THE FINAL GIRLS: Complete Video Intro & Post-Screening Q&A With Malin Akerman, Nina Dobrev, Taissa Farmiga, Todd Strauss-Schulson

Here is the complete video of the 2015 Midnight Madness introduction and post-screening Q&A final film The Final Girls. The Q&A features Malin Akerman, Nina Dobrev, Taissa Farmiga, Tory N. Thompson and director Todd Strauss-Schulson.

THE FINAL GIRLS: Premiere Red Carpet Video Interviews with Malin Åkerman, Taissa Farmiga and Director Todd Strauss-Schulson

 

It was very felicitous that the final 2015 Midnight Madness screening was the film The Final Girls. Adding to the party atmosphere of the last film of another great program was the star presence of the cast in person. Robert A. Mitchell was on the red carpet and spoke with actresses Malin Åkerman, Taissa Farmiga and director Todd Strauss-Schulson who also brought the energy!

FINAL GIRLS: Cast Profile

OMG, it's us! They're writing about US!

(Writing this post feels like a physical impossibility because thinking about final girls has me thinking that I really, really should dress up as one of my favourite final girls for Halloween. BUT WHICH ONE?!)

The satirical and cheeky Final Girls is coming to our Madness screens tomorrow for its midnight premiere, and promises to be a fun ride through all of the genre-tropes horror fans and already more than familiar with. 

The entire cast of Final Girls

Malin Akerman

Akerman already has a special place in my heart for being a bad-ass as Silk Spectre II in the extremely divisive Watchmen as well as the superheroily (I'm making new words, take a seat, Shakespeare) awesome Debbie Harry in the film CBGB, but her softer side has had her in several comedic roles, such as Children's Hospital, Wanderlust, as well as reoccurring roles for Funny or Die. 

Taissa Farmiga

The Farmiga sisters have a strong hold the horror-television market, and I think we're all more than okay with this. Taissa is perhaps most recognized for her reoccurring roles on American Horror Story, but many will also recognize her as Sam from The Bling Ring. 

Alia Shawkat 

For anybody who was alive when Arrested Development was on TV, I really don't think that Shawkat even needs an introduction. Alongside playing the beloved Maeby Fünke, Shawkat has bookended the Midnight Madness series this year by playing main characters in the opening movie, Jeremy Saulnier's Green Room, and the closing movie, Final Girls. 

Nina Dobrev

As a huge Conan O'Brien fan, it feels necessary to mention how funny her segment was when she basically did yoga on the red-headed icon, which caused him to run around the studio in glee. Dobrev has an extensive resumé working in film and television, but she is probably best known for her starring role on the The Vampire Diaries. 

Adam Devine 

Alongside his role in hugely popular stoner-buddy series Workaholics, (which if you've ever spoken to anyone under the age of 25, you've probably heard quoted at least a few times), Devine has also starred in movies such as Pitch Perfect, Pitch Perfect 2, and Neighbours. 

Thomas Middleditch 

Middleditch seems to have a knack for workplace stories, having roles on The Office, The Wolf of Wallstreet, and starring on the hilarious HBO series Silicon Valley, where he plays the nervous yet brilliant Richard Hendricks, who just wants to get his app out into the world.

(Halloween costume update: Not a final girl, but now I really want to be Drew Barrymore in Scream.)

FINAL GIRLS screens: 

Sat, Sept 19, 11:59 PM RYERSON

Sun, Sept 20, 5:00 PM SCOTIABANK

FINAL GIRLS: SXSW Buzz

Coming to our Midnight Madness screens in the next few days is Todd Strauss-Schulson's Final Girls, an uproarious horror-comedy featuring Taissa Farmiga, Malin Akerman, Alia Shawkat, Nina Dobrev and Thomas Middleditch.  Final Girls follows Max, her friends and her mother Amanda Cartwright, who was a famous scream-queen in her time, starring in a series called Bloodbath. They reluctantly agree to go to an anniversary screening of her movie. When they mysteriously wake up within the movie, the group must mind established genre tropes in order to stay alive.

Check out some of the buzz from it's premiere at SXSW!

From Perri Nemiroff at Collider: 

"The Final Girls is a dream come true for anyone with a soft spot for slasher movies. Max and her friends Gertie (Alia Shawkat), Vicki (Nina Dobrev), Chris (Alexander Ludwig) and Duncan (Thomas Middleditch) literally tear open the screen, walk through it and wind up in a horror movie. From there, it’s all about playing by some genre rules and subverting others in order to avoid getting hacked up by the film’s machete toting villain, Billy, and it’s tons of fun."

Read the rest of the review here!

From Monica Castillo at International Business Times: 

“Final Girls is a movie treat for longtime horror-genre fans and occasional moviegoers alike. You don’t need to understand every “Sleepaway Camp” reference to laugh throughout the film, as much of the humor is based on genre generalizations. The writing, editing, synth soundtrack and low-budget look capture the era to comedic effect, framing it for modern-day outsiders to have their laugh. Final Girls is a nostalgic love letter the ways we were scared way back when and how we can laugh at it all now."

Read the rest of the review here!

FINAL GIRLS screens:

Sat, Sept 19, 11:59 PM RYERSON

Sun, Sept 20, 5:00 PM SCOTIABANK