We’ve long known thatJames McAvoy can play a psychopathin such a terrific way that it actually worries us about his mental health. But no role in the actor’s repertoire so far has pushed him to such terrifying lengths as his latest appearance inJames Watkins’sSpeak No Evil. Having now hada successful cinema runover the last few weeks, the movie is celebrating its arrival on digital, giving those who would rather watch at home the chance to do so. Today, in an exclusive to Collider sneak peek that coincides with the movie’s at-home drop, audiences will hear from McAvoy and other members of the cast as they speak about the haunting farmhouse where Paddy (McAvoy) and his family call home.
Some of the mostchilling scenesinSpeak No Eviltake place on the farm property, so it’s the perfect place to take viewers for a behind-the-scenes tour. Breaking down the scouting process behind finding the farmhouse, Watkins describes the land as “another character” in the storyline. While the team knew they wanted tofilm on location, they also understood that doing so would be hard, but when they came across the sprawling estate, they knew they had hit the jackpot. Standing vacant for four decades, the home was ripe for being transformed into a place of terror and misery for the Dalton family inSpeak No Evil.
Theremake of a 2022 movie of the same name,Speak No Evil,follows an American couple, Ben (Scoot McNairy) and Louise Dalton (Mackenzie Davis), as well as their daughter, Agnes (Alix West Lefler),who have been invited by a British couple, (McAvoy,Aisling Franciosi) to vacation at their farmhouse. Not the kind of folks to turn down a once-in-a-lifetime invitation, the Daltons take their new-found friends up on the offer. But, once they get there, the Daltons soon realize that they’ve made a horrible mistake, as their hosts seem to be hiding a sinister secret.
‘Speak No Evil’s Box Office Haul
Even though it’s now available for at-home consumption,Speak No Evilis still bringing in audiences to cinemas and the proof is in its box office numbers. From the jump,the title brought in $11.5 million domesticallyduring its opening weekend, claiming the coveted second spot. Since then, the movie has passed milestone after milestone,zooming past its budgetandbreaking the $3.5 billion dollar markfor McAvoy’s lifetime career at the box office.
You can check out our exclusiveSpeak No Evilfeaturette above.Speak No Evilis now available to watch at home!
Speak No Evil
Speak No Evil follows an American family who accepts an invitation to spend the weekend at a British family’s country estate. What starts as a delightful holiday quickly turns into a psychological nightmare as tensions and sinister intentions come to light.
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