Sung Kang is soaring as an actor. Not only did he recently join the Star Wars franchise via Obi-Wan Kenobi, but he’s also a fan-favorite in one of the biggest film series of all time, Fast and Furious. Clearly Kang’s found great success in the industry as an actor, but he’s never quite been able to shake something he noticed back when he was first starting his career; there was a lack of opportunity.
Fast and Furious' Han is all the proof you need that Kang knows how to take a supporting character and make him feel whole while wedging his way into fans’ hearts. But, Kang wanted more and he ultimately came to the conclusion that in order to get more, he’ll have to create his own material. That brings us to his feature directorial debut, Shaky Shivers.
The movie is a hugely charming supernatural-horror romp with Are You Afraid of the Dark vibes that’s also oozing with reverence for iconic creature features like An American Werewolf in London. The movie stars Brooke Markham and VyVy Nguyen as best friends Lucy and Karen. When the movie opens, Lucy thinks she’s been bitten by a werewolf and insists Karen be there to stop her just in case she truly does turn. Little do they know, that’s only the beginning of a delightfully goofy and bloody adventure.
In celebration of Shaky Shivers’ one-night-only theatrical release via Fathom Events on September 21st, I got the chance to chat with Kang about making his directing dreams a reality. Hear all about the learning curve he needed to experience while working on the film, how they went about pulling off their werewolf transformation, which directors heavily influenced his own approach to the work, and more in this interview!
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