Underwood told CNN he would love to do more horror, especially if it could mean working with del Toro.
That blew me away. That was so humbling to me, Underwood said. When I talk about wanting to do more horror films, he’s one of the best at that fantasy slash horror (genre) and I would absolutely love to work with him.
The actor stars as Agent Carter in Longlegs – joining actors Nicolas Cage and Maika Monroe – and said he has a deep appreciation for the horror genre.
I’m a horror fan myself, he said. I grew up with some of my favorite movies in the seventies like ‘The Exorcist,’ ‘The Omen,’ ‘Rosemary’s Baby.’
And while he said he loves horror because he likes to see if he can be scared, he also recognizes how emotionally and spiritually taxing it can be to work on a project that involves the occult. Underwood observed that while he’s played law enforcement before, doing so in the popular horror film about the hunt for a demented serial killer was a different experience.
When you watch a movie, even a horror film for like an hour and a half, that’s one thing. But to kind of go to work every day and, and, and deal in these, these dynamics and aspects of this case with Cage’s character, the occult, satan worship and everything else – you’re delving into that for hours on end, day after day, Underwood said. Those things are real in my estimation. You’ve got to protect your spirit when you’re walking in those worlds.
But a true testament to Underwood’s range is another layered role he’s enjoying, on Starz’s upcoming limited series Three Women.
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