With his sleek cheekbones, dimples, and All American looks, actor David Corenswet looks camera-ready to play Superman. For now you can catch the lanky (6'4"), 29-year old in last year's hugely underrated horror film, "Pearl," Ti West's Technicolored study of a young woman (an Oscar-worthy Mia Goth) descent into madness in rural Texas in 1918. In the film, the title character dreams of Hollywood stardom, fueled by her visits to a local movie theater where she is befriended by its projectionist (Corenswet). He seduces Pearl one night by showing her WWI-era stag films, which shades his character as a bad boy; but he proves no match for the truly mad Pearl. Talking to Yahoo! News about his role, called the Projectionist in the film's credits, the Juilliard graduate says: "When Ti pitched to me what he envisioned for the film, it was all about visual aesthetic and cinematic references, and this core idea of... doing a horror film, telling a tragedy in the shell of a movie musical... and I love that idea." Added Corenswet: "It immediately resonated with me and struck me as a great film that I would want to see." The musical movie reference may seem strange for a slasher film, but in the film's vibrant cinematography and Panavision look, it could easily be mistaken for a Vincente Minnelli film. When, for instance, Pearl auditions for a church holiday show as a dancer, it becomes a full-scaled musical number right out of the 1950s. It is moments like this, Corenswet feels, that allowed West to go to "extremes" he wanted to. "I think it's giving Ti permission to use the extremes when it comes to images and sounds, and music, the elements that make up the film that evoke the emotions from the audience," he said. "In a genre like horror there's permission granted to use the most grotesque and vulgar images, and sounds and situations, and there's also the opportunity to have ridiculously silly moments."⁠ ⁠ Tap link in bio for more on @EDGEmedianetwork ⁠ ????⁠ ?: @davidcorenswet⁠

With his sleek cheekbones, dimples, and All American looks, actor David Corenswet looks camera-ready to play Superman. For now you can catch the lanky (6'4"), 29-year old in last year's hugely underrated horror film, "Pearl," Ti West's Technicolored study of a young woman (an Oscar-worthy Mia Goth) descent into madness in rural Texas in 1918. In the film, the title character dreams of Hollywood stardom, fueled by her visits to a local movie theater where she is befriended by its projectionist (Corenswet). He seduces Pearl one night by showing her WWI-era stag films, which shades his character as a bad boy; but he proves no match for the truly mad Pearl. Talking to Yahoo! News about his role, called the Projectionist in the film's credits, the Juilliard graduate says: "When Ti pitched to me what he envisioned for the film, it was all about visual aesthetic and cinematic references, and this core idea of... doing a horror film, telling a tragedy in the shell of a movie musical... and I love that idea." Added Corenswet: "It immediately resonated with me and struck me as a great film that I would want to see." The musical movie reference may seem strange for a slasher film, but in the film's vibrant cinematography and Panavision look, it could easily be mistaken for a Vincente Minnelli film. When, for instance, Pearl auditions for a church holiday show as a dancer, it becomes a full-scaled musical number right out of the 1950s. It is moments like this, Corenswet feels, that allowed West to go to "extremes" he wanted to. "I think it's giving Ti permission to use the extremes when it comes to images and sounds, and music, the elements that make up the film that evoke the emotions from the audience," he said. "In a genre like horror there's permission granted to use the most grotesque and vulgar images, and sounds and situations, and there's also the opportunity to have ridiculously silly moments."⁠
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Tap link in bio for more on @EDGEmedianetwork ⁠
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?: @davidcorenswet⁠