The spine‑chilling new horror‑thriller Send Help has officially landed in theatres.
The story follows diligent employee Linda Liddle (Rachel
McAdams), whose hard work goes unnoticed – and often undermined – by her
dismissive boss, Bradley Preston (Dylan O’Brien). Despite his late father’s
insistence that Linda deserved a long‑overdue promotion, Bradley forces
her to ‘prove herself’ on
a high‑stakes
business trip to Bangkok for a crucial merger.
But their professional conflict takes a harrowing turn when
a violent storm brings their plane down, leaving the two stranded on a remote,
uninhabited island. To survive, they must overcome past grievances and work
together.
In an interview, film producer Zainab Azizi recalled the
thought process behind casting Rachel, who is best known for her outstanding
performance as Regina George in the teen comedy film Mean Girls, and for
portraying Allison Calhoun in the tear-jerking romance The Notebook.
“For the character of Linda Liddle, we wanted to cast
someone who was America’s sweetheart,” she explained.
“She’s a sweet woman and very endearing, and you don’t
expect anything out of the ordinary from this character. And Rachel, the minute
you see her, you love her. It was really fun to cast her because we’ve never
seen her do a dark role like this,” she added.
Actress Rachel also expressed how pleased she was with her
experience and role in the film.
“I just loved how twisted it got,” she said, teasing the
film’s events.
“If I’m being honest, I liked how demented it was and that
it really pushed the envelope in terms of human behaviour, what happens when
the training wheels are off and there’s no rules and no one around to tell you
that you can’t do it this way? You can’t torture your boss, who says?” she
added.
