“They really f*ck with your head.”
ShockTillYouDrop.com caught up with Julie Benz (Rambo, upcoming Punisher: War Zone) on the green carpet of The Incredible Hulk premiere Sunday night at the Universal City Walk and she told us more about her character in Saw V.
Shock: Let’s talk about “Saw V.”
Benz: It was very intense shooting that [film]. It gave me nightmares. I think the movie is so psychologically terrifying to watch and I didn’t realize it was going to be just as psychologically terrifying to act in it. I think it’s going to be one of those movies that I don’t watch.
Shock: What was so terrifying about it for you?
Benz: The circumstances. It’s just a very dark movie. It’s not just a slasher film. They really f*ck with your head. As an audience member you feel it and as an actor it’s even worse I think. They were all laughing because it was my first time doing a movie of that genre and I of course had to have a bucket on standby because I was getting nauseated and thought I was going to throw up. Some of the things I had to do was really grossing me out. I play a very unlikeable character.
Shock: How is she so unlikeable?
Benz: Her name is Brit and she’s a real estate developer. That’s all I can say. You know how those things are. You sign your life away in blood.
Shock: Were you a fan of the other “Saw” movies?
Benz: Well I’ve seen a couple of them, but they’re really too scary for me to watch. I have an over active imagination. That’s why I’m an actor.
Saw V hits theaters on October 24. Benz also talked more about Punisher: War Zone and you can read her quotes at Superhero Hype!.
Source: Heather Newgen
