Scoot McNairy on 'Speak No Evil's' Chilling New Ending
Ten years ago, Scoot McNairy and Mackenzie Davis' first collaboration on Halt and Catch Fire had just completed its first season on AMC, and the little drama that could gradually became both a critical darling and cult hit.
Set in the personal computing and internet revolutions of the '80s and '90s, McNairy's Gordon Clark and Davis' Cameron Howe played computer geniuses who had great respect for each other's intellects, and together with their impermanent romantic and business partners of Kerry Bishé's Donna Clark and Lee Pace's Joe MacMillan, the quartet's interpersonal relationships continuously evolved amid the ever-changing landscape of the industry they helped shape.
McNairy and Davis' characters often had a very brother-and-sister dynamic, so the Halt fan base was rocked when James Watkin's Speak No Evil dropped its first trailer last April, unveiling McNairy and Davis' married couple of Ben and Louise Dalton.
Both actors have admitted that there was a little awkwardness at first on the set of their new psychological horror-thriller, but since the Daltons are in the throes of marital problems, they could use that trait to their advantage.
Ultimately, McNairy credits Davis' skill set for swiftly dispelling their existing on-screen baggage.
There's the whole rigmarole of chemistry and trying to force that or make that happen, but there was already a built-in chemistry with her, McNairy tells The Hollywood Reporter.
When you play a role for so long, the dynamics of that character can sometimes bleed into the dynamics of a personal relationship. That being said, Mackenzie is an incredibly professional actor, and I felt like we adapted so quickly. I just feel really lucky that it all worked out now that there are a lot of 'Halt and Catch Fire' fans who are doing a triple take at this.
As a reimagining of Christian Tafdrup's 2022 Danish film, the Daltons take a trip to the English countryside farmhouse of James McAvoy's Paddy and Aisling Franciosi's Ciara after befriending each other's young families in the middle of a previous Tuscany-set vacation.
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