Interview with Andrew Jacobs, star of 'Paranormal Activity: The Marked Ones'

Since 2007 the Paranormal Activity movies have had a four year long stretch that has been wildly successful in gaining a huge fan base with its thrilling "found footage style" horror film series. Starring in the newest continuation "Paranormal Activity- The Marked Ones" is Andrew Jacobs playing the role of the main character Jesse, a recent graduate living at home with a tight-knit family in inner city Los Angeles. 

"I don't think it was (aimed) just at Los Angeles," Jacobs commented when asked about the films demographic  "I think it was supposed to just be about two friends and having it start off with that romantic comedy feel....you know with getting girls and parties. It was supposed to show the pattern of events between two friends. With the story line you could be anywhere around the world, in India even, wherever. And with that kind of close relationships between people that's how it would play out."

As a fan of the series and a ghost geek myself I couldn't help but ask if anything supernatural actually did happen on set. Though he confirmed that nothing had, Jacobs did describe to me some of creepy locations used for filming having a certain "energy" surrounding them, including one actually owned by a "witch".

Social networks have blown up with viewer commentary since the release of "The Marked Ones", and some fans expressed a confusion over why certain questions from the previous films were not answered or given a sense of closure. But the young actor had a more positive insight on the subject. The Marked ones was in fact not a "sequel" per say.

"There's definitely gonna be more (movies)." said Jacobs, "I'm pretty sure they're coming out with a fifth one on October 24th or 25th.... Unfortunately the 4th one wasn't the greatest and was causing paranormal fans to lose hope. So with "The Marked Ones" it just gives it a whole different direction to go in and even a possible series. It really opens up a lot of doors."

With even more suspense now built upon a story shrouded in so much shadow and constantly adding mystery, we can only hope that things are going to get much more intense with what lies in store.

In reaching out to his fans at the end of our interview. Jacobs opened up on a personal level, mentioning his own life struggles in  being adopted, dealing with gang violence, and trying to rise above to get a chance at a better life. Jacobs encourages other aspiring talents to keep the faith and persevere.

"I had to work through a lot...... So if I was to tell them anything, it would be to just live your dream and do something you love through it (all)."

For more information on Andrew Jacobs and Paranormal Activity- the Marked Ones, you can follow him on facebook and twitter @imandrewjacobs.

By Angelina Paige

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