Vikings actress Alyssa Sutherland portrays a possessed mom of three in horror sequel.
“I have a tough time watching horror films.
I tend to stay awake at night if I’ve watched one.
Alyssa Sutherland in ‘Evil Dead Rise’.Courtesy of Warner Bros. Pictures
I was like, I’ve never seen anything like it.”
“When the film opens, she’s really trying to make ends meet,” says Sutherland.
She’s in a little bit of a pickle.
Alyssa Sutherland.Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty
“We had family boot camp with the stunt team,” says Sutherland, laughing.
I vividly remember that!
Yeah, I had a lot of stunt rehearsals.
We also spent a lot of time in rehearsal with Lee to really create a family dynamic.
We’re cut from the same cloth.
It turns out, we’re from the same hometown, so we got along very quickly."
Her trick to making the time go quickly?
“It brings me so much joy.
It’s so good,” says Sutherland.
“It’s like thisHarry Pottercast of characters, but it’s just disgusting.”
Despite all that training, Sutherland admits that she collected a few injuries during the very physical shoot.
“I had quite a few dings,” she says.
That’s on me!
I had an egg on by forehead because I head-butted a camera."
The upside, albeit maybe a worrying one?
Sutherland found she could inhabit the persona of the possessed Ellie without much difficulty.
“She’s unlike any other monster we’ve seen, especially female monster,” says the actress.
“I was really anxious, truth be told,” she says.
“I’ve never had to sit with such a large crowd watching my work like that.
And then it was just incredible.
I’ve never experienced anything like it.NowI understand horror films.
I was like, ‘I get it and I know why people watch them!'”
Evil Dead Riseis released in theaters April 21.
Watch the film’s trailer above.
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