{"id":29945,"date":"2025-05-29T22:48:25","date_gmt":"2025-05-30T02:48:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/?p=29945"},"modified":"2025-05-31T22:25:12","modified_gmt":"2025-06-01T02:25:12","slug":"bring-her-back-filmmakers-video-interview","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/?p=29945","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Bring Her Back\u2019 Filmmakers Danny and Michael Philippou on Their \u2018Talk to Me\u2019 Follow-Up (Video Interview)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When your debut film is a horror film as popular and chilling as <\/span><b><i>Talk to Me<\/i><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, you\u2019re gonna have to follow it up with something equally as terrifying. That\u2019s exactly what Danny and Michael Philippou have managed to do with <\/span><b><i>Bring Her Back<\/i><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, a movie that\u2019s very different but also maintains some elements of why <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Talk to Me<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> was so memorable.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It follows two kids, the vision-impaired Piper (Sora Wong) and her older stepbrother Andy (Billy Barratt), whose father dies, forcing them into the foster care system. Since they don\u2019t want to be split up, they go to live with Sally Hawkins\u2019 Laura, a woman who has experienced great loss but is caring for an odd boy named Ollie (Jonah Wren Phillips), whose violent behavior is especially concerning to Andy. He quickly realizes that Laura really only wanted Piper for reasons that turn out to be quite nefarious in a movie that combines horror elements like witchcraft, possession, and even zombies.<\/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><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cinema Daily US<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> spoke with Danny and Michael about their new film, casting the kids around Sally Hawkins, putting them through some crazy stuff, and more.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><em>Bring Her Back<\/em> hits theaters nationwide on Friday, May 30.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCHJXaNHan3UWwwUKozSB2BQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>Subscribe to CinemaDaily US\u2019 YouTube channel for more video content.<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/BringHerBackPoster.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-29946\" src=\"https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/BringHerBackPoster.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1481\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/BringHerBackPoster.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/BringHerBackPoster-203x300.jpg 203w, https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/BringHerBackPoster-691x1024.jpg 691w, https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/BringHerBackPoster-768x1137.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/BringHerBackPoster-696x1031.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>Directors: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Danny Philippou, Michael Philippou<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Screenwriters: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Danny Philippou, Bill Hinzman<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Cast: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sally Hawkins, Billy Barratt, Sora Wong, Jonah Wren Phillips, Mischa Heywood, Sally Anne-Upton\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Producer:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Samantha Jennings, Kristina Ceyton<\/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;\">Causeway Films, RackaRacka Studios, SAFC Studios, Salmira Productions<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Distributor:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> A24<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Rating:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> R (Strong Disturbing Bloody Violent Content|Some Grisly Images|Graphic Nudity|Underage Drinking|Language)<\/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;\"> May 30, 2025<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Runtime:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> 1 hour, 39 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 below:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"G8FYzbOMatA\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Bring Her Back | Official Promo HD | A24\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/G8FYzbOMatA?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When your debut film is a horror film as popular and chilling as Talk to Me, you\u2019re gonna have to follow it up with something equally as terrifying. 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