Interview With "Hokum" Star Adam Scott & Filmmaker Damian McCarthy

The Next Best Picture Podcast

Tv & Film

4.2 • 542 Ratings

🗓️ 29 April 2026

⏱️ 15 minutes

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Summary

"Hokum" is a supernatural horror film written and directed by Damian McCarthy, starring Adam Scott, Peter Coonan, David Wilmot, Florence Ordesh, Michael Patric, Will O'Connell, Brendan Conroy, and Austin Amelio. Scott plays an author who travels to a remote part of Ireland to spread the ashes of his deceased parents, unaware that his rented accommodation could be haunted. The film premiered at the 2026 South by Southwest Film & TV Festival and received positive reviews from critics for its haunting atmosphere, jump scares, integration of Irish folklore, and Scott's performance. Scott and McCarthy were both kind enough to spend some time talking with us about their work and experiences making the film, which you can listen to below. Please be sure to check out the film, which will open in theaters on May 1st from NEON. Thank you, and enjoy! Check out more on NextBestPicture.com Please subscribe on... Apple Podcasts - https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/negs-best-film-podcast/id1087678387?mt=2 Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/7IMIzpYehTqeUa1d9EC4jT YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWA7KiotcWmHiYYy6wJqwOw And be sure to help support us on Patreon for as little as $1 a month at https://www.patreon.com/NextBestPicture and listen to this podcast ad-free Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	You are listening to The Next Best Picture podcast, and this is Dan Baer's interview with the star for Hocum, Adam Scott, and the film's director and writer, Danny McCarfield.
0:16.2	First time in Ireland.
0:23.6	My folks came here for their honeymoon.
0:27.6	Always wanted to come back.
0:29.6	Why didn't they?
0:34.6	I don't know if you've noticed, but there are some oddballs walking around this place.
0:39.9	There are worse things than strangers out there, Yank.
0:44.2	One of the members of staff is missing.
0:47.8	What about the honeymoon suite?
0:50.1	It's always locked.
0:57.0	I'm getting a weird feeling.
1:03.0	Something feels so off.
1:10.0	Sheesh. It's there. I can't find out. I can't find a way out.
1:22.6	I keep hearing something.
1:25.6	I think there's someone down here. I keep hearing something.
1:29.5	I think there's someone that here.
1:33.9	Can you hear me?
1:35.7	Get me out of here, Dan.
1:54.0	Hi, this is Dan Bayer from the Next Best Picture podcast, and we are here talking with Adam, Scott, and Damien McCarthy, the star and writer-director of the new film, Welcome.
1:57.7	Adam and Damien, thank you so much for joining us today.
2:05.2	I wanted to start with you, Damien, because this film opens with one of these scariest things that I can think of as a writer, trying desperately to write an ending to something
2:11.9	that you're reading.
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