Exclusive: Writer/director Zach Cregger explains how Beowulf inspired Barbarian's terrifying Mother design. 'There's this illustration of Grendel's mother that really made an impact on me.'
With many still horrified by the character, writer/director Zach Cregger opens up about how Beowulf inspired Barbarian's terrifying Mother design. The surprise horror hit centers on a trio of characters whose varying stories connect to a rental house in a rundown Detroit suburb that houses a dark secret in a series of hidden tunnels in its basement.
SCREENRANT VIDEO OF THE DAY While speaking exclusively with Screen Rant for the film's home media release, Zach Cregger reflected on the development process behind Barbarian's terrifying Mother design. The writer/director explained how Beowulf inspired the horror movie's antagonist, recalling how he had a drawing of the mother of one of the more iconic characters in the iconic fantasy epic that terrified him as a kid.
There was a drawing in a Beowulf illustrated book I had as a kid, and there's this illustration of Grendel's mother that really made an impact on me. So, that was what was in my head when I was writing it, and I showed that to the team. Matthew and I talked a lot about physicality, and how The Mother would move, and things like that. Then, when I went over, we put all these prosthetics on Matthew's face, and I had a cast of his face before he even showed up in Bulgaria.
Since its release, many have found that Barbarian proves to be a similarly effective approach to the horror monster formula be leaving The Mother under wraps for a large portion of the film. The first act of the movie plays out more like a romantic comedy between Campbell and Skarsgård's characters until the terrifying reveal of The Mother, while the second act is a darkly comedic #MeToo story with Long at the center before he, too, is confronted by the film's terrifying antagonist.
While the end of the film seemingly closed the book on her story, Cregger has teased the possibility of a prequel Barbarian movie exploring more of the backstory for The Mother. Given her exact origins are generally kept under wraps, it could prove interesting to see another character-jumping story diving into the motives behind Brake's Frank and how The Mother ultimately overpowered her captor. In the meantime, audiences can catch up with Barbarian streaming on HBO Max now.
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