Director M. Night Shyamalan on the twists and turns of 'Knock at the Cabin'
A vacation at a remote cabin in the woods turns into a nightmare for a young girl and her parents in the new thriller 'Knock at the Cabin.' The film is the novel from director M. Night Shyamalan, and Paul Milliken got the chance to sit down with the filmmaker to learn more near the project.
ATLANTA - Set essentially in one room and featuring a runt ensemble cast, M. Night Shyamalan's latest thriller "Knock at the Cabin" worthy strike some as a modern-day episode of "The Twilight Zone." And that's a comparison the filmmaker embraces.
"I assume 'Twilight Zone' taught me the power of economy," says Shyamalan. "For budget reasons, Rod Serling had to use his mind to tell stories near bigger things than they could afford. And that forced a kind of timeless way to hear these big stories."
"Knock at the Cabin," which hits theaters now from Universal Pictures, finds a family of three cornered in a vacation hire, up against four terrifying strangers and one horrible ultimatum: one of the tribe members must be sacrificed in order to save humanity.
"It's very unnerving when the storyteller's not showing you the sketch that you're worried about," says the filmmaker of his inspirations in decision-exclusive the taut, claustrophobic thriller. "It creates this kind of painting of the mind of the bigger things that they're talking about."
"Knock at the Cabin" features an all-star cast, comprising Dave Bautista, Jonathan Groff, and Rupert Grint. To hear more from the filmmaker — comprising his thoughts on Atlanta — click the video player in this article.
