Kate Hudson and Kaia Gerber are taking viewers on a rollercoaster ride in their new movie “Shell”!
“It starts as one thing, it’s very camp, has great themes. And then, it sort of just starts to unfold, and it becomes this very unexpected, theatrical experience. We get to play really fun, crazy characters,” Kate Hudson told Access Hollywood about the dark comedy horror film, which debuted at the Toronto International Film Festival this week.
The movie stars Elisabeth Moss as an actress who gets swept into the world of a wellness CEO (Kate Hudson), whose company’s patients begin to go missing.
“I think it’s so fun, because as soon as you think you maybe start to settle into what the genre of the film is, it takes you on a completely different ride,” Kaia, who also stars in the film, shared. “The movie just flies by, and I think it’s such a fun experience.”
“All films should be watched in a theater, but particularly films like this that are so wild and fun and ridiculous and campy,” she added. “Seeing that with an audience is like, I think, why we go to the movies.”
“Shell” is directed by Max Minghella, and Kate and Kaia both commended his approach to making the script come to life.
“[He] had such a clear vision of what he wanted and executed it, and it’s specific, which is always fun to experience, because it feels new,” Kate said.
“We would come in with so many questions, but Max was always unwavering about his vision for this,” Kaia said. “When you’re making like this – which you don’t really have a reference for a movie like this – to have that trust with him was really special.”