WarHunt: Jackson Rathbone Interview
Melding genres isn't a new gimmick, but World War II-era horror movies certainly are new territory. Mauro Borelli's WarHunt is one such example, dropping a platoon of American soldiers into a survival story in the jungle. WarHunt also brings together quite the cast, including Mickey Rourke, Robert Knepper, and Jackson Rathbone.
In WarHunt, an American military unit is stranded in the Black Forest of Germany. However, as the troops try to get their bearings, they find more than they bargained for. Before long, they find themselves in the fight of their lives with a mysterious, otherworldly menace in the forest.
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We speak to Jackson Rathbone on the making of WarHunt, the experience of filming the movie in Latvia with his co-stars and director Mauro Borelli, and the challenges presented by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Screen Rant: How did you become involved with WarHunt?
Jackson Rathbone: They sent me the offer with the script. They mentioned Mickey Rourke was attached, and they said 'You get to fight Nazis and witches'. And I said, 'Wait, who's attached?', and they said 'Mickey Rourke', so I said 'Okay, I'm in!'
What was WarHunt's timeframe in relation to the pandemic? Was it done before or after the pandemic had begun?
Jackson Rathbone: Well, we were filming kind of on the onslaught of the first wave. We started shooting when it was just started coming out of China, but we kept filming. We were watching it like the whole world. Then about halfway through the shoot, we had to shut down because the whole world did. There was about a two month hiatus before we could go back to filming.
Was that the only major disruption from the pandemic?
Jackson Rathbone: Oh no. So, leading up to it
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