This week, I got a chance to speak to Norwegian filmmaker Roar Uthaug (who will soon be directing the Tomb Raider movie reboot for Warner Bros. and MGM) about his new disaster film The Wave, in theaters and on demand March 4.
Based on a real-life Norwegian village nestled under the Åkerneset mountain -- which is constantly on the verge of collapse -- the film follows a family of four as they try to survive a tsunami before it consumes their entire town.
During our interview, Uthaug explained how he went about shooting on location in Geiranger while also training his actors to hold their breath underwater for minutes at a time.
IGN Movies: Let's dive into The Wave. One thing that sets this film apart from other disaster movies is that this is dealing with something that will happen, and has happened already to some extent. Was that one of the reasons you were interested in doing this project?
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Based on a real-life Norwegian village nestled under the Åkerneset mountain -- which is constantly on the verge of collapse -- the film follows a family of four as they try to survive a tsunami before it consumes their entire town.
During our interview, Uthaug explained how he went about shooting on location in Geiranger while also training his actors to hold their breath underwater for minutes at a time.
IGN Movies: Let's dive into The Wave. One thing that sets this film apart from other disaster movies is that this is dealing with something that will happen, and has happened already to some extent. Was that one of the reasons you were interested in doing this project?
Continue reading…
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