Jacob Tremblay’s Doctor Sleep Scene: 'Fake-ob Tremblay’ And More Bizarre Behind-The-Scenes Stories

“Doctor Sleep” writer/director Mike Flanagan discusses his Director’s Cut, and he shares behind-the-scenes stories that are pretty hilarious about shooting THAT horrifying scene with Jacob Tremblay in this interview from our ReelBlend Podcast.
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[@kolbyyates1004]

First time I ever felt sick and shocked at a scene in a film. Tremblay is solid.

[@1Eparadigm1]

fr i got sick to my stomach. that’s how you know the actor did their job lol

[@personman8734]

I actually had the opposite reaction I saw it and just embarrassed my inner blood lust and laughter the whole way through. I feel like a mentally altered myself to handle the emotional trauma.

[@personman8734]

@Juelz Kendall bruh you’re not fooling anyone with your dumbass advertisement

[@liamgannon9474]

@@1Eparadigm1 i left the theater during that scene

[@liamgannon9474]

@@1Eparadigm1 i literally started crying he’s so good! the first movie i saw tremblay in was Good Boys and he was so good in that movie, so when i say him in Doctor Sleep i was excited! i ligit said to my friends “they won’t kill jacob, i promise” because he’s our favorite actor. so when he died i was so mad and crying my eyes out because of how good he was

[@bicuriousdirtbikeboi2594]

Hearing Jacob scream like he did just broke my heart. Like I knew it was fake, but I just wanted to save him. Like a parental instinct that I don’t even have.

[@juanitamorgan5475]

I was just looking at that scene where Jacob got kidnapped by them but I couldn't finish it I couldn't watch them killed that innocent boy so I decided not to look at it and just check out the behind the scenes instead I seriously couldn't look at that innocent boy be killed even if it's acting but this sort of thing does happen to kids

[@oljenka88]

Rebecca Ferguson said in an interview she started crying (still being out of camera shot) when she heard Jacob scream and turned her head to the side to wipe tears to not ruin the take

[@jaredtucker3274]

No other actor could of pulled that off. He is such a good actor

[@personman8734]

Imagine being so good at acting that you broke the lead villain to tears mid scene.

[@liamgannon9474]

@@personman8734 he’s incredible!

[@kkandsims4612]

For me Jacob ,Rebecca,ewen and kayle sold the shit outta it and the actor whom played crow daddy .

[@patriot4780]

@@personman8734 Jacob just popped up after the scene and went to get a snack. If you pause the video at one point in the scene, you can see that Rebecca Ferguson feels sad for what’s happening to the young boy on the ground in front of her. Everybody on the set was emotionally distraught by Jacob’s performance.because he was so believable.

[@StijnHommes]

"Could of"?

[@kurtsiecolferites2160]

That scene WRECKED me. Jacob is SO GOOD. It’s REALLY hard to watch!

[@kennethmerciful8472]

That scene was well done. It shook me up but Jacob Tremblay did a dang good job.

[@13thmistral]

You know there is one powerful actor among people when a complete proffessional crew just got litterally stunned by his performance as a kid in one scene. I sure hope he will continue his path. He could bring a lot of amazing anekdotes to the table for decades to come. Also amazing performances, since really, that was some great acting.

[@juleacole977]

They couldn't have picked a better kid to cast for this. Jacob Tremblay knows how to put on a performance.

[@alexcaruso8766]

I hated watching that sick-f'd up scene. However, SOLID performance by Jacob Tremblay. Kid is going to kill it in Hollywood.

[@stevestop10]

I'm very worried for him being around any of the sick fucks in hollywood, they probably got off to watching this scene

[@stevestop10]

@Shannon G enjoyed watching a child suffer and scream in pain. yes i am very serious.

[@stevestop10]

@Shannon G it's just my opinion but i can't explain why they thought this was ok

[@gh0stcrz978]

@@stevestop10 I mean it is in the book.

[@gh0stcrz978]

@@stevestop10 I would assume they put it in to be loyal to the source material not because some weird Qanon shit.

[@APerson-oy2yy]

That scene is so bloody amazing omg I’ve never felt so disturbed and so proud in my life Omg he’s so good

[@geraldkiing1904]

Tremblay’s acting was what really sold the villains’ death as absolutely satisfying.

