Year: 2011
Director: Alister Grierson
Writers: John Garvin, Andrew Wright
Producer: James Cameron
Genre: Adventure/drama/thriller  in 3D
Filming: December 2009 – March 2010
Status: In post production
Slated release: February 4th, 2011
Budget: $30 million

An alert action-thriller about a team of divers in a magnificent expedition to the most beautiful, unexplored and least accessible underwater cave system in the world. In the expedition is Frank McGuire (Richard Roxburgh) – an individualist explorer and his son of 17 years, Josh (Rhys Wakefield), who came in protest, and billionaire Carl Hurley (Ioan Gruffudd), whose purpose is to undermine the expedition. When a sudden tropical storm makes its appearance, their only escape is to get out of the cave, which may come only after everything is flooded with water. All you have to do is find an air reservoir and leave the location in time, because the cave does not allow mistakes. Immersive 3D Sanctum promises a delightful experience.

Cast

Richard Roxburgh … Frank McGuire
Ioan Gruffudd … Carl Hurley
Rhys Wakefield … Josh McGuire
Allison Cratchley … Judes
Daniel Wyllie … George
Alice Parkinson … Victoria
Christopher Baker … J.D.
Sean Dennehy … Chopper pilot

Trivia

• Sanctum is based on the the real-life experience of writer and co-producer Andrew Wight.
• The film has been made on location on the Gold Coast and inside the sound stage at Warner Bros studio, where a $2.1 million water tank has been built for the project.

Quotes

Richard Roxburgh (plays Frank McGuire): «We had to wear a full face mask and breathing apparatus that only allows you to take and expel mini-breaths. When you’re doing action sequences underwater it’s pretty scary ‘cause you feel like you’re not going to get enough air. The cough, cold, nosebleeds and 3am finishes were pretty taxing.»

Alister Grierson (director): «It has been physically demanding for the actors and quite dangerous.»

Alister Grierson (director): «We’ve got this amazing set that we’ve built, we’ve been shooting in jungles, we’ve been shooting in caves, we’ve been shooting underwater. It’s very physically challenging – they’ve been training really hard.»

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