Clown in a Cornfield
Clown in a Cornfieldhas made its manner from a repulsion novel to an official South by Southwest 2025 film selection . free-base on the 2020 book of the same name by Adam Cesare , Clown in a Cornfieldtells the story of Quinn , who move to the quiet town of Kettle Springs with her father . Unfortunately for them , they land in a struggling community still recovering from the destruction of a local institution – which is the least of their concerns when Frendo the buffoon begins slay innocent townsfolk , one dupe at a meter .
TheClown in a Cornfieldred - stria trailershowcases a foretell - looking horror motion picture with a dash of comedy . It may be music director and carbon monoxide gas - writer Eli Craig ’s most straightforward horror film yet , but Craig is well - known for blending the genres of repulsion and comedy together in his projects . The story ofClown in a Cornfieldis brought to aliveness by a cast let in Katie Douglas as Quinn Maybrook , Aaron Abrams as Dr. Maybrook , and Kevin Durand as Arthur Hill .
ScreenRant ’s Liam Crowley utter withClown in a Cornfield ’s original author Adam Cesare , director Eli Craig , and star Katie Douglas , Aaron Abrams , and Kevin Durand at SXSW 2025 . They discussedEli Craig ’s less comedic horrorchops , what it meant for Cesare to see one of his works accommodate to the screenland for the first sentence , and what hearing can wait from the pic ’s key character relationships . Plus , Durand share hopes for his return to thePlanet of the Apesuniverse after last class ’s turn as Proximus Caesar inKingdom of the Planet of the Apes .
Eli Craig Aimed To Step Outside Of His Wheelhouse With Clown In A Cornfield
“I Really Wanted To Lean Into Action Horror”
Eli Craig ’s 2010 horror comedyTucker & Dale vs. Evilbrilliantly flipped long - establish musical style image and became something of an crying classic . After Craig ’s 2017 filmLittle Evilalso leaned into its comedic side,“I desire to do something that was more of a thriller – a suspenseful movie,”revealed the director . He continued,“[With ] Clown in a Cornfield , I could do that , plus have the comedic [ edge ] that I hump . [ But ] I wanted to make something that was sort of repulsion [ and ] thriller first , comedy third . ”
I really wanted to lean into action horror .
“ There ’s comedy in there for sure,”Craig said,“but I ’ve always been in love with action movies . Even Tucker & Dale has these full - on action minute , and people see that as a middling straight clowning / horror . My other movie , Little Evil , has these activeness second , so I really wanted to lean into action horror , and this give me the opportunity to do that . ”
Katie Douglas & Aaron Abrams Talk Playing Father & Daughter
Their Relationship Is The Emotional Backbone Of The Movie
At the heart ofClown in a Cornfieldis the family relationship between Katie Douglas ’ Quinn and her father , played by Aaron Abrams . When the actor were asked what it take to develop the form of on - filmdom resonance that could sell a family dynamic , Douglas was quick to say,“I think it was pretty easy . ” “ Yeah,”Abrams chimed in,“I was a big buff of Katie ’s oeuvre from before the movie , so I was thrilled to work with her . ” “ I was a lover of Aaron before working with him too … we just thrived,”Douglas added .
Clown in a Cornfield feel like the kind of movie you ’d see playing on tv in the midsection of the night that makes you scared to leave your bed .
Abrams elaborated on the importance that on - screen relationship had:“When you ’re come on plug-in something like this , a horror movie you want multitude to care about , establishing that background [ is key ] . She ’s so grounded on blind . It ’s very easy to care about her . ”
Kevin Durand Got Sick While Shooting… And It Helped The Movie
Durand Also Shared Information About His Character Arthur Hill
“ I ’m the mayor,”Kevin Durand said , present his fictitious character Arthur Hill,“He ’s a pretty charismatic and strong - willed guy , and he was a tremendous amount of playfulness to play . ”But Hill encountered something less play during shooting when he,“got crazy mad while shooting . I kept going up to Eli apologizing . ”Durand did n’t anticipate the response he got:“‘No , that ’s what we need . ’ ”
“ It ’s fishy how life sometimes just lend itself to art the elbow room that it does,”the actor said,“I’ve fancy the flick , and I ’m so lofty to be a part of it . It ’s wonderful . ”
“It’s A Staggering Thing”: Adam Cesare Reflects On Getting His Book Made Into A Movie
“It Feels Like My Work And It Doesn’t”
“ It ’s amazing . It ’s a staggering thing,”Adam Cesare said when take if he ’d seenClown in a Cornfield . He acknowledged the surrealness of the experience , saying,“It feels like my work and it does n’t in its own fashion . There ’s a respectable snatch of comedy in the movie , and the book are a little bit more serious , but everything that happens in the Christian Bible happens in the movie . It feels like this beautiful amalgamation of my story and Eli ’s sensibility and his centering . It ’s his picture through and through . ”
Cesare then revealed his own devotee experience:“I’ve been a vast fan since Tucker & Dale … it was just such an honor to go from dweeb revulsion sports fan [ who ] can name all of [ Eli ’s ] filmography to seeing his version of my story . It ’s just awesome . I have a go at it it so much . ”
Will Proximus Caesar Return To The Planet Of The Apes Franchise?
Kevin Durand Has His Fingers Crossed
While viewers may not recognize him , Kevin Durand asterisk in one of 2024 ’s biggest movies inKingdom of the Planet of the Apes . Durand work Proximus Caesar , the movie ’s antagonist , who fell off a drop-off at the end of the plastic film . “You know , we never saw a body,”Durand said when ask about the status of Proximus Caesar,“I remain cautiously optimistic . I would love for him to come back . I had so much fun playing him , so we ’ll have to await and see . ”
antic in a Cornfieldpremiered on March 10 at SXSW and will be releaed in theater by RLJE Films and Shudder on May 9 .
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