Having the opportunity to work with James (who is no stranger to the horror genre with 2006’s “Slither”), was “a joy,” Mark says. “By a certain point where he starts actually physically hurting other people, we do not intend the audience to be on Brandon’s side,” added Brian.
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His change over the course of the movie is pretty stark and by the end he is not someone anyone rooting for.” “But by the end of the movie, I think you should be rooting against him.
“We hope that at the beginning of the movie you’re rooting for this boy as he gets picked on and seems like an underdog,” said Mark. While the audience can decide for themselves whether to root for or be reviled by Brandon’s increasingly sociopathic actions, the screenwriters revealed that they never intended for moviegoers to cheer on Brandon. “And we wanted to really explore what happens when that’s taken too far.” “We liked playing with this trope where a kid might be bullied and picked on and there’s this wish fulfillment of getting enough strength and power that you can take on your adversaries,” said Brian. “There’s Moses in the Bible.Some of those babies turn into heroes but we were interested in one that wasn’t heroic at all.” “There’s a few of those in comic book history, babies who are taken in by families that aren’t their own and raised up,” said Mark. “And I was like, ‘Huh?’”ĭirected by David Yarovesky and produced by Brian’s older brother, “Guardians of the Galaxy” director James Gunn, the film stars Elizabeth Banks and David Denman as Brandon’s well-meaning adopted parents.Īfter struggling to conceive a child of their own, they take in the fallen alien baby, a trope that is often depicted in stories but rarely to such disastrous effect. “We actually were at a screening last night and Brandon committed a horrific murder and at least a dozen people burst out into applause,” said screenwriter Brian Gunn, who co-wrote the script with his cousin Mark. Dunn) immediately resolves to subjugate the planet and terrorize the people closest to him.ĭespite the complete lack of a moral compass, early audiences were unsure whether to root for or against the prepubescent killer. Upon discovering his heightened abilities, 12-year-old antihero Brandon Breyer (played by newcomer Jackson A. The film opens with the discovery of a baby who crash-landed on Earth from unknown extraterrestrial origins.
In a cinematic universe seemingly overrun with superheroes, the new horror movie “Brightburn” flips Superman’s mythology on its head by imagining what might’ve happened had the Man of Steel sided with the forces of evil rather than good. Warning: The following article contains minor plot spoilers for the Sony horror “Brightburn.” You’ll see another warning before discussion of the film’s last act.
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