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The Descent Part 2 – Alex’s Review

10 hours ago | FilmShaft.com | See recent FilmShaft.com news »

Back in 2005 Neil Marshall unleashed The Descent upon the unsuspecting public. A savage little British horror film that ticked all the right boxes and was the perfect follow up to his impressive feature debut Dog Soldiers.

The Descent succeeded because it played out like a violent nightmare. The horror genre at that point had been suffocated by a string of un-scary big budget films and it was a joy to behold when all of a sudden we could sink our teeth into something genuinely scary again.

The 70s were the best years for horror. Films such as The Shining, The Omen and of course The Exorcist were brilliant for the genre and The Descent seemed to hark back to an era that cinema had lost. A horror film that was not only scary but also psychologically terrifying. A horror film that was as much about the characters as the shocks it delivered. »

- Alex Wagner

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The Descent 2 Clip, or, Why Living in Caves Suck

21 hours ago | Beyond Hollywood | See recent Beyond Hollywood news »

The boys at Bloody-Disgusting have your first look at a new clip from “The Descent 2″, a sequel to Neil Marshall’s 2007 splatterfest “The Descent”. For the sequel, former special effects man Jon Harris takes over the directorial reins while Marshall looks on from the sidelines. It looks like a direct sequel to the first movie, with some of the original cast back for more cave-dwelling creature action. Emerging from the cave system alone, distraught and covered in the blood of her missing companions, Sarah is incoherent and half-wild with fear. Sceptical about her account of events and convinced Sarah’s psychosis hides far darker secrets, Sheriff Vaines (Gavan O’Herlihy) doesn’t waste time. Along with his partner Rios (Krysten Cummings), and their cave rescue team Dan (Douglas Hodge), Greg (Joshua Dallas), and Cath (Anna Skellern), Vaines forces Sarah back into the caves to help the rescuers find her friends. »

- Nix

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The Descent: Part 2 Exclusive Coverage Roundup!

30 November 2009 | shocktillyoudrop.com | See recent shocktillyoudrop news »

For our readers, especially those in England lucky enough to be catching The Descent: Part 2 in theaters this Friday, we did our best to stay ahead of the pack with an array of exclusive coverage to prepare you for your trip back into Crawler-infested caves. If you missed our advance coverage, here's a complete rundown! In this entry, directed by Jon Harrs, Shauna MacDonald, Natalie Mendoza, Gavan O'Herlihy, Joshua Dallas, Anna Skellern, Douglas Hodge and Krysten Cummings star. MacDonald is back as Sarah, having emerged from the cave system of The Descent alive and traumatized. Officials force her back below the surface with a new group of folks to find her friends. . Exclusive Jon Harris interview . Exclusive set report . Exclusive Paul Hyett interview . Stills,... »

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Several More Clips: The Descent Part 2

30 November 2009 12:04 AM, PST | DreadCentral.com | See recent Dread Central news »

Several new clips have appeared on the official and incredibly hard to navigate The Descent Part 2 website, and we've simplified things by bringing them to you here.

Synopsis

Terror mounts as fear cuts deeper in the chilling continuation to the globally successful horror hit The Descent. Traumatized, Sarah Carter (Shauna MacDonald) emerges alone from the cave system where she confronted her darkest dread. With no rational explanation to what happened, the authorities force her back into the subterranean depths to help locate her five missing girlfriends. But as the rescue party enters further uncharted domains, flashbacks start haunting Sarah as shocking memories of the past hit home. For they are venturing into the habitat of a new tribe of Crawlers, even more viciously feral than Sarah faced before.

Be sure to check out our Descent Part 2 set visit for more images and info when you’re done! No word on »

- Uncle Creepy

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A Blood-Soaked World Premiere Clip from 'The Descent: Part 2'

29 November 2009 10:11 PM, PST | bloody-disgusting.com | See recent Bloody-Disgusting.com news »

One of the biggest horror films to arrive in theaters in 2006 - and probably one of the best this decade - was Neill Marshall's claustrophobic The Descent. Those of you in the UK should consider yourselves lucky as on December 4th you'll be some of the first ever to witness Jon Harris' hotly anticipated sequel The Descent: Part 2. To get your blood pumping we've posted an exclusive world premiere clip from the film that features a head-stompin' gory clip from deep down in the terrifying cave. Check it out beyond the break and watch for info on a release here in the States when it's announced. »

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Exclusive Interview: Jon Harris

