{"id":163926,"date":"2021-01-10T17:00:43","date_gmt":"2021-01-10T17:00:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gamerant.com\/mike-flanagan-midnight-mass-know-so-far\/"},"modified":"2021-01-10T17:00:43","modified_gmt":"2021-01-10T17:00:43","slug":"mike-flanagans-midnight-mass-what-we-know-so-far-game-rant","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/itteacheritfreelance.hk\/wordpress\/index.php\/2021\/01\/10\/mike-flanagans-midnight-mass-what-we-know-so-far-game-rant\/","title":{"rendered":"Mike Flanagan’s Midnight Mass: What We Know So Far | Game Rant"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Horror director Mike Flanagan\u00a0recently\u00a0wrapped up production on a new venture:\u00a0Midnight Mass<\/em><\/strong>. An ensemble series,\u00a0Midnight Mass<\/em>\u00a0is the latest in\u00a0a long line of collaborations between Flanagan and the streaming service Netflix<\/a>. After the success of 2018’s\u00a0The Haunting of Hill House<\/em>, Flanagan returned to\u00a0Netflix\u00a0with 2020’s\u00a0The Haunting of Bly Manor<\/em>. Netflix is also the sole distributor for three of Flanagan’s feature-length films:\u00a0Hush<\/em>,\u00a0Before I Wake<\/em>, and\u00a0Gerald’s Game<\/em>. Needless to say, fans are beyond excited for\u00a0Midnight Mass<\/em>, and there is plenty of speculation about what the seven-episode show will entail. It turns out Flanagan has left\u00a0some easter eggs for audiences along the way.<\/p>\n

While plot details are scant, Netflix’s description for\u00a0Midnight Mass<\/em>\u00a0reads as follows: “A community experiences miraculous events and frightening omens after a mysterious priest’s arrival.” The unnamed community is\u00a0characterized\u00a0as an insular island. Anyone who knows Flanagan’s\u00a0works\u00a0is aware of the fact this isn’t the first time the title\u00a0Midnight Mass<\/em>\u00a0has made an appearance.\u00a0Midnight Mass\u00a0<\/em>is the\u00a0name of the book Kate Seigel’s character Maddie writes in\u00a0Hush\u00a0<\/em>–\u00a0an\u00a0effective, understated\u00a0home invasion thriller. The\u00a0Midnight Mass<\/em>\u00a0book also materializes\u00a0in\u00a0Gerald’s Game<\/em>. In\u00a0Flanagan’s\u00a0adaptation of Stephen King’s novel<\/a>, a copy of\u00a0Midnight Mass<\/em> sits on a\u00a0bookshelf in the isolated Alabama lake house where\u00a0Carla Gugino’s character Jessie and her husband Gerald’s sexual antics take a macabre turn. Jessie eventually throws the book at a dog in the movie.<\/p>\n

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These connections have led some hardcore genre sleuths to believe\u00a0Midnight Mass<\/em> may\u00a0exist in the same universe<\/a> as\u00a0Hush\u00a0<\/em>and\u00a0Gerald’s Game<\/em>. Neither confirmed or denied by Flanagan, the potential for\u00a0overlapping stories is a thrilling prospect. Even if\u00a0Midnight Mass<\/em> maintains its own unique world,\u00a0Flanagan’s choice to link the series’s title to\u00a0Hush\u00a0<\/em>and\u00a0Gerald<\/em>‘s\u00a0Game<\/em> provides some major clues about the new show’s tone and themes. Flanagan’s films and series often center around the worlds of unknown spirits and supernatural\u00a0entities that co-exist alongside humanity. With its\u00a0obvious religious undercurrents,\u00a0Midnight Mass<\/em> will no doubt explore\u00a0how the lives of normal people are affected by contact with paranormal and uncanny forces.<\/p>\n

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As with any cinematic work, much of\u00a0Midnight Mass<\/em>‘s success\u00a0will rest\u00a0with its cast. Fortunately, Flanagan’s\u00a0reputation for drawing emotional, compelling performances out of his actors is already well-established. Flanagan’s wife and long-term collaborator Kate Siegel, who most recently portrayed The Lady of the Lake in\u00a0Bly Manor<\/em>, is set to\u00a0play the lead\u00a0alongside Zach Gilford and Hamish Linklater. Gilford is an accomplished\u00a0actor known for everything from the\u00a0Friday Night Lights<\/em> TV show to\u00a0The Purge: Anarchy <\/em>film<\/a> produced by Blumhouse.\u00a0Linklater, also accomplished, is best-known for playing\u00a0Clark Debussy in Legion<\/em>. Other\u00a0Midnight Mass<\/em> cast members, many of whom have worked with Flanagan before, include\u00a0Annabeth Gish, Henry Thomas,\u00a0Michael Trucco, and\u00a0Rahul Kohli. The role each actor plays in the series\u00a0is yet to be announced.<\/p>\n

Flanagan made a name for himself in horror\u00a0with his low-budget 2013 film\u00a0Oculus<\/em>, but he has been\u00a0behind the camera since his college days in the early oughts. Over the past two decades, Flanagan has developed a distinctive style that sets\u00a0lends itself more to slow-burning, psychological terror than it does to jump scares and gore. Relying on atmospherics, character growth, and familial drama, Flanagan’s works\u00a0unearth the dread and fear that exists just below the surface of everyday life. Whether it’s ghosts, monsters, or other mysterious phantasms<\/a>, the otherworldly elements in Flanagan’s films and shows usually stand as metaphors for trauma and pain. Even though mainstream audiences remain mixed about Flanagan’s intimate and\u00a0heavy approach to plot development, Flanagan is considered one of the most talented horror directors working in Hollywood today.<\/p>\n

In addition to writing and creating\u00a0Midnight Mass<\/em>, Flanagan directed all seven episodes.\u00a0Flanagan also worked with his cinematographer of choice:\u00a0Michael Fimognari. Flanagan’s\u00a0decision to remain sole director may be connected to filming the series with strict safety measures in place\u00a0due to Covid-19.\u00a0Flanagan began prepping for the series in December 2019 with plans to begin filming in March 2020. When\u00a0filming was\u00a0postponed because of the pandemic<\/a>, Flanagan\u00a0moved\u00a0filming to\u00a0August in order to implement\u00a0every necessary CDC-recommended protocol and guideline.\u00a0Midnight Mass<\/em>‘s production lasted an impressive 83 days with absolutely no hiccups, exposures, or outbreaks.<\/p>\n

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After filming ended, Flanagan expressed his gratitude for everyone involved in\u00a0making\u00a0Midnight Mass<\/em>\u00a0on Twitter<\/a>: “It has been an extraordinary, unprecedented production, and I cannot be prouder of this amazing cast and crew. In fact \u2013 and I do not say this lightly \u2013 this has been the best production experience of my career.” Flanagan went on to explain his “dream project”\u00a0 for “many, many years”\u00a0proved to be the “most ambitious” one he ever tackled. He gave some insight into the scope of\u00a0Midnight Mass<\/em>\u00a0by describing interior shots that include more than 100 people in them.\u00a0Netflix has not announced a firm release date for\u00a0Midnight Mass<\/em><\/strong>, but the series is likely to appear in 2021.<\/p>\n

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