You might be aware that we're roughly halfway to Halloween. That is basically a holiday in my books, and I'm ready as ever to get back into the scary movie spirit. So when we had the chance to jump on a Zoom call with director Jeff Wadlow, I was excited to dive right into how his most recent movie Imaginary was made, his use of practical effects, and more.The film is about a blended family returning to Jessica's (DeWanda Wise) childhood home, where she has repressed memories surface about a malevolent imaginary friend that is now seemingly going after her stepdaughter, Alice (Pyper Braun). That friend takes the form of Chauncey, a creepy teddy bear. Open the doors to the world of imagination that is filmmaking, and confront the monsters with this advice from Wadlow. Enjoy! Imaginary (2024) Official Trailer – DeWanda Wise, Tom Payne, Taegen Burns www.youtube.com Editor's note: This conversation has been edited for length and clarity. No Film School: I would love to start with your background on this project. Jeff Wadlow: I originated it, so I had an over all deal at Blumhouse, and Jason challenged me to come up with a more sort of classic Blumhouse movie, a supernatural Horror Family in one home. There's a bump in the night, that kind of thing. I was taking meetings with writers and Greg Erb is a longtime friend of mine friends for 20 years. So Greg and Jason, who's Greg's writing partner, they came down to...
Published By: NoFilmSchool - Monday, 6 May, 2024