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Exclusive Interview: Director J.A. Bayona on A Monster Calls

May 5, 2017 by Gary Collinson

Ahead of the UK home entertainment release of A Monster Calls this coming Monday, we’ve got an exclusive video interview with director J.A. Bayona, as he discusses his adaptation of Patrick Ness’ novel; check it out here or over on our YouTube channel…

SEE ALSO: Read our review of A Monster Calls here

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YEg8t_t3zYg

A visually spectacular drama from acclaimed director Juan Antonio Bayona (“The Impossible”), based on the award-winning fantasy novel. 12-year-old Conor (Lewis MacDougall) attempts to deal with his mother’s (Felicity Jones) illness and the bullying of his classmates by escaping into a fantastical world of monsters and fairy tales that explore courage, loss, and faith. Also featuring Liam Neeson who will star in performance-capture and voiceover as the nocturnally visiting monster of the title, and Sigourney Weaver as the maternal grandmother.

A Monster Calls is available now on Digital Download and releases on Blu-ray and DVD on May 8th.

Originally published May 5, 2017. Updated April 15, 2018.

Filed Under: Articles, Opinions and Long Reads, Exclusives, Gary Collinson, Interviews, Movies Tagged With: A Monster Calls, J.A. Bayona

About Gary Collinson

Gary Collinson is Founder and Editor-in-Chief of Flickering Myth. He is a film, television and digital content writer and producer, whose work includes the gothic horror feature The Baby in the Basket and the suspense thriller Death Among the Pines. He is also the author of Holy Franchise, Batman! Bringing the Caped Crusader to the Screen.

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