Nicolas Cage's new creature feature horror movie is actually inspired by one of Disney's most innocent characters
Is no beloved childhood character safe?
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“From the beginning, I had this idea of big nocturnal eyes, and massive spaced-out teeth, teeth way too big for the creature’s mouth. Goofy, the Disney character, was a big inspiration,” said director Ben Brewer in an interview withIGN, before explaining that the incentive particularly came from a childhood fear of his – the scene in A Goofy Movie where Goofy’s son Max has a nightmare about turning into his father.
“That’s where the Goofy thing comes in because in that film, that dream sequence… it’s terrifying,” said the director, adding, “It’s too much personality. We gave our creatures too much personality because it would be freaky for people.”
Arcadian follows a man named Paul (Cage) and his two sons, living in a near dystopian future where violent monsters come out at night and cause havoc,I …