He's the man-- or the woman, I mean.As for the negatives, it mostly has to do with the writing. And I think that maybe it couldn’t be coming at a better time.”. A monster named Larry manifests itself through smart phones and mobile devices. And so it was sort of like, how can I make the goriest Disney movie ever? He came to me because he was just sort of rehearsing a pitch that he was going to go out with and I think he was two sentences in and I was like, ‘We’re doing this together!’”, Landon said he loved that the concept was “both familiar and completely unfamiliar at the same time, which is sort of that secret sauce that I’m always kind of looking for. It was disgusting. But then when I think she becomes Vince, when Millie’s in Vince’s body, I think that’s when the audience starts to really fall in love with her because they see this girl who’s starting to become liberated by being in this body. Even in rehearsal, they were constantly figuring out mannerisms and how Millie would run and all that kind of stuff.”. Keep track of everything you watch; tell your friends. Get a sneak peek of the new version of this page. My favorite was the chainsaw [kill] because it just splattered me with blood. So I was prepared for all of that. The second movie’s lower box office at first seemed to indicate there would be no payoff for a big set up presented at the end of Happy Death Day 2U, but in the time since it came out, and with enthusiastic fans constantly asking about the potential for a third movie, Blumhouse founder Jason Blum and Landon have both sounded more optimistic that a conclusion to the trilogy will eventually happen. Eric Goldman is Managing Editor for Fandom. I was like, ‘Let me just try let me just see if I can do it.’ And I had no idea what I was doing, but I had to go for it.”, Vaughn said he loved the concept, but that another draw was, “knowing that Chris Landon was directing it because he mixes the genres of horror and comedy really well, which is not an easy thing to do. I wanted to be a serial killer! Vince Vaughn channelling his inner schoolgirl in Blumhouse horror Freaky (Picture: Blumhouse, Universal) Vince Vaughn ages backwards in the upcoming slasher movie Freaky … And what’s kind of fun about the movie especially is that I think the audience really relates to Millie when it’s Kathryn in the beginning of the film, and you really do empathize and feel for this girl who’s struggling to figure out who she is and how she fits into the world and dealing with bullies at school and all the things that I think a lot of people go through in high school. Movies Vince Vaughn Is Surprisingly Sweet as a Teenage Girl in Body-Swap Slasher Freaky The new movie is part Freaky Friday, part Friday the 13th—and part Jack Black in Jumanji. First and foremost, it was the first time I’ve ever been to a drive in my whole life. I think the challenge is always [asking] can we afford to do this stuff at our budget level? Kathryn and I made video diaries for Vince so he could really kind of study Millie. Vince's father Vernon also did a cameo in this film. This looks fucking AWESOME! Jesse Hassenger. ", Title: MCU fans, here are some streaming picks to watch while you wait for the next episode of "The Falcon and the Winter Solider. They lazily tell you everything you need to know as soon as they're introduced.I also hate it when movies portray a character as "ugly" or "undesirable" and the actress is anything but. 222 of 285 people found this review helpful. Possessor follows an agent who works for a secretive organization that uses brain-implant technology to inhabit other people's bodies - ultimately driving them to commit assassinations for high-paying clients. The prosthetics and the practical effects in this film are amazing.”, Landon said for his part, “I always have had a great time — and I have a weird knack for — coming up with bizarre deaths. Prepare for a Freaky take on the body-swap movie which only Blumhouse (makers of Happy Death Day & The Purge Franchise) could bring: a teenage girl switches bodies with a relentless serial killer! He's a bit obsessed with Star Wars, Marvel, Disney, theme parks, and horror movies... and a few other things. Vince Vaughn's fall during the auditorium chase was accidental and not scripted. ‘Freaky’ Review: Bloody Blumhouse Body-Swap Satire – Variety So it’s been really tough having to kind of make peace with the fact that I’m really not going to get to see this movie that way. The inventive Blumhouse body-swap horror, starring Vince Vaughn and Kathryn Newton, was due for a nationwide release on 13 November before the second lockdown stabbed a knife into that plan. It’s basically a rehashing of Freaky Friday except this isn’t another Disney resurrection. In the horror comedy Freaky, from director Christopher Landon, Kathryn Newton plays a shy 16-year-old who swaps bodies with a serial killer played by Vince Vaughn. Vince Vaughn body-swaps into a slasher comedy with the fun horror hybrid Freaky. Read on for what Landon and his stars had to say about the film, its body switch concept and how notably gory it gets. The original name of the film was Freaky Friday the 13th, a reference to the various Freaky Friday (1976) films, about a mother and daughter body swapping, and