This past weekend, Hugh Grantreligious horror thriller pagan is out in theaters, in which the actor gives one of his best performances to date.
In the film, Grant plays Mr. Reed, a mysterious man who is visited by two young Mormon missionaries who attempt to teach him about their religion. This turns into a nightmare for the sister missionaries as Mr. Reed has sinister plans for them.
Throughout the film, Grant tests Sister Paxton’s faith (Chloe East) and Sister Barnes (Sophie Thatcher) through heated theological debates about religion. Then things took an even more drastic turn.
If you haven’t seen the movie yet, there are spoilers ahead.
At the climactic end of the film, after a series of events in which Mr. Reed attempts to hold on to his own life, he finds himself with Sister Paxton, and he asks her to pray, realizing that he will die at any moment, which he eventually does.
Grant recently spoke about the film’s ending in an interview with GamesRadar+, revealing that they actually shot two different endings, each featuring a different performance from Grant.
In the final edited scene, Mr. Reed is horrified and imploring Sister Paxton to pray, but another scene he shot shows the character still trying to turn it into a game.
Grant explained: “I shot it two ways. There was a moment where I was stabbed and crawled across the floor to her, and I did it two ways.
“He’s still trying to make the whole thing funny, like he’s been trying to make the whole night funny. He’s kind of like, ‘Look at this, this is funny, almost to death.’
“Then I did another one and all his defenses were gone and he was definitely fooling himself into thinking he was going to die and he was so scared. He wanted some comfort and he wanted her to comfort him, maybe through prayer .
As for which shot Grant preferred, he said his two favorite shots were the ones we saw in the final film.
Grant concluded: “I’m not quite sure the way they edited it, which of the two performances they wanted. I think it was the latter.
“But I know they shortened it a lot in the last 20 minutes, and the film runs a long time, so maybe it’s not clear. I really liked the second way – at the end, after the guy was in total control for a full hour and a half. , he turned into a frightened rabbit.
If you’ve seen “Heresy,” let us know what you thought!
