Paul Rudd & Jenna Ortegas A24 horror film is about more than just unicorns

Paul Rudd and Jenna Ortega’s unpleasant weekend with a wealthier family are all strangers in Death of a UnicorN. While the film continues the run of Ortega in horror-skiewing media according to all of TI Wests X To Netflix WednesdayThe A24 film marks Rudd’s first big return to the horror genre for 30 years after its series as Tommy Doyle in the infamous Halloween 6: The curse of Michael Myers. With the two in Death of a unicorn‘S Cast is an all-star group, including Oscar candidate Richard E. Grant, Emmy nominations wants Poulter and Anthony Carrigan as well as Téa Leoni.

Rudd and Ortega lead Death of a unicorn As Elliot and Ridley Kintner, an alienated father and a daughter of teenage, who dare to take control of their conglomerate company in the remote villa of Elliot’s chief Odell Leopold and his family. By the way, Elliot and Ridley run over a unicorn on the way, with the scientists of the Leopolds discovering that parts of the body have mystical healing skills with which they want to heal and continue to use Odell’s cancer. However, their plans will be hindered when the parents of the unicorn go to a killing spree after their child.

On the heels of the SXSW premiere of the film, Screen Interviewed stars Paul Rudd, Jenna Ortega, Will Poulter, Téa Leoni and Richard E. Grant to discuss Death of a unicorn. The former duo thought about how their first common scene – the drive that leads to the Titular killing – helped them find out who their characters were with each other and praised the practical effects that were used to create the unicorns. The latter trio continued how they have grounded their absurd characters in a feeling of reality in order to avoid feeling like caricatures of the rich.

The death of a unicorn is far more practical than you think (& rudd and Ortega love it)

“Your mind can go to crazy places …”

While the film may be a bloody creature, Death of a unicorn It is also about Elliot and Ridley’s tense relationship, as the two still strive to process the loss of Elliot’s wife and Ridley mother the year before. From this point The film indulges in the dynamics of the duoEspecially since Elliot tries to get into the good graces of the Leopolds, while Ridley deals uniquely dealt with the dead unicorn and tries to warn them all of them.

When it came to creating their jokes and their simple relationship, Rudd and Ortega both remember that “It clicked pretty quickly for us“During filming with The opening scene of the film was where they immediately developed into one another to develop this creative trust. Rudd and describes the scene as “Really insert the sound“For her relationship, she remembered when they felt like they felt”got to know each other somehow“By filming, while Ortega after the praise Rudd as” as “as”Such a natural and incredibly experienced“, The scene helped to make it easier”Doubts or tensions” immediately.

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If the chaos takes place and the group is hunted by the parents of the young unicorn, he will be hunted Death of a unicorn Apparently CGI supports itself to bring the terrible mythical beings to life. However, Rudd and Ortega both praise the practical effects that have come into the creation of the unicorns in the filmWith the former it calls it “A luxury“And the latter praised it as” as “Geek-out experience“To see the practical creations of the creatures.

Ortega also noticed how important it was for her to see her in advance, like writer Alex Scharfman.made it very clear that I should play everything as grounded and real as possible. “Although recognizes that the film had” “A very outrageous script“And that she had fears that they” “I never knew if I was tonal in the right place“,”, The unicorn dolls were “Very helpful for what I tried to do“With Ridley’s tripEspecially in comparison to some of their previous experiences with CGI:

You hear unicorn, you have no idea what it will look like. Her mind can go to crazy places, and what a luxury to have had these designs, and had these dolls and were able to work with them, I was very helpful for what I tried, which took as serious as possible.

It was great that I didn’t have to go too far in my head, or I didn’t have to create something. Sometimes you react to something, and then you see the cut of the film or in this scene, and you think: “What the hell did I do? That makes no sense.” (Laughs), but they didn’t have to worry about that.

You and Rudd also believed that the focus on practical effects was something, that would be “So much more satisfactory for the audience“,”, How the viewers can “See the imperfection” or “See that it is handmade and it is built“ Instead of another CGI effect for which they both meant “quite boring” And “strange“Instead of a film like immersion Death of a unicorn.

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Leoni, Poulter & Grant had all unique anchors for their rich family members

“… it was really not a distance, really …”

In a strong contrast to the caring heart at the foot of Elliot and Ridley’s Relationship is the dysfunctional Leopold family, Consisting of the dying Patriarch Odell, the Selbstag -Brandizing matriarch Belinda and the party son Shep. Similar to the current recognized hits The menu And Triangle of sadnessamong other things, Death of a unicorn strives for a “ISS the Reich” satirical approach to the Leopolds, since they all show the separation of the upper class from society among them in their interactions with Rudd and Ortega’s characters.

Although the more humorous of the bunch, Leoni, Poulter and Grant had all the funds that were surprisingly grounded to put their Leopold characters into the heart. For Leoni, she referred to our introduction to the film Belinda, in which she completes a deal to offer children in a third world country. However, it is not certain whether this means to vaccinate them or to evacuate them from the region.

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After he has humorously agreed that Belinda is “Really passionate“About her philanthropic work, Leoni further explains that her approach to playing the character of “War”The little girl who just tried to do much too hard“. This in turn led to the LEOPOLD matriarch, which mainly focuses on. “Take only small awards like mites“And not to recognize”There is nothing“Under everything.”My goodness, she thinks she makes only great healing of the world, one child after the other because we have time.“

For Odell and Shep, Both Grant and Poulter actually pulled out of real inspiration to present their characters. The former complained because he is in a sovereign age group he has. “So many people I’ve lost in my life lately“, and the wish of Odell, to find a remedy for cancer, was”A great motivator“For his performance. He particularly noticed the scene in which his character is rejuvenated by the unicorn, which he called as a”Gift as an actor“To start a scene from a physically disabled perspective”Transform (ING) in Superman.“

Poulter would compare Sheps Square in the Leopold family To that of his own place in his familyhumorously notice “It wasn’t a distance“Play the son of medical conglomerate owners”, given “My family are all doctors and I am an actor.He is a great disappointment for the family, but he has no sense of self -confidence“But still”Buses him deep“In order not to have the respect of his parents, even if he tries to”appear successful and valuable in the eyes of his mother and father.“

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More about the death of a unicorn (2025)

A father (Paul Rudd) and a daughter (Jenna Ortega) struck and accidentally kill a unicorn on the way to a weekend retreat, where his billionaire head (Richard E. Grant) wants to take advantage of the miraculous curative properties of the creature.

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