Alex Wolff on M. Night Shyamalans Old and Why He Loves Nicolas Cage
With M. Night Shyamalans fantastic new movie Old opening in theaters this weekend, I recently spoke to Alex Wolff about making the film. If you havent seen the trailers, Old is about a family on a tropical holiday that discover the secluded beach where they are relaxing for a few hours is somehow causing them to age rapidly. The film was inspired by the French graphic novel Sandcastle by Pierre Oscar Levy and Frederik Peeters. Old also stars Gael García Bernal, Vicky Krieps, Rufus Sewell, Thomasin McKenzie, Ken Leung, Nikki AmukaBird, Abbey Lee, Aaron Pierre, Embeth Davidtz, Eliza Scanlen, Emun Elliott, and Kathleen Chalfant. During the wideranging interview, Wolff talked about why he calls Old a Bergman blockbuster, what it was like filming with Shyamalan on location, how he got ready to play a kid, what people would be surprised to learn about the making of an M. Night Shyamalan movie, and more. In addition, with Wolff currently costarring in Pig opposite Nicolas Cage, he talked
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