Things got meta on set of “Night Shifts.”
Finn Wolfhard’s directorial short debut got a little too meta.
It stars Malcolm Sparrow-Crawford and Wolfhard’sGhostbusters: Afterlifecostars Artoun Nazareth and Billy Bryk.

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The attempted robbery occurred while Wolfhard was directing Nazareth as the fictional burglar.
“While we were shooting the robbery scene, a guy came in with a fake .
he like welded a fake gun together.
It was the weirdest thing ever,” Wolfhard recalled to Evans.
“I was sitting there directing.
I was like, ‘What’s going on?’
I peaked out and saw this standoff happening.”
What the f— just happened?"
He added, “It was nuts.”
He said, “I have the prop gun in my hands and then the door opens.
No, I dont think so.
Whats happening?'”
Check out Wolfhard’s short below, and the rest of hisHot Onesinterview above.
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