Why Zelda Williams Says It Was 'Really Daunting' to Make Her Directorial Debut Lisa Frankenstein

Zelda Williams opens up about how it felt to make her directorial debut

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Speaking with PEOPLE at the Lisa Frankenstein premiere in Los Angeles on Monday, Zelda, 34, revealed that it was "really daunting" directing the script

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I think that was the thing that scared me most is, as far as tone goes," Zelda tells PEOPLE.

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Starting with a campy comedy can be really daunting. But I'm very grateful. We had such a good time

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She also explained that it was the "universe" that decided Lisa Frankenstein would make her directorial debut

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"The pandemic happened, and the other movies I was set to do just didn't survive," Zelda says.

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Weirdly, this was the strange little train that did, and I'm very grateful for that

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