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‘Ash’ Director Flying Lotus on Dodging the ‘Apple Store’ Visuals of Space Movies and Drenching the Set in ‘Buckets of Blood’


"Ash" is Flying Lotus' space horror film, starring Eiza González and Aaron Paul as astronauts marooned on an alien planet.

Flying Lotus ‘ new movie “ Ash,” opening in theaters Friday via RLJE Films and Shudder, is a psychedelic space odyssey that follows an amnesiac astronaut (Eiza González) who finds the rest of her crew dead, with no idea who did it. Flying Lotus, who is an influential electronic musician and producer when he’s not making movies, spoke with Variety about the inspirations for his sophomore feature, how “Suspiria” shaped the visuals and why González was at the perfect point in her career to star in the film. It allowed me space, and credit to the writer, Jonni Remmler, who wasn’t super precious about his contributions and would be willing to change stuff and reimagine the scene.

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