Technology often moves faster than users know how to keep up with, which is why it takes a truly tech-savvy character to headline a film such as Missing. In the five years since the John Cho-led Searching took the box office by storm, cell phones can already do twice as many things as they could before. But while horror movies like M3GAN warn against the dangers of paying technology too much mind, Missing is a tense thriller that tackles how it can be used to save lives in unexpected ways.
Nia Long Talks Missing Screen Rant: I loved Missing, and I loved the dynamic between Grace and June. You guys did a great job of developing it, despite spending so much time apart. What was it like to work with Storm Reid? I consider myself a part of everything that's happening, just in terms of the world of technology. We all had to step up our game, right? Everyone had to step it up. Stepping it up and keeping that connection through technology was interesting and challenging. But I think when you have those strong relationships in your own life, it helps. And, look, let's just face it. The girl has chops! She knows what she's doing, so it's all good. Nia Long: Yeah, me either.
Nia Long: A lot of it was real-time, and then some of it was dropped in. I'm actually visualizing it as we're talking; there were various hidden cameras around the room. Sometimes I knew and sometimes I didn't know, and so if I was acting for one camera, I was like, "But if I stand this way, I'm going to be completely blocking the camera." And the guys would say, "No, there's another camera down there." I'm like, "You guys are sneaky.