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"Mist" - actors and features of the film
In this material will be told about the project "Mist". About the film, the actors who took part in it, you will learn a lot of new things. Painting in the genre of horror, director - Frank Darabont. The film was based on the story of Stephen King's The Fog. The script was also written by Darabont. The director in the eighties dreamed of moving the work to the big screen. Filming began in 2007 in Shreveport. King did not object to the more gloomy ending of "Mgla", which was proposed by Darabont and differs from the finale of the story.
History
Main actors
Second plan
Members of the group David Dan Miller and Mrs. Irene Repler also appear in the plot of the film "Mist". The actors Jeffrey DeMann and Francis Sternhagen played them beautifully. Sam Whitwer played Wayne Jessup. Melissa McBride got the role of a woman whose children stayed at home. Chris Owen played Norma as a teenager.
Interesting facts and reviews
Owners of Dimension Films Harvey and Bob Weinstein were interested in the project. They provided the required budget, set the date for the start of the shooting for 2007. The finished final was evaluated by Stephen King himself. He called the new ending amazing, for it frightens, and the audience who came to the horror film does not always expect that the story ends happily. Darabont compared King's novel with the work of William Shakespeare. According to the director, the writer highlighted aspects of life that are not always accepted.
He showed how the behavior of people changes if they are seized with fear. In 2006 Thomas Jain was confirmed for the main role. In 2007, he was joined by Lori Holden and Andre Brower. Frank Darabont decided to reduce the use of sound and musical effects to a minimum. The goal is to convey an oppressive ending. In his opinion, the silence can be much more frightening than knocking, whispering or noise. Thus, in the perception of the audience, the picture should have come close to the documentary.
For the final of the film, the director used the composition of the band Dead Can Dance called The Host of Seraphim. This music is based on Gregorian singing. Darabont is a fan of this collective. To develop images of monsters, the director drew the artist Bernie Reitson. Greg Nicotero was also busy creating the appearance of monsters and make-up for the picture. Computer special effects were dealt by Everett Burrel. The first ideas came from Nicotero in the eighties, when the director showed interest in the story.
When the project started, Darabont, Burrel and Nicotero met in the CaféFX studio to discuss the design of the picture. So we talked about the movie "Mist" and the actors. Comments on their work were given above.
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