Collider: This film is quite the unexpected thrill ride.
KATHERINE McNAMARA: Well, thank you.
That was our goal.
McNAMARA: Its true.
And at every turn, we all looked at each other and went, Can we actually do this?
This shouldnt work, and yet somehow it does.
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Lets just see what we can accomplish.
And lo and behold, we haveUntitled Horror Movie.
Was she very defined on the page as a character?
Did you get to have a hand in developing who she is and how she would be?
McNAMARA: A little bit.
I helped to further the idea.
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It was a very collaborative process throughout.
Thats the joy, when a friend writes the script.
They know what you havent gotten the chance to do.
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I love doing comedy.
Through the magic of earpieces and headphones, we were all able to be completely isolated.
McNAMARA: It was simultaneously very exciting and very terrifying.
I think all of us wanted to not be the one to ruin the film, as it were.
I have such massive respect for crews and for their knowledge base and their skill set.
They have obviously trained and studied and done all of those things that I have not done.
But theres a big difference between seeing something and understanding it versus practically doing it yourself.
We can use that.
That was the fun of the whole process.
McNAMARA: A bit of both.
Every bit of knowledge helps to fuel that.
It only fueled my fire more, to learn about those things.
What was it like to shoot this during a pandemic?
McNAMARA: Yeah, that was definitely a consideration.
Retrospectively, it was very cathartic, in a way.
If you dont have that spark, the whole movie isnt going to work.
And somehow in the first table read on Zoom, something just clicked.
McNAMARA: Its so interesting because I never expected it, when I first started the show.
I was so excited.
The Shadowfam is so special.
We really all have the same passion for the story.
That has not ceased, and I truly dont think it ever will.
McNAMARA: Joining theArrow-verse, in and of itself, was such a pleasure.
And then,Arrowhappened and I was so thrilled to be able to dive in head-first.
When you have an experience like that, do they tell you why the show doesnt get picked up?
Did they ever give you a reason for their decision, or do the actors not get that information?
So, I dont know why.
I was excited to see what the future held, but thats how the cookie crumbles.
There are so many wonderful people over at WB and The CW and the whole Berlanti world.
When you realized that this was what you actually wanted to do, what did you envision for yourself?
What did being a successful actor look like, in the beginning?
McNAMARA: Its funny you ask that because thats changed over the years.
Something that I love most about my career is that its constantly evolving and constantly changing.
At first, I would say that it was very different than it is now.
I wanted to be an economist, before I was an actor.
That would have worked out perfectly.
Thats what I thought my life would be.
I thought, How great, I can do both of the things that I love.
Im going to live in New York and work in Broadway theater, and this will be fantastic.
Id love to go back to theater.
Id love to do more film.
Id love to do another TV show.
I want to direct soon.
Thats what I would like to do.
Continuing forward motion is my idea of success.
Whats that like to shoot and whats it like to watch that later?
McNAMARA: Watching it is a bit funny.
Im funny about watching myself, but thats just part of the job, I guess.
I did turn to Luke and go, Is this because Clary killed Jonathan inShadowhunters?
Is this why this is happening?
Its a lot of fun to try your hand, literally, at something new.
McNAMARA: We were really lucky.
Nick is such a fantastic director and is so collaborative and really honest.
McNAMARA: Absolutely, there were, but that was the joy of it.
Untitled Horror Movieis available on digital and VOD.
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