Los Angeles, Feb 8 (.) Sam Raimi’s decision to cast Rachel McAdams in his new comedy thriller “Send Help” was shaped by a lingering sense of unfinished business following their collaboration on “Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness”.
After working with McAdams on the 2022 Marvel sequel, Raimi was struck by how much more the actor had to offer than the film allowed.
“First, she was the perfect person because she’s such a brilliant actress,” Raimi said. “I had a chance to work with her on my last film and saw how talented she was and actually underutilised, and I promised myself that I would work with her again. And then this film came up, and her warmth is wonderful.”
“Send Help” follows an underutilised and undervalued employee (McAdams) and her younger, douchebag boss (Dylan O’Brien), whose toxic power dynamic is reversed when they become stranded on a remote island. Other cast members include Dennis Haysbert, Edyll Ismail, Xavier Samuel, Chris Pang and Thaneth Warakulnukroh. The film hails from Disney and 20th Century, reports VARIETY.
“Because the movie’s focus is not a whodunnit, but what comes next, that’s what really the movie wants to do to the audience,” Raimi concluded. “They don’t know what’s right around the corner. It turns left when they think it’s gonna turn right, that was an important factor, that she, this good person that we know and love, becomes this terrible villain.” Send Help is currently playing in theatres across the country. . . .