James DeMonaco’s New Horror “The Home” Starring Pete Davidson Promises a Shocking Twist That Will Keep You Up at Night—Are You Ready to Face Your Fears?
“I want viewers to know—that is not a stunt eye,” DeMonaco says. “That’s Pete Davidson’s actual eye. He thought we’d use a double. I said, ‘Pete, it’s got to be you.’ And so he did it. We had two doctors on set.” He laughs, then adds, “We’re filming the close-up, the clamp is in, and two minutes in, the doctor whispers, ‘We’re about 20 seconds from doing irreparable damage to Pete’s cornea.’ We had to quickly reset from there. The needle is CGI, but the clamp? All real.”
Despite the long days, tight schedule, and the cold, DeMonaco says it brought the cast and crew closer. “I don’t think filmmaking should be easy,” he says. “That pressure creates a bond. You feel it onscreen.” Music also helped set the tone. “I’d blast ‘Shine On You Crazy Diamond,’ and Pete would come in with his boombox and rap. Music always gets everyone into the same emotional headspace.”
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