the Friday the 13th (1980) films. Prepare for a Freaky take on the body-swap movie which only Blumhouse (makers of Happy Death Day & The Purge Franchises) could bring: a teenage girl switches bodies with a relentless serial killer! Vince Vaughn swaps bodies with a teenage schoolgirl in the trailer for the new horror from Blumhouse Productions! Landon directed the film and wrote it with Michael Kennedy after Kennedy described the set-up to him — a demented serial killer called the Butcher and a normal high school girl named Millie swap bodies. Feature film based on the video game by Capcom. A college student must relive the day of her murder over and over again, in a loop that will end only when she discovers her killer's identity. That’s kind of what it is, you know? And then just seeing the final product with with all of the special effects added too, I was like, ‘Oh, my God!’, Added Osherovich, “Most of the time, I’m running around with Celeste, but I have this one scene where somebody gets one of Chris Landon’s classic deaths. Afterwards, director Steven Spielberg cast Vaughn in the blockbuster The Lost World: Jurassic Park which gave him increased exposure. Also, it was a concept that I knew would lend itself to to things that I’m really interested in exploring, and it’s always it always kind of starts from a very character place. All of 2020 has been pretty freaky, no Friday the 13th needed, right?) So that was unique! Usually held in Hollywood at the Egyptian Theater, Beyond Fest this year was at the Mission Tiki Drive In Theater in Montclair, CA, a decision made so that the festival could happen at all in the midst of Los Angeles indoor theaters still being closed. And then the comedy was really fun. High school senior Millie (Kathryn Newton, Blockers, HBO's Big Little Lies) is just trying to survive being the unpopular kid when she becomes The Butcher's (Vince Vaughn) next target. Vince Vaughn and Kathryn Newton in 'Freaky' Newton, who had previously worked with Landon on Paranormal Activity 4, which he wrote, said the moment she heard about Freaky, “ I definitely wanted to do [it]. Meanwhile, Freaky had an unusual, but very 2020 world premiere last month, as it played at the annual Beyond Fest. Freaky (Movie Review) - with Vince Vaughn & Kathryn Newton. I think that we are offering a movie that’s a lot of fun and is good escapist entertainment. In other words, they want you to believe that Kathryn Newton's Millie is some kind of weirdo loser, but I just never bought it.There's also a disconnect between Newton's Millie, who is shy, timid and quiet, and Vince Vaughn's Millie, who is girly-girl, talkative and fun. High school senior Millie (Kathryn Newton, Blockers, HBO's Big Little Lies) is just trying to survive being the unpopular kid when she becomes The Butcher's (Vince Vaughn) next target. 46. You have this 6-foot-5 giant of a man running around as a teenage girl. November 9, 2020 by: Chris Bumbray. That for me is always the big challenge, because some of the kills in the movie were pretty complicated. So I just thought it was very fun and very unique and I was excited to do it with Kathryn.”, Landon said that preparing with his stars, “We talked a lot about the characters. Freaky Take your favorite fandoms with you and never miss a beat. In 1998, he starred in the critically acclaimed drama Return to Paradise with Anne Heche , and starred in Clay Pigeons with Janeane Garofalo and Joaquin Phoenix . 11/09/20 6:00AM. Freaky is a 2020 American slasher comedy film directed by Christopher Landon, from a screenplay by Michael Kennedy and Landon, and starring Vince Vaughn, Kathryn Newton, Katie Finneran, Celeste O'Connor, and Alan Ruck.A twist on Freaky Friday, the film centers on a teenage girl who unintentionally switches bodies with a middle-aged male serial killer. Wanting to lead an honest life, a notorious bank robber turns himself in, only to be double-crossed by two ruthless FBI agents. Basically, everything with the family was boring and predictable. (Hopefully, I'm not the only one...)More importantly, Vince Vaughn is the reason you should watch this. Vince Vaughn and Kathryn Newton are fun to watch in “Freaky,” a high school-set horror comedy that could’ve been called “Freaky Friday the 13th.” Advertisement The Hollywood Reporter A retired Special Forces officer is trapped in a never-ending time loop on the day of his death. But it’s been tough for me as a filmmaker because we all long for this sort of communal experience in a theater. Overall: GoodRecommended for: Fans of Vince Vaughn, fans of Freaky Friday with a slasher twist, or fans of watching scumbag bullies get what's coming to them.Thanks for reading! It’s kind of the best crowd you could possibly have, and so I loved it. Too many, TBH. And then all three of us got together and worked really hard to understand who everybody was, because I knew that in order for us to pull off this this very heightened hat trick of a concept, the audience really needed to believe that they were who they were and they had to root for Millie. Joining Vince Vaughn as the Blissfield Butcher in this horror-comedy is protagonist Millie Kessler (played by Kathryn Newton). It was like this machine shot blood out. But this is something that’s up to Universal, and