The best horror movies thrive when there's a menacing villain, which is most definitely the case with The Front Room . But not in a way I expected. How scary can the idea of your stepmother-in-law moving in really get? I was genuinely disturbed by Kathryn Hunter’s Solange from the moment she first appeared in the new A24 movie and, as the movie progressed, my stress for Brandy Norwood’s Belinda only increased ten-fold.
So, when I spoke to the pair, I had to ask about what went into making an old widow so terrifying, and sound was important for that. I found Kathryn Hunter’s insight to be really interesting when she spoke to CinemaBlend about the work that went into bringing Solange to life. The veteran actress broke down some of the finer details linked to her character, including those canes.
In her words: I mean, Max and Sam [Eggers] wanted a very specific accent of the South...
so, I did work with a dialect coach, for months. She was wonderful. And the walk, yes, they had very specific ideas about these canes, which Solange needs and doesn't need, but, yeah, she’s almost like a spider, you know? And, that's interesting because you kind of take space once you have two canes.
You know what I mean? It seems feebling, but she kind of uses them [to take power]. I Talked To Brandy About The Scary Parallels Between A24's The Front Room And Her Cinderella Movie. Impossible Things Are Happening Every Day! Kathryn Hunter is a British/American actress and had to work hard to .