Zach Cregger speaks of weapons, wisdom of assembly by David Fincher, obsessions of scruples and his vision for Resident Evil

Director Zach CreggerThe last film, Weapons He dives into a chilling mystery in a small town grasped by fear and paranoia. When an entire class of children disappears during the night, the spirits get up while the police fight for the answers. The story follows a rotating series of perspectives, including a teacher affected by pain (Julia Garner), a policeman (Alden Ehrenreich), a desperate father (Josh Brolin) and a young asset thief (Austin Abrams), each designed deeper in disturbing events.

Cregger built the unusual structure of the film at the beginning of the writing process. Inspired in part by MagnoliaHe wanted a “Romanzistic” format in which each character gets a complete chapter before the story proceeded forever.

“Once I went on, their chapter was over,” he explained. “If I could get out quickly, the film would be better for this.” The tone, the staircase and even a nod of the garment to John C. ReillyBaffi are served by creative milestones.

To cregger, Weapons It was also personal. Written following the loss of someone close, it has become a way to channel the pain. “It doesn’t work in this way,” he said when he was asked if the process brought closing.

“You will feel that absence for the rest of your life … rather than going to drink to death, I am able to write a character who drinks herself in a problem. I can take my anger and make Josh Brolin crazy, and it is better that I go out of my mind.”

The film blends a drama tense with explosions of dark humor, but Cregger insists that those moments must come naturally. “Let the film ask me for humor, do not try to put it. Be at the service of history, don’t try to be intelligent.”

And although it is not a Fest, Weapons It does not avoid brutality, especially when it comes to the fixation of cregger on cinematographic scrutiny. He said:

“I’m still working on it because I tried it Barbaric And I didn’t understand it well and I’m trying it Weapons. I didn’t understand it well, but one day I will do it Irreversible Fire Exinguisher Head Smash. This is my white whale. I have to try again. “

There is a dream surreal sequence with a floating assault weapon remains one of the most discussed moments of the film. Cregger also prefers to leave him mysterious. “I think what I love so much whether I don’t understand it … I like it it’s there.”

Behind the scenes, David Fincher He played an unexpected but fundamental role. A credit in the film, Fincher gave Cresgger an accident in editing and technical resolution of the problems.

“Dave’s attitude is:” It can always be better. “From reformulation to stabilization to ADD, it has been really beautiful.

Although Weapons It is not set for a sequel, Cregger admits that he already has another idea for his world. “I’m not going to do it later … but one day I would like to see him on the screen.”

Subsequently, he is entering the world of survival horror with a Resident Evil Movies. A long -standing fan of games, Cregger wants to capture the pace and tension.

“Those games have opened the way to something special … to be blocked with a character who moves from point a to point B, knowing that you will pass through this glove of terror. It is cinematographic. I want to tell the story in the world of games that honors tradition, but it is a new story.”

Between WeaponsFincher tutoring and a new opinion Resident EvilCregger is showing that his career has just begun and is not afraid of aiming for construction.

Source: Variety