Last week, we reported on the bizarro-world casting of tabloid baiting “Octomom” Nadya Suleman in a low budget found footage horror film called MILLENNIUM. This week, we have directors Kevin Clark and Manzie Jones talking about their oft-maligned star and what to expect from their oddball little genre romp, which see Suleman as a woman carrying a demon to full term.

FANG: Obviously the PR hook for MILLENNIUM is the presence of Nadya in the lead. How did this cinematic marriage come to be?

CLARK: It was entirely Manzie’s idea. Years ago, we were making these movies in his garage and he was like, “let’s cast the Octomom,” and I was like, “what?” So with the last one we had a bit of a budget and he said to me, “you get to try for the first two actresses on your wish list that you put on a pedestal or whatever but if they say no, I get to make the offer to the Octomom.” This is where she fits, she plays a virgin who gets impregnated. So after I got shot down, Manzie was up to bat and he got Octomom after a few phone calls.

FANG: The film was already written, but did you the refashion the script to suit the Octomom’s notoriety?

JONES: The film was written, but the role was so perfect and that’s how I approached the management. Nadya’s manager thought it was a great idea and really quickly, Nadya was on board. We were wondering what we’d have to deal with but she was prepared, she did a great job and people will be surprised by just how good she is in this.

FANG: Nadya gets trashed in the tabloids so often, did you end up empathizing with her after making the film?

CLARK: Yeah, I think we did. We hung out for a day and it became instantly apparent that she’s a sweet person. I don’t know the ins and outs of her personal life, but she’s sweet, she’s cool and she’s easy to be around.

For more on this deeply strange project, keep logging on to FANGORIA.com for details as we get them…

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