Nordling here.
I thought THE A TEAM was pretty decent, but it didn't feel like Joe Carnahan's other films to me, which all have a pretty sharp edge to them. Even SMOKIN' ACES has a pretty dark sense of humor about it, and not enough good things can be said about NARC.
Well, Carnahan's going the indie route again with his next feature, THE GREY, and he's managed to snag Liam Neeson to star, along with Dermot Mulroney, Dallas Roberts, James Badge Dale, Frank Grillo (Warrior), Nonso Alozie, and Joe Anderson. The plot concerns oil rig roughnecks who are stranded in the Alaskan tundra after a plane crash and who have to try to survive in the freezing cold while a pack of wolves chases them. It sounds like Carnahan's got that edge back, and I can't wait to see it.
To hear Carnahan describe the shooting conditions, it sounds pretty terrifying. According to Deadline, who broke the story, Carnahan said in interview, “It gets to be 30 below, and when we went out the other day, I took off my hat to see how long I could last, and my skin was burning with frostbite in a little over a minute.In a way, it’s great, because it beats the shit out of the cast and that suits the storyline.”
I've always wanted to see the Alaskan tundra, so hey, is this the next best thing? We'll see when this is released sometime next year.
Nordling, out.
