Iain Softley

The Skeleton Key

Interviewed byAdrian Hennigan

“People told me that no one was going to watch horror films any more”

Iain Softley is not one for repeating himself. Since graduating from Cambridge in the late 70s and working for the BBC's documentary team in the 80s, he has made five diverse movies: Stu Sutcliffe biopic Backbeat (1994); teen computer drama Hackers (1995); Henry James adaptation The Wings Of The Dove (1997); sci-fi drama K-PAX (2001); and now supernatural thriller The Skeleton Key. The latter stars Kate Hudson as a nurse who gets drawn into the world of hoodoo whilst caring for a stroke victim (John Hurt) in deepest Louisiana...

videoWATCH: Iain Softley on why he wanted to make The Skeleton Key, and why he's always changing genres

videoWATCH: Iain explains what hoodoo is, and has some bad news for Austin Powers

videoWATCH: Iain on working with actors Kate Hudson, Gena Rowlands and John Hurt

videoWATCH: Iain on the joys of shooting in New Orleans and Louisiana

videoWATCH: Iain on working with scriptwriter Ehren Kruger

The Skeleton Key is released in UK cinemas on Friday 29th July 2005.