True to form, director Osgood Perkins is keeping the plot of his latest film, The Young People, locked in a dark, heavily guarded vault. Luckily for us, star Lola Tung is finally talking, giving fans our first real glimpse into it via an interview with Variety.
Pure Horror, No Chaser
If you were expecting the campy, dark humor of Perkins’ The Monkey, think again. Tung confirmed that The Young People is pure, unadulterated horror. In fact, it even got under the actress’s own skin.
“I got a little scared on set a couple times, actually, which has never really happened to me,” Tung admitted. “It was like a crazy, weird, awesome experience,” Tung told Variety.
A Killer Cast
When she wasn’t looking over her shoulder for jump scares, Tung was busy bonding with an absolute powerhouse of a cast—particularly her female co-stars, Nicole Kidman, Nico Parker, and Lily Collias, who she called “incredible.”
The fast-forming sisterhood was a highlight for the actress. “We really bonded very, very fast — which, again, it was so cool to have a cast of women that we just clicked very immediately. It was an insane cast.”
Beyond that core group, the call sheet is a wild mix of talent, including Brendan Hines, Cush Jumbo, Heather Graham, Johnny Knoxville, Lexi Minetree, and Tatiana Maslany.
Need a Horror Fix Right Now?
If you can’t wait for The Young People to drop, you can catch Tung on the big screen today in the horror-comedy “Forbidden Fruits,” starring alongside Lili Reinhart, Victoria Pedretti, and Alexandra Shipp.
The plot of “Forbidden Fruits” is just as delightfully unhinged as it sounds:
Apple (Tung), an employee at a store called Free Eden, runs a secret, witchy femme cult in the mall basement after hours with her coworkers, Cherry and Fig. But when a new hire named Pumpkin shows up and calls out their performative sisterhood, the women have to face their own inner poisons—or face a very bloody fate.
Osgood Perkins
If you don’t know the name Osgood Perkins, you’re missing out. He’s the fantastic director behind movies like The Monkey, Longlegs, and The Blackcoat’s Daughter. Perkins is known for his dark, often grim films. And he is an expert at manipulating tension and dread. And honestly, if a movie has his name attached, it’s gonna be good.
