Director Zelda Williams, writer Diablo Cody, and stars Kathryn Newton and Cole Sprouse dissect that big chop.
Warning: This post contains spoilers fromLisa Frankenstein.
Yep,Zelda Williams killer directorial feature debutLisa Frankensteinconcludes with an axe to the penis.
Cole Sprouse and Kathryn Newton in ‘Lisa Frankenstein’.Michele K. Short / 2024 FOCUS FEATURES LLC
It was always what the screenplay was building to, Cody tells EW of the chaotic scene.
It made sense to me."
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According to Williams, the original sequence was a lot gorier.
Kathryn Newton and Cole Sprouse in ‘Lisa Frankenstein’.Michele K. Short / 2024 FOCUS FEATURES LLC
We heavily reduced the blood when we got the directive to make it PG-13, she says.
That room looked likeCarrie,originally.
Still, she considers the final, uh, cut, a win.
We got PG-13 and theres still a dick being chopped off, so I cant complain.
It was a fine line but we found it.
And the intimacy coordinator, though not required on set, had an absolute field day.
Newton calls the moment Lisas breakdown point.
To me, it felt like we were making the most rational decision as these characters.
I didnt know it was going to be so hilarious.
Remember how loud I was screaming, Cole?
Why did I do that?But I think [the scene] needed it.
It had to be ridiculous and absurd.
But it didn’t freak you out at all.
I mean, has she forgotten that Jughead Jones has practically seen it all?
It was my favorite scene when I read it.
For Williams, the scene was a filmmaking dream come to life.
Thankfully during the test screening, we saw that happen with the big death.
I hope people get to have that [experience] in the theater.
Lisa Frankensteinand that big chop is in theaters now.
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