{"id":28554,"date":"2025-01-29T22:36:08","date_gmt":"2025-01-30T03:36:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/?p=28554"},"modified":"2025-01-30T23:36:49","modified_gmt":"2025-01-31T04:36:49","slug":"companion-filmmaker-drew-hancock-interview","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/?p=28554","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Companion\u2019 Filmmaker Drew Hancock on Protecting the Film\u2019s Secrets (Video Interview)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Filmmaker Drew Hancock\u2019s <\/span><b><i>Companion<\/i><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is a difficult movie to describe and an even harder movie to categorize, but that\u2019s because it\u2019s a movie that\u2019s full of twists and turns as it defies being lumped<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The movie stars Jack Quaid from \u201cThe Boys\u201d and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/interviews\/heretic-sophie-thatcher-chloe-east-interview\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sophie Thatcher<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, star of last year\u2019s <\/span><b><i>Heretic<\/i><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, as Josh and Iris, a couple who travel to the luxurious lakeside mansion of a billionaire (Rupert Friend) with a small group of friends. When something shocking happens, it ends up\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Co-starring Harvey Guill\u00e9n from \u201cWe Live in the Shadows,\u201d Lukas Gage from \u201cThe White Lotus,\u201d and Megan Suri (\u201cNever Have I Ever\u201d), Hancock has created a movie that\u2019s already been receiving <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rottentomatoes.com\/m\/companion_2025\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">rave reviews<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> as more audiences have a chance to see it.<\/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><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In his extensive interview with <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cinema Daily US<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, which you can watch above, Hancock spoke about getting Roy Lee and Zach Cregger (<\/span><b><i>Barbarian<\/i><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">)\u00a0 involved, how working with Cregger helped him to take on directing it himself, casting Jack Quaid and Sophie Thatcher, how to market the movie without giving away too many twists, and much more. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Note: There are minor SPOILERS in this interview if you haven\u2019t seen the trailer and don\u2019t know the general premise and a certain aspect of Iris\u2019 personality.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Companion <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">will be released nationwide on Friday, January 31 with previews on Thursday night.<\/span><\/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><a href=\"https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/CompanionPoster.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-28556\" src=\"https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/CompanionPoster.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1481\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/CompanionPoster.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/CompanionPoster-203x300.jpg 203w, https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/CompanionPoster-691x1024.jpg 691w, https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/CompanionPoster-768x1137.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/CompanionPoster-696x1031.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>Writer\/Director: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Drew Hancock<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Cast:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Sophie Thatcher, Jack Quaid, Harvey Guill\u00e9n, Lukas Gage, Megan Suri, Jaboukie Young-White, Rupert Friend<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Producer: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">J.D. Lifshitz, Roy Lee, Zach Cregger, Josh Mack, Raphael Margules<\/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;\">BoulderLight Pictures, Vertigo Entertainment, New Line Cinema<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Distributor:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> New Line Cinema<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Rating:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> R (Strong Violence|Sexual Content|Language Throughout)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Genre:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Comedy, Horror, Thriller<\/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;\"> January 31, 2025<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Runtime:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> 1 hour, 37 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 for\u00a0<em><strong>Companion<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0below:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"Qr_kX0D3DNA\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Companion | Official Trailer\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Qr_kX0D3DNA?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" 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