Director Anna Foerster put film’s stars Allison Janney and Jurnee Smollett to the test on the wild, wet west coast of Vancouver Island.
, the largest of Washington state’s San Juan Islands. There were no studio shoots with actors in front of blue screens while someone off camera splashed water on them.
The women set off into the rugged forest together as a massive storm rages and hammers them at every turn, testing their strength as they battle to save the child and weather big, bad secrets from both their pasts. “No, especially not at my age,” said Janney via Zoom when asked if she has seen other scripts with characters like Lou. “I couldn’t believe when this script came to me; it’s what I always wanted to do, this genre. I thought I have probably aged out for that. But I’m happy that I got to prove that I haven’t, and I want to do more.”
“I loved the challenge. I felt so prepared when I walked on set to film those fight scenes. I was like, ‘let’s do it, let’s do it again.’ It was so much fun because I knew exactly where to go. We had worked it out so specifically, every single move.”Article contenttap here to see other videos from our teamJanney’s character Lou is one of those few words people. A raised eyebrow, a tilted chin and a steely glare is her preferred mode of curmudgeonly communication.
“It’s so nice to play characters where you don’t have to worry about the makeup. It’s just, ‘Hey let’s put some mud on,’ ” said Smollett as Janney offered up an enthusiastic “amen.”
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