“I cry at the end ofSidewaysandPaper MoonandMidnight Run, and I teared up when first readingNeighborhood Watch.
The relationship between Ed and Simon is what pulled me in.
Every choice we made served to amplify that emotional connection.”
Watch EW’s exclusive trailer reveal above.
