Time Minimize stars Madison Bailey and Antonia Gentry talked to sondramedia concerning the distinctive slasher film that options time journey and a sisterly bond. Directed by Hannah Macpherson, Time Minimize debuts on Netflix on October 30, 2024.
“A teenage woman travels again to the early 2000s to cease a vicious killer from murdering her sister,” says the logline.
Tyler Treese: Madison, this can be a distinctive slasher with a time journey twist, however what actually shocked me was simply how a lot coronary heart was on this script, particularly with the household factor. Are you able to converse to Lucy attending to see this older sister that she by no means received to satisfy? As a result of it’s actually fascinating stuff and also you present the feelings so effectively all through it.
Madison Bailey: Oh, thanks. I feel for Lucy, her life with out figuring out Summer season ever, I feel there was simply room for her to construct up animosity and emotions in direction of her dad and mom. With out figuring out her, it was most likely fairly straightforward in charge all of her issues on her.
Going and really assembly her, I feel it’s shock at first, and I’m a little bit avoidant at first. As soon as I begin realizing who she is, that’s so enormous. I imply, I’m seeing she’s not this villain that I’ve made her out to be and that she actually didn’t play a component in making my life robust.
Antonia, you get to do the entire slasher expertise. You’re doing the set items, you’re operating away from the killer. How was it filming these chase scenes? As a result of they’re simply a lot enjoyable to look at.
Antonia Gentry: It was actually enjoyable. I really like horror motion pictures. I’ve grown up watching [them]. I actually love horror a lot, and having the ability to be in a slasher the place I get to run away from somebody who’s attempting to kill me is like [a dream]. I used to be like, “I don’t even care. I’m doing it and say no extra.” I did learn the script, although. I used to be gonna say I didn’t must learn the script, however I did, and it was nice.
It was simply a lot enjoyable. I received to have a number of new experiences with set glass that breaks within the stunts, the way it’s like that sugar glass, and attending to run by a barn and throw issues over. Getting to carry a wrench as if that’s gonna do something, like strolling round like…
Bailey: Me with my baseball bat, and I’m like, “I hope I don’t have to make use of this.”
Gentry: Precisely. It was simply a lot enjoyable. A variety of firsts, it being our first film, and I’m simply glad that it was one thing I received to cross off my bucket record.
Madison, your character interacts with Griffin Gluck rather a lot. How is it working with him as a scene companion? He’s actually nice in Time Minimize as effectively.
Bailey: Griffin’s actually one of the best. It’s such straightforward days. You’re happening set with someone who is aware of their traces, who’s ready and simply, and who cares about what we’re doing. He’s additionally only a pleasure and nice firm. I’m tremendous grateful to have labored with him and so completely happy he’s part of this film. I want he was right here.
Gentry: I do know. The place’s Griffin?
Antonia, your character does such an important job of simply embodying 2003. I do know you had been alive throughout that half, however you weren’t this outdated. You simply look like straight-up taken out of like a time capsule. It’s improbable. How was it figuring that out?
Gentry: I feel I simply form of tried to think about all the media from the early 2000s that I had seen, whereas attempting, attempting my finest to not form of like make it right into a parody. what it was, the costume design. I actually seemed like Hannah Montana. The like low rise and like all the belts. It took me so lengthy simply to pee as a result of I needed to take off these belts and the equipment.
Bailey: So many shifting items.
Gentry: That’s true. Yeah. So many shifting items. I seemed within the mirror, and I used to be like, “Oh, okay. Yeah.” I actually seemed like for positive a 2003 excessive schooler, and it simply made it a lot simpler to get into that mindset and get into that character.