29 November 2009 6:48 PM, PST | HeyUGuys.co.uk | See recent HeyUGuys news »

Though still only in his early forties Jon Harris has already had a long and impressive career in film.  Having worked as editor on such Brit classics as Layer Cake, Snatch and Starter for Ten and worldwide hits The Descent and Stardust, he is much in demand.  Indeed he most recently worked on the fervently anticipated Kick-Ass alongside Matthew Vaughn.  What would tempt such a man out of the editing suite?  The opportunity to direct The Descent: Part 2. Jon recently spoke to HeyUGuys to tell us more…

Hug: We’d like to start by congratulating you on your directorial debut Jon. The Descent: Part 2 had its World Premiere at Frightfest in Leicester Square and will be released in the UK on 4th December.  Your first feature film is a reality but does it seem real to you yet?

Jh: Thanks very much.  I’m not sure it does feel real at the moment. »

- Emily Breen

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Review: The Descent: Part 2

29 November 2009 6:44 PM, PST | HeyUGuys.co.uk | See recent HeyUGuys news »

In 2005 Neil Marshall’s imagine-if-Alien-were-set-in-a-cave feature The Descent scared the living daylights out of cinemagoers worldwide.  Lacking the bawdy humour of his werewolf masterpiece Dog Soldiers, it was nevertheless an honest to goodness horror film that pulled no punches and left no survivors.  Unless you watched the American cut.

The folk who decided to make The Descent: Part 2 clearly fall into the latter camp as they have picked up just before we left off with Sarah being kind of…alive.  For those among you who have never seen The Descent there is a brief recap after the jump:

Six girls go caving

Things go bump in the dark

Some of the girls die

Some of the girls kill some of the creatures

All of the girls die

The action picks up two days after the events of the first film (with Descent editor Jon Harris at the helm), the »

- Emily Breen

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Exclusive Clip from The Descent Part 2

27 November 2009 4:00 AM, PST | HeyUGuys.co.uk | See recent HeyUGuys news »

The Descent Part 2 has been described as ‘The Feel Sh*t Scared Film of the Decade‘ for a reason and when you see this clip you might start to understand why!

Pathé / Warner Bros Pictures UK have been kind enough to give us an exclusive clip for their latest movie, The Descent Part 2 which is released in cinemas December 4th (with previews on the 2nd & 3rd December). As you’ll see from the clip below, the movie takes you back underground where monsters can be lurking and where the most claustrophobic movie of all time is back for another round!

Synopsis: Shauna Macdonald (Mutant Chronicles, The Descent) returns as Sarah, continuing the story of 2005’s hugely successful horror thriller The Descent, in which a group of young women disappear during a caving trip in the Appalachian Mountains.

Emerging from the cave system alone, distraught and covered in the blood of her missing companions, »

- David Sztypuljak

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The Descent: Part 2

26 November 2009 12:36 PM, PST | Pure Movies | See recent Pure Movies news »

The film seems intent on covering the cast in as much mud, blood, and slime as possible, falling back on the conventions of gross-out cinema and abandoning the subtlety that made the first film so refreshing. You may remember the closing scene of The Descent as a bleak and horrific example of delusional hope. As the humanoid crawlers approach hungry for more human flesh, the remaining cave explorer Sarah (Shauna MacDonald) crouches hallucinating and seems oblivious to her fate. »

- Natalie Peck

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The Descent 2 and European Horror!

20 November 2009 3:44 PM, PST | 28 Days Later Analysis | See recent 28 Days Later Analysis news »

The Descent 2 premieres in the United Kingdom this December 2 with a follow up in Denmark on the 4th. In preparation for the premiere a slim teaser trailer is available for English fans prior to the release. Already receiving some moderate praise, the Descent 2 will revisit the same dark, monster filled caves of the first truly triumphant and heartbreaking original film. For North American fans an unspecified 2010 release date has been chosen for showings of the Descent 2. Check out this short teaser trailer from the United Kingdom that might not have been seen by some fans.

Release Date: December 2 (UK), December 4th (Denmark), and 2010 (N. America).

Director: Jon Harris.

Writer: J. Blakeson, James McCarthy, and James Watkins.

Cast: Shauna Macdonald, Natalie Jackson Mendoza, Krysten Cummings, and Gavan O'Herlihy.

