Anthony Mackie, Morena Baccarin, and Maddie Hasson star in Elevation. The movie is currently playing exclusively in theaters.

Set in the post-apocalyptic Rocky Mountains, a single father and two women venture from the safety of their homes to face monstrous creatures to save the life of a young boy.

“I wanted to play my character older, so I grew my hair out. Like, not important, not a big thing, but I don’t know, I feel like if I cut my hair low, I look young and immature,” Mackie, who is also a producer, explained. “But just a half an inch of hair and I look like an adult that pays his taxes and doesn’t commit crimes.”

Baccarin opened up about what she learned, telling me, “Perseverance, I think, like pushing through uncomfortable, my chest is going to explode because I can’t breathe moments, you know?”

“I mean, I kind of fell into the role a bit,” Hasson expressed. “But I think what intrigued me about the story was Katie and that’s kind of how I work. I don’t like to think big picture, I like to just think about the person and there were things about her that I could relate to quite quickly. I like that contradiction of hardness from past experiences and the desire to be soft. I really like that in a character.”

I spoke with the actors about the smaller details of their characters, which scene they were most nervous about filming, what the project taught each of them, and more.

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