Encouraged by the producers and director, the actors tried to do as requested, but the entire scene had to be later reshot due to their wild, uncontrollable behavior that apparently intimidated even the overly ambitious producers. Unfortunately for the actors, they would have to repeat the process several times during some scenes, as the blood would quickly drain from their faces. Director Tom Holland defended the film from these accusations, saying that viewers of horror movies could only be influenced by their content if they were unstable to begin with. Agree or disagree, the man has a point. Francis Ford Coppola advised him to improvise and whisper something creepy into each actor’s ear, which Oldman did with great pleasure. Even though no one knows what he actually said to them, it was apparently horrifying enough judging from how good the scene came out, as they all look absolutely terrified.
