Colin Farrell reteams with Yorgos Lanthimos for ‘The Killing Of A Sacred Deer’

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Acclaimed filmmaker Yorgos Lanthimos doesn’t make it easy on audiences. His breakout film “Dogtooth” was a quietly disturbing dark comedy, he followed that up with the challenging “Alps,” and then this year’s “The Lobster” destructed the notion of the romantic ideal. For his next movie, “The Killing Of A Sacred Deer,” he’s reunited with “The Lobster” star Colin Farrell, with Nicole Kidman and Alicia Silverstone among the cast as well, and once again it sounds like he’s got something quite special and quite demanding up his sleeve.

Speaking with Business Insider, Farrell revealed a little taste of what to expect from the movie where he plays a charismatic surgeon forced to make an unthinkable sacrifice after his life starts to fall apart, when the behavior of a teenage boy he has taken under his wing turns sinister.

“I can say it’s — ugh, God — it’s eerier than ‘The Lobster,’ ” Farrell teased. “…it felt pretty bleak to me. I mean, when I read the script it was extraordinary and to work with Yorgos again was amazing.”

“There are so many interpretations that this film could be approached from. But Yorgos is so specifically minded, he’s so clinical in his direction of the film. He’s really a master I feel, I really do. And I wouldn’t throw that word around often,” Farrell added. “I’ll wait to see what the film is, but it’s set in a contemporary world, in America, there are hospitals and diners, parks, things that we will recognize and experienced ourselves but yet there’s this similar kind of uneasiness through all the interactions and all the things that take place. It was unnerving reading the script. I kind of felt nauseous after reading it.”

There are few filmmakers where feeling nauseous would be an endorsement, but Lanthimos is one of them. “The Killing Of A Sacred Deer” is now in post-production, A24 have already lined up the domestic rights, and you can probably bet good money on a Cannes Film Festival premiere next spring.

The Lobster was great. Cannot wait to see this!

 

[nite-owl]

 

[Black Narcissus]

I read a few spoilers for this.

Yeah, more on par with Dogtooth. The Lobster was great tho.

 

[David H.]

I read a few spoilers for this.

Yeah, more on par with Dogtooth. The Lobster was great tho.

Hmm, not what I was hoping for. Still looking forward to it.

The script disturbed the f*** out of the cast, apparently.

 

[2kt09]

2017 --- stop! too much of a good thing is...going to make you the greatest year for movies of all time.

 

[Black Narcissus]

Hmm, not what I was hoping for. Still looking forward to it.

The script disturbed the f*** out of the cast, apparently.

Well, one scene in particular made me say WTF out loud and reread the whole thing again. I really liked Dogtooth tho.

 

[Black Narcissus]

Cannes reactions:

THE KILLING OF A SACRED DEER: like an arthouse 90's glossy thriller with echoes of a Shakespearean tragedy. Absolutely fantastic

The Killing Of a Sacred Deer is a scathing indictment of upper-class disconnection, disguised as the most chilling horror film imaginable

THE KILLING OF A SACRED DEER: well that was an interesting way to start Monday morning. Bloody hell...

The Killing of a Sacred Deer is the scariest film I've seen in years. Psychological horror in the truest sense. Very Lathimos.

The Killing of a Sacred Deer: will divide audiences, but this dark suburban horror/thriller was my jam. Funny & DISTURBING

 

[2kt09]

Trailer's out.

Also, kept thinking that kid was Tye or somehow related to Sheridan.

 

[harlequinade]

Trailer's out.

Also, kept thinking that kid was Tye or somehow related to Sheridan.

It's the kid from Dunkirk

 

[MOVIELORD101]

Why, why, WHY are crap trailers like this set to slow, monotonous covers of otherwise good songs? The one done here is so ****ing BAD, man? Do studios really think its unsettling or scary? Cause it's NOT!

 

[2kt09]

It's the kid from Dunkirk

Sort of irrelevant to ask given Lanthimos, was he any good in Dunkirk?

 

[Blitzkrieg]

A few more reactions from Cannes:

The Killing of a Sacred Deer. Absolutely phenomenal Kubrickian horror film. Should win the Palme by a wide margin if you ask me #Cannes2017

It's a slower burn than Lobster, but The Killing Of a Sacred Deer at heart a far darker & crazier tale of guilt, responsibility & privilege

THE KILLING OF A SACRED DEER: Yorgos Lanthimos comes to America & remakes Sophie's Choice as a suburban horror movie. Boos ensue #Cannes2017

 

[harlequinade]

Sort of irrelevant to ask given Lanthimos, was he any good in Dunkirk?

He was great in Dunkirk and I heard he steals the show here

 

[MOVIELORD101]

And no one wants to comment on the horrible song cover in that trailer. And why the HELL it's becoming a trend.

*Sigh*

 

[green]

trailer is pretty fantastic...really unnerving.

 

[Lasirius]

And no one wants to comment on the horrible song cover in that trailer. And why the HELL it's becoming a trend.

*Sigh*

I thought it worked really well. I agree about the trend but in this instance added more to the atmosphere.

 

[green]

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Trailer 2 just as good as the first. Kidman is kinda killing it lately.

 

[Doctor Jones]

I didn't much care for The Lobster but this looks great.

 

[Kane52630]