Director Daniels had a real deliverer on set while filming his new Netflix movie, Deliverance, as revealed in a town hall interview with SiriusXM’s Bevy Smith. The other stars, Glenn Close, Mo’Nique, Andra Day, and Demi Singleton, were also present for the interview. After reading about what happened on the sets of The Exorcist (1970s) and Poltergeist (1980s), he decided to hire the deliverer. Daniels admit the prayer circle was beautiful, but unfortunate events happened.
“My sister is in every movie that I’ve ever done as my good luck charm, and she was in the scene with Glenn (who portray Andra Day’s mother) in the chemo scene, and she’s the one that sort of gave her attitude in the chemo scene,” Daniels said. “And two days later, after being in the chemo scene, she was diagnosed with the lung cancer, literally. My dog died on the set,” he added.
Mo’Nique’s health scare during the filming was a particularly emotional moment. She had to be rushed to the hospital during a scene where a demon was supposed to be on top of the building, leading to her hospitalization.
“Mr. Daniels had me doing a scene, okay? And we’re outside,” Mo’Nique shared on the reason for her hospitalization. “It was just, the demon was supposed to be on top of the building, so they kept blowing this — I mean, at one point I’m like, ‘Lee, do we have this s— because I can’t breathe.’ They kept blowing. He was like, ‘One more time. One more time.’ So when I got finished, right, my thyroid was a big, I mean, it was just sick. Oh baby. I was like, ‘What kind of s— is this?’ It was a lot of things happening with The Deliverance,” Monique added.
Close found the prayer circles fascinating. The 77-year-old shared that it was her first encounter with a prayer circle on a set. Daniels would often call for a moment of prayer for those who wished to participate, making it a unique and intriguing experience for the cast and crew. Peeps, what are your thoughts on this?
