David Jonsson, Tom Blyth and ‘Wasteman’ Director Cal McMau on ‘Alchemy’ Behind Pressure Cooker Prison Thriller and Blending Ex-Inmates With Actors

Back in 2017 and fresh out of drama school, David Jonsson auditioned for “Wasteman,” Cal McMau’s debut feature and a violent pressure cooker thriller set in a British prison. The drama bows Sept. 6 at Toronto. “It was my first film audition,” says the actor. “I read the script and thought it was fucking amazing. […]