Ethan Shanfeld When Dave Grohl first heard a film studio was interested in making a horror movie with the Foo Fighters, he dismissed the notion.
But when a former landlord emailed him about a vacant Encino property, the Foo frontman decided to make the most out of the “big creepy old house.” There, he wrote and recorded the band’s 10th album, “Medicine at Midnight,” in addition to filming “Studio 666” — a once “stupid idea” transformed into a feature film starring the Foo Fighters.
The movie debuts Feb. 25 in limited release.Ahead of the film’s arrival, Grohl sat down with Variety to discuss “Studio 666,” along with his real-life ghost story and the metal album he recorded as fictional band Dream Widow. When and how did the idea of “Studio 666” come to you?It started almost three years ago when a friend of mine who works in the industry was in a meeting with a studio and texted me afterwards saying, “This studio said they would love to make a horror film with the Foo Fighters.” Totally out of left field.
And I responded by saying, “That’s the stupidest fucking idea I’ve ever heard in my entire life.” And I forgot about it. When it was time to make the next Foo Fighters record, “Medicine at Midnight,” I was looking around at houses in my neighborhood to build a temporary studio.
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