Bring Her Back Trailer Gives Us Heebie Jeebies From the Foster Mom
A24 is often known for the horror movies crafted by young filmmakers. These young bloods know how to give
A24 is often known for the horror movies crafted by young filmmakers. These young bloods know how to give us the scares of our lives as they seem quite familiar with the tastes of the younger generations.
The same holds true when Talk to Me (2022) came out. It was a stone-cold classic horror with a party-mode terrorizer. The Philippou brothers did not stop there.
They are back with another possible masterpiece. Bring Her Back trailer will give you the creeps of your life as the second film from the Philippou brothers is ready for release in May.
What can we understand from Bring Her Back trailer?
Sally Hawkins plays a foster mother who lives in a secluded home where a brother and sister come to live with her. As the siblings live in her care, the mother seems to pass her own trauma of a lost child in a sinister way.
The official synopsis of the film indicates that the siblings “witness a terrifying ritual” at the living place of their foster mother. Watch the trailer here to get a better idea:
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Directors’ vision for the film
The Australian YouTubers (Channel name: Racka Racka), Danny and Michael Philippou made their feature film debut with Talk To Me, which was a smash hit. According to Indie Wire, the Philippou brothers revealed that Bring Her Back has a personal touch to it as they were experiencing grief due to the death of a close family friend.
Even the production process overlapped with the friend’s death, and that is how the creative headspace was consumed by the mishap. They said,
“Scenes that were des to be scary sort of turned sad. So that becomes part of the process as well, whatever you’re feeling at the time is gonna make its way into the thing that you’re making. So I think there’s a rawness to it that wasn’t there in ‘Talk to Me.” [Source]
They opened up about their own grief at that time, which became part of the film’s production. The emotions were “raw and real” as there was no time left to refine them. Hence, the feelings of sadness in the film were embedded into the script on their own.
Also, while talking to The Nerds of Color, Daniel explained that horror is a fun way of expressing grief. When he narrated the incident of experiencing the death of a close one in the family (her cousin’s two-year-old passed away in the hospital, and he was among the family members who were grieving with her on the hospital bed), he saw “raw grief like that is terrifying”.
It naturally became part of the screenwriting process, which eventually became a “fun” process. He hoped that the audience liked the movie in the same way. The film was shot in Australia.
Directors talked about Sally Hawkins
Both of them were in love with her work, and when the script was sent to her, she immediately said yes.
The directors are fans of “old school psycho biddy films” like Whatever Happened to Baby Jane in which Betty Davis was brilliant. They instantly thought of Sally, who could pull off such a crazy role, and surprisingly, she agreed to it.
They revealed that this was Sally’s first ever horror film as she had never played a horror character before. Daniel was nervous when she was on call with him, as she had been an amazing actor, and it felt a bit of anxiety while having her on the phone.
However, she was a down-to-earth person, he confessed and was extremely committed to the project and her role as a psycho foster mother she was about to play.
While they were filming, Daniel recalled she was as terrifying as hell as she had done it “genuinely incredible”.
How was it working with Billy Barrett and Sora Wong?
Danny and Michael talked about some of the less experienced actors in the film, Billy Barrett, who plays the role of Andy, and Sora Wong, who plays Piper. It was a challenge to find an actual vision-impaired actor and had to audition for such kids.
There were specific requirements for such kids: 12-year-olds who were vision-impaired and excited about acting. Hence, Sora stood out from the rest. The directors gave her a scenario to act in, and “she just blew everyone away.”
The directors spilled the beans that initially Sora was reluctant because she might not be able to shout or cry, but then there were intense scenes where she was crazy and even did her own stunts. Much of the support came from Sally, as shooting the film in chronological order was a task.
It helped the characters unfold themselves with their respective characters which gave depth and meaning to the story. They did the “insensitive” scenes at the end so that those characters become more comfortable by then.
Billy Barrett was amazing too, the directors admitted. They wanted him for Talk to Me too, but at that time, they couldn’t afford him. He came to Australia, and then they were able to collaborate, they elucidated.
When is Bring Her Back releasing?
The R-rated film will premiere theatrically by A24 on May 30, 2025.
Genre: Horror, mystery, thriller
Cast: Sally Hawkins, Billy Barratt, Sora Wong, Jonah Wren Phillips
Directors: Danny and Michael Philippou
Writers: Bill Hinzman, Danny Philippou
Producers: Samantha Jennings, Kristina Ceyton
Release date: May 30, 2025
Movie runtime: – –
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