[@jewelsanddiamonds]

Jacobs dad was like 😊 and jacob just pops up

[@RealJackHQ]

I didn’t even cry. I felt a void open up in my heart when I saw and heard that. It makes you reflect and understand why we should ALWAYS take AMBER Alerts seriously.

[@personman8734]

Honestly it hit me the opposite way. I just embraced my blood lust and started laughing and cheering them on.

[@morganjarvis7]

@@personman8734 you’re a monster

[@personman8734]

@@morganjarvis7 sometimes you need to loose a part of yourself to maintain another. Weather that be empathy or humanity is irrelevant

[@asen4774]

@@personman8734 you're just putting words you think sound smart into a sentence It's not that hard to be a good person Grow up

[@personman8734]

@@asen4774 you’re telling me to grow up while trying to start fights in a comment section over what , syntax.

[@skyline7055]

That’s Jacob for you 😂

[@i4geon]

Jacob knew the assignment. But seriously that boy is impressive!

[@TheMikesShow1]

I thought this move was "eh" until this scene where i was dead frozen

[@alainaval]

I cried the first couple times watching this scene. Today was my fourth viewing since it came out and I managed to shoulder feeling deeply disturbed and heart broken without crying. Tremblay nailed it.

[@FLOWERMLRC]

I was completely numb and shocked, I didn’t know what to do, that is acting right there, it’s absolutely astonishing!!!

[@RyanSmith6644]

This scene really bothered me the first time I saw it because I know true crime stories. They show you the story of that person’s life and the aftermath but no one really knows what that child or person is going threw in the in between when it’s just that person ant the person who takes their life. This literally felt to me like I was an outsider watching a real experience of what happens to those missing kids and adults before they are found. It was like I was experiencing what they go threw with them in real time. No movie or reenactment has ever made me feel that way and it literally broke me for such a long time I couldn’t rewatch it and I’ve seen and experienced some awful things in my lifetime I was absolutely not prepared for this. Being a highly empathetic person this physically hurt me and broke my spirit especially given it was a child and I have that mothering instinct. That kid was incredible because he truly made me believe I was actually watching a real murder. I’m shook his parents were not only alright with this but they could stomach watching that especially such a realistic depiction of their child being brutally murdered. I asked my date how a parent could be alright with that because I know I wouldn’t have been.

[@lindseywaller438]

Rose the hat looks like a 90s country singer from a comedy movie can’t lie.

[@juleacole977]

She looks like the lead singer from Four Non Blondes

[@kennedygrace6280]

My jaw after I watched his scene was on the floor. And so was my HEART❤😭😭😭😭

[@keepyourcool1857]

This kid made that part monumental for this film. Good job on everyone too

[@hughjass8742]

Jacob should’ve been pinned down and tickled in this scene instead of tied down and killed

[@fiona989]

i still like, shake whenever I remember that’s scene

[@APerson-oy2yy]

SIR MELIODAS

[@fiona989]

@@APerson-oy2yy AYEEEE YESSIR

[@idaf3028]

I cried so hard I don’t even understand. Sometimes movies just feel real to me🥺

[@adrena1515]

It happens everywhere. everyday.

[@beverlyscreativecorner80]

@@adrena1515 really? A fucking cult kidnaps kids and takes away their “shining” ?

[@m011ynice03]

Boiyo just goes and gets candy whilst the rest of the cast and crew are completely shooketh 😂

[@Emper0rH0rde]

I wonder what Tremblay's *mother* thought of that scene.

[@GorramT]

His dad was on set and they high fived after the scene was done

[@eveleene3613]

@@GorramT xD where the hell do you guys see that shit

[@patriot4780]

Ruben T she would know it was just a movie scene, and I’m sure she saw him practicing his part at home, but at the same time, it can’t be easy for her to watch her own flesh and blood crying and screaming. I think it would be like seeing someone you love and care about in excruciating pain, and not being able to do anything to help them.

