How Danny and Michael Philippou Went From YouTubers to Horror Filmmakers

On this episode of Mashable Say More, Kristy Puchko sits down with Danny and Michael Philippou, the twisted minds behind A24’s new horror film Bring Her Back. The brothers open up about their love of horror, viral video roots, and what’s next, including Talk to Me 2. Catch new episodes every Friday on Mashable, YouTube, or wherever you get your podcasts. #talktome #a24 #film #filmmaking Check out the full review: https://mashable.com/article/bring-he... 0:00 Intro 0:31 What's new to streaming this week 0:50 What is the new Philippou Brothers film 'Bring Her Back'? 1:20 How the Philippou Brothers went from being YouTube stars ( @Therackaracka  ) to horror filmmakers. 3:37 How their video "Star Wars vs. Harry Potter" became a viral hit 4:21 How Danny and Michael Philippou captured the teenage party energy in 'Talk to Me' and "Bring Her Back' 5:26 The Philippou's approach the theme of grief and avoid horror tropes 7:12 The Philippou's commitment to practical effects as opposed to VFX 8:10 How they work with their actors to make "possession" believable 9:13 How they approached doing their own sound design 9:50 Their commitment and approach to casting and collaboration with their actors (working with Sally Hawkins) 13:10 Their inspiration for the film (Psycho-biddy films) 14:15 The use of fluid in their films. When is it too gross? 14:57 How they process grief through their films 16:51 Will there be a "Talk to Me" sequel? What's next? 18:10 Why they don't explain everything about the lore of the story in their films 20:06 Are their films actually hopeful? What are they trying to say about grief? 23:04 How has their YT process affected their filmmaking process? 24:18 Are there any big projects they want to be a part of? (Dealing with imposter syndrom) 27:09 Kristy and Mark recap the interview. 27:39 What is coming on 'Say More' next week (Karate Kid: Legends and Bob the Drag Queen) Follow us: Mashable: https://mashable.com Newsletters: https://mashable.com/newsletters Facebook:   / mashable   Instagram:   / mashable   LinkedIn:   / mashable   X: https://x.com/mashable #podcast #horror #bringherback #film #a24