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Obsession's Reshoots and Nikki's X-Men Role: A Career Turnaround for Curry Barker and Inde Navarrette
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In Short: Curry Barker's horror film 'Obsession' underwent significant reshoots, leading to a career turnaround for both Barker and actress Inde Navarrette.
Curry Barker's horror film 'Obsession' faced initial challenges, but Barker's decision to make his antagonist, Bear, more passive rather than active proved successful. 'All we can hope for is that it sustains,' Barker's representatives told him, but the film's success changed his career trajectory. 'Now, the response I get is, "Curry, what is it you want to do?"' Barker shared, noting that he no longer receives 'Nos' when pitching ideas.
Before 'Obsession,' Barker constantly faced rejections. However, the film's success and the additional resources from reshoots have given him the confidence to pitch his own projects. 'Everything has changed for me, I’m now in rooms I could never even imagine,' Barker said. The film's success also led to a career boost for actress Inde Navarrette, who recently appeared at D23 and will play Rogue in the Marvel Studios' revival of X-Men.
Navarrette's life has changed significantly since starring in 'Obsession.' She revealed that her physical appearance also changed after the reshoots, with noticeable differences in footage from before and after. 'I was stoked to see everybody again. I mean, it had been a while,' Navarrette said during a panel discussion at the Toronto International Film Festival.
Before 'Obsession,' Barker's ideas were often shot down, but the film's success has changed that. 'Now, the response I get is, "Curry, what is it you want to do?"' Barker explained. 'Everything has changed for me, I’m now in rooms I could never even imagine,' he added, noting that he is now pitching his own projects and hopes to produce and direct his own work.
Despite the success, Barker's career is not without its challenges. The inaugural Ocean Way festival, scheduled for September 26-27 in Santa Monica, California, with headliners The Killers, Olivia Dean, Jack White, and Khruangbin, has been canceled. Organizers stated that refunds will be delivered in a few business days.
What's confirmed
- Curry Barker's horror film 'Obsession' faced initial challenges, but Barker's decision to make his antagonist, Bear, more passive rather than active proved successful. 'All we can hope for is that it sustains,' Barker's representatives told him, but the film's success changed his career trajectory. 'Now, the response I get is, "Curry, what is it you want to do?"' Barker shared, noting that he no longer receives 'Nos' when pitching ideas.
- Before 'Obsession,' Barker constantly faced rejections. However, the film's success and the additional resources from reshoots have given him the confidence to pitch his own projects. 'Everything has changed for me, I’m now in rooms I could never even imagine,' Barker said. The film's success also led to a career boost for actress Inde Navarrette, who recently appeared at D23 and will play Rogue in the Marvel Studios' revival of X-Men.
- Navarrette's life has changed significantly since starring in 'Obsession.' She revealed that her physical appearance also changed after the reshoots, with noticeable differences in footage from before and after. 'I was stoked to see everybody again. I mean, it had been a while,' Navarrette said during a panel discussion at the Toronto International Film Festival.
- Before 'Obsession,' Barker's ideas were often shot down, but the film's success has changed that. 'Now, the response I get is, "Curry, what is it you want to do?"' Barker explained. 'Everything has changed for me, I’m now in rooms I could never even imagine,' he added, noting that he is now pitching his own projects and hopes to produce and direct his own work.
- Despite the success, Barker's career is not without its challenges. The inaugural Ocean Way festival, scheduled for September 26-27 in Santa Monica, California, with headliners The Killers, Olivia Dean, Jack White, and Khruangbin, has been canceled. Organizers stated that refunds will be delivered in a few business days.
What's still developing
- “So, it became clear to me that the way to fix the movie was not to make Bear try and fix it sooner, but to actually make it even more clear to the audience that he wants to make it work. That’s the thing that he becomes active on trying to make this work,” said Barker.
- Nikki (Navarrette), who he put a love-binding toxic spell on.
- Barker thus had reshoots, which he praised his financier for; those additional resources proved to the filmmaker that his backers had complete faith in his vision.
- After director Curry Barker previously revealed that the massive box office hit underwent multi-day reshoots to enhance certain elements, Navarrette said Friday at the Toronto International Film Festival that fans can see a marked shift in her appearance after she returned to set.
- The debut festival from Coachella promoter Goldenvoice, scheduled to take place Sept.
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