Hollywood changed to become a more marketing-driven Hollywood, where people who are running the studios are more like marketing people, and they need titles.
Alexandre AjaCasting is so important in horror. It's so important to have strong actors to tell a story because, if you don't believe in the character, how can you be scared for them?
Alexandre AjaIt's always about trying to do something that's different and not repeating yourself because then you lose your creative stamina. You need to have new challenges.
Alexandre AjaWhen you do a slasher film, you find yourself repeating the same kind of scene, then it becomes not very challenging and not very interesting.
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