[@Thepoetrycookervideo]

When Stephen King was rumored to have told you to "dial it back..." 😮

[@emiliobello2538]

He should be in more scary movies

[@AlbertusSalvatierra]

For anyone wanting to know, I’ve have made a timeline for Rose the Hat. It’s info I’ve gathered through the book and interviews with some of the actors. Rose O’Hara is a 700 year old vampire. She was born in 1319, in a place which is now known as County Antrim of Northern Ireland. She was poor and alone when she was younger. The reason for why she was alone is unknown, but it might have something to do with her supernatural abilities, which allows her to read minds. At some point in her early life she met the True Knot, which are a group of nomadic people that possessed abilities that are very similar to that of Roses. These people gave Rose the gifts of “purpose” and “community”, which eventually led to her becoming one of them through a proses called “turning”. Rose and her new family would then travel all throughout old Europe posing as wandering merchants. Around 400 years later, during early American colonization, Rose and her tribe would embark on a ship to America. During the time Rose was known as Irish Rose. A war broke out when Rose and the Knot arrived to America. The war was between colonies in British America and those in New France. Each side was being supported by their Native American allies. It was during this war that Rose found her lover, who was a Native American tracker given the name Crow Daddy. She ended up turning him, so he could be with her in the Knot. Around 170 years later and the industrialized world's worst economic downturn occurs, which is now known as the Great Depression. It’s was a fantastic time for Rose and the Knot, and it was during this time that Rose found her signature top hat. From that point on she was known as Rose the Hat.

[@jamesmorrison2055]

In the book, crow was actually a Harvard educated lawyer she met in the '40s...

[@adamn7516]

I'd love to see the unedited footage and the Fake-ob dummy.

[@NcYte707]

Same..even just the audio... Or even just terribly recorded BTS lpl

[@ThatMissQuin]

Thanks for sharing this

[@thomasduffmcgready-zb3yt]

All of that it would have been great to seen on the set. Especially when Jacob jumps up and does a High 5 with his Dad and then he heads over to get a bite with all of the fake blood on him. That death scene young Jacob Trembley did was way far much more than what many of us was expecting. I've seen Jacob in films become the Character he plays and he is brilliant fantastic great. Jacob is a real true star shining Angel Hero. He puts so much into becoming the Character he is capable of playing without wasting no time. Sometimes he is to convincing. The guys talk about what did happen during filming on the set. And what the other Adult Actors felt at the death of Jacob and what they did right away after that scene they played. And what His Dad said to them. You have no idea what your in for. All of that would be great to see as a full video uncut with all of it showing and up to when Jacob High 5 Fives his Dad and then goes for a snack with all the fake Blood on him from his fake pretend death. And the rest of the Actors was nowhere in sight to be seen. Jacob Trembley is a real true Star and going far.

[@TheBlueBaron25]

I got nightmares about that scene

[@Uputz]

This is great I have been enjoying Mike Flanagan movies.

[@billybobtexas]

What a great interview and story. Omg.

[@user-di8hm2jl2u]

The only scene I couldn’t watch out of every movie Ive ever seen

[@madelineforet4700]

I can’t watch the movie again because of that horrific scene with the little boy. Makes me cry. I got 2 boys it’s especially hard to watch if you’re a mom 😢

[@patriot4780]

Madeline Foret I was thinking the same thing about the scene where the kid dies.

[@jewelsanddiamonds]

Not riped georgies arm off i cried from docter sleep i just got through the scene i cried alott

[@markusprighurt3898]

When i first watched that scene i had to look away

[@annfenherrington3238]

This was amazing and amusing the movie is so GOOD

[@harrybrown6239]

Their only laughing this hard during the fakeob tremblay part because they were so uncomfortable with the conversation that just happened 😂😂😂😂

[@Dallas2029]

This scene was so fucking traumatizing

[@jewelsanddiamonds]

Ive never seen the shinig but i love stephan king it

[@CatValentine1995]

I got nervous thinking I was some sort of psychopath for not being super affected by the scene but when Mike said he pulled back his screams & washed over it with other audio, that's why it wasn't able to affect me. If it wouldn't have been dulled down, I probably would've felt it more. Like, it felt less real with it being pulled back. I'd love to see the raw footage, I wanna know how I'd feel afterwards

[@juanitamorgan5475]

I don't ever want to see her off with it because right now I checked out the scene from the movie and it made my skin growl to see a little boy being murdered like that no way I'm not going to watch this movie

[@Emper0rH0rde]

@@juanitamorgan5475 You could watch the movie but skip the scene. I've also found muting the audio sometimes helps.

