EntertainmentWhy did Carla Gugino think Dangerous Game was ‘the end of my career’?In the adaptation of Stephen King’s book of the same name, Carla Gugino played the protagonist of the horror narrative, Jessie Burlingametoday at 10:02

Interpreter of Jessie Burlingame in Dangerous game (2017), film directed by Mike Flanagan based on the book of the same name by Stephen King, Carla Gugino revealed how he thought the production, also starring Bruce Greenwood (Gerald), would be “the end of my career.”

During an interview with Buzzfeed, she explained how the original book could easily be read in the wrong ways. “It has always been considered an unadaptable work of Stephen King. Plus, someone was hired to play the role before,” she stated. “So, from the moment I spoke to Mike Flanagan By the time we were filming Dangerous Game, it was literally two weeks.”

“So, taking on that role on that project, where I was chained to a bed during that period, was a real risk,” he recalled. “And I thought, ‘Either we’re going to do something really special here, or this is the end of my career.’ There’s no middle ground here. I’m so grateful to be the first.”

Right away, Gugino spoke about the film’s genre: “I’ve never gravitated toward horror, per se. I mean, I love any genre done well. So, I’m involved with all of that. But it was funny; I didn’t set out to do that, even though horror is obviously a hugely successful genre for some time now.”

“But what really attracted me was the voice of Mike as a filmmaker. It was actually me talking to him when he was exploring in Atlanta via FaceTime,” he continued. “I didn’t even know until later that the film would fall apart soon after if I couldn’t get on board.”

The ideas, clarity of vision, and path to the story were very precise. It made perfect sense to me. I fell in line immediately and thought, I really want to help this person bring their vision to the screen.