When Brandon Cronenberg started writing the script for 'Infinity Pool' back in 2014, he didn't know 'resort satire' would become a popular theme in screen entertainment by the time his film came out.
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"Infinity Pool" is a horror flick that similarly follows an emotionally distant couple as their luxury vacation turns into a nightmare involving hallucinogenic drugs and murderous crime sprees. And while he says he couldn't have predicted "the mood of 2023," he finds it interesting "that all this stuff is kind of synced up right now."
“Infinity Pool,” which opened in theatres Friday, stars Alexander Skarsgard and Cleopatra Coleman as James and Em Foster, and Mia Goth as Gabi, a seductive and mysterious stranger they meet while enjoying a vacation of pristine beaches and exceptional staff. Cronenberg said he read J.G. Ballard novels including "High-Rise," which details residents of a high-end building diving into violent chaos as the infrastructure falls apart, and it shared thematic similarities that he applied to his movie. He also said he turned to the 1970s era of filmmaking as a way to figure out the execution of his script.
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