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TinCan's Charlotte Stear catches up with the start of Descent part two before it's release next month
Descent tells the story of Sarah, who loses her husband and daughter in a car crash, but she survives. One year later, her friends invite her on a trip to explore a deep cave in the mountains. When the expedition is about three kilometers underground, a rock collapses and blocks the access tunnel, trapping the group inside the cave. With limited supplies, they try to find a way out, but sooner they face a hunger and savage breed of predators...
With Descent Part Two released in December, TinCan's Charlotte Stear joined Jon Harris and two stars of the film, MyAnna Buring (Sam) and Anna Skellern (Cath) for a Q&A session...
How did you come to direct this film?
Jon Harris: Neil Marshall, the original director actually asked me to direct this film. It is a seamless continuation from the first film so it was good because Neil was always there for advice when I needed it.
There is a different ending for The Descent in America, how did you tackle this?
JH: We completely ignored that! As we see it, the British ending is the correct ending even though that may have worked in America.
Are there plans for a third film?
JH: I think so, well if there's an appetite for it!
Did you shoot in real caves?
JH: It was all shot on set as it's just not practical to get all the equipment, cast and crew down there. The first film proved it could be done well and looks authentic.
Anna Skellern: The sets were fantastic, really claustrophobic. We shot in Ealing Studios in London and they have actually developed a new process that makes authentic looking stalactites and stalagmites to create the cave systems. If these processes were not around these films could not have been made, it just would have been too expensive.
How long did the prosthetics take to make?
JH: They took about 8 weeks to make before shooting began and then they were working constantly throughout the shoot. The guy who made them was a fantastic FX expert, Paul Hyatt.
AS: You'll notice in this sequel that the rescue team have "Hyatt Rescue Team" badges stitched on their jackets, in honour of Paul!
Jon this is your directing debut is it not?
JH: Yes before this I was an Editor. I worked on films like Eden Lake and Layer Cake.
Which is more challenging?
JH: Well I find that with editing I can always take a break, have a cup of tea and come back to it. Whereas directing is one long process, so directing I guess.
MyAnna Buring: But you probably feel that way because you've done so much editing, once you have directed more I'm sure you'll feel the same way!
Did any of the actors do some potholing to get into character?
AS: I wanted to get in to the psyches of a potholer, as it is beyond me why someone would want to do that! So I spent some time with them, and as I did, I realised that there is something comforting about being on a mountain. We're so small it's very humbling. People who are looking for that adrenaline rush are just like people who like horror films, it takes you out of that normality and puts you in a flight of fight situation.
What are your all time favourite horror films?
JH: Alien
AS: Switchblade Romance
MB: Evil Dead 2
Watch the trailer for Descent Part Two here:
Tags: tincan film descent descent part two charlotte stear horror neil marshall myanna buring caving potholing predators
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