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Dee Wallace Clarifies That She Plays Her Character from the Original Film in New Movie ‘Critters Attack!’
The legendary Dee Wallace, who starred in the original Critters as Helen Brown, returns to the franchise in this year’s brand new movie Critters Attack!, which is being released direct-to-video on Tuesday, July 23rd. Oddly enough, however, Wallace is credited not as Helen Brown but as “Aunt Dee” in the film, seemingly a brand new character with no connection to Helen.
But in a chat with Birth.Movies.Death., Wallace has clarified that “Aunt Dee” is definitely Helen!
“She’s supposed to be the same character, even though they call her ‘Aunt Dee’ now—how original!” Wallace told the site. “All my family’s gone; they’ve killed all my family, and I’ve become this bad-ass bounty hunter. When I asked Bobby Miller, the director, that’s what he told me: ‘This is the backstory…’ I said, ‘Well, I’m glad I asked, because none of that happened in the original film.’ It’s just an assumption. I also think they had some kind of legal problems using the same name or the same character—I’m not sure.”
Wallace added, “But anyway, I’m Aunt Dee now, and I’m one tough broad, baby!”
Check out a new behind-the-scenes shot shared by Miller today, while you wait.
Galder Gaztelu-Irrutia’s The Platform was a massive hit for Netflix back in 2020, becoming one of the most watched original movies in the streaming service’s history.
Coming soon? The Platform 2! Netflix has shared two first look images from the upcoming sequel this morning, which will again be directed by Galder Gaztelu-Urrutia.
Milena Smit and Hovik Keuchkerian star in The Platform 2.
Netflix previews, “A mysterious figure has managed to establish a new law in The Platform, but can justice truly be enforced in hell? And who will enforce it?”
No word yet on a Netflix premiere date for The Platform 2. Stay tuned.
The first film is set inside a vertical prison system, where inmates are assigned to a level and forced to ration food from a platform that moves between the floors. Inmates on high floors eat better than those below, and one man tries to effect change so everyone gets enough.
Rafael reviewed The Platform for us at TIFF, raving in his 4.5-star write-up: “The Platform takes full advantage of its isolated setting and small cast to instead focus on a high concept, a tight script, and sharp dialogue that will make you laugh as often as it will make you think. This is a funny, heartfelt, at times disgusting, yet also thought-provoking sci-fi thriller that reminds of Bong Joon-ho’s Snowpiercer, but with way better food.”
The Platform also made Daniel Kurland’s Best International Horror Films of 2020 list.
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