While making sure that the story of The Vatican Tapes
was grounded in reality, the filmmakers needed to find a leading female
protagonist who embodied normalcy otherwise but had the ability to
carry out the lead girl. Angela’s complex and emotional demonic
possession. They found that in Olivia Taylor Dudley, who had a noteworthy presence in Oren Peli’s horror film, The Chernobyl Diaries as well as other films such as Moneyball and The Dictator.
Director Mark Neveldine
expands on the long process of searching for the right actress to play
Angela. “We went through a hundred casting tapes and we brought in fifty
girls, and kept looking. We had a couple girls that we really liked but
they just didn’t have that X factor.”
“Olivia came in and
within ten seconds I said, ‘This is Angela.’” remarks Neveldine. “We all
knew it. You just felt it. She’s really impressive. She’s the anchor of
the film and what makes it work.”
While the filmmakers were
quickly drawn to Olivia Taylor Dudley upon first impression, the actress
also had a strong initial reaction to the script.
“Angela is
both the villain and the victim. She is the lead of the movie and the
heart and soul, so we went through a very long and focused process in
casting,” says Producer, Gary Lucchesi. “We were very much taken by
Olivia’s ability to balance vulnerability with toughness.”
“I read the script and it actually gave me a nightmare, which never happens,” recalls Olivia Taylor Dudley. “I
read the screenplay at night and the very next day I called up my
agents and told them I needed to be a part of this film. It affected me
and made me feel something.”
The Vatican Tapes will be releasing in India within the week of its US premier on 31st July, 2015.
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