Video: THE GUEST Complete Midnight Madness Premiere Intro/Q&A With Adam Wingard Simon Barrett Dan Stevens Maika Monroe

The Guest the new film from the directing, writing team Adam Wingard & Simon Barrett You're Next was the 2014 closing night film of the midnight madness programme of the Toronto International Film Festival. Actor Dan Steven and actress Maika Monroe -- who was also in the David Robert Mitchell film It Follows which premiered at this year's midnight madness -- joined Mr. Wingard & Mr. Barrett on stage. Here is the complete introduction and post-screening Q&A moderated by programmer Colin Geddes.

Social Media Buzz for THE GUEST!

When you're like Adam Wingard and Simon Barrett and you throw a bloody, gun-crazy, astounding action film up at Midnight Madness like THE GUEST, people are gonna talk.  And talk they did, on Twitter and Instagram after the Midnight Madness closer sent the Ryerson audience home happy.  Check out what folks were saying about the Dan Stevens thriller!

Sadly THE GUEST has finally packed his bags and left TIFF, but you'll be able to see Dan Stevens in all his cold-blooded glory starting September 17th in a theatre near you!

Pics From the Premiere of THE GUEST!

It's never been Midnight Madness' style to go out, Jason style, without one more kill and last night's screening of THE GUEST joins Festival closers like L'INTERIEUR, KILL LIST, and the original HOSTEL as the latest to end Midnight Madness with a bang (and several knife wounds). Simon Barrett and Adam Wingard's latest sent cheers through the Ryerson audience and it was pretty clear that a couple of people were excited to see THE GUEST himself, Dan Stevens, as well.  Ian Goring was, as always, there to capture the mayhem!

The most dedicated audience at TIFF lines up one last time for 2014!

The lovely Maika Monroe braves the cold for THE GUEST!

THE GUEST himself, Dan Stevens!

Spooooky!

Representing Canada in the cast, Brendan Meyer!

What what, director Adam Wingard throws it up!

Never let it be said that ten days of TIFF doesn't bring out the wacky in directors and stars alike.

I don't know what Adam Wingard is doing here other than 'beer'.  Simon Barrett seems equally perplexed.

What a charming pair - Dan Stevens and Maika Monroe.

The whole crew from THE GUEST!

Adam Wingard jumpkicks the invisible spooky mango tree that grows outside the Ryerson.

That did not end well.

Simon Barrett, Colin Geddes, and Adam Wingard in a rare moment of calm.

...which didn't last long.

I don't know why Adam Wingard was intent on killing his cast with jumpkicks.

Dan Stevens displays his superhuman genetically-superior strength in restraining Adam onstage.

The charming Dan Stevens takes questions from the audience.

And that's all folks!

TIFF is over, so you'll have to wait until THE GUEST drops in theatres to see it! Thankfully, that's two days from now if you're lucky enough to live in the US!

THE GUEST Premieres Tonight!

The Guest the latest film from Adam Wingard and Simon Barrett (A Horrible Way To Die; You're Next) premieres tonight! It has been getting great buzz: "Adam Wingard's The Guest feels like a lost [John] Carpenter film from the director's golden age. The picture effortlessly moves between a nerve-wracking mystery to a gleefully dark comedy, and at its best it even mixes the two together." --Collider

You can read more reviews from fellow blogger Leslie's post here.



THE GUEST screening times:
Sat., Sept. 13th, 11:59 PM, RYERSON
Sun., Sept. 14th, 6:45 PM, SCOTIABANK 3

The Music of Steve Moore in CUB and THE GUEST!

Midnight Madness selections Cub and The Guest are both set to stun the audiences at the Ryerson, and they have one important thing in common--the music of Steve Moore, one half of the duo known as Zombi.

If it’s not clear that Moore is a big horror/genre fan from the fact has thrown his musical weight behind not one but two Midnight Madness selections this year, you need only to look at his band’s name, Zombi. Horror heads will recognize the name as the Italian release title of George A. Romero’s Dawn of the Dead, the score of which was a big influence on Zombi’s work.

While you’ll have to wait for the Midnight Madness premiere to hear any specific cuts from the scores for Cub, you can check out this clip from The Guest that features some of Moore’s work:

Check out Moore's tumblr, linked up there in the post, for more samples of his work. Or better yet, attend one of the screenings of these two awesome films to get the full experience!

CUB screening times:

Wed., Sept. 10th, 11:59 PM, RYERSON

Thu., Sept. 11th, 8:30 PM, SCOTIABANK 8

Sat., Sept. 13th, 12:30 PM, SCOTIABANK 13

THE GUEST screening times:

Sat., Sept. 13th, 11:59 PM, RYERSON

Sun., Sept. 14th, 6:45 PM, SCOTIABANK 3

THE GUEST: First Look Poster and Trailer

This Ain't Downton Abbey, People!

Adam Wingard and Simon Barrett, the powerhouse creative team behind genre favorites: A Horrible Way to Die and You're Next are back with THE GUEST. Check out Dan Steven's creepy stare in the poster as well as the recently released trailer below.



THE GUEST screening times
Sat. Sept. 13th,11:59 PM, RYERSON
Sun. Sept. 14th 6:45 PM, SCOTIABANK 3