“I Didn’t Want to Have Complex Animatronics”: Alex Scharfman on Death of a Unicorn

Death of a Unicorn, the feature debut by producer Alex Scharfman, could also be titled Death by Unicorn, as the film offers numerous stabbings via horn by the title creatures. The A24 production co-stars Paul Rudd and Jenna Ortega as a father and daughter who, on their way to visit an uber-rich pharmaceutical bigwig (Richard E. Grant) at his secluded compound in the woods, hit a unicorn with their car. The father and daughter load it up and plan to dispose of it later, but the mythical creature’s family comes looking for revenge, going on a murderous parental outrage. “When […] The post “I Didn’t Want to Have Complex Animatronics”: Alex Scharfman on Death of a Unicorn first appeared on Filmmaker Magazine.

Mar 31, 2025 - 16:48

“I Didn’t Want to Have Complex Animatronics”: Alex Scharfman on Death of a Unicorn

A father and daughter give big looks directly to camera in a car.

Death of a Unicorn, the feature debut by producer Alex Scharfman, could also be titled Death by Unicorn, as the film offers numerous stabbings via horn by the title creatures. The A24 production co-stars Paul Rudd and Jenna Ortega as a father and daughter who, on their way to visit an uber-rich pharmaceutical bigwig (Richard E. Grant) at his secluded compound in the woods, hit a unicorn with their car. The father and daughter load it up and plan to dispose of it later, but the mythical creature’s family comes looking for revenge, going on a murderous parental outrage. “When […] The post “I Didn’t Want to Have Complex Animatronics”: Alex Scharfman on Death of a Unicorn first appeared on Filmmaker Magazine.