Uploaded March 2026 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
I spoke with James Paxton who stars as Tom Wilson and director Peter Webber about their new sci-fi horror, 'DRAGN'. Our conversation quickly moved beyond the surface of the film and into its core ideas, including their insistence that no AI was used in the making of the project, a deliberate choice meant to preserve a human touch in a story that wrestles with the dangers of autonomous technology. Both reflected on how science fiction no longer feels distant, but instead mirrors a reality that is rapidly catching up, making 'DRAGN' feel less like fantasy and more like a warning. Webber also described the film as something he would have been drawn to as a teenage gamer, built with that same sense of immersion, tension and escalating stakes.
The film creates a sense of unease in a remote Serbian forest, where something experimental and dangerous is quietly introduced before rapidly spiraling out of control. Tom (Paxton) is a well-meaning but uncertain Mantiz employee who travels abroad for what seems like a routine assignment, leaving behind his wife Amanda and their young daughter Callie after promising a quick return.
Once he arrives, Tom is folded into a small group of coworkers, each carrying their own personalities and tensions. Under the direction of a distant superior, they are sent into an isolated location that feels increasingly off from the moment they arrive. What starts as an uncomfortable work obligation slowly shifts into something far more unsettling, as the group begins to sense that they are not alone and that something has gone very wrong.
As the situation deteriorates, trust erodes and fear takes hold. The team is forced to confront an escalating threat that is difficult to understand and even harder to escape, pushing each of them to their limits. What unfolds is a tense and disorienting fight for survival, where the boundaries between human error and technological consequence begin to blur.
'DRAGN' is available now on VOD.
#jamespaxton #peterwebber #ai #scifi #horror #movie #interview #fanboynation #dragn
I spoke with James Paxton who stars as Tom Wilson and director Peter Webber about their new sci-fi horror, 'DRAGN'. Our conversation quickly moved beyond the surface of the film and into its core ideas, including their insistence that no AI was used in the making of the project, a deliberate choice meant to preserve a human touch in a story that wrestles with the dangers of autonomous technology. Both reflected on how science fiction no longer feels distant, but instead mirrors a reality that is rapidly catching up, making 'DRAGN' feel less like fantasy and more like a warning. Webber also described the film as something he would have been drawn to as a teenage gamer, built with that same sense of immersion, tension and escalating stakes.
The film creates a sense of unease in a remote Serbian forest, where something experimental and dangerous is quietly introduced before rapidly spiraling out of control. Tom (Paxton) is a well-meaning but uncertain Mantiz employee who travels abroad for what seems like a routine assignment, leaving behind his wife Amanda and their young daughter Callie after promising a quick return.
Once he arrives, Tom is folded into a small group of coworkers, each carrying their own personalities and tensions. Under the direction of a distant superior, they are sent into an isolated location that feels increasingly off from the moment they arrive. What starts as an uncomfortable work obligation slowly shifts into something far more unsettling, as the group begins to sense that they are not alone and that something has gone very wrong.
As the situation deteriorates, trust erodes and fear takes hold. The team is forced to confront an escalating threat that is difficult to understand and even harder to escape, pushing each of them to their limits. What unfolds is a tense and disorienting fight for survival, where the boundaries between human error and technological consequence begin to blur.
'DRAGN' is available now on VOD.
#jamespaxton #peterwebber #ai #scifi #horror #movie #interview #fanboynation #dragn