[@spdcrzy]

Are you talking about the director's cut?

[@patriot4780]

@@spdcrzy I’ve seen the director’s cut, and I have never felt as bad for a kid in a movie as I did for Bradley Trevor. Needless to say, I smiled big when The True Knot finally got theirs later in the movie. I wish Dan’s friend hadn’t killed himself but it was good to see Rose in agony as her cult was shot to death.

[@williamthaxtoniii8284]

Sis I’m praying for you

[@SmileyHeart12213]

I love this movie

[@user-ht3dh5kc2p]

Tremblay Tremblay

[@sherryscooter242]

Dang, i wish those other dudes would just let Mike talk!

[@D.B.44]

Happy birthday Jacob *kills him

[@khylasworld3769]

LMAOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO😂😂💀💀💀💀💀💀💀

[@anyahathaway9613]

I just can't take this scene seriously anymore.

[@danielmcdonald4717]

Soon to be a MAJOR STAR ! 💜💜💜. I.J.S.

[@alexandramaria5025]

Its obvious that his father was proud of him

[@ConsolasEight]

You know, thinking back to this scene ... they could have just told Jacob Tremblay dad jokes. He would have suffered a whole lot more but he would never have actually died. Or was that maybe too gruesome?

[@jewelsanddiamonds]

The deffinition of happy death day

[@mastereppsreturns6586]

I'm honestly so glad Se7en was mentioned

[@bryinasia]

Man the behind the scenes story with jacob is so interesting, but the other guys keep interrupting him ugh its so annoying

[@Sharpe1502]

Jacob Tremblay is gonna be paying for therapy bills for a long time.

[@mistergrieves]

Other people’s, maybe

[@khylasworld3769]

'Fake-cob' 💀💀💀

[@user-ht3dh5kc2p]

Jacob Tremblay Sa Mindanao

[@eskye4393]

Ooohhh Mando sounds really good ….. But doos it gots electrolytes in it ?? 🤤🤤😅😂🤣

[@lp712]

Block my shit again

[@RealJackHQ]

Why? Do you have IBS?

[@robinmosler8767]

Such a sick disturbing show

[@skyline7055]

Why do you say that

[@AlbertusSalvatierra]

Well, it’s actually a movie. And it’s gunna be sick. There’s children being murdered by physic vampiric hippies, off course it’s gunna get all nasty and stuff.

[@alexanderkaiser89]

Its actually not that scary, overrated, but the acting is good which I find the best in the movie.

[@zodiaczone5107]

@@alexanderkaiser89 same here, i've never seen it being scary. Baseball boy's torture scene made me uncomfortable though.

[@zodiaczone5107]

@Blue what do you mean by that?

[@stevestop10]

I don't get what's happening... why are people pretending this was normal to put in a horror film? Way too real to what hollywood does to kid actors in real life. After watching that scene I was most scared for Jacob Tremblay tbh.

[@banditdrit7406]

They actually never told the kid what to do, he created the ENTIRE scene himself! The directors pretty much just gave him his own space, and him and his dad took the lead and did it all by themselves.

[@stevestop10]

@@banditdrit7406 I know all about it. Why are we pretending that was ok?? Rebecca Ferguson had a 12 year old son herself!

[@timmywinfrey8111]

@@stevestop10 the actors didn’t want to do it they had to leave and take a break because of how shook they were but Jacob wanted to

[@mysteryman9488]

@@stevestop10 It's just a movie dude, it's specifically horror so its going to have dark stuff and its an actors job to make it as real as possible despite how old they are. Saying they shouldn't use kid actors in horror movies cause it can be scary for them is like saying kids shouldn't play any kind of sport cause they can get badly hurt. His dad was on set with him the entire time by the way.

[@IWasBorn2Be]

He made the whole scene in improv if he didn’t want to do the scene he wouldn’t

[@deep-fried-zombie699]

This type of creative thinking gets to your core, forces you to think about the violence that we are capable of every day.. but with today’s hard-core liberalism taking over everything you can kiss that type of creative thinking goodbye 👋

[@CarissaConti]

We? Speak for yourself.

[@ragasayad5103]

Flop movie😂

[@user-ht3dh5kc2p]

Tremblay Tremblay