Jason, if we’re ever going to get the third movie. Tree Gelbman discovers that dying over and over was surprisingly easier than the dangers that lie ahead. Newton, who had previously worked with Landon on. Not only were they gory, but they were also quite creative. There’s a lot of weird wish fulfillment going on here.”, Millie’s two best friends, Nyla (Celeste O’Connor) and Josh (Misha Osherovich), have to deal with her situation too, but as far as having Vince Vaughn playing your female high school buddy, Osherovich said it was, “Surprisingly easy, only because Vince and Kathryn put so much work into embodying each other. There was the natural conclusion, and everything was good, but then it goes on for another 10 minutes, and it was just unnecessary.Despite some annoying tropes and poor writing, this was a fun, self-aware movie with some horrific kills and really funny body swap moments.Score: 7 out of 10 From Blumhouse (Happy Death Day), things get Freaky at Blissfield High when 17-year-old Millie (Kathryn Newton) swaps bodies with an infamous serial killer (Vince Vaughn). It premieres on Friday, Nov. 13. I wish I did. So I think that that was it was definitely essential that we pull that stuff off.”. And ironically, I think it couldn’t be more timely as an idea. — Stephen King (@StephenKing) September 10, 2020. Blumhouse’s latest film Freaky is a rare laugh-out-loud horror film. As for Landon’s future, it will hopefully include a third Happy Death Day film. Happy Death Day filmmaker Christopher Landon has reunited with Universal and Blumhouse for another high concept horror-comedy with his new film Freaky, starring Vince Vaughn and Kathryn Newton. To make the dangerous journey, Joel discovers his inner hero to be with the girl of his dreams. Watch our exclusive Freaky clip below featuring Vince Vaughn, Misha Osherovich, Celeste O'Connor, and Uriah Shelton. There’s some really nice, connective, emotional stuff in the movie that you can relate to, especially as a young person going through that painful time of high school and those experiences. Take a look ahead at all the major movie releases coming to theaters and streaming this season. It's a little late for a Halloween/slasher movie, but it looks like they really wanted that Friday the 13th release date. It was probably the most generic part of the movie. I wanted to be a serial killer! A homeschooled teenager begins to suspect her mother is keeping a dark secret from her. Said Newton, with a grin, “I knew that doing this movie, I was going to have to get really bloody. Want to share IMDb's rating on your own site? Vince Vaughn and Kathryn Newton in Freaky. It was bittersweet, because on one hand, I loved that there was a communal experience to be had at all. The one with the teacher, without giving too much away… There’s a saw involved, but not a chainsaw!”, While O’Connor noted Nyla and Josh aren’t present for a lot of the gory scenes, she said, “I got to see some of the prosthetics and makeup that were used. And to my surprise, this was way more fun than I thought it would be.Just when you think it's another generic, teen angst, alcohol-drinking, sex-thirsting movie, the kills start happening. However, Freaky is a new horror-comedy releasing Friday, November 13. Based on the trailer of FREAKY, Vince Vaughn has GOT to get nominated for an Academy Award. Plus, Landon discusses opening Freaky in the middle of a pandemic and what we might expect from Happy Death Day 3, which isn’t officially greenlit, but which hopes remains high for. But I don’t I don’t get to make those calls. View production, box office, & company info, Rated R for strong bloody horror violence, sexual content, and language throughout, UK-Ireland cinema release calendar: latest updates for 2021, Oscar Nominee Gary Oldman Tops VOD Charts with ‘Crisis’, Amazon Scores with ‘Coming 2 America,’ Driving Prime Video App Downloads, Movies that you've already seen without knowing it. Add the first question. And it was really cool to see how all of these different departments came together to create these effects. A week before Freaky‘s theatrical release, Newton and Vaughn got on the phone to discuss the power of romantic comedies, the similarities between playing golf and acting, and Newton’s plan to take over the industry, one freaky role at a time. With Vince Vaughn, Kathryn Newton, Celeste O'Connor, Misha Osherovich. (2020). In a monster-infested world, Joel learns his girlfriend is just 85 miles away. Vince Vaughn Is Just Perfect In The Trailer For ‘Freaky’, A Hilarious Horror Movie Version Of ‘Freaky Friday’ And also, if people know Beyond Fest, they know that everybody there is a lover of films. Meanwhile, Billy, a neglected and precocious 12 year old, hires a hit man to kill Santa after receiving a lump of coal in his stocking. Vince Vaughn and Kathryn Newton star in Blumhouse's Freaky, where a girl swaps bodies with a deranged serial killer. Photo: Universal Pictures. Save. From Blumhouse (Happy Death Day), things get Freaky at Blissfield High when 17-year-old Millie (Kathryn Newton) swaps bodies with an infamous serial killer (Vince Vaughn). Universal has confirmed it now plans to release Freaky into UK cinemas on 26 December, Boxing Day.. I loved that it was a story about