Talk to Me twins Danny and Michael Philippou on their spooky new movie Bring Her Back

Featuring Oscar-nominated star Sally Hawkins, new horror Bring Her Back goes even harder than Talk to Me.
L-R: Danny and Michael Philippou on the set of A24’s Bring Her Back. Image: A24.

Chaotic good twins Danny and Michael Philippou, the unruly brains behind smash hit horror movie Talk to Me and now its hugely anticipated follow-up (but not sequel) Bring Her Back, have been preparing for this moment from the day dot.

Wong receiving a standing ovation at the Los Angeles premiere for her debut performance was an extraordinary moment, the brothers agree. ‘It was so important to have a real vision-impaired girl, so we did an Australia-wide search with thanks to Nikki Barrett in casting, who’s amazing,’ Michael says.

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Stephen A Russell is a Melbourne-based arts writer. His writing regularly appears in Fairfax publications, SBS online, Flicks, Time Out, The Saturday Paper, The Big Issue and Metro magazine. You can hear him on Joy FM.