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Warning: This article contains spoilers aboutThe Curseseason finale, “Green Queen.”
In fact, it’s very, very wrong.
Asher, you see, is stuck to the ceiling and he can’t get down.
Emma Stone in ‘The Curse’.Credit:Jeff Neumann/A24/Paramount+ with SHOWTIME
Even more panic ensues when pregnant Whitney goes into labor and needs to get to the hospital ASAP.
It does not end well for him.
Not that it was easy, of course.
Emma Stone and Nathan Fielder in ‘The Curse’ finale.Showtime
I was so impressed."
“We built a channel in the ceiling so that he could move backwards and forwards.
The channel had a pulley, and it was on a skate that would move along that channel.
‘The Curse’ team built an upside-down version of the Siegel’s bedroom for that high-flying finale.Jeff Neumann/A24/Paramount+ with SHOWTIME
It looks like she’s standing on the floor and they’re keeping the towel taut.”
“It couldn’t be loose, otherwise it would be hanging upside down.
From a very early point, these discussions were happening.
(L-R): Teague Uva, Jared DeWitt, Seth Duhame, Stunt Coordinator Tim Eulich, Matt Davis, Jessica Merideth, Craig Henningsen on the set of ‘The Curse’ finale.Jeff Neumann/A24/Paramount+ with SHOWTIME
There was a lot of communication, collaboration between hair and makeup and costumes and production design.”
“We called that the human orb,” jokes Eulich.
“That one was particularly complicated.
Emma Stone and Nathan Fielder shoot ‘The Curse’ finale.Jeff Neumann/A24/Paramount+ with SHOWTIME
“Then on my count, they would fall apart.
“I have to give a big shout-out to my stunt rigging team,” says Eulich.
“We used multiple trees for this,” adds Eulich.
Nathan Fielder and Emma Stone in ‘The Curse’ finale.Showtime
So, we had the stunt double on that branch.
The branch was about 20 feet off of the ground, and it matched the high one.
In the end, not even the fire department could save Asher from his high-flying fate.
Nathan Fielder and Emma Stone in ‘The Curse’.SHOWTIME
“Everybody that I hired to be a part of this, that was part of my pitch.
‘Listen, we fly superheroes around all the time.
How many different ways can you do that?
Nathan Fielder and Emma Stone in ‘The Curse’.SHOWTIME
This is an opportunity to create cinematic art.'”
Dr. Elliot Berlin, Nathan Fielder and Benny Safdie on the set of ‘The Curse’ finale.Jeff Neumann/A24/Paramount+ with SHOWTIME
Nathan Fielder in ‘The Curse’ finale.Showtime
