Clint Eastwood sheds a little light on his new supernatural thriller Hereafter

By Jake Dee

Posted 16 years ago

Last Updated on July 23, 2021

We’re not only covering Clint Eastwood’s supernatural HEREAFTER because of the above the line talent involved – which includes stars Matt Damon and Cecile De France (above), as well as writer Peter Morgan (THE LAST KING OF SCOTLAND) – we’re actually diggin’ on the projects seemingly solemn look at the afterlife. No cheap thrills and campy scares in this one, at least that’s the feeling we get when hearing The Man With No Name himself speak about directing his 6th film in the last four years. Before checking out what Big Clint had offered the L.A. Times, let’s reacquaint you with the films premise:

HEREAFTER weaves three different stories: there’s a reluctant Bay Area psychic ( Matt Damon), a London youngster (Frankie McLaren) grieving the death of his twin brother and a French journalist (Belgium-born actress Cécile de France) who was caught up in a tsunami, killed by the raging water and then revived after a strange, spectral experience.

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Speaking about the project, Eastwood stated:

“It’s a spiritual story but there are no real religious connotations to it. The [major religions] are kind of unsatisfying to the kid in our story because he’s looking for something that can answer his questions. He wants a straight answer and he can’t seem to find anything from people who turn out to be either psychics looking for a fast buck or people just talking … you don’t really see movies like this these days that have a spiritual aspect or a romantic aspect. And it is romantic. These days you have a lot of movies about people jumping on each other in the sack but we don’t have that. This is more about attraction.”

Then addressing Matt Damon’s character:

“I like the (Damon) character — he has this knack but he can’t stand it. He’s reticent and he doesn’t want to connect with the dead and he can’t connect with the living.”

Also starring Bryce Dallas Howard (below), Jay Mohr, Richard Kind, Jennifer Lewis, Mylene Jampanoi and Steve Schirripa – Witness the HEREAFTER October 22nd.

Source: L.A. Times

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