{"id":25582,"date":"2024-08-20T23:42:41","date_gmt":"2024-08-21T03:42:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/?p=25582"},"modified":"2024-08-21T09:52:14","modified_gmt":"2024-08-21T13:52:14","slug":"strange-darling-jt-mollner-giovanni-ribisi-z-berg-interview","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/?p=25582","title":{"rendered":"‘Strange Darling’: Filmmakers JT Mollner,\u00a0 Giovanni Ribisi, Z Berg on the Violent Action-Thriller (Video Interview)"},"content":{"rendered":"

JT Mollner\u2019s new action-thriller <\/span>Strange Darling <\/i><\/b>is another example of the insanely original genre films that have been coming out all year, following the likes of <\/span>Longlegs<\/i><\/b>, <\/span><\/i>Cuckoo<\/i><\/b>, <\/span><\/i>Immaculate<\/i><\/b>, <\/span><\/i>and more. It\u2019s a very different take on the serial killer genre, as it follows Kyle Gallner (<\/span>Smile<\/i><\/b>) and Willa Fitzgerald (<\/span>Scream: The TV Show<\/i><\/b>) in a mad pursuit across the country where only one of them can survive. Gallner\u2019s character is referred to as \u201cThe Demon\u201d while Fitzgerald is merely referred to as \u201cThe Lady,\u201d but don\u2019t let that color your thoughts, since it\u2019s a movie filled with so many twists and turns, you might not want to know much more than that in advance.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Maybe it\u2019s not weird to see actor Giovanni Ribisi\u2019s name in the credits for <\/span>Strange Darling<\/i><\/b>, although for this movie, he\u2019s joined his friend Mollner by shooting the film as its official cinematographer, and the film looks great as the two friends tried to create something that harks back to the films of David Lynch.<\/span><\/p>\n

Last week, <\/span>Cinema Daily US <\/span><\/i>spoke with Mollner, Ribisi and Berg about making <\/span>Strange Darling<\/i><\/b>, including filming on 35mm film, and even advertising that fact in an opening title card before the film even begins. Mollner also spoke about casting legends like <\/span>Barbara Hershey<\/b> and <\/span>Ed Begley Jr<\/b>, as two strangers who encounter the main characters during their pursuit.<\/span><\/p>\n

Below, you also can also watch an interview with singer\/songwriter Z Berg, who provided songs for the film, and we\u2019ll have an interview with the film\u2019s star, Willa Fitzgerald, very soon.<\/span><\/p>\n

Video Interview with Z Berg<\/b><\/p>\n

Singer, songwriter and musician Z Berg started her first band, The Like, when she was just 15, and that band lasted for ten years before she branched into her own music, her most recent album being \u201cGet Z to a Nunnery\u201d in 2020. She meet JT Mollner by chance while they were hiking, and after hearing her song \u201cInto the Night,\u201d Mollner brought Berg on to be the Julee Cruise to his David Lynch. (Fans of Lynch\u2019s \u201cTwin Peaks\u201d will get that reference.)<\/p>\n

Cinema Daily US<\/span><\/i> had a chance to talk to Ms. Berg about her contribution to <\/span>Strange Darling<\/i><\/b>, which you can watch below.<\/span><\/p>\n