The American Horror Story actor discusses the big sci-fi element, which he likens to Groundhog Day.
Warning: Spoilers fromLong Weekendand the film’s ending are discussed in this article.
This person then came along to offer him a brief reprieve from his reality.
Finn Wittrock and Zoë Chao in “The Long Weekend.".Stage 6 Films/Courtesy of Sony Pictures
The filmmaker brought a sci-fi twist to that premise forLong Weekend, which premiered in theaters on March 12.
Vienna, however, is from the future.
The year 2055, to be particular.
Finn Wittrock and Zoë Chao in ‘Long Weekend.'.Shanley Kellis/Sony
She works for a special government task force who discovered time travel.
But then his nose starts bleeding and he collapses on the ground.
He wakes to find out doctors found a small tumor in his brain.
They were able to remove it, but Doug reasons he probably hallucinated Vienna altogether.
“This is a real picture of mental health,” Wittrock tells EW.
He still has mental issues.
The world is still a little magical.”
“Then, they don’t get together at the end,” he also notes.
“Their life still lives only in that weekend.
Which is what movies can be.
They are explorations of the human psyche, but there are also, hopefully, magical.”
“I love rom-coms.
Those are the stories I love.
So that’s what I was trying to achieve withLong Weekend.
The ending ofLong Weekendis slightly open-ended intentionally.
Did Vienna go back in time specifically to save Bart?
“Because the universe is a cold and uncaring place, but we rarely are.
“A vacation from all that weighs on them.
And they find that reprieve in one another.
Long Weekendwill be available on Digital May 11 and on DVD May 25.
