If there's a message writer-director Curry Barker was trying to send about modern dating culture in Obsession, he says it has to do with the importance of putting yourself out there.

In Obsession (2026), director Curry Barker revealed the “One Wish Willow” was inspired by The Simpsons episode where Bart gets a monkey’s paw and accidentally causes complete chaos. ‘OBSESSION’ has now debuted with over $23M worldwide against the filming budget of $750K.

In Obsession, director avoided making Nikki look “possessed.” “We were very specific. I didn’t ever want her to play possessed. I wanted her to play like a jealous girlfriend.” Director Curry Barker encouraged the actress Inde Navarrette to “go home and make faces” in the mirror. She experimented with contortions, different voices, and expressions to build the possessed/shadow versions of Nikki “I prepared for the role of Nikki by just allowing myself to be unfiltered and raw with the way that there’s ugly emotions that we never want to show people”