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A Lengthy Chat with Director and Cast of The Crazies
By Fredy on February 23, 2010 | Filed in: Articles, The Crazies | With 2 Comments »
 

Bloody Disgusting sat down with director Breck Eisner, along with stars Timothy Olyphant, Radha Mitchell and Danielle Panabaker to chat about the remake of the classic George A. Romero thriller.

Co-star Danielle Panabaker, who plays Becca Darling in the film, went straight from battling Jason Voorhees to taking on the Trixie Virus in CRAZIES. But the young actress says she still doesn’t feel overloaded on the blood and guts. “Well, after THE CRAZIES I did [THE WARD] with John Carpenter, so I don’t think I’ve quite had my fill yet,” Panabaker laughs.

In the trailer for CRAZIES, it looks like Panabaker meets her end by being ripped out of the back of a car window in a car wash. “I can’t tell you that,” the actress says playfully. “You’re going to have to go see the movie.

The car wash scene is one of THE CRAZIES’ biggest and most intense sequences, shot in multiple locations over three days. “That scene seemed to take forever to shoot,” says Panabaker. “It’s a combination of working in really wet circumstances, wet and cold and soapy and a lot of moving pieces, particularly being inside the car wash. We were shooting in an actual car wash so things break and you have to watch where you step and it’s slippery. It was quite an undertaking, but I think the ultimate result is it’s a really scary, terrifying scene.

Panabaker adds that the car wash scene was far from the only intense moment she had on set. “The whole film is really filled with them. There’s a scene where my character’s strapped to a gurney and that was really difficult. You feel very vulnerable. You can’t go anywhere and everyone’s just moving around you. There’s a scene where our characters are hiding in a barn that was quite intense and frightening. There was plenty to go around.

To read the whole interview go here!

More info about The Crazies and Danielle’s character, Becca Darling, can be found here.

The Crazies opens in theaters this Friday, February 26! (US, UK and Canada. To check more release dates go here.) The Los Angeles premiere will be held at the Vista Theatre later tonight so be sure to come back for image and video coverage!





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2 Responses to “A Lengthy Chat with Director and Cast of The Crazies”
  • Joboots said: on February 24th, 2010 at 3:55 am

    The Crazies had its premiere last night–check for pics ASAP!



  • Kari said: on February 24th, 2010 at 1:56 pm

    And I found an interesting video!!!
    It´s from Amy Studt a musicvideo with the Song Misfit from 2003 and Danielle is featured!!
    Link here:
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-sJ54GecB94



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