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As Curry Barker makes his directorial breakout pinch Obsession, he’s discussing nan movie’s layered themes of consent and communication.
The writer and head of nan scary movie precocious discussed really nan characteristic of Nikki (Inde Naverrette) is depicted arsenic some a villain and a unfortunate aft her champion friend Bear (Michael Johnston) makes a wish that she would emotion him much than thing successful nan world.
“Well, we wanted it to consciousness grounded, and we wanted to really thin into, ‘OK, magic is existent successful this world, fine. Let’s judge that, let’s move on,'” explained Barker to DiscussingFilm. “And now, what you’re near pinch is simply a beautiful tragic communicative astir a man and a woman, and leaning into nan realism of that was really important to me.”
While Naverrette flawlessly plays Nikki arsenic being possessed by a sinister tone who’s obsessed pinch Bear, her capacity besides includes tortured outbursts arsenic nan existent Nikki sporadically breaks free from her subconscious to respond successful scary arsenic her friend takes advantage of nan situation.
Now playing successful theaters, Obsession besides stars Cooper Tomlinson, Megan Lawless and Andy Richter.
Curry Barker says ensuring that Nikki is accurately portrayed arsenic a unfortunate successful ‘OBSESSION’ was conscionable arsenic important arsenic making her scary successful nan film.
“What you’re near pinch is simply a really tragic communicative astir a man & a female & leaning into nan realism of that was really important.” pic.twitter.com/dQnX94Dqew
Following Barker’s 2024 directorial debut Milk & Serial, Obsession marks his breakout, up of a afloat slate that includes Blumhouse’s Anything but Ghosts and A24’s Texas Chainsaw Massacre.
