Cooper Tomlinson, the Woodinville actor, writer and co-star of the year\u2019s breakout horror hit \u201cObsession<\/a>,\u201d always wished he could make movies. However, his wish didn\u2019t come true by snapping a magic stick, but from years of pursuing his passion.\u00a0<\/p>\n Inspired by his theater teacher at Woodinville High School, Josh Butchart, Tomlinson cut his teeth making short films before acting in the locally shot and set 2019 feature \u201cAberdeen.\u201d That was the last film he made here before heading off to actively pursue filmmaking in Los Angeles, where he met his now collaborator and friend Curry Barker.\u00a0<\/p>\n The duo began making shorts and sketches for their YouTube channel, that\u2019s a bad idea<\/span><\/a>, before making a full horror film, \u201cMilk & Serial<\/a>.\u201d However, they had yet to make one for theaters.<\/p>\n Now they\u2019ve done so, and, alongside the recent \u201cBackrooms<\/a>,\u201d have become part of a new generation of horror filmmakers who are making a splash at the box office. Tomlinson, though, never expected the film would become such a hit.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cThis was literally just like making a little movie in our backyard, in a way,\u201d Tomlinson said.\u00a0<\/p>\n Taking the film, which Barker wrote and directed, from their backyard to the big screen has paid off. Made for $750,000<\/a> before being acquired by Focus Features, it recently passed the $400 million mark in global ticket sales<\/a>. Though the way the film has resonated with audiences is something he\u2019s proud of, Tomlinson isn\u2019t letting any of it go to his head.<\/p>\n \u201cCurry and I, we don\u2019t take ourselves too seriously. Just don\u2019t take things too seriously, have fun, work with good people, and this kind of thing might happen,\u201d Tomlinson said. \u201cIt doesn\u2019t matter who is in it, just make something compelling and everything else will follow.\u201d<\/p>\n The film, which centers on a young man who wishes his crush will love him only to get all he wished for and more, is one Tomlinson feels is for a new generation of horror fans like he was.<\/p>\n \u201cGrowing up, us kids were just trying to get into the rated-R scary movie. I\u2019m sure all the kids are trying to get into \u2018Obsession\u2019 right now,\u201d Tomlinson said. \u201cMy first job was at AMC Woodinville. I started there when I was 15 years old so then I just got to go into the movies all the time. I worked there to save up to go to L.A.\u201d<\/p>\n Tomlinson also was called to return home to introduce a screening at SIFF Cinema Downtown<\/a> in May when “Obsession” played as part of the yearly Seattle International Film Festival. It was a full-circle moment for him after getting his own cinema education there.\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cI grew up going to that theater. I remember seeing \u2018It: Chapter 1,<\/a>\u2019 \u2018Star Trek<\/a>\u2019 and \u2018Star Wars<\/a>\u2019 with my dad. All kinds of awesome movies and it was such an experience there,\u201d Tomlinson said, recalling how, in addition to his close friends coming, there were also other supporters from his past: his teachers. \u201cI was such a troublemaker in their classes, just, you know, a class clown, always screwing around. I could never shut up about what I wanted to do and everybody knows this is always what I wanted to do. It was a very rewarding experience to sit there.\u201d<\/p>\n As for when people will be able to sit down to see his next movie, Tomlinson has already shot another horror project with Barker, \u201cAnything but Ghosts,\u201d which the director said takes place in the same universe as \u201cObsession\u201d and is set to come out sometime later next year. The upcoming film brought Tomlinson back closer to home, where he\u2019d not only love to shoot a project, but also bring his collaborator for a screening.\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cI just shot up in Vancouver, (B.C.), and that kind of felt like being at home, in a way, or closer to home. But I\u2019d love to come to Seattle and shoot something when the weather is good, or if the script calls for bad weather,\u201d Tomlinson said. \u201cIf there is a screening (of \u2018Anything but Ghosts\u2019) at SIFF, I plan to bring Curry. He\u2019s never been to Seattle, so we both have to come next time.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.yakimaherald.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Cooper Tomlinson, the Woodinville actor, writer and co-star of the year\u2019s breakout horror hit \u201cObsession,\u201d always wished he could make movies. 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