Out this Friday on Paramount+ is Vicious, the latest visceral nightmare from filmmaker Bryan Bertino (The Dark and the Wicked, The Strangers) that stars Dakota Fanning as a woman experiencing the worst night of her life. Vicious centers almost entirely around Fanning’s character, Polly, who lives alone and reluctantly brings an older woman (Kathryn Hunter) out of […]
Out this Friday on Paramount+ is Vicious, the latest visceral nightmare from filmmaker Bryan Bertino (The Dark and the Wicked, The Strangers) that stars Dakota Fanning as a woman experiencing the worst night of her life.
Vicious centers almost entirely around Fanning’s character, Polly, who lives alone and reluctantly brings an older woman (Kathryn Hunter) out of the cold only to receive a box that will bring about Polly’s death unless she plays by its strange ritualistic rules.
When Bloody Disgusting spoke with Bertino ahead of the film’s Fantastic Fest premiere, the writer/director cited Fanning among his favorite actors that he’s ever worked with, describing the collaborative teamwork with Fanning and cinematographer Tristan Nyby as a true partnership on this film. The feeling is mutual for his star.
“I definitely feel the exact same way, especially because I’m working with only myself, acting-wise,” Fanning tells Bloody Disgusting in a recent chat. “For most of the film, it was like Bryan and Tristan and everyone in the immediate crew on set kind of filled the roles that maybe other actors would have, in terms of just the camaraderie and the support and all of that. So Bryan, Tristan, and I became super close, and we’re really super collaborative, not only of the emotions of the story or the character, but also of the practical elements of making things work with the camera. Learning about all of that was really exciting for me. It was a total partnership for sure.”