One of my favorite films of the year, Luca Guadagnino’s Suspiria (2018) was for me, the purest example of a true cinematic experience I have had in some time, a bold and rapturous reimagining that features breathtaking performances from Dakota Johnson, Tilda Swinton, Mia Goth, and Chloë Grace Moretz. Suspiria (2018)recently opened in both New York and Los Angeles, and is set to hit theaters nationwide this weekend courtesy of Amazon Studios.
During a recent press day, Daily Dead had the opportunity to speak with several of the key players from the new Suspiria. Yesterday, we caught up with both Guadagnino and Johnson, and for today’s interview, we sat down with the incomparable Tilda Swinton, who portrays several key characters in Suspiria (2018), including Madame Blanc, one of the leaders of the Tanz Academy, who finds herself drawn to the abilities of her new student Susie Bannion, played by Johnson.
Swinton discussed her longtime friendship with Guadagnino (with whom she has also frequently collaborated with throughout her career) and how one of their earliest discussions some 25 years ago involved their shared admiration for Dario Argento’s Suspiria. Swinton also discussed how their loving “cover version” of the original Suspiria has evolved over the years, how she consistently finds new ways to transform herself as a performer, and more.
Check out our video interview with Swinton below, and look for more on Suspiria (2018) throughout the rest of the week.
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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