Have a look at the UK teaser right here:

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- Michael Ross Allen

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Mia Wasikowska and Michael Fassbender Team Up For New Jane Eyre Adaptation

20 November 2009 12:44 PM, PST | Collider.com | See recent Collider.com news »

Mia Wasikowska (Tim Burton’s Alice in Wonderland) and Michael Fassbender (Inglourious Basterds) seem to be on their way to becoming two of the biggest rising stars out there right now.  Both actors are now teaming up with director Cary Fukunaga (Sin Nombre) in bringing another adaption of the classic novel Jane Eyre to the big screen.  I don’t know if anyone was really hoping for another one, but the talent involved definitely has me interested now. You can read the details after the jump.

Variety reports that the film will be a period piece and will play up the gothic elements of the story.  Published in 1847, the classic novel tells the story of Jane (Wasikowska), a demure governess who discovers her surly employer Rochester (Fassbender) is harboring a dark secret.  Ellen Page was once attached to the project to play the title role, but has since left the project. »

- Ramses Flores

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The Descent Part 2 TV Spot

20 November 2009 12:30 PM, PST | DreadCentral.com | See recent Dread Central news »

A new TV spot debuted today on the official The Descent Part 2 website, and of course we've got it for you fresh from the cave!

Synopsis

Terror mounts as fear cuts deeper in the chilling continuation to the globally successful horror hit The Descent. Traumatized, Sarah Carter (Shauna MacDonald) emerges alone from the cave system where she confronted her darkest dread. With no rational explanation to what happened, the authorities force her back into the subterranean depths to help locate her five missing girlfriends. But as the rescue party enters further uncharted domains, flashbacks start haunting Sarah as shocking memories of the past hit home. For they are venturing into the habitat of a new tribe of Crawlers, even more viciously feral than Sarah faced before.

Be sure to check out our Descent Part 2 set visit for more images and info when you’re done! Still no word on when »

- Uncle Creepy

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Apocalyptic Devil's Playground Starts Production

10 November 2009 5:03 AM, PST | HugAZombie | See recent HugAZombie news »

When it comes to the recent output of zombie movies, it appears the the running "infected" zombie is greatly outpacing George Romero's classic, lumbering zombie. British production studio Black And White Films have two upcoming genre films with Dead Cert, a movie about the classic struggle between gangsters and vampires, and Expose, a remake of the 1976 film of the same name about a psycho personal assistant to a novelist, and now are jumping into the zombie genre with Devil's Playground.

Devil's Playground will be a infected zombie film about a killer (Craig Fairbrass from Dead Cert) who must find a cure to the illness causing the zombie apocalypse since he is slowly turning into a zombie as well. Myanna Burning (The Descent) plays the woman who may have the secret for the cure, while Danny Dyer (Severance) plays her ex-cop boyfriend. Janet Montgomery (Wrong Turn 3: Left for Dead »

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Update on Unique Zombie Film Devil's Playground

10 November 2009 | shocktillyoudrop.com | See recent shocktillyoudrop news »

Black & Blue Films is amassing a number of horror productions on its growing resume and we've got the details on one film that's getting ready to shoot in just a matter of weeks. Presently, Black & Blue is in production on Dead Cert , a vampire film, however, they're lurching into zombie territory with Devil's Playground . But this isn't just any undead romp, it's got a touch of film noir to it. The cast includes Danny Dyer ( Severance ), Janet Montgomery ( The Hills Run Red ), Jaime Murray ( Dexter ), MyAnna Buring ( The Descent ), Del Henney ( Straw Dogs ) and Dead Cert 's Craig Fairbbrass. Bart Ruspoli wrote the script. Fairbrass plays a hardened killer named Cole who's searching for a cure to the illness causing a zombie apocalypse across the globe, and that... »

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The Descent: Part 2 - Trailer 2

6 November 2009 10:25 PM, PST | Latemag.com/film | See recent LateFilmFull news »

Second trailer for Jon Harris' sequel to Neil Marshall's 2005 horror hit The Descent, aptly titled The Descent: Part 2.

Emerging from the cave system alone, distraught and covered in the blood of her missing companions, Sarah (Shauna Macdonald) is incoherent and half-wild with fear. Sceptical about her account of events and convinced Sarah's psychosis hides far darker secrets, Sheriff Vaines (Gavan O’Herlihy) doesn’t waste time. Along with his partner Rios (Krysten Cummings), and their cave rescue team Dan (Douglas Hodge), Greg (Joshua Dallas), and Cath (Anna Skellern), Vaines forces Sarah back into the caves to help the rescuers find her friends.

The Descent: Part 2 - Trailer 1

The Descent: Part 2 - UK Poster

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- Leigh

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Several Clips: The Descent Part 2

6 November 2009 12:49 PM, PST | DreadCentral.com | See recent Dread Central news »

A couple of new clips debuted today on the official The Descent Part II website to go along with the previously released ones. Which are which? Who cares? We've got them all for you!

