This does seem like a weird move.
Anything I've seen with Aurora, which isn't much, was pre-Metro, so I don't know what her films are like with them.
Having said that, the "harder-edged" statement seems strange to me. Isn't Aurora known for being "hard-edge"?
Jeff must have some dirt. Fill us in, dude.
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