Don't speak badly Writer and director James Watkins wanted to follow the example of Stranger Things in one aspect.
In Don't speak ill, Watkins added a scene where James McAvoy's character, Paddy, sings the Eternal flame. The director said he hopes everything goes as planned. Stranger Things revived Kate Bush Going up that hill.
He said Deadline: “I hope something interesting happens. I wonder if it will change people.” [laughs]“There could be a moment like when Stranger Things revived Kate Bush’s Running Up That Hill. That song gives Ben and Paddy this weird energy while going against the moment on screen. There’s a kind of friction between the song and the moment that creates this humor. It just felt right to use the song.”
Asked how she got Split star James to sing, she said: “James was really cool. He had the song in mind from the beginning. I was thinking, trying to find the song, and I was like, ‘Oh, it has to be this. ’ So, when we filmed it, I don’t think we had even gotten the rights.”
Don't speak badly is a remake of the original Danish film of the same name. The plot follows a married couple, Louise (Mackenzie Davis) and Ben (Scoot McNairy), who have a daughter and are visiting England. While on holiday, they meet another couple, Paddy (James McAvoy) and Ciara (Aisling Franciosi), who have a son. Paddy and Ciara invite them to stay at their country home, and the couple accepts. However, during their stay with the English couple, the duo realise that their hosts are dangerous.