Synopsis

Terror mounts as fear cuts deeper in the chilling continuation to the globally successful horror hit The Descent. Traumatized, Sarah Carter (Shauna MacDonald) emerges alone from the cave system where she confronted her darkest dread. With no rational explanation to what happened, the authorities force her back into the subterranean depths to help locate her five missing girlfriends. But as the rescue party enters further uncharted domains, flashbacks start haunting Sarah as shocking memories of the past hit home. For they are venturing into the habitat of a new tribe of Crawlers, even more viciously feral than Sarah faced before.

Be sure to check out our Descent Part 2 set visit for more images and info when you’re done! »

- Uncle Creepy

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Irish Thrillers 'Savage' & 'The Disturbed' Join Afm Slate

3 November 2009 11:29 PM, PST | IFTN | See recent IFTN news »

Cinemavault has bolstered its American Film Market (Afm) slate with the Irish thrillers 'Savage', from director Brendan Muldowney (Final Journey), and 'The Disturbed' from Conor McMahon (Dead Meat). Conor Barry of Sp Films, the production company behind 'Savage', tells Iftn: "It is a tremendous opportunity to have a company with Cinemavault's proven ability involved with 'Savage' - a film we are so proud of." Starring Darren Healy (Once) and Nora-Jane Noone (The Descent), 'Savage' tells the story of a news photographer who, following a vicious assault, drifts into derangement as he changes from a victim to a revenge obsessed aggressor. Funded by the Irish Film Board, the film had its world premiere at the Galway Film Festival and was an official selection at the Darklight Film Festival. »

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Exclusive: Michael Fassbender calls Centurion “A Roman Chase Film”

3 November 2009 3:17 PM, PST | Collider.com | See recent Collider.com news »

Earlier today I spoke with Michael Fassbender for his upcoming movie “Fish Tank”. While I’ll be posting the full interview closer to release, we talked about his upcoming Roman action flick, “Centurion”, directed by Neil Marshall’s (”Doomsday”, “The Descent”, “Dog Soldiers”) and he had some very cool stuff to say about the movie.

While the film isn’t going to be released until sometime next year, “Centurion” sounds like a very cool film and it should definitely be on your radar. Fassbender calls it “a Roman chase film” and when I asked him what it’s about, he said, “It’s basically about a group of Roman soldiers trying to get back across the border. It sort of surrounds the legend of the Ninth Legion. What happened in this myth is the Ninth Legion went over the border into the highlands to suppress this tribal community that was wreaking havoc on their outposts. »

- Steve 'Frosty' Weintraub

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Peter Berg Will Not Direct “Dune”

30 October 2009 2:40 PM, PDT | Filmofilia | See recent Filmofilia news »

Director Peter Berg (”Friday Night Lights,” “The Kingdom,” “Hancock”) has left Paramount’s “Dune” remake.

According to reports the remake still is in the works, with Josh Zetumer (who is also writing the next “Bourne” movie) writing the script, and Paramount is searching for a new director.

Paramount is reportedly now eying Neill Blomkamp – “District 9” filmmaker and Neil Marshall, writer and director of “The Descent,” to replace him.

No reason has been cited for the Berg’s exit, but some sources suggest that he departed to work on a number of “dream projects” at Universal.

It was also reported that Twilight star Robert Pattinson was in talks in May to play in the update (though there was nothing official) but it is unclear if Pattinson still might join the project now that Berg has moved on.

“Dune” remake is in the works since 2007 and is still being developed – there »

- Fiona

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Dune loses a director, gains possibilities

29 October 2009 7:39 AM, PDT | Corona's Coming Attractions | See recent Corona's Coming Attractions news »

Director Peter Berg has exited the Dune remake happening with Paramount Pictures. Now the studio is looking for someone to replace the $175 million dollar-budgeted film and they've got two possible candidates: District 9's Neill Blomkamp and The Descent's Neil Marshall.

Berg's departure takes away considerable momentum with the project as now the studio has to find someone who knows Frank Herbert's novel and remains true to the source material but also will infuse their own brand of filmmaking to give the sci-fi story elements of action and political drama. The Dune novel is set 10,000 years into our future and takes place almost entirely on a sand-swept planet where giant sandworms reign. Two great houses are fighting over who controls the spice melange, a highly coveted item that extends life, turns your eyes blue and will awaken a prophecized leader of humanity that everyone in the universe wants to control. »

- Patrick Sauriol

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