It’s almost time to for horror fans to rejoice, as we’re only a few days away from all the fright-filled festivities of Midsommar hitting the big screen everywhere. And before we get swept away by all the revelries, we thought this was the perfect time to hear from writer/director Ari Aster as well as Midsommar co-star Jack Reynor about their experiences collaborating on Aster’s disturbing slice of folk horror.
During our interview with the duo, Aster discussed his approach to the Horga community so that he could make it feel real, lived in, and steeped in tradition, and how he and his production designer Henrik Svensson worked on building the world of Hälsingland together over the course of several years. Reynor talked about how his character, Christian, fits into the world of Midsommar and how he avoided the pratfalls of making his less-than-stellar boyfriend just another one-dimensional antagonist in a horror movie.
Look for Midsommar in theaters on July 3rd, courtesy of A24!
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In case you missed it, check HERE to read our review of Midsommar!
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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