“The Invitation” stars Nathalie Emmanuel and Thomas Doherty know how tough it can be to make a horror movie – the long nights, constant state of fear and, surprisingly, the pressure to deliver a spot-on American accent.
Emmanuel stars in “The Invitation” as a young woman named Evie, who takes a trip to Europe and soon discovers that she is being wooed – not to be someone’s wife but to be one of the wives … of Dracula himself (Thomas Doherty). (Don’t you hate it when that happens?) What is the difference? “The Invitation” so refreshing is that it reinvents Bram Stoker’s Dracula mythology through the lens of one of his wives, who are mostly seen (in other adaptations) as sexy femme fatales, usually occupying some musty pit in Dracula’s castle.
We sat down to discuss the film with Emmanuel and Doherty, where we shared our favorite Dracula adaptations.“Bram Stoker’s Dracula”Francis Ford Coppola deserves a warm endorsement. Emmanuel shares her secrets about how she created an American accent. It is possible to explain this if anyone. “toothbrush trick” Doherty refers to, we’d be eternally grateful.
“The Invitation”If you’re looking for a jump on the spooky season, it is available in cinemas all over the country.
