Polygon.com / 04.06.25

I promise you missed the Talk to Me cameo in Bring Her Back

After Australian actor Sophie Wilde starred as Mia, the (literally) haunted protagonist of Danny and Michael Philippous debut horror movie Talk to Me, the writer-directors promised her theyd work with her again even though she wasnt going to lead their follow-up, Bring Her Back. We made a deal that she would appear in every single one of our films, in one way or another, as a cameo, Danny Philippou told Polygon ahead of the movies release. They were true to their word with Bring Her Back, but even the most eagle-eyed Easter egg spotters arent going to notice her appearance. In the film, bereaved mother Laura (The Shape of Waters Sally Hawkins) repeatedly sits with her adopted son Oliver (Jonah Wren Phillips) and watches videotapes showing a demonic ritual that plays heavily into the movies story. The footage is in grainy black and white, and the camera moves in an erratic handheld way its a lot like watching an early found-footage horror movie. There is a flash of Sophie Wilde in one ...
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