In writer/director Alex Scharfman’s Death Of A Unicorn, the titular fantastical creatures don’t behave quite as they are typically portrayed, as it turns out the horns on their head are quite useful when it comes to eviscerating humans when properly provoked… but it’s not all darkness and violence. They are also shown to be beings of wonder, and it was a common activity on set for the stars of the film to pet the practical creations that were made for the production.
Earlier this month, I had the chance to do a virtual interview with Will Poulter, Téa Leoni, and Richard E. Grant to discuss their work on the new A24 movie, and one of the questions that I asked the trio concerned their interaction with unicorns on the set. Poulter acknowledged that there was great contributions from visual effects artists in the making of the film, but having life-like puppets on set was an asset for his performance. Said the actor,
Some amazing puppeteers and like some incredible CGI in the film as well. And the two are integrated really well, but amazing for us as actors to have that point of reference to see the puppets, see them actually move.
