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010 OCTOBER 2015
SNEAK Peak
A s a species we seem to enjoy being scared,
and Crimson Peak’s star Jessica Chastain has
some interesting theories why.
“I think that being scared is a reminder of being
alive,” muses the actress, who last teamed up with
Guillermo del Toro for the creepy Mama. “In that
sense, horror movies have a lot in common with roller
coasters. I was having dinner with a friend recently
who told me how he went down the YouTube rabbit
hole of watching roller coaster accidents; people
filming the roller coaster, not knowing, and then
someone flies off. It’s awful. I’m not gonna go on a
roller coaster anymore,” she says with a shudder.
But she does enjoy a good ghost story. “I think
maybe it’s because we’re all questioning what happens
after death. Do we continue to roam the earth, do we
get to visit our relatives, and ring the phone or turn the
lights on and off? That’s the question.”
Growing up in California, Chastain recalls seeing The
Exorcist at an alarmingly early age, and still enjoys the
supernatural genre.
“You definitely get a jolt of energy from a horror
movie, although I am that person in the audience
that, if it becomes too scary, will completely close my
eyes,” says the actress, who presumably hopes her
Crimson Peak audience keep their eyes wide open as
she prowls the halls of the haunted mansion.
The film also stars Australia’s own Mia Wasikowska,
whom director del Toro confesses to falling in
love with after seeing her in Tim Burton’s Alice in
Wonderland.
“She brought such an integrity and intelligence to
the part,” he says. “In person she is incredibly shy and
at the same time very social. It’s an odd mixture. She’s
also very curious and is almost incapable of faking a
moment.” Gill Pringle
Crimson Peak is in cinemas on October 15.
As Halloween approaches, Guillermo del Toro’s gothic horror
film Crimson Peak will send shivers down your spine.
THE FORCE
WILL BE
WITH US
It’s a good year to be a Star Wars fan. Not
only do we have a new movie on the way,
that, at this stage, looks to be constructed
from all the right materials, but we also get
a new-gen resurrection of the Star Wars:
Battlefront video game franchise. And this
isn’t even touching on the explosion of
toys and ephemera we can expect around
Christmas time [It’s already started! – Ed].
To celebrate, we’re cramming a
plethora of Star Wars editorial into the
November and December issues of STACK
– particularly the latter, when the Force
finally awakens in cinemas. We’ll spill
some mega Star Wars facts, take a look at
what we know about The Force Awakens
so far, revisit the prequels (were they
really all that bad?) and the original trilogy
prior to Lucas's digital enhancements, and
spotlight Star Wars in video games. We’ve
even tracked down one of the world’s
leading authorities on vintage Star Wars
collectibles for a chat. So, as the releases
of Battlefront and The Force Awakens draw
ever closer, rest assured that the Force will
be with you. Always.
Jessica Chastain
Let's kick it off right here with
five facts you may or may not
know about Star Wars.
1 In the original Star Wars, Darth Vader
is only on screen for a total of 12 minutes
despite being one of the film's leading
characters.
2 Peter Mayhew, the 7ft 3" giant who
played Chewbacca, was paid just $450 a
week for his work on A New Hope.
3 Ever wondered what sound designer
Ben Burtt used to make the iconic TIE
Fighter sound? It's an elephant call
mixed together with a car driving past a
microphone in the wet.
4 The Stormtrooper helmets used in A
New Hope were made from High Density
Polyethylene - the same material used
today to make plastic milk cartons.
5 James Earl Jones was paid just
$7,000 to voice Darth Vader in A New
Hope.