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INTERVIEW: Hera Hilmar on Her Journey into the World of ‘See’
The credits have rolled on the first season of See, a dystopian series which imagines a world where the sense of sight has been mostly eradicated and where those who can see are hunted as witches. For Icelandic actress Hera Hilmar, the opportunity to work on the AppleTV+ series was both exciting and challenging, and she took a few minutes this week to chat with iHorror about her journey through the first season.
“I remember reading the script first and being like very excited about what it was and how original it was in many ways,” Hilmar explained. “To be a part of that and to create something like that, you kind of think how will this work? Will it work?”
What appealed to her most beyond the world herself was being able to step into the shoes of the remarkable and strong Maghra, a woman with more than one secret to hide, who in the first episode of the series gives birth to a set of twins who are able to see.
She had no idea where this story was going, but it was one that she couldn’t wait to play out.
“I mean I thought like, what’s exciting about doing something like that is I couldn’t read the whole series to begin with,” she said, “so like it wasn’t entirely clear what was going to happen to Maghra or what her role was going to be so like so much was left to be created and I think that it was really cool to see how she developed.”
The series came with a host of challenges, not the least of which was learning to navigate the world without sight. The cast, which had a mixture of both sighted and non-sighted or low-vision actors, worked with movement coaches and various consultants to help them find their way in the world of See.
Not only did it allow them to fully realize their characters, but she says, it really created a real bond between cast members.
“A lot of people had to take themselves out of their comfort zone, and when you do that collectively you create bonds in a way that you don’t when everyone just comes with their own stuff to set,” Hilmar explained. “You allow yourself to be vulnerable with other people in that way. We created an ensemble to work together like that. I enjoyed working with all of them.”
That ensemble feel really comes through while watching See, and the series is better for it.
You can check out the entire first season of the series on AppleTV+ right now, and season two is already in the works!
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New ‘MaXXXine’ Image is Pure 80s Costume Core
A24 has unveiled a captivating new image of Mia Goth in her role as the titular character in “MaXXXine”. This release comes approximately a year and a half after the previous installment in Ti West’s expansive horror saga, which covers more than seven decades.
His latest continues the story arc of freckle-faced aspiring starlet Maxine Minx from the first film X which took place in Texas in 1979. With stars in her eyes and blood on her hands, Maxine moves into a new decade and a new city, Hollywood, in pursuit of an acting career, “But as a mysterious killer stalks the starlets of Hollywood, a trail of blood threatens to reveal her sinister past.”
The photo below is the latest snapshot released from the film and shows Maxine in full Thunderdome drag amid a crowd of teased hair and rebellious 80s fashion.
MaXXXine is set to open in theaters on July 5.
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Netflix Releases First BTS ‘Fear Street: Prom Queen’ Footage
It’s been three long years since Netflix unleashed the bloody, but enjoyable Fear Street on its platform. Released in a tryptic fashion, the streamer broke up the story into three episodes, each taking place in a different decade which by the finale were all tied together.
Now, the streamer is in production for its sequel Fear Street: Prom Queen which brings the story into the 80s. Netflix gives a synopsis of what to expect from Prom Queen on their blog site Tudum:
“Welcome back to Shadyside. In this next installment of the blood-soaked Fear Street franchise, prom season at Shadyside High is underway and the school’s wolfpack of It Girls is busy with its usual sweet and vicious campaigns for the crown. But when a gutsy outsider is unexpectedly nominated to the court, and the other girls start mysteriously disappearing, the class of ’88 is suddenly in for one hell of a prom night.”
Based on R.L. Stine’s massive series of Fear Street novels and spin-offs, this chapter is number 15 in the series and was published in 1992.
FEAR STREET: PROM QUEEN IS NOW IN PRODUCTION 🩸 Welcome to Shadyside High. We're gonna have a killer time. pic.twitter.com/jDl0zRa2CH
— Netflix (@netflix) April 30, 2024
Fear Street: Prom Queen features a killer ensemble cast, including India Fowler (The Nevers, Insomnia), Suzanna Son (Red Rocket, The Idol), Fina Strazza (Paper Girls, Above the Shadows), David Iacono (The Summer I Turned Pretty, Cinnamon), Ella Rubin (The Idea of You), Chris Klein (Sweet Magnolias, American Pie), Lili Taylor (Outer Range, Manhunt) and Katherine Waterston (The End We Start From, Perry Mason).
No word on when Netflix will drop the series into its catalog.
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Live Action Scooby-Doo Reboot Series In Works at Netflix
The ghosthunting Great Dane with an anxiety problem, Scooby-Doo, is getting a reboot and Netflix is picking up the tab. Variety is reporting that the iconic show is becoming an hour-long series for the streamer although no details have been confirmed. In fact, Netflix execs declined to comment.
If the project is a go, this would be the first live-action movie based on the Hanna-Barbera cartoon since 2018’s Daphne & Velma. Before that, there were two theatrical live-action movies, Scooby-Doo (2002) and Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed (2004), then two sequels that premiered on The Cartoon Network.
Currently, the adult-oriented Velma is streaming on Max.
Scooby-Doo originated in 1969 under the creative team Hanna-Barbera. The cartoon follows a group of teenagers who investigate supernatural happenings. Known as Mystery Inc., the crew consists of Fred Jones, Daphne Blake, Velma Dinkley, and Shaggy Rogers, and his best friend, a talking dog named Scooby-Doo.
Normally the episodes revealed the hauntings they encountered were hoaxes developed by land-owners or other nefarious characters hoping to scare people away from their properties. The original TV series named Scooby-Doo, Where Are You! ran from 1969 to 1986. It was so successful that movie stars and pop culture icons would make guest appearances as themselves in the series.
Celebrities such as Sonny & Cher, KISS, Don Knotts, and The Harlem Globetrotters made cameos as did Vincent Price who portrayed Vincent Van Ghoul in a few episodes.
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