Interview: Survival Lessons with Uriah Shelton and Drew Scheid

Shea: Unhuman, it was kind of not what I expected at all in the beginning. I just thought, okay, this is supposed to be kind of fun. But it turned in something totally different. It was very surreal. so let's start with you Uriah, these characters you guys are all in high school, going on a school trip and from the beginning, Uriah, your character just comes off as a bit loud, a little bit.

Uriah: Yeah. You know, immediately, immediately you're like “oh, does he shush yet?”.

Shea: Before they even show you're already acting up. With how everything progresses overall. How would you say you would handle that type of situation being around a guy like that? Ultimately, you know? With what happens in the film?

Drew: You know being around a guy like that, I guess the best thing you can do is just create as much distance between you and him as possible. I mean, a guy like that's going to be a walking liability. You know? He's, he's a very selfish, arrogant character. He doesn't have anybody's interests in mind except his own.

He doesn't care who he hurts in the process. Even his own girlfriend. He doesn't, he just leaves her.

And did the best thing that you can do is just realize that, you know, a self-serving person is going to be a self-serving person. So you find some people who aren't, so self-serving and you work with them. That's what I've been doing a real life situation. I'm very happy that in the movies that everybody kinda, you know, still came back for them and they were good enough people to put their own, you know, drones lives and risk and and help them out.

But. Yeah. I get away from that kind of guy.

Drew: He does a good job holding the door though. He does nail that duty.

Shea: Yeah, he did.

Shea: Thanks a lot, Danny.

Uriah: I appreciate you guys are trying really hard to, do that. I appreciate it.

Shea: Drew your character, the seemingly nice kind. And even, you know, as the movie progressive, he came off as brave. How would you save? Cause it looked like you guys had a bit of a crush on each other. How would you go about trying to save the girl that you have a crush on? If you guys happened to be in that type of situation?

Drew: I know like, like Steve, I, definitely, if, if I was in, I guess if he has, if I was in that specific situation with my girlfriend, I would do everything I could do to protect my girlfriend and to save, to save us and to you know, make sure we're all safe. But not to throw Steven under the bus. I think if push came to shove, Steven would run. I think, I think at the end of the day he sees some of his true colors and you're like, oh, you like, we like each other a lot, but it's not enough.

Shea: He’s a little out for himself. Yeah. That was a surprising bit for me too. I was very disappointed in Steven. I was very disappointed. Of course. I didn't really expect too much from, from Danny as well. And I was like, okay, well, Steven has to come through. He has to come through for forever. And it was just kind of we're heading out in a bit. After that plot twist that we have in the film, this is for both of you. So whoever wants to go first, really quickly, what did you guys think of it and how it affected your character? That plot twist, how it affected both of your characters.

Drew: I think it was really interesting. I mean I the script evolved so much. I didn't know where it was going to end. You know, I was supposed to, when I got my first draft of the script, I was supposed to die on page 24. So, you know, I, I wasn't gonna make to the end. We ended up getting rewrites when I got down there and I. I got to see the twist. And I was like, all of this is really cool because you know, the people that without giving too much away, nothing is as it seems, you know, just because the, you know, one guy is presented as an asshole, doesn't mean that he's gonna, you know, end up saying that way, just because, you know, some guys end up being presented as, or it start out being presented as the victims doesn't mean. I find that very interesting. I I think we really appreciate it and to explore that, you know?

Shea: Yes, absolutely. Drew really quick.

Drew: Oh yeah. Definitely first time I read it, I was, I was shocked. I like, I did not see it coming while reading it. And I was like, it blew my mind and I needed like a data processes it and then think about it. And it was something great to just constantly think about. And yeah, it was truly a gift from, from mark as to like to get a character like that that has so much going on and I have to, without giving anything away, I have to play certain scenes differently than maybe other people just cause I'm, I have more information than maybe some other people.

Yeah, of course. As, as, as Steven, what was cool was what was the parallel things that were happening throughout world? They're all scared of this, of the zombie that's happening and then I'm scared, but for a different reason, like I'm like, oh, it was already, we're going to do well, or it's not working.

So it was really, really fun to play the play with that the, the whole time and, and the growing intensity as, as it goes.

Shea: Yeah. Well, you know what, thank you so much guys for joining me today. I know we had a little bit of a hiccup there, but you guys did marvelous. I'm really happy. I got to see the film Unhuman and I can't wait to watch it again. As soon as it comes out on June 3rd, you guys did.

Drew: Thank you so much for seeing it.

Shea: Absolutely. I love both of your characters and you have a great day. Thank you so much.