The Blackening Blackening Stars Unmask The Film: An Exclusive Interview

Hey I'm Allison with FlickDirect and I am here with Dwayne, Tim, Exmaio, Jermaine and Melvin to talk about The Blackening. I got 'em all! [Cheering] I want to start with Tim. You have quite an eclectic resume. So why was this one a film you were interested in making? The script was great. I read a script by Dwayne and Tracy. It made me laugh. It was extremely smart, clever.

It was all the things that you look for as a director. And at the time, I was only a producer. And threw my hat in there as a director, because it was deserved to be told. It definitely did, and it came out great. Thank you. Duane, when this started as an idea in your head-- or people's heads-- and you did this skit, - How has it evolved over the sketch, sorry.

- It has evolved 'cause the sketch was five minutes and the movie is 90. There was a significant, a lot more writing. Me and Tracy really wanted to create a feature that was based around the sketch. So we kind of recreated the sketches in the film and then our task was to build out the plot and the characters to become real people that we actually cared about, to really build out this spring group.

And yeah, I think that's what we did. And we took a lot of time to make them individuals, authentic, true people that had depth. And I loved them. And I think when people watch the movie, they grow to love these characters. And I think that is why the film is so fun, 'cause you were rooting for them the entire time. - You really are. There's nobody who were like, "Oh good, I'm glad they're dead." - You'd be, no, you'd have good then here.

That's me-o, that's my album. I knew I was gonna get it wrong. - No, you could. - How do you get into that party persona? - To get into character for Shanika? - Yeah. - Well, she's just kind of a heightened version of myself, so I'm not gonna lie and act like there was so much fucking work I had to do to put the wig on. You know, like, pretty much that, yeah.

I knew who she was right away. Like I know these women, Shanika has a lot of parts of herself that aren't me as well as I am in her. Which it definitely is a character. There's definitely things I see on screen that Shanika does that I can appreciate and love just as an audience member, but would not do as a human being in this world. But yeah, I think when a character's fully fleshed out, it's pretty simple and I think that's a testament to doing.

- Yeah. Show of hands and I'm about to age myself. - Okay. Have any of you seen the original Scooby-Doo cartoons? - Yes. - Oh, sure, definitely. - I kinda felt a tinge of that here, and through that I kinda knew what was coming. I saw it coming. But I think that kinda opens the eyes to a whole different group, an audience, that maybe has not seen that.

So how did you guys think of that little part? - Yeah, that's cool. We actually filmed a scene in the likeness of Scooby-Doo where we're running back and forth. It didn't make the cut, but now that you mention it, it does make sense with the revealing of the mask and the whole story. - What? - Yeah, yeah. - I love it. - And the meddling black kids.

(laughing) I understand that. (beep) - So I asked-- - They told me the title of the sequel, the blackening tooth. (beep) - I'm driving away with it. (laughing) (beep) - I asked this to the group downstairs quickly. We can't all die first, but why not? - Why not? - 'Cause. - You put 'em in the cabin, you put 'em in the game room, you put a bomb in the house, they're all gone.

- Yeah, but-- - Oh, I thought you meant like, why can't we all die first, like in troops, sorry. (laughing) - It would be a really short film. - Yeah. - Yeah. Why would it be funny? Yeah, you think so? You should shoot it! Are you giving me the budget for it? Small budget? No problem. Alright you guys, thank you so much. This was a blast. Thank you.

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