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COLLIDER: You’ve directed a lot of things.

But most of the time, then you end up going back to the way it was.

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So, it was elements.

We wrote a full movie that was built in flashbacks.

AJA: Can I have a few for the same big budget?

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It was very expensive.

That was kind of likeGuardians of the GalaxybeforeGuardians of the Galaxy.

I guess that would be the one.

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I love creature movies, and I’ll also dream about a giant spider apocalypse thing.

That would be good.

Jumping into why I get to talk to you.

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What was it about this material that said, I need to make this?

AJA: That I need to make this is so important.

I remember reading K.C.

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AJA: It was a tricky journey because we had a lot of material.

ButI wanted to be sure that we were just giving enough and not too much.

There are multiple versions.

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What was it actually like making this when you had six hours?

AJA: It’s tough because you have like limited hours.

They also have school during those hours.

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It’s very, very difficult, so you gotta be ready.

It was a long walk in prep.

Then, it was really to get ready to be sure that they understood everything.

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We had a secret weapon on set.

Never Let Gois in theaters now.

Their safety and their surroundings come into question when one of the children questions if the evil is real.