Ian talks with actress Carly Pope (Popular, 24) about her role in Neill Blomkamp's latest film, Demonic!The writer/director of District 9 and Elysium tiptoes into horror with a techno-spiritual thriller about a woman named Carly who receives a strange invitation to visit her estranged, comatose mother. A cutting-edge medical research facility has created a virtual reality portal through which the two can communicate--and which may also contain a malevolent presence eager to visit our world.Pope talks about collaborating with Blomkamp on an indie film during a global pandemic; acting in a virtual environment; and getting into the mindset of a character experiencing bizarre, escalating traumas.Show Links:Watch the Demonic trailer.Read Ian's review of Demonic at Kicking the Seat.Chicagoans can catch Demonic this weekend at the historic Music Box Theatre.Subscribe to, like, and comment on the Kicking the Seat YouTube channel!