Learn the deeper meanings behind David Yarovesky’s upcoming film Locked.
The Direct sat down with director David Yarovesky to discuss his new movieLocked.
Lockedis an upcoming claustrophobic thriller directed by Yarovesky, known forBrightburnandNightbooks.
We’re telling something very different.
And then and then there’s obviously influence from stuff like ‘Phone Booth’ and classic ‘trapped-in-a-place’ movies.
There’s a sort of untapped genre out there, car exploitation movies.
I drew one other kind of influence…
I really wanted there to be a sense of realism with this.
I really wanted this to be as grounded as possible.
I think that this is one of Bill’s greatest performances.
I was blown away working with him.
I think he’s emotionally honest.
I think he’s raw.
I think he’s believable the whole time.
Because you’re trapped in a space, you’re limited by your tools.
So we did a number of things to pull that off.
That version pulls apart in eight or 10 places and they’re on rails.
So he could smash into the wall and it could feel sturdy.
And then as the camera moves away, we can slide the wall right out.
I wanted the movie to be cinematic.
I wanted it to be anamorphic…So we had to have Dan Sasaki at Panavision design custom lenses.
So I could put Bill’s nose millimeters from the lens and focus on him.
We shot it in Vancouver, on Hastings Street…it’s a tough place to shoot.
It’s basically where their drug epidemic up there exists, and it’s really rough.
Lockedhits theaters on March 21, 2025.
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