{"id":89481,"date":"2022-03-26T02:03:57","date_gmt":"2022-03-25T20:33:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/centralrecorder.com\/alex-wolff-talks-committing-to-hereditary-scene-but-sounds-like-the-process-of-filming-it-was-brutal\/"},"modified":"2022-03-26T02:05:02","modified_gmt":"2022-03-25T20:35:02","slug":"alex-wolff-speaks-out-about-committing-to-hereditary-scenes-but-it-sounds-like-the-filming-process-was-terrible","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/centralrecorder.com\/alex-wolff-speaks-out-about-committing-to-hereditary-scenes-but-it-sounds-like-the-filming-process-was-terrible\/","title":{"rendered":"Alex Wolff Speaks Out About Committing to Hereditary Scenes, But It Sounds Like The Filming Process Was Terrible"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/centralrecorder.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Alex-Wolff-Talks-Committing-To-Hereditary-Scene-But-Sounds-Like.png\" alt=\"\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<div id=\"article-body\">\n<p>If you\u2019re a horror fan, you\u2019ve probably got your own list of favorites and most terrifying films. I love this movie. <em>Hereditary<\/em>it is close to the top. Honestly, it\u2019s probably up there pretty high, or at least present, for you as well (despite <u>it\u2019s low CinemaScore<\/u>). <u>Ari Aster\u2019s emotional horror flick<\/u>The stars do a lot of good things. Star Alex Wolff opened up about his involvement in the wild desk scene. It sounds almost as brutal and hardcore as what it appears on screen.<\/p>\n<p>Alex Wolff was barely 19-years old at the time. <em>Hereditary<\/em>He was able to perform in the midst of this controversy. <em>Hereditary<\/em>It&#8217;s even more impressive. What\u2019s even more, though, is that the young star had some serious commitment to a pretty scary, potentially harmful scene in the film.\u00a0<\/p>\n<aside class=\"hawk-nest\" data-render-type=\"fte\" data-skip=\"dealsy\" data-widget-type=\"seasonal\"><\/aside>\n<p>Interview with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thewrap.com\/alex-wolff-hereditary-scene-real-blood-exclusive-video\/\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.thewrap.com\/alex-wolff-hereditary-scene-real-blood-exclusive-video\/\" rel=\"noopener\"><u>Wrap<\/u><\/a>Alex Wolff claims that he told Ari Aster that he would completely sacrifice his face for art and smash his nose into a desk several times to create that intense scene. Aster, as any rational person would, declined the offer. Here\u2019s how Wolff explains it:<\/p>\n<figure>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Ari heard me say that as the scene was approaching. \u2018I will do it on a real desk, just tell me.\u2019He added, \u2018I love you and thank you but that is definitely not allowed, definitely an illegal thing to do so we\u2019re not going to do that\u2026\u2019 break my own face.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Alex Wolff says Ari Aster said that they would provide a fake desk for Alex to smash his face against. Apparently Wolff expected it to be pretty soft and not cause too much pain, but he wasn\u2019t as far off in his first suggestion of slamming into a real desk after all, because it wasn\u2019t the softest thing to bash into. According to Wolff, this is what he said:<\/p>\n<figure>\n<blockquote>\n<p>He agreed. \u2018We\u2019re going to get a soft cushion desk,\u2019 and I was, like, \u2018OK, cool, we\u2019ll do that, that sounds better,\u2019 and then I get there, and I don\u2019t know what I expected, but I expected maybe a foam desk or something and, really, it was not that.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/figure>\n<p><em>Hereditary<\/em>Toni Collette has given me the most accurate portrayal of grief that I have ever seen. However, the film also featured some stunning scenes from young actors. Alex Wolff said that he had to overcome pain and pressure in order for the desk sequence. He said in the interview that he had difficulty nailing the hard scene on the first or the second shot due to only having two foam desks (but still quite hard). In his own words, here it is:<\/p>\n<figure>\n<blockquote>\n<p>It had a foam surface, but it was very hard at the bottom. There were only two of them so I had to be precise. I had to get the blood out of my nose perfectly and then jump back and do it again. I remember after, I was just panting, my voice is gone, blood is dripping down everywhere, and blood is gushing down my knee \u2014 real blood gushing down my knee because I slammed it against a chair. I couldn\u2019t move my arm, my complete ankle was swollen \u2014 it looked like a balloon.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Honestly, that\u2019s some sacrifice right there. This is why actors have stunt doubles (<u>If they insist on performing their own stunts,<\/u>), although I don\u2019t know how great a double would have looked on camera in this particular scene. Alex Wolff\u2019s face, although in some pretty wild expressions, is on full display through most of it, minus the creepy shot of his extended arm in the most awkward position ever. I don\u2019t even know if it would be fair to put a double through an experience like that, because someone is going to end up a little hurt either way.<\/p>\n<p>The scene totally works, though, and just like the expressions on the other actors\u2019 faces as they watch Alex Wolff\u2019s character, I would be pretty horrified to be in that room and witness what goes down in the desk scene. Wolff\u2019s commitment pretty much makes the scene. He has been in many sweet films since then, so it seems like the pain was worth it.<\/p>\n<p>You can see Alex Wolf in M. Night Shyamalan\u2019s most recent film <em>Old<\/em>Together with Nicolas Cage <em>Pig<\/em>. He\u2019s got a few <u>New releases films<\/u>Coming out, as well <em>Susie Searches<\/em> as his most upcoming title, and hopefully he won\u2019t be slamming his face into any more desks in the future. One experience with this particular method of acting seems enough.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Director <u>Ari Aster is releasing a longer film.<\/u>That <em>Hereditary<\/em>And <em>Midsommar<\/em> fans will pretty much have to check out, but it won\u2019t be among the <u>The next horror film of 2022<\/u>Because <em>Disappointment Blvd.<\/em>This isn&#8217;t a horror movie, it&#8217;s a film that celebrates the human spirit. \u201cnightmare comedy\u201d. Knowing the director, I would be willing to bet that it\u2019s got some seriously amazing scenes in it, though, too.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you\u2019re a horror fan, you\u2019ve probably got your own list of favorites and most terrifying films. I love this movie. Hereditaryit is close to the top. Honestly, it\u2019s probably up there pretty high, or at least present, for you as well (despite it\u2019s low CinemaScore). 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