Halloween is all about creatures of the night. “Nightcrawler” (in theaters now) isn’t fantasy nor science fiction, but it centers around a man that slowly becomes a monster by chasing success at all costs.

Desde Hollywood was part of the round table interviews for the film, held recently in Los Angeles. Listen to what Jake Gyllenhaal, Rene Russo and writer-director Dan Gilroy had to say about this tale of ambition, violence and immorality.

“NIGHTCRAWLER is a pulse-pounding thriller set in the nocturnal underbelly of contemporary Los Angeles. Jake Gyllenhaal stars as Lou Bloom, a driven young man desperate for work who discovers the high-speed world of L.A. crime journalism. Finding a group of freelance camera crews who film crashes, fires, murder and other mayhem, Lou muscles into the cut-throat, dangerous realm of nightcrawling — where each police siren wail equals a possible windfall and victims are converted into dollars and cents. Aided by Rene Russo as Nina, a veteran of the blood-sport that is local TV news, Lou thrives. In the breakneck, ceaseless search for footage, he becomes the star of his own story.”