In A Violent Nature has a first cut you’ll never see (except for one scene)

In a violent nature It surprised the audience with its narrative style, and it could have been different, as there was a first version that will never be seen except for one scene. 2024 was a big year for horror fans, with a variety of successful horror films being released, and one that quickly stood out is In a violent nature. Written and directed by Chris Nash, In a violent nature It is described as an “environment destroyer” and has the distinction of being told from the killer’s perspective. In a violent nature It received a positive critical reception, but was very divisive among viewers.

In a violent nature follows a group of teenagers who spend a few days in a cabin in the woods, where some of them find a gold medallion in the remains of a fire tower. One of them takes the locket, unaware that in doing so he is awakening Johnny (Ry Barrett), who begins a murder spree and targets the group. In a violent nature was praised for its simplicity, narrative style, and graphic death scenesas well as for having a tone reminiscent of 1980s slashers, but this version of the film was not always the one planned for release.

In A Violent Nature was filmed in 2021 – and re-filmed after it was almost completed

In A Violent Nature went through some obstacles during production

In a violent nature had its world premiere in January 2024 at the Sundance Film Festival, as part of the “Midnight” programming. In a violent nature was released in theaters in May 2024, but it took a long time to get there. As revealed in the Blu-ray commentary by In a violent nature (through Bloody disgusting) by Nash himself, In a violent nature began filming in 2021 but encountered many challenges. Filming took place in the Kawartha Lakes area of ​​central Ontario, which Nash said The Globe and the Mail it wasn’t “hitting the right note”For them.

Filming lasted four weeks, but after shooting about 70-80% of the film and reviewing the footage they had, Nash decided to start from scratch. In the same conversation with The Globe and the MailNash said they realized how important the surrounding nature itself was for the filmthen they restarted production in the Algoma region. Nash assembled a smaller crew with the post-production budget from the original footage and also used his own money to start all over again and make In a violent nature as he felt it needed to be done.

Only 1 scene from the first cut of In A Violent Nature made it into the final version

In A Violent Nature only kept one scene from the original version

Exactly what happened with the first cut of In a violent nature It’s unclear, but there is a scene that was included in Nash’s final cut: the one where Johnny is looking at Kris (Andrea Pavlovic) through a window. However, not everything in the remake of In a violent nature it went well, as Nash also remembers not being allowed into a specific location to film the opening scene. Nash explained that the opening scene of In a violent nature was shot in a location used in the original filming, but he was no longer allowed to enter.

Nash didn’t go into detail about why he couldn’t return, but since the rest of the team was still allowed to return, he storyboarded the sequence and first assistant director Nate Wilson led the team. It is not known exactly how different the first version of the In a violent nature it was from the final version, but at least this last one had the tone and look that Chris Nash wanted to achieve.

Sources: Bloody disgusting, The Globe and the Mail.