NEWTON: I think for a scene like that, I kind of take a step out and look at it while I’m doing it. How did it feel for you to fake murder someone? You have a couple of really crazy kills in this. You have a lot of great moments in the movie where you say stuff kind of subtly, that’s powerful and scary. I really had no lines as the Butcher either. So I think that when you took that energy and put it into the killer, there was such power there. The thing that you have is real strength, work ethic, and conviction. So I was like, “Well, let’s see if I can be at all intimidating.” It took being someone else, to be like, “Oh, I can do that.” It worked out. I also thought it would be fun to play a serial killer. It just felt authentic, and it felt like the right thing to do. When I read the script, I thought it was really funny. When I got the call from Chris Landon-I worked with him on a film when I was 14 called Paranormal Activity 4-I knew that he was a mad genius with horror. NEWTON: Well, I would’ve never, in a million years, thought about doing a body swap horror-comedy. VAUGHN: Why did you choose to do a horror-killer movie? What was it in this that made you excited to be a part of it? You were just soaked in blood, with the chainsaw, and then in between takes, “Hey, nice to see you.” You looked both beautiful and menacing. VAUGHN: I t was so cool coming to set and seeing you as the Butcher, like that hallway scene-you had such a command. I really do wish it was like that in more movies, but it won’t be. VAUGHN: It was so helpful to have that because otherwise you’re so isolated and you don’t really know how you’re doing. It didn’t have to be that much fun, Vince. So to get to work with you in that kind of way, I was just blown away with that opportunity. NEWTON: I’m such a big fan of you and all of your work. It kind of gave me permission not to be so in my head, having you develop that stuff beforehand. VAUGHN: That’s why even before I went there, I leaned on you so heavily to say, “Does this feel consistent? Are you doing this? Does this make sense?” I think once you have that in your arsenal, then you can just listen and react in scenes and not overthink it. I will never forget when I was the butcher, to have you there and be able to ask, “What do you think?” You never get to do that with another actor. NEWTON: When do you ever get to do that again? I felt so lucky. We were so lucky that we were able to find those things in that rehearsal time. VAUGHN: You had done a lot of good work, and we were able to share ideas and have consistency. When the trailer came out, I don’t know about you, but it was like my birthday all of a sudden. NEWTON: I’ve had so much fun talking about this movie. My parents came out here, so there with me, in my house right now. VAUGHN: I saw it during the Dodgers game, they ran a commercial during game five. KATHRYN NEWTON: What did I say? Like, “Get freaky,” right? VINCE VAUGHN: I loved your voiceover for the commercial I saw last night. A week before Freaky‘s theatrical release, Newton and Vaughn got on the phone to discuss the power of romantic comedies, the similarities between playing golf and acting, and Newton’s plan to take over the industry, one freaky role at a time. As Newton continues her Hollywood ascension, she’s building out her resume by taking on roles she describes as “out of her comfort zone.” In 2021, Newton is set to star in Amazon’s The Map of Tiny Perfect Things, a film directed by Ian Samuels and based on the short story by Lev Grossman. The duo breathes new life into the body-swap schtick, telling the raucous story of a serial killer who finds himself trapped inside a teenage girl’s body-think Freaky Friday meets Saw, with a dollop of Scary Movie satire. Most recently, fans saw Newton go head-to-head with Vince Vaughn in the goofy-yet-gory Chris Landon thriller Freaky. She battled a terrifying ghost in Paranormal Activity 4, received critical acclaim (and a SAG Award nomination for best ensemble) for her performance as Reese Witherspoon’s daughter in Big Little Lies, and stole the show in Pokémon Detective Pikachu. Since then, to no one’s surprise, Newton has burned up screens both big and small. The 23-year-old Florida native has been a staple in the industry since she was just a toddler, appearing in the soap opera All My Children as early as 2002. The actor Kathryn Newton is well on her way to take over Hollywood.
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