Tom Hardy,Austin Butler, andJodie Comerare hitting the road.

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Dannys photos are an incredible portrait of a complicated subculture, Nichols tellsEntertainment Weekly.

Like motorcycles, they hold a discordance.

(L to R) Boyd Holdbrook as Cal, Austin Butler as Benny and Tom Hardy as Johnny in director Jeff Nichols' THE BIKERIDERS, a Focus Features release

Boyd Holbrook, Austin Butler, and Tom Hardy in ‘The Bikeriders,’ photographed on set by costar Mike Faist.Mike Faist/Focus Features

Theyre beautiful and dangerous, appealing and formidable.

ChallengersandWest Side Storystar Mike Faist plays Lyon, portraying the photographer as a curious observer.

I chose to cut back and forth between all three interviews throughout the film, he explains.

THE BIKERIDERS, directed by Jeff Nichols, a Focus Features release.

‘The Bikeriders’.Focus Features

Its not a conventional choice, but I wanted to show how [Kathys] character was evolving.

But, the director adds, its Comer and Faists performances that fully breathe life into those interviews.

Those scenes are the backbone of the film, he explains, narratively and emotionally.

(L to R) Mike Faist as Danny and Jodie Comer as Kathy in director Jeff Nichols' THE BIKERIDERS

Mike Faist and Jodie Comer in ‘The Bikeriders’.Kyle Kaplan/Focus Features

The Bikeridersalso stars Michael Shannon and Norman Reedus.

It hits theaters June 21.

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