But really, for me, the more you relate to these characters as real people, the more you relate to the horror.” The film revolves around Matt Hagen (Rhys Harries), an actor on the cusp of superstardom who is then disfigured in a brutal attack. “The more dark you have, the more light you want to have,” he said, a theme on which Rhys Harries expanded. But for now, the focus is firmly on Rhys Harries, on Matt Hagen, and on establishing this tragic figure as a force to be reckoned with. “It gets pretty primal very quickly,” says Rhys Harries.