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Welcome back to another week of BEHIND THE LENS!\u00a0 This week, we\u2019re taking a look at WORLDBREAKER, an apocalyptic, action-oriented, sci-fi, creature feature with a dad and daughter dynamic that is told from the perspective of a young teenage girl, directed by BRAD ANDERSON.<\/p>\n
Described as a pulse-pounding sci-fi action thriller about survival, sacrifice, and a young woman\u2019s fight to step out of the shadows and into the war she was born to face, we encounter this apocalyptic world at a time of war following \u201cThe Stitch\u201d, a rift in the earth that released the Breakers, monsters that infect and twist their victims.\u00a0 There are also the Hybrids, the term for infected humans when attacked and injured by the Breakers. \u00a0Men succumbed first to the Breakers, leaving women to lead the fight. \u00a0Willa\u2019s mother is one of the war\u2019s fiercest warriors. \u00a0Her father, a battle-scarred veteran not yet infected by the monsters, hides with Willa on a remote island, training her to survive. \u00a0 Their fragile peace is shattered when a mysterious girl drifts ashore. \u00a0Willa, longing for connection, shelters her in secret\u2014until the truth emerges and danger follows. \u00a0With Breakers closing in, Willa must rely on her father\u2019s training and her own courage to survive.<\/p>\n
As I mentioned, WORLDBREAKER is directed by Brad Anderson and written by Joshua Rollins, and stars Luke Evans, Billie Boullet, and Milla Jovovich, with the bulk of the film carried by Evans and Boullet as Dad and daughter Willa.<\/p>\n
I just spoke with Brad on Friday about the making of WORLDBREAKER.<\/p>\n
As mentioned, WORLDBREAKER blends apocalyptic sci-fi, action, creature feature thrills, and an unexpectedly emotional father\u2013daughter story into what Brad sees as a modern fable where heart and horror meet, which is something akin to the darker Old World tales of the Brothers Grimm or Nordic or Irish storytelling legends.<\/p>\n
Shot on location and set against the wild, mist-shrouded landscapes of Northern Ireland, the film leans into real locations and the dramatic landscapes of the cliffs, coast, forests, and sea. \u00a0Brad is a big believer in visual storytelling and using wide shots and suspenseful techniques to develop that. \u00a0As a result, WORLDBREAKER has a restrained, suspense-driven visual style, and a color palette of deep greens and greys to create a world that feels both mythic and grounded.<\/p>\n
As you\u2019ll hear Brad discuss in this exclusive interview, he keeps us in Willa\u2019s point of view – as both a female and a daughter who looks up to her father – as she comes of age under the protection and training of her father. \u00a0The dynamic between these two characters is the heart of the film and has to be resonant and heartfelt, and thanks to Luke Evans and Billie Boullet, it is. \u00a0They anchor the film\u2019s heart. \u00a0What I noticed is Luke\u2019s wonderful rapport with Billie, something that I have seen from him in prior films, such as the father-son dynamic in \u201cDracula Untold.\u201d \u00a0Luke Evans is terrific working with young actors and kids.<\/p>\n
Drawing on the tradition of Grimm\u2019s fairy tales and the \u201cless is more\u201d monster strategy of \u201cJaws\u201d, Brad emphasizes what we don\u2019t see, using sound design and a carefully crafted score by Matthew Rogers with beautiful Celtic shadings of instrumentation and classical editing rhythms to balance horror with hope, emotion, and suspense. \u00a0 Visual tonal bandwidth and the visual grammar are beautifully designed and achieved thanks to Brad and his cinematographer, Daniel Aranyo. \u00a0And you\u2019ll hear Brad\u2019s excitement as he talks about the editing process, \u201chis favorite\u201d part of filmmaking, and working with editor Brian Philip Davis to find pacing, as well as develop some wonderful montages, particularly of Willa\u2019s fight training sequences.<\/p>\n
For Brad, WORLDBREAKER is another exploration of the space where genuine emotion and genre tension meet\u2014what he calls the yin and yang of heart and horror….and with this film, he finally got to do a creature feature!<\/p>\n
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WORLDBREAKER is now available On Digital and VOD.<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n
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