a girl who is incredibly shy and incredibly co-dependent and  discovers who she is and her inner strength by inhabiting the body of someone else, especially a serial killer. Two New Orleans paramedics' lives are ripped apart after they encounter a series of horrific deaths linked to a designer drug with bizarre, otherworldly effects. Plus, watching mean bullies die in horrific ways was just so satisfying to watch. Freaky cast. The second film changed things up on a big way from the first, adding more of a sci-fi element to what was already a comedy/horror hybrid. Note: The writer of this review watched Freaky from home. Vince Vaughn has decades of experience playing a variety of roles in movies. A retired sheriff and his wife, grieving over the death of their son, set out to find their only grandson. And I was just fortunate that I had a great team and that we were able to figure it out because Michael and I both decided early on that we wanted this movie to be gory and over-the-top gory because we felt that in order for the concept to really sing, we needed that kind of violence contrast because these [body swap] movies by tradition are very cute. And half the time I’m acting with the person and the other half I am acting and screaming with that person’s full casted — down to the eyelashes — body dummy. So it just kind of fired on all the cylinders that that I try to hit.”. Directed by Christopher Landon. Speaking to Fandom, Landon recalled, “I knew right away that I had to do it with him. And I think the thing that carried the day the most for me was the emotionality. Otherwise I’d be on my own set!”. Vince Vaughn channels his inner teenage girl in a horror movie hybrid that cleverly crosses 'Freaky Friday' with 'Friday the 13th.' Asked if the third Happy Death Day would change things once again, Landon replied, “100%. My idea for the third movie is another slight pivot into a different genre while still retaining, I think, all the elements of the previous two films. I know I’m a nerd. But I’m hopeful that this is an opportunity for people to escape this really tough situation for a couple hours. You must be a registered user to use the IMDb rating plugin. I’m really like Millie in real life. After swapping bodies with a deranged serial killer, a young girl in high school discovers she has less than 24 hours before the change becomes permanent. A rowdy, unorthodox Santa Claus is fighting to save his declining business. I was very red for the next couple of days.”, For his part, Vaughn remarked, “I think my favorite stuff was seeing Kathryn as the Butcher going back to high school and kind of these oddly revenge [type] sequences. Newton, who had previously worked with Landon on Paranormal Activity 4, which he wrote, said the moment she heard about Freaky, “I definitely wanted to do [it]. Feature film version of the 2017 short film. Use the HTML below. ——— VINCE VAUGHN: I loved your voiceover for the commercial I saw last night. The movie just knows exactly what it is and never takes itself too seriously. Landon, Newton, and several other Freaky cast members were at the Beyond Fest screening, which I attended as well, and a lot of fun was had there, with an enthusiastic audience of carbound horror fans honking their horns in appreciation for Freaky at its conclusion. When Lt. Artemis and her loyal soldiers are transported to a new world, they engage in a desperate battle for survival against enormous enemies with incredible powers. I think it’s a no-brainer. While the Happy Death Day movies are PG-13, Freaky is Rated R and very much gets some major use out of that rating, with some notably gory deaths along the way, as Vaughn’s character, “the Blissfield Butcher” — no matter what body he’s using — takes out his victims in graphic and grisly ways. Said Landon, of Freaky’s premiere, “It was crazy. There's also, sort of, two endings. From the way he speaks to his subtle mannerisms, it was just plain funny. Freaky is notably opening in the midst of the Covid-19 pandemic — one of the only big studio films to do so, amongst speculation (but no confirmation as yet) it might be the first movie to make use of Universal’s new deal with AMC Theaters that allows them to put their films on VOD after 17 days of release, if they wish to do so. They just felt like different people. This FAQ is empty. I always say that movie theaters are like church for me. And I thought the kills were so cool and it had a lot of good jumps and scares. I know I’m a nerd. I’m really like Millie in real life. Universal Pictures Home Entertainment has now officially released Christopher Landon's hit slasher comedy Freaky, which stars Vince Vaughn and Kathryn Newton, on Blu-ray, DVD, and Digital HD. Was this review helpful to you? After swapping bodies with a deranged serial killer, a young girl in high school discovers she has less than 24 hours before the change becomes permanent. With a smattering of gruesome kills and a witty script, Freaky is a refreshing horror take on Freaky Friday that’s elevated by Vince Vaughn’s surprisingly charming … I think there are enough fans out there and people who really appreciate both films, who kind of want to see where where it was all leading to.
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