For the last month or so I’ve been conducting interviews with the team behind the Blood Feast remake. This little series continues today with Sadie Katz. Katz plays the Goddess Ishtar in the film and was kind enough to talk about her role and defend the horror genre as a whole.

Be sure to check out my previous Blood Feast interviews with Marcel Walz, Robert Rusler and Caroline Williams.

Synopsis:
Fuad Ramses and his family have moved from the United States to France, where they run an American diner. Since business is not going too well, Fuad also works night shifts in a museum of ancient Egyptian culture. During these long, lonely nights he becomes allured by goddess Ishtar as she speaks to him in visions. Eventually he succumbs to her deadly charms. After this pivotal night, Fuad begins a new life, in which murder and cannibalism become his daily bread. As butchered bodies are heaped upon the Altar of Ishtar, Fuad slowly slips further into madness, until he is no more than the goddess’s puppet…

Bloody Disgusting: The original Blood Feast is an important horror film in a number of ways. Before you signed on for the remake had you seen the original and did that factor in to you accepting this role?

Sadie Katz: I know, right? Blood Feast is a crazy honor! I think like a lot of horror fans- I had heard of Blood Feast and had seen parts of it. I knew it was the original gore film and then the second I was in talks for it I watched it a bunch of times. Left it playing in the background…which can be pretty creepy. It’s a fun movie and wildly original- I think it’s actually one of the few films dying for a remake. I think Marcel did it this cool honor because, he remade it while still giving it an original vibe. It feels like something new.

BD: The Goddess Ishtar is pretty evil. I mean she’s basically responsible for the Blood Feast Do you enjoy playing villainous characters?

SK: Goddess Ishtar was so fun to play. Marcel had a really clear vision of her look and we really played with a certain mischievous evil quality that I just had so much fun with. I love playing dark, evil characters. I love the challenge of trying to be likable while doing very bad things. Maybe this is telling but when I was a kid I was way more intrigued by Darth Vader than Luke Skywalker.  The trouble is making your villains especially in horror be totally different. I love that. I mean it’s cool to be the “pretty girlfriend” but how many different versions are there of those?

BD: Looking through your filmography and it’s littered with horror films. Is horror a genre you’ve always been a fan of?

SK: I’ve always loved horror. I started off with “Tales from the Darkside” and “Tales from the Crypt”- I grew up with constant nightmares but, horror was just a genre I wanted to have with my popcorn and soda. Horror can be thrilling. I just saw “The Invitation” on VOD. That’s a good movie! I’ve been telling everyone about it.

BD: Do you seek out roles in horror films or is that just something that has kind of happened?

SK: I hate saying I didn’t seek out horror roles because, I think horror sometimes doesn’t get the credit it deserves. Like somehow it’s a lesser genre. Even though in horror the life and death stakes are at their highest. In acting terms you’re always trying to “find the highest stakes” in a scene…I feel super lucky horror chose me- to challenge myself in those ways. Although, I just want to tell stories whatever genre.

BD: You have a lot of projects in the pipeline. Is there something specific that fans should be on the lookout for?

SK: For the last 3 years I’ve been busy working on a documentary about my quest to have a “Bill Murray Experience” which is a comedy documentary- although, I do mention getting cast in “Wrong Turn 6” and the strange way it effects my documentary. Ruthless Pictures just picked it up and we looking for a release date in the next few months. Today, I’m actually typing this up on location over by Lake Arrowhead. I’m working on the film Hybristophila  I play a 6 months pregnant forensic psychologist who is helping interview a female serial killer…this is lucky because I am pregnant in real life! The film stars Jenna Willis (The people vs. OJ Simpson) & Quinton Aaron, Sandra Bullocks co-star in “The Blind Side.” Directed by Romane Simon I’m having a blast shooting it.

Thank you so much for the interview. I love Bloody Disgusting. I’m really excited to see what the horror fans think of  the upcoming “Blood Feast.”