Overview
- Speaking onstage at CCXP in São Paulo, Newton thanked fans and said the first trailer became Searchlight’s No. 1 trailer of all time.
- Newton recounted discovering Sarah Michelle Gellar’s casting during Toronto rehearsals, saying she “fell on the floor” after spotting Gellar’s photo.
- She said the directors offered her the part after their collaboration on Abigail and told her they wrote the sequel for her.
- Samara Weaving returns as Grace MacCaullay, with Newton playing Grace’s estranged younger sister, Faith.
- Newton praised Weaving’s down-to-earth approach and shared a light anecdote about her co-star helping craft a flirty text.