Imogen Poots in starring in this year’s 3D remake of “Fright Night” as Amy Peterson. Imogen was also in this year adaption of “Jane Eyre”. Media Mikes had a chance to chat with Imogen about working on the film and with such a great cast.
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Mike Gencarelli: How familiar were you to the original “Fright Night” before getting involved with the remake of “Fright Night”?
Imogen Poots: Oh yes, I was I watched the original film before I tried out of the film. I really enjoyed it and I was very excited to be able to get on board for the remake.
MG: What did you like most about playing Amy Peterson?
IP: I think Amy is quite strong. Which means that she’s able work with Charlie and stand up for herself against Jerry. She is quite different that the original. She just want to be with her boyfriend and they are able to to explore the complexity the situation that they are involved in.
MG: Tell us about the makeup process for your character?
IP: It was really great. What was really cool though was that before we even started shooting I went down the KNB EFX and they did molds of my head and my body. It was really amazing and fun to have that happen. The guy in charge was Howard Berger and he was such a nice guy. Overall it was a wonderful experience.
MG: How was it working with Colin Farrell, Anton Yelchin, David Tennant and Christopher Mintz-Plasse?
IP: Yeah it is a great cast and everyone was awesome. I became super close with Anton and Chris. Colin was awesome. He is an incredible actor and a wonderful human being. They all put me at ease. It is a real international cast and that was very interesting. Craig Gillespie, the director, I adore him and he had a wonderful approach to the film to turn it into a real character driven piece. It was really cool working with all of them.
MG: Since it was filmed in 3D, did it make the production any more difficult?
IP: There was a little more down time in between shots. Everyone was walking around wearing sunblock and wearing sunglasses, but they weren’t sunglasses they were 3D glasses. On the production side, it was a slightly bigger camera with more weight. So overall not to bad.
MG: Will there be any homages to the original film or does this stand alone?
IP: Oh sure! I believe we definitely created homage to the original. I think it was important. The moment the character was created it is in the era…its the 80’s. It has that camp feel but it is more of a re-imagining from the original while still obtaining some qualities.
MG: This year you went from “Jane Eyre” to “Fright Night”, do you enjoy diverse roles?
IP: Yeah, I mean it is not something I seek outright. At the same time it is always exciting to play diverse roles.
MG: What is going to be your next project?
IP: It is a movie called “A Late Quartet”. It is with Catherine Keener and Philip Seymour Hoffman. I play a young violinist who is quite expectational and is attending Juilliard. Also, I am in New York right now and we are starting production in a couple of weeks on “Greetings From Tim Buckley”.
MG: Did the play the violin before this film?
IP: I didn’t before this role…but I do now…to an extent [laughs].