‘I Can’t Get Over What He Did’ (Exclusive)

The ‘Salem’s Lot’ star tells PEOPLE that her father’s performance in the “beloved” 1995 family classic is “holy ground to stand on.”

Lewis Pullman Is Reflecting on Father Bill Pullman’s ‘Beloved’ 1995 Supernatural Family Movie Casper before his 30th birthday next year.

In a chat with PEOPLE about her new vampire film Salem LotNow streaming on Max, Lewis says he would be open to taking on the role of his father’s character, Dr.

But it would have to be a very specific scenario. Lewis, 31, explains: “This is hallowed ground to stand on, especially something as beloved as Casper.”

“I would do a prequel where I would play him younger,” he admits.

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Another film of his father’s that Lewis would be open to expanding upon, also released in 1995? The romantic comedy While you sleptstarring Bill, 70, alongside Sandra Bullock.

“I would love to do While you sleptbut maybe in the children they have… something else happens, where I play their son,” Lewis told People.

But regardless of how his career may coincide with his father’s, “I would never want to put myself in Pop’s shoes,” he says. “I can’t get over what he did. I wouldn’t even try.”

Casper follows Bill’s character, the “ghost psychiatrist” and widower Dr. James Harvey, and his pre-teen daughter Kat (Christina Ricci) as they move into a house haunted by a friendly ghost named Casper and his three ghostly uncles, Stinky , Stretch and Fatso. Casper and Kat become friends as they try to save their home from an evil ghost exterminator.

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Lewis spoke to PEOPLE in May 2023 about growing up in “a really creative family” that includes actor Bill and older brothers Jack and Mesa, who are “all artists in some realm.”

But the Top Gun: Maverickthe star admitted that he was initially reluctant to seek his father’s help in pursuing an acting career, noting that at first he was “ignorant to say, ‘I need to do it my way.’ “

“I quickly realized that it was incredibly foolish not to utilize this remarkable resource that I had, which happened to be my father,” Lewis explained, adding that Bill’s advice “is invaluable because he knows me so well as a person.”

“He knows what makes me excited, what makes me nervous, what scares me,” Lewis said. “And he also has a lot of experience in business and crafts. So all his advice is directed at me. I don’t know where I would be without it.”

Salem Lot It’s now streaming on Max.

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