talk to me perhaps the first australian horror movie since jennifer kents the babadook to have huge breakout potential was influenced by its hit predecessor but not in the way you might think it wasnt so much that filmmaker brothers danny and michael philippou saw the atmospheric flick and set out to make something similar its that they worked on it and wanted to replicate the behindthescenes vibes they experienced on its setits a weird circle says michael who made a name for himself alongside his twin via their youtube channel rackaracka in the new issue of total film magazine which is out on newsstands on thursday june 22i saw with jen on that film i knew it would be good because she cared so much about every frame she wasnt there for a paycheque she wanted to make the best film possible and everything meant so much to her i love this and thats the energy i wanted to have with ours as wellkents babadook centers on a widowed single mother essie davis struggling to raise her troubled son a task that becomes all the more difficult when he becomes convinced of a monsters presence in their home the philippous outing however revolves around a group of teens who find out the hard way why you shouldnt conduct a sance at a boozy party preorder the heart of stone issue of total film nowmia sophia wilde having not long lost her mother is particularly keen to converse with those on the other side though the spirits they manage to contact turn out to be anything but friendly alexandra jensen joe bird otis djanji zoe terakes and lord of the rings miranda otto round out the supporting castelsewhere in the interview the duo named william friedkins the exorcist as another source of inspiration its such a clich answer but it is so incredible says danny those characters dont feel like film characters they feel like real peopletalk to me releases on july 28 in the uk and us and this is just a snippet of our interview in the new issue of total film magazine which features netflix thriller heart of stone on the cover the magazine hits shelves this thursday june 22 check out the covers belowimage credit robert viglaskynetflixtotal filmif youre a fan of total film why not subscribe so that you never miss an issue youll get the magazine before its in shops with exclusive subscriberonly covers like the one pictured above and with our latest offer you can get a free stm chargetree worth 6999 head to magazinesdirect to find out more ts and cs applyimage credit total filmstmnetflix