“Jurassic Park Dominion” actress battles a supernaturally-powered toy in Blumhouse horror movie.
“Chauncey was our diva,” recalls theJurassic Park Dominionactress.
“There always needs to be one, and Chauncey was it.
DeWanda Wise in ‘Imaginary’.Parrish Lewis/Lionsgate
That friend is Chauncey, and he is a stuffed bear, but he is so much more.”
I was a comic book-action figure-movie nerd.
All I did was play with my imaginary friends."
“Chauncey” and Pyper Braun in ‘Imaginary’.Parrish Lewis/Lionsgate
I thought we could combine the two ideas."
Theres no way you cant watchImaginaryand see yourself in it.
Everyone has a childhood."
Like, Iknowhow to make a movie."
“Some people take the credit and then dont show up and do the job,” says Wadlow.
“But DeWanda really took ownership of it and honestly was the partner I needed.
Having someone there to be my partner was really just wonderful.”
I thought it was a brilliant notion because I was struggling with making this thing creepy but also appealing.
Wise says having more films set in theImaginaryuniverse “would be cool.
It definitely has franchise potential.
How about having Chauncey battle his fellow Blumhouse villain,M3GAN?
The cast ofImaginaryalso includes Tom Payne, Taegen Burns, Pyper Braun, Veronica Falcon, and Betty Buckley.
The film hits theaters on March 8.
Watch the film’s trailer below.
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