This Friday, Eli Roth’s latest foray into the genre world, the sexually-charged thriller Knock Knock, arrives in theaters and on VOD courtesy of Lionsgate Premiere. The film stars Keanu Reeves, Lorenza Izzo and Ana de Armas and was co-written by Roth, Nicolás López and Guillermo Amoedo.
Knock Knock follows Reeves’ character Evan after he helps out a pair of stranded women (Izzo and de Armas) one fateful night and succumbs to their wiles; this turns out to be the biggest mistake of Evan's life, as his new friends have some sinister plans for this unfaithful spouse and set out to teach him a deadly lesson that could cost him everything and everyone he loves.
At the recent press day, Daily Dead had the opportunity to chat with Roth about some of the thematic elements at work in Knock Knock, how the film was a huge departure for him after heading into the jungle for his previous effort, The Green Inferno, and his thoughts on how Knock Knock is just the latest film in the recent “Keanu-ssance” that Reeves has been enjoying after the success of John Wick.
Check out our video interview with Roth below and look for more interviews from the Knock Knock press day soon!
Heather A. Wixson was born and raised in the Chicago suburbs, until she followed her dreams and moved to Los Angeles in 2009. A 14-year veteran in the world of horror entertainment journalism, Wixson fell in love with genre films at a very early age, and has spent more than a decade as a writer and supporter of preserving the history of horror and science fiction cinema. Throughout her career, Wixson has contributed to several notable websites, including Fangoria, Dread Central, Terror Tube, and FEARnet, and she currently serves as the Managing Editor for Daily Dead, which has been her home since 2013. She's also written for both Fangoria Magazine & ReMind Magazine, and her latest book project, Monsters, Makeup & Effects: Volume One will be released on October 20, 2021.
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