{"id":26114,"date":"2024-09-17T23:29:08","date_gmt":"2024-09-18T03:29:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/?p=26114"},"modified":"2024-09-17T23:29:08","modified_gmt":"2024-09-18T03:29:08","slug":"never-let-go-interview-with-director-alexandre-aja","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/?p=26114","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Never Let Go&#8217;: Director Alexandre Aja on the Halle Berry Horror Film (Video Interview)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b><i>Never Let Go<\/i><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is a spectacularly eerie high-concept horror film that puts Oscar-winning actress Halle Berry in a remote cabin in the woods with her young, twin sons (Anthony B. Jenkins, Percy Daggs IV), all of them attached to the house by rope to prevent an evil presence from possessing them. At least that\u2019s the plan, but we meet them as various circumstances are making it harder to keep the evil at bay.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It\u2019s the latest horror film from French filmmaker Alexandre Aja (<\/span><b><i>High Tension<\/i><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><b>Crawl<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">), who brings his usual sense of gore and scares to a film that\u2019s as much about the dramatic family dynamics between the three actors.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cinema Daily US<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> spoke with Monsieur Aja for an interview where we spoke about how he got involved in the project, how he found the two young actors to play Berry\u2019s son, and how the outdoor location was created for optimum eeriness.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Photo by Liane Hentscher\/ Courtesy of Lionsgate<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCHJXaNHan3UWwwUKozSB2BQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>Check out more of CinemaDaily US\u2019 video interviews on our YouTube channel<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1774669342741533\" data-ad-slot=\"1211148813\" data-ad-format=\"auto\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins><\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_26115\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-26115\" style=\"width: 691px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/NeverLetGoPoster.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-26115\" src=\"https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/NeverLetGoPoster-691x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"691\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/NeverLetGoPoster-691x1024.jpg 691w, https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/NeverLetGoPoster-203x300.jpg 203w, https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/NeverLetGoPoster-768x1137.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/NeverLetGoPoster-696x1031.jpg 696w, https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/NeverLetGoPoster.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 691px) 100vw, 691px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-26115\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Courtesy Lionsgate<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><b>Director: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Alexandre Aja<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Screenwriter:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> KC Coughlin, Ryan Grassby<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Cast: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Halle Berry, Anthony B. Jenkins, Percy Daggs IV, Stephanie Lavigne, Matthew Kevin Anderson<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Producer: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dan Levine, Shawn Levy, Alexandre Aja<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><b>Production Co: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">21 Laps Entertainment, HalleHolly, Lionsgate Films<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Distributor:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Lionsgate<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Rating:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> R (Strong Violent Content|Grisly Images)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Genre:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Horror<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Language:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> English<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Release Date (Theaters):<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> September 20, 2027<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Runtime:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> 1 hour, 41 minutes<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1774669342741533\" data-ad-slot=\"1211148813\" data-ad-format=\"auto\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins><\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>If you like this video interview, please share your comments below.<\/b><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/author\/edward-douglasgmail-com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Check out more of Edward Douglas\u2019 articles<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You can watch the trailer\u00a0 below:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"-H3yhfkJBnQ\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Never Let Go (2024) New Trailer - Halle Berry, Percy Daggs IV, Anthony B. 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