Set to terrify a new generations of fans this weekend, Sophia Takal’s Black Christmas remake hits the big screen everywhere Friday. During the recent press day for the film, Daily Dead had the pleasure of speaking with Takal about how she became involved with the project, the importance of reflecting current societal issues in her iteration of Black Christmas, and how Stanley Kubrick’s Eyes Wide Shut was a major influence as well.
Co-written by Takal and April Wolfe, Black Christmas stars Imogen Poots, Aleyse Shannon, Lily Donoghue, Brittany O’Grady, Caleb Eberhardt, and Cary Elwes.
Can you start off by talking about how this all lined up with Blumhouse?
Blumhouse got the rights to Black Christmas and called me up and asked me if I wanted to make the movie. They were like, "We've got the title, it has to come out December 13th, but you can do what you want with it,...
Co-written by Takal and April Wolfe, Black Christmas stars Imogen Poots, Aleyse Shannon, Lily Donoghue, Brittany O’Grady, Caleb Eberhardt, and Cary Elwes.
Can you start off by talking about how this all lined up with Blumhouse?
Blumhouse got the rights to Black Christmas and called me up and asked me if I wanted to make the movie. They were like, "We've got the title, it has to come out December 13th, but you can do what you want with it,...
- 12/12/2019
- by Heather Wixson
- DailyDead
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