Anton Yelchin Talks Burying the Ex During Set Visit


In director Joe Dante’s Burying the ExAnton Yelchin stars as Max, a twentysomething caught between trying to fully extricate himself from one relationship that has run its course, with the clingy and possessive Evelyn (Ashley Greene), and find stability and success in his relationship with new girlfriend Olivia (Alexandra Daddario). That sounds like a familiar scenario, both on screen and in real life. The twist, though? Evelyn has died and become reanimated as a zombie, which she merely takes as a sign that her love for Max is a star-crossed-and-forever type of thing. Prior to it wrapping up principal photography just before Christmas, I had a chance to visit the film’s Los Angeles set, observe a day’s shooting and talk with the cast and crew about their take on the material. My one-on-one conversation with Yelchin about the film, his helmer Dante’s previous work experience with Roger Corman, and the bracing experience of getting into the editing room on a recent movie is excerpted over at ShockYa, so click here for the read.