Production and actors: "Rise from the depths"

American director Stephen Sommers, known to the audience thanks to the paintings "Mummy" and "Van Helsing", in 1998 for the first time tried himself in the horror genre, having shot the film "Rise from the depths". How successful was this project? Who played the main roles? About this later in the article.

The creators of the film

Trit Williams and Kevin O'Connor starred in the film. At that time, they were not the most famous actors. "Rise from the depths" did not become a breakthrough for them in their careers. After the shootings, Williams never again returned to the horror.

The main female role in the film was performed by Famke Janssen, the star of the movie "Golden Eye" directed by Martin Campbell.

Kevin O'Connor continued to work with Steven Sommers in the future. He played small roles in his blockbuster "Mummy" and "Van Helsing".

The roles of the second plan in the picture were performed by little-known Hollywood actors. "Rise from the depths" became the most notable project for Anthony Hild, Derrick O'Connor and Wes Studi.

Casting

Stephen Sommers planned to remove the horror called "Tentacles" back in 1995. In the summer of 1996 the final version of the script was ready, and the name was changed to "Rise from the depths".

Initially, the main roles were to be played by other actors. "Rise from the depth," according to the idea of Stephen Sommers, was to be the first horror in the career of Harrison Ford. But the actor rejected the proposal because of working on other films, and his place was taken by Trit Williams. This replacement made it possible to slightly reduce the budget of the picture.

The director planned that the main female role will be performed by Claire Forlani, but due to disagreements with the director she left the project after several days of filming. Sommers decided to replace it with Famke Janssen. But after the triumph in the movie "Golden Eye" Famke became a very famous actress, and the producers doubted her candidacy. However, the role of Trillian, ultimately, went to her.

Plot

On a luxury cruise ship you can meet a variety of passengers - lazy rich men, criminals, thieves, swindlers, honest guys, brave men and cowards. Soon all this diverse company will get acquainted with the monster, ready to tear to pieces, so inappropriately chosen this liner. To survive, the passengers and crew of the ship will have to join forces in the fight against an unthinkable monster. Even if they survive in a fight with a monster, they will never be able to forget this nightmare.

Reviews

The film did not appeal to critics, but viewers rated it above average. I liked them and the actors. "The climb from the depths" was quite scary for his time, which made him so attractive to fans of horror films.

In the commercial sense, "Rise from the depths" was a failed project. The subsequent films of Sommers were financially more successful.