“Nightbitch” star Amy Adams reveals which popular werewolf film inspired her role the most

Amy Adams is back on the big screen Night sluta black comedy based on the 2021 novel of the same name. With the film now in theaters, Adams spoke about her role in the film in an interview with CBR’s Kevin Polowy.

Night slut In the lead role, Adams plays a stay-at-home mom who can transform into a dog. Of course, the title alone will grab attention as it is far different from anything else playing in theaters. Adams was asked if there were any concerns about keeping the unique title, but that apparently wasn’t a major issue that came up during production. For her part, Adams also noted that she was a big fan of the film’s title.

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“I hadn’t thought about the title changing,” Adams said. “I love the titleand what it refers to, in that engaging and secret wild self. I love the title.

The conversation also revolved around the transformation of Adams’ mother figure in the film. She confirmed that she brought a certain sense of improvisation to her performance, although measures were still taken to ensure that Adams’ movements were “animalistic.” With that in mind, Adams also shared that it felt “very liberating” to live out her transformation.

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“I think there was always a sense of improvisation when working on it,” Adams said. “When working with dogs and working with children, there is this kind of immediacy and the idea that you have to be present, and in those transformational moments, one of the things Mari wanted to convey was this idea of ​​a kind of wildness.” Freedom and the unleashing of everything , which she held on to. However, it was very specific in how they wanted me to move from standing to running to moving in a more animalistic way. Yes, it was very liberatingand I think that’s what happens in those moments for the character, so yeah, engaging in that kind of play.”

Amy Adams confirms the inspiration of an American werewolf in London

Adams was also asked about her inspiration for the transformation scenes, such as whether she watched classic werewolf films The Wolfman. She shared that she has always been a big fan of An American werewolf in Londonwhich is very well known for its unforgettable werewolf transformation scenes.

“I mean, I haven’t thought about it, but An American werewolf in London was one of my favorite films growing upwhich is terrible – it’s so violent,” Adams said. “The The transformation was shocking… I was very familiar with it, but I knew we weren’t going to show steps of transformation in that way, but in that way I was familiar with transformation films.”

Night slut was written and directed by Marielle Heller and based on the original book by Rachel Yoder. In addition to Amy Adams in the lead role, the film also stars Scoot McNairy, Zoe Chao, Mary Holland, Ella Thomas and Arleigh & Emmett Snowden.

Night slut is now in the cinema.

Source: CBR

Thrown into the domestic routine of raising a toddler in the suburbs, a woman slowly embraces the fierce power deeply rooted in motherhood as she becomes increasingly aware of the bizarre and undeniable signs that she may be in transformed into a dog.

director

Marielle Heller

Release date

December 6, 2024

Pour

Amy Adams, Scoot McNairy, Zoe Chao, Mary Holland, Kerry O’Malley

writer

Marielle Heller, Rachel Yoder

Duration

98 minutes

Main genre

comedy

Studio(s)

Annapurna Pictures, Archer Gray, Bond Group Entertainment

Sales partner

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