Doug Jones, who is essaying the title role in PVR Pictures’ upcoming movie ‘The Bye Bye Man’ has a long drawn history of working in this genres. But did you know that the actor who has managed to send the shivers down many a spines was really under fear on the sets of this movie. Even though, Jones, is the one who is supposed to scare everyone, there was someone who actually scared of one of his co-actors. This co-actor happened to be The Bye Bye Man’s companion, a demonic, canine like creature called Gloomsinger, played by Nico, a 155-pound Cane Corso.
Gloomsinger is The Bye Bye Man’s voice and eyes. It’s like the seeing dog for the undead. Jonas reveals how working alongside Nico was his biggest fear, “There’s an unpredictable element to that. We don’t know how the dog’s behavior’s gonna go. And especially, when you are working with a dog that is 10 pounds heavier than you are”. But the actor’s fear turned into affection for Nico when he started shooting with Nico. “He’s really a people’s dog. He loved the attention. He loved the hands on him. He loved greeting everybody every morning. He’s better than most people are in a full costume. I have heard actors cry and cuss and moan about costumes like Nico’s. He was really a great addition to the movie and he’s another terrifying image that the audience can take home to be haunted by for months and months”, adds actor with a laugh.
The Bye Bye Man release in India on Friday, January 20, 2017 in a theatre near you!