This film sees Roberts starring opposite John Gallagher Jr., who also has experience in the horror genre.
In spite of those warnings, they move in anyway, and then some scary stuff starts happening.
You both have done some of my favorite suspenseful horror work.
I love “American Horror Story.”
I love Netflix’s “Hush.”
Actually, “Hush” is really interesting.
One of my best friends, her aunt is Kate Siegel so amazing.
John:No way oh, how funny.
It’s an interesting connection.
Emma Roberts:I love the genre.
I always find myself gravitating back towards it.
[With] this one, I couldn’t stop thinking about it after I read it.
The characters were interesting, and I like that everything was very nuanced.
That makes for a compelling thriller.
How did that affect you in this role as a new mother in the film?
It might freak you out."
But I read it, and I don’t mind a little haunting or that vibe.
No, I thought it was a really well-told story.
I don’t know.
I would never let something get in the way of a well-told story.
John got to meet him.
It became close-knit and nice and cozy.
That’s so sweet.
With you two playing a married couple, how did your chemistry form on set?
Had you worked together, or what was that like?
Literally, I’m in a wedding dress.
[It’s] a little much.
They sent me home with a nice big framed copy of that photo that I have.
I’m going to put it on my fridge.
It’ll be a little big.
That’s the weird thing about making movies sometimes.
I got off the plane and they picked me up.
They took me straight to set.
That’s the way it goes sometimes on these movies.
That can be terrifying and scary but liberating.
But we fell right into it.
Emma:Yeah, we did.
John:We fell into it.
Emma:We get along really well.
We were chit-chatting nonstop.
I realized today, though, that I didn’t have his number until today.
I don’t know what that was about.
I went to text him, [and] I didn’t have his phone number.
I was like, “Have we never texted?”
Emma:Well, we had dinner.
How did we have dinner if we didn’t have each other’s number?
I don’t know.
John:Somebody coordinated.
I don’t know.
“Abandoned” lands in theaters on June 17 and on digital and On Demand on June 24.
This interview was edited for clarity.
