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| (asked about what was his inspiration for Dog Soldiers) I wanted to make a werewolf movie, a soldier movie, and a film set in Scotland. I've been to Scotland on holiday for years and I was inspired by the possibility of something 'other' living in the forest. I'm also a huge fan of werewolf films, although I've never been totally satisfied with any. I wanted to make one with lots of terrifying werewolves, without worrying too much about the psychological issues. I'm also into war films. My Dad was in the army and I probably would've ended up following him if I hadn't gone into film. Q. And which actors would be near the top of your wish-list to work with. Who would you most like to direct if given the opportunity? Neil Marshall: At the moment, I think Christian Bale is a phenomenal actor… and people like Hugh Jackman and Daniel Craig. But Christian Bale is just brilliant. Q. Which filmmakers influenced you? Who would you like to be able to take a look over the shoulder of? Neil Marshall: Ridley Scott, James Cameron, John Carptener, Peter Jackson, Sam Raimi. And people lile John Ford, Howard Hawkes, John Boorman and Sam Peckinpah. But Spielberg and Ridley Scott are key influences for me. (Q. What other genres would you like to tackle?) Neil Marshall: The film that made me want to make movies was Raiders of the Lost Ark and I still think there’s room for another one in the style of the first Indiana Jones adventure. (asked what his goals were for The Descent) The primary reason was to do a scary movie. I set out to do a horror film with Dog Soldiers and what I came out with at the end of the day was something that was more of a cult movie, more of a black comedy with some horror elements in it. It kind of went over the top. The stuff I'd thought would be kind of gory became funny because of the way that we played it. That was all planned, it was all deliberate, that was all cool. It's something that I'm immensely proud of. But then I sat down and thought, "What I really want to do is a movie that terrifies people." There's two kinds of horror films that I love, and Dog Soldiers is more in line with Evil Dead 2. I thought I want to make a horror movie more in line with Alien and The Shining and Deliverance and The Thing and all these other great horror films that I've grown up with and love, and what I consider to be the best horror films in my life. So I set out with just a single-minded purpose to terrify the audience. |
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