Joseph, how did your Hollywood experience influence your portrayal of a film brat in this film?
"Well, my Hollywood experience was sort of an unorthodox one -- you know, I came from a really great family and that gave me a lot support, was around me at all times. And, you know, I never fell into the traps and the pitfalls that unfortunately a lot of people fall into," Lawrence said. "So -- but it was kind of fun to play the antithesis of that in the Gram character. I think it was -- 'cause this guy kind of got caught up in it and was really affected by it. And it altered his personality growing up in it, so it was fun to jump into that. But our experiences as individuals were different."
Jennifer, you stared in last year's Stir of Echoes. Was that experience different or similar, uh, in any respect to your experience to this film?
"Oh, very different. In this film, I was like the person having to deal with everything. In that film, I was thing scaring everyone," she said with a laugh. "So in that film, it was a lot of very tedious technical filming, and lots of time in hair and makeup, and dealing with trying to create a very abstract character. And in this film, I was dealing with a really solid, person -- human being dealing with all of these things. It was actually alive, which was different than being dead. And so in that sense, you know, it was kind of a total flip side and sort of how you're talking about."
Jennifer, how much of a challenge was it working on a movie within a movie? Was it confusing at times?
"Yeah, it was kind of crazy. It was funny because there'd be these moments where I'd feel like I was acting like John (the director), you know, and telling everyone how this shot's set up. And everyone's already doing that. The shot's set up, and everything's going on. And there's already the clapper going and all this stuff. And then, I'm like setting up my shot inside the shot, you know. And sometimes I would throw in little things that were little Johnisms, just to humor him," she said laughing.
Joseph, you've had a lot more experience than most of your fellow cast members here. How did it feel being the veteran? Did you give any advice to your fellow actors?
"You know, I think they really knew what they were doing. You know, yeah, I've been doing this a lot longer. But, you know, no, I mean, not really. I didn't go out as much as, you know, as some of them did. But we kind of stayed at the hotel and hung out and stuff."
Culturally, people seem to enjoy scary movies in the same way that we enjoy urban legends. Why do you think it is that we love to be scared? And that is something you thought - - is that something you thought about while you were working on the film?
"I think it's interesting," Jennifer said. "Because I always shied away from scary movies when I was younger until I started working on a lot of -- you know, doing Stir of Echoes and stuff. I started having different interests in it. There's that adrenaline thrill. I think it's almost like riding a roller coaster -- you know, when you're watching a movie and you get that same kind of excited thrill of the anticipation of something.
Joseph, what attracted you to this film?
Well, for me, it was a -- you know, coming back off like three years of not working, and being away, and kind of stepping out of the limelight there. It was an opportunity to kind of come back and just play a part that people wouldn't necessarily associate with me."
Were there any real life spooky happenings on the live set or did everything go to script?
"I had a couple pretty crazy little incidences," Jennifer said. "We were filming in a forest for a while. And I was walking back from lunch, and there was no one walking back with me, which was really odd...the AD's (assistant directors) are usually like suctions to us, you know. And I don't know how I managed to sneak away. I didn't mean to. But I walking back alone from this forest, and I was absolutely scared out of my mind. Because it was like everything that can possibly happen in a horror movie was going through my head as I walking through. And then the only other thing that was funny was, I was in bed at night, one night. And I was living by myself, filming a horror film, so I was always kind of like subconsciously on edge about things. And it was like one in the morning, and it sounded like someone was opening my door. And I get freaked out in hotels, because so many people have keys. You know, all the maintenance people, all the cleaning people, they all have keys, so you kind of get freaked out. So I fly up in my bed. I'm like, don't come in, and I'm screaming. And then I like wait, and I don't hear anything. And it's like, God, what happened? So I like get out of my bed, and I'm like really scared to walk over there. And someone had slipped my call sheet like through the mail slot instead of under the door, so it had made extra noise. And I was just imagining the poor hotel guy who put the thing under the door. And here's this girl screaming at the top of her lungs, like don't come in.
Joseph, when people hear the name, Joey Lawrence, they always envision the smiling, happy guy from next door. Do you think this role will show the public your versatility?
"I think it's a start, you know? I think that, yeah, it's the start of something new for me. I just want to do a bunch of different things and let people know that even though I did my job really well on TV that, you know, that there is other facets, you know, to my personality.
What's on the plate for both of you next?
"Right now, actually, I'm working on an independent film in Chicago, called Design," Jennifer said.
"I just wrapped an indie down in Florida, which is kind of a dark movie. It's called Abe's Secret," Joseph said.