The cast ofBodies Bodies Bodieswas encouraged to play the game on one of their first nights together.
In the new film, theyve been distilled into a veritable car wreck of bad decisions.
In other words, the game is the perfect setting for anA24horror-comedy.
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Its a great way to break the ice as young Gen-Z actors.
We often forget, especially in the time of social media, but words do have power.
To the filmmaker, this current culture represents the beast in ourselves.
Reijn also credits her cast for adding to whats on the page.
Says the director, They brought their own ideas to the script, and thats very important for us.
What do I know about young people?
So I was very curious about what they had to bring to the table.
accuses yet one more.
A lot of the jokes felt like inside jokes between myself and my peers, or my generation.
This is a satire, but these are flawed people and thats what makes them hilarious.
They kind of embody the worst qualities of living in this super media-saturated age.
and not make it very purposeful.
Like the way they use really big buzz words… we talk around the thing without saying anything.
This context gave Bakalova a lot to play with.
The movie is a heightened, bloodier version of that epiphany.
The casts director sees it a little more sympathetically.
Of course Marias character represents that, but all of them do.
I actually started to feel hurt because I wasnt.
Herrold concedes, Maria was the killer the whole time and she didnt say a word!
[And Maria] is dead silent the whole time.
Perhaps they shouldve playedClue?
Bodies Bodies Bodiesis in theaters Friday, Aug. 5.
