Possession horror movies on Netflix rescue Loose base In 2011, the ghost story of LaToya Ammons and her family took place. Devil’s House. director Lee Daniels (Precious, butler) did not want to take any chances when it came to touching upon the horror surrounding Ammons’ story, so he asked the Apostle to consecrate the set. With prayers.
rescueCurrently showing in select theaters before arriving on Netflix August 30Star Andra Day, Glenn Close, Mo’Nique, Aunjanu Ellis, Caleb McLaughlin and Tasha Smith.
Day plays Ebony Jackson and says, Personal To escape her demons, Ebony moves her family to a new home and gives them a fresh start, but when strange occurrences in the house raise suspicions among Child Protective Services and threaten to tear her family apart, Ebony soon finds herself caught in a battle for her life and the souls of her children.
Daniels first brought the project to ValuableHowever, the spiritual filmmaker was initially reluctant to tackle a horror story based on a real person, but things changed with the changing sociopolitical climate, and Daniels found new inspiration in the story.
“About five years ago, we realized we were in dark times. Really “I wanted to find my higher power,” Daniels says of that turning point, then the challenge became, “How do I tell this story without it being a typical jump-scare horror story?” Because for me it was boring. I really didn’t want to do that.”
Daniels continues, “I wanted to find a way to tell the story in a way that would allow the audience to empathize with these people, these characters, and fear for them when the horror strikes.”
The Deliverance. Anthony B. Jenkins as Andre in The Deliverance. Cr. Aaron Ricketts/Netflix © 2024.
rescueLee Daniels co-wrote the book with David Coggeshall and Elijah Bynum. lots of It took time to establish complex characters that stood out from real people: Ebony’s mother, Alberta, played by Glenn Close, was a creation of Daniels and Close;
Daniels explains: “The character of Alberta is something I created. She wasn’t whiteshe was Even though I’m black in real life, I wanted to do something different. I wanted to show a character that we don’t see very often — I mean, African-Americans know her well, but we haven’t seen her on screen — this white woman who’s immersed in this black world, with a black daughter and even black grandchildren. How does she navigate it? and What does it feel like to be mixed race? What does it really feel like? We’re in a pre-carpet world. Stolen “We’re in a place of fear, so I said if you see this thing coming up, look this way.”
The director was equally candid when confessing why Close was the perfect fit for Alberta, telling Bloody Disgusting, “I just wanted to work with her. I think she can do anything.”
Of course, the movie belongs to Andra Day, the star of the film, a desperate mother battling her own demons long before the biblical devil appeared. Committed Daniels acknowledged that he was the right man for the role, but another important Characteristics What he was looking for was faith. That belief resulted in some incredible improvisations at a time when fear was at its peak.
“It was important to me to find actors who were devout Christians. Blessed “I want to be with her,” Daniels said of Day. “When she spoke in tongues, It wasn’t scripted, it wasn’t written at all. It was her going off script and allowing the Lord to speak through her. My AD said, “Should we cut it when she starts speaking in tongues?” and I said, “No, this is God’s work. This is God’s work.”‘ So we let her do what she wanted to do.”
Escape. Demi Singleton as Shantae in Escape. Photo credit: Netflix © 2024
This speaks to Lee Daniels’ unwavering faith and determination to ward off any bad omens on set, so much so that the filmmaker even called an apostle to the set every day.
“Do you know about that messenger?“ “The Apostle came on set every day and prayed for us,” Daniels smiled. Poltergeist, what was happening on the set, and The Exorcist and The Omen. Dark things were happening that could never have happened on my set.
“prior to We prayed in every scene, and the first time we did it, Netflix sent someone over from HR to say, “Stop praying,” and I was like, “Yeah, you can’t do this without prayer.”‘ I I told my crew If you don’t want to prayyou can walk away. But most of them stayed. They felt the same way I did. They just wanted to be protected.”
