Neil Marshall

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Neil Marshall
Image:Neil Marshall 2006.JPG Neil Marshall promoting "The Descent" at Comic Con, 2006
Born	25 May 1970 (1970-05-25) (age 39) Newcastle upon Tyne, England
Occupation	Film director screenwriter

Neil Marshall (born in Newcastle upon Tyne, England, on 25 May 1970) is a film director and screenwriter. Dog Soldiers was Marshall's first feature-length film. Although not a huge commercial success, the film quickly attained cult status and showed the director's flair for the horror genre. Marshall's second film, The Descent, follows an all-female group of spelunkers who get more than they bargain for when they enter an unexplored cave. The film quickly garnered acclaim from fans and critics alike

Contents 1 Directorial Trademarks 2 Upcoming projects 2.1 Outpost 2.2 The Eagle's Nest 2.3 The Sword and the Fury 2.4 The Ninth Legion 2.5 Sherlock Holmes 2.6 The Descent 2 3 Filmography 4 References

[edit] Directorial Trademarks

The name 'Eddie Oswald' is always referred to in Marshall's feature films. In Dog Soldiers, Sergeant Wells (Sean Pertwee) tells a story about the death of a fellow soldier - Eddie Oswald. In The Descent, Sarah (Shauna Macdonald) finds an antiquated helmet with the name Oswald on the rim.

[edit] Upcoming projects

[edit] Outpost

In June 2005, Neil Marshall