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‘Bring Her Back’ Filmmakers Danny & Michael Philippou Tease ‘Talk To Me’s “Spiritual Successor” At A24 Preview Event
'Bring Her Back' filmmaking duo Danny and Michael Philippou teased the 'spiritual successor' to their sleeper hit 'Talk to Me' at an A24 preview event
The Adelaide, Australia-born twin brothers and directing duo were in town for the sneak peek event hosted by A24, teasing that their highly anticipated and hair-raising followup is 95% complete, awaiting “final touches” in sound design and music — emblematic of what made their sleeper hit, the low-budget possession flick that became the indie company’s highest grossing horror film ever, as haunting as it was. Additionally, while both Talk toMe and Bring Her Back share the same genetic tissue — meditations on possession and crossing over to the other side — Danny Philippou maintained that the latter film has a “rawness” not present in the brothers’ directorial debut, informed by the loss of a “really close family friend” who died suddenly at the age of 23 during pre-production. The cast is rounded out by Billy Barratt, the youngest International Emmy winner for BBC Two’s television film Responsible Child, whom the brothers said they wanted for Talk to Me, but couldn’t afford; Sora Wong, a newcomer and vision-impaired actress; as well as Jonah Wren Phillips, a guitarist and Muy Thai fighter born to acting parents.
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