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‘Drop’ Director Christopher Landon on the Thriller’s Unexpected Humor and ‘Happy Death Day 3’ Plans


"Drop" director Christopher Landon discusses the humor in the films and his plans for "Happy Death Day 3."

That’s certainly true of the director’s latest film, “ Drop,” which stars “White Lotus” alum Meghann Fahy as a single mother who’s tormented by threatening AirDrop messages while on a first date. With such a heavy plot, the director knew he needed to use the signature comedy fans have grown to expect after films like “Happy Death Day” and “Freaky,” but in a very different way. That character, a scene-stealing waiter expertly played by “Search Party” alum Jeffery Self, brings some much-needed levity to Fahy’s nightmarish date with overfamiliar quips (“My horoscope was right!”).

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