Michael Ealy and Meaghan Good play husband and wife in an upcoming thriller, The Intruder. After purchasing a home from Charlie, played by Dennis Quaid, they find themselves entangled in a mysterious past that was left behind in the house where they now reside.
We sat down with Michael Ealy and Meagan Good:
The Knockturnal: What was it like playing husband and wife in this film?
Michael Ealy: “I think working together before but not working together actually gave us a great foundation because it was like, hey, Meagan, we’re doing this, yeah, yeah. Great. Let’s talk about how we can make these characters jump off the screen and make people want to root for these se guys. Because I don’t know about you, I really like Annie and Scott and I’m rooting for them right off the page. And she was like, let’s do it!”
Meagan Good: “And we just had fun. We were all like a bunch of kids just hanging out and getting stir crazy from being stuck in that house forever.”
Michael Ealy: “Summer camp.”
Meagan Good: “Yeah, summer camp basically.”
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The Knockturnal: Michael, you actually played an intruder in a previous film. What was it like being the one who was intruder upon?
Michael Ealy: “That was one part of the appeal of joining this film, to be on the other spectrum and to be able to play that with Meagan was a sign on point for me. And at the same time, it was nice to watch Dennis’ version. So you get to see Dennis [Quaid] be this character. While I’ve done it and know where he can go from my perspective, I don’t know what he can do from his perspective. So to be able to watch him do the things that he did and push the boundaries that he pushed, I was in awe. I was in awe.”
The Knockturnal: Meagan, I have to say, in the audience, there was a little frustration because it seems like Annie is not seeing the signs. What inspired her lack of skepticism?
Meagan Good: “You know, in the film itself, the audience is getting a peek into what Charlie is actually doing. With Scott’s character is on the same wavelength with [what] the audience is experiencing. On Annie’s side, she’s not seeing any of the weird stuff that Charlie is doing anywhere, she’s only seeing what’s presented to her. And I can relate with her in a lot of ways. I tend to be very sympathetic, empathetic, compassionate, silver lining type person. And I think she feels bad for him. She’s seeing kind of his life being ripped away from him, this poor, older guy, and her heart just kind of goes out to him. And so, I think it’s something that I can relate to. However, would I go as far as, you know, he keeps popping up, it’s starting to get a little weird? No, I wouldn’t go as far, however, but I had to find the humanity and the realness of who is she that she would continue to say, ‘well you know, he needs some help.’”
The Knockturnal: Which scene scared you the most?
Michael Ealy: “This is where it gets interesting because it wasn’t a scene that I was in. It bothers me to no end that I can’t get to her quickly. Like, it drives me crazy. Every time I watch it I get more and more frustrated because I was like, ‘boy, get up in there come on, man.’ Like, I’m wanting my character to move so much faster. Because it’s terrifying. Terrifying. The groceries [scene].”
Meagan Good: “Yeah, the groceries [laughter].”
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The film hits theaters this Friday.
