![]() When I was writing the script, I was telling a story about a Latino family, but I was still trying to appeal to a wide fanbase at the same time, so I had to find ways to write characters that sort of represented different stages of their Spanish-speaking ability. It had to be believable that they would be related to each other so that was another tricky aspect. It was important to find actors who were really comfortable with improve and were really smart and quick in front of the camera, but could also stick to the major beats of the script too, which is a tricky balance.Īnother challenge while casting was that because we were casting Latino cast members, it was a dialect issue when it came to finding people who had great chemistry that also shared the same dialect. She really went out into the world and was canvassing high schools and held massive open auditions. The other movies had more of a slow-burn approach, which was part of their appeal, but with The Marked Ones, I wanted the tone and pacing to be very different and feel like everything was always moving.Ĭan you talk about finding your cast for The Marked Ones?Ĭhristopher Landon: It was a long, hard search and I have to give a large amount of credit to Carla Hool, who was our casting director. They manage to do a lot with very little and in very little time, so it was that pacing that inspired me. That probably doesn’t sound like it makes a whole lot of sense, but what I mean by that is how they took a dusty, old format and made it feel new again by the economy of storytelling. When I started writing this one, this is going to sound completely random, but I was really inspired by Downton Abbey. ![]() This one also had a lot of energy to it and was really fun to watch as a fan.Ĭhristopher Landon: That was a huge part of my approach. That was the thrill for me and the thing about this cast is, they’re so good that it made my job easy. ![]() It was really nice too to get the opportunity to work directly with the actors, which is probably my very favorite part of the process. But this was a really great opportunity for me to go out and tackle the material myself and I just felt really comfortable. How was it for you to get to step behind the camera this time for a Paranormal Activity movie and direct in addition to writing?Ĭhristopher Landon: Oh it was great! I’ve been on set every single day since we began working on Paranormal Activity 2 and I’ve enjoyed working with the other directors on all the other films. You’ve been involved with this series since Paranormal Activity 2. During Paramount’s recent press day for Paranormal Activity: The Marked Ones, Daily Dead had the opportunity to sit down and chat with the film’s trio of stars- Andrew Jacobs, Jorge Diaz and Gabrielle Walsh- as well as writer/director Christopher Landon about their experiences working on the latest entry in the Paranormal Activity franchise.ĭuring the roundtable interviews, we heard more about Landon’s experience stepping behind the camera and finding the stars for The Marked Ones and the cast chatted about the challenges of working on a found footage movie, some of the scenes that didn’t make it into the final version of the film (including a different ending) and more.
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