‘Deliver Us’ premiere: Lee Roy Kunz on his revealing nude scene and mixing horror with religion [Exclusive Red Carpet Interviews]
The Los Angeles premiere of “Deliver Us” was held Wednesday, September 27, 2023 at The Landmark Westwood in Los Angeles. Gold Derby associate editor Latasha Ford was on the red carpet to interview star, producer, writer and director Lee Roy Kunz, producer and cinematographer Isaac Bauman and producer and director Cru Ennis. Check out the exclusive red carpet interviews above!
Kunz didn’t originally plan on playing the main character, and admits his revealing nude scene wasn’t easy. “That was probably the hardest thing I’ve ever done as an actor,” he says. “We had female nudity so we couldn’t just shoot it with me covered up. I think it added a lot, after he’s done what he’s done, to then be so broken and vulnerable. It’s very Adam and Eve, seeing each other’s nakedness for the first time and accepting all the flaws.”
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When a nun in a remote convent claims immaculate conception, the Vatican sends a team of priests to investigate, concerned about an ancient prophecy that a woman will give birth to twin boys: one the Messiah, the other the Anti-Christ. “Deliver Us” stars Kunz, Maria Vera Ratti, Alexander Siddig, Juane Kimmel, Thomas Kretschmann, Marko Leht, Lena Barbara Luhse and Jason E. Medina.
The film weaves religion into the horror genre, and Kunz, a Catholic, wanted it to feel “hopeful.” He explains, “Horror is the only genre of film where you can make God or divinity the subject and have mainstream audiences accept it. I know there’s a lot of Christians or Catholics that are going to call it blasphemous.”
“Deliver Us” premiered at Popcorn Frights Film Festival on August 10, 2023 and will be released nationwide by Magnet Releasing on Friday, September 29.
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