WithA Cure for Wellnesscurrently in theaters, I sat down with directorGore Verbinskifor an exclusive video interview about his eerie, enigmatic new movie. He talked about his editing process, spending five months filming around Europe, how he’s in the business of casting spells, how his team achieved the great cinematography, and a lot more.
If you’re not familiar withA Cure for Wellness, it’s based on an original idea by Verbinski and screenwriterJustin Haythe(Revolutionary Road), about an ambitious young executive (Dane DeHaan) who is sent to the Swiss Alps to retrieve his company’s CEO from a mysterious “wellness center.” At the remote location, he soon realizes the spa’s treatments are not what they seem. The film also starsJason IsaacsandMia Goth.
Check out what Verbinski had to say in the player above and below is exactly what we talked about followed by the trailer and synopsis.
Here’s the official synopsis forA Cure for Wellness:
An ambitious young executive is sent to retrieve his company’s CEO from an idyllic but mysterious “wellness center” at a remote location in the Swiss Alps. He soon suspects that the spa’s miraculous treatments are not what they seem. When he begins to unravel its terrifying secrets, his sanity is tested, as he finds himself diagnosed with the same curious illness that keeps all the guests here longing for the cure. From Gore Verbinski, the visionary director of The Ring, comes the new psychological thriller, A Cure for Wellness.
