{"id":31506,"date":"2025-09-16T23:40:00","date_gmt":"2025-09-17T03:40:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/?p=31506"},"modified":"2025-09-20T09:42:18","modified_gmt":"2025-09-20T13:42:18","slug":"him-filmmaker-justin-tipping-video-interview","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/?p=31506","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Him\u2019 Filmmaker Justin Tipping on Creating His Frightening Football Success Story (Video Interview)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In 2016, filmmaker Justin Tipping\u2019s feature directorial debut, <\/span><b><i>Kicks<\/i><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival, notably having Mahershala Ali playing an urban gangster mentor mere months before he played a similar role in Barry Jenkins\u2019 Oscar-winning Best Picture, <\/span><b><i>Moonlight<\/i><\/b><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(Ali also won his first Oscar for Jenkins\u2019 film.)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Nine years later, Tipping is back with a much more high-profile second feature, the Jordan Peele-produced horror film, <\/span><b><i>Him<\/i><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, starring Tyriq Withers (<\/span><b><i>I Know What You Did Last Summer<\/i><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">) as Cameron Cade, an ambitious college football player hoping to go pro when he\u2019s called to the compound of his hero, Marlon Wayans\u2019 Isaiah White. Having led his team to eight championships, White is considered the GOAT (aka Greatest of All Time), and his mentoring, which involves many odd training techniques, could help take Cameron to the next level as a player, despite a recent physical setback.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Him<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is a very different type of horror movie, because it\u2019s based within the very real world of one of America\u2019s most competitive sports and what it takes to get to the height of success and fame. It\u2019s a very different film for Tipping due to the horror elements, which takes things to some incredible extremes.<\/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;\"> had a chance to speak with Tipping about <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Him<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, how it came about, and how Jordan Peele was a collaborative but mostly hands-off producer, until the younger filmmaker needed help navigating within the studio system. You can watch the interview in the player above. <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Him <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">will open nationwide on Friday, September 19.<\/span><\/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\/09\/HimPoster.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-31508\" src=\"https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/HimPoster.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1583\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/HimPoster.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/HimPoster-190x300.jpg 190w, https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/HimPoster-647x1024.jpg 647w, https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/HimPoster-768x1216.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/HimPoster-970x1536.jpg 970w, https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/HimPoster-696x1102.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>Director: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Justin Tipping\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Screenwriter:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Zack Akers, Skip Bronkie, Justin Tipping\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Cast: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tyriq Withers, Marlon Wayans, Julia Fox, Jordahn Smith, Tim Heidecker<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Producer:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Jordan Peele, Win Rosenfeld, Ian Cooper, Jamal M. Watson<\/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;\">Monkeypaw Productions<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Distributor:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Universal Pictures<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Rating:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> R (Strong Bloody Violence|Language Throughout|Sexual Material and Nudity|Some Drug Use)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Genre:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Horror, Sports<\/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 19, 2025<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Runtime:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> 1 Hour, 36 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 <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Him <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">below:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"hpEy0iOixb4\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"HIM | Official Trailer\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/hpEy0iOixb4?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>In 2016, filmmaker Justin Tipping\u2019s feature directorial debut, Kicks, premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival, notably having Mahershala Ali playing an urban gangster mentor mere months before he played a similar role in Barry Jenkins\u2019 Oscar-winning Best Picture, Moonlight. 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