The Original TALK TO ME Script Was More "Cutthroat" and "a Lot More Violent"
The horror movie Talk To Me is currently in theaters and continues to scare the hell out of audiences. The movie that was made is actually incredibly horrifying and extremely brutal, but the original script for the film was apparently even more extreme!
The film’s Australian twin brother directors Danny and Michael Philippou recently spoke to Deadline about their gnarly supernatural movie, and during that conversation, they were asked how different the first draft of the script was.
In response, Michael said: ‘’It was a lot more cutthroat. It was a lot more violent.” Danny then went on to explain why they changed that: ‘’But through that process, [the goal was to] not let it feel exploitative and really find that line. Because we knew we didn’t want to make a splatter film; we didn’t want to make it too extreme, and the first draft was probably a bit more extreme.’’
I’d say the movie is already pretty extreme in some aspects, it makes me wonder how much more extreme it could’ve actually been! In the end, these guys made a great horror film that audiences and critics are loving. What they did works and the movie obviously didn’t need to be any more insane than it was.
I remember seeing this movie at Sundance, and I knew that it was going to be a big hit with horror fans. It’s awesome to see the success that it’s having. The synopsis reads: “Conjuring spirits has become the latest local party craze, and looking for a distraction on the anniversary of her mother’s death, teenage Mia (Sophie Wilde) is determined to get a piece of the otherworldly action. When her group of friends gathers for another unruly séance with the mysterious embalmed hand that promises a direct line to the spirits, they’re unprepared for the consequences of bending the rules through prolonged contact. As the boundary between worlds collapses and disturbing supernatural visions increasingly haunt Mia, she rushes to undo the horrific damage before it’s irreversible.”
The film stars Sophie Wilde as Mia, Joe Bird as Riley, Alexandra Jensen, Otis Dhanji, Miranda Otto, Marcus Johnson, Alexandria Steffensen, Zoe Terakes, and Chris Alosio.