The actor’s horror projects have found him facing zombies, cannibals, and now a haunted swimming pool.
Russell talks about it all.
The just-released horror filmNight SwimstarsWyatt Russellas a former baseball player who has been diagnosed with multiple sclerosis.
Wyatt Russell.Lila Seeley/FilmMagic
We always had fun making our own home video horror movies."
The actor now looks back on his life in horror with EW.
The actor describes the film as “a turning point” in his life.
“I was ready to be like, I dont know [about acting].
“The script came along, and it was this cannibal remake.
I remember even agents were like, ‘Are yousureyou want to do this?’
I definitely want to work with this guy.'”
“It was only a week or whatever of work, but it was a really great learning experience.
You cant hit it over the head too hard, otherwise it ends up being flat or hokey.
So it was a good introduction into just, how far can I push this?
How far is too far?
How far is not enough?”
Also, its a bit of a man-on-an-island episode where there wasnt really anybody else.
It was a ‘put up or shut up’ moment for me, honestly.
Either this works and its good and you could do this, or you cant.
So it was a nice trial by fire.”
“That was a very small bit part where there was almost no horror involved,” he recalls.
I felt very sad for her family when the news of her passing came.
I remember her being very sweet and very kind to me.
Thats what I remember from that movie."
Whatsthatgoing to be like?"
“And Julius Avery and J.J. Abrams were able to assuage my concerns.”
The really horrifying aspect of the shoot for Russell?
“I had to do half that movie with mono,” he says.
“You usually deal with such dark subject matter.
Even so, Russell admits hedidget tired of getting wet.
“Definitely got sick of being wet.
Igotsick, of course.
I had bronchitis, and then you just have to grind it out.
I was ready to getoutof the pool when we were done shooting.
No doubt about that!”
Night Swimis playing in theaters this weekend.
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