FANTASTIC FEST 2026: Exclusive Interviews for Primetime, Beware Boiúna, and More!
All of our exclusive Fantastic Fest interviews in one collection.
We’re at Fantastic Fest 2026, and interviewing the actors, directors, and creators of some of the most exciting upcoming genre films! This includes the Beware Boiúna cast talking about shooting in Columbia, director Lance Oppenheim discussing the dark nature of To Catch A Predator that he captures in Primetime, and Kid Cudi expressing his desire to see the audience’s brain melt when watching Pathetic Fallacy.
“If It Wants to Get You, It Will!” Jessica Rothe, Kiana Madeira & Mike P. Nelson on Beware Boiúna
Jessica Rothe, Kiana Madeira, and director Mike P. Nelson sit down with Fandango correspondent Mark Ellis at Fantastic Fest 2026 to talk about their upcoming monster horror picture, Beware Boiúna! They talk about what it was like shooting the whole movie on location in Colombia, how important it is to respect wildlife and their environment (especially if it’s a giant, poisonous snake!), and how director Mike P. Nelson used the environment to create a sense of tactility to the film. See Beware Boiúna in theaters October 2!
“Bonkers!” Steven He & the Kung Fu Deadly Cast on the Film’s Blend of Comedy, Action, and Horror
Steven He, Gemma Chua-Tran, Finola Xie, writer/producer Paddy McDonald, and director Fergal Costello sit down with Fandango correspondent Mark Ellis at Fantastic Fest 2026 to talk about about their zany action-comedy, Kung Fu Deadly! They talk about how the film is equal parts martial arts, comedy, horror, thriller, and jiangshi movie. They give their reactions to premiering their passion project in front of a hyped crowd at Fantastic Fest. And, in honor of the genre festival, they share their favorite horror films and characters!
“How Does a Man Become a Meme?” Director Lance Oppenheim on Developing Primetime
Director Lance Oppenheim sits down with Rotten Tomatoes correspondent Mark Ellis to talk about his upcoming thriller, Primetime! He talks about plucking the script from obscurity to explore the themes of how people become “personas”, his fascination with how Chris Hansen turned incredibly dark subject matter into entertainment (To Catch a Predator), and how his film is a portrait of a complicated hero. See Primetime in theaters September 25!
“Reality-Melting World” Kid Cudi, Jessica Rothe & Adam Egypt Mortimer on Pathetic Fallacy
Scott Mescudi (a.k.a. Kid Cudi), Jessica Rothe, and director Adam Egypt Mortimer sit down with Fandango correspondent Mark Ellis to talk about their upcoming mind-bending horror thriller, Pathetic Fallacy! They talk about how they turned the typical movie format on it’s head to create a new vibe, how Mescudi and Rothe had immediate chemistry that translates to the screen, and how they hope the audiences leave the theater “feeling like their whole brains just melted”!
“Both of Us Are Inconsolable!” The Cast of Play House on the Film’s Genre-Bending Horror
Will Harrison, Jordan Gonzalez, James Urbaniak, co-writer Kirby Gladstein, and director/co-writer Nicolas Curcio sit down with Fandango correspondent Mark Ellis at Fantastic Fest 2026 to talk about their upcoming horror picture, Play House! The screenwriters share their journey taking their concept all the way from Fantastic Pitches in 2025 to their feature premiere at Fantastic Fest this year, the actors share their journey coming onboard the genre-bending film, and they discuss what it is about children’s shows that lend themselves to horror movies!
