MovieMaker - Brandon Cronenberg (Possessor)

Brandon Cronenberg (Possessor)

10/19/20 • 25 min

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Brandon Cronenberg looked to real life horror — from data mining to election meddling — to inspire the sci-fi/horror hybrid Possessor. Andrea Riseborough stars as Tasya Vos, a woman who carries out assassinations by taking control of other people's bodies using brain-implant technology.

Cronenberg talks to Eric Steuer about how his team used practical effects because skin and blood are particularly difficult to achieve realistically through CGI. He also talks about the real-life scientist who carried out experiments similar to those in Possessor.

And he explains how at one point Christopher Abbott plays Andrea Riseborough's character playing him.

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And he explains how at one point Christopher Abbott plays Andrea Riseborough's character playing him.

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