Interview With "We Bury The Dead" Star Daisy Ridley

The Next Best Picture Podcast

Tv & Film

4.2 • 542 Ratings

🗓️ 2 January 2026

⏱️ 12 minutes

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Summary

"We Bury The Dead" is a zombie-survival thriller written and directed by Zak Hilditch, starring Daisy Ridley as a desperate woman searching for her husband in the aftermath of a catastrophic military experiment. Hoping to find him alive, Ava joins a "body retrieval unit," but her search takes a chilling turn when the corpses she's burying start showing signs of life. The film had its world premiere at the 2025 South by Southwest Film & TV Festival and received positive reviews for its premise and Ridley's performance. Ridley was kind enough to spend some time talking with us about her work and experience making the film, which you can listen to below. Please be sure to check out the film, which is now playing in theaters from Vertical Entertainment. 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 were listening to the Next Best Picture podcast,
0:03.8	and this is Cody Derrick's interview with the star of the film We Barry the Dead, Daisy Ridley.
0:09.0	Tragic images emerge following the deployment of an experimental weapon.
0:17.0	Next, please.
0:18.0	I'd like to join the body retrieval unit. Who was down there?
0:21.6	Just a little further.
0:23.6	My husband.
0:28.6	I want to make a difference.
0:30.6	There should be a way to get to the highway without them spawning us.
0:34.6	I know what you're going through.
0:36.6	But if you find your husband,
0:39.3	I hope you understand what that could mean.
0:42.3	The odd ones that do come back online are doceal.
0:56.0	You have nothing to fear.
0:59.0	Oh my god.
1:13.6	You want to know why only some of them come back?
1:18.6	They're the ones with unfinished business.
1:21.6	Is it true what they're saying?
1:26.6	They're getting more hostile by the day.
1:33.3	Just a little further.
1:41.3	Just a little further.
1:42.3	Just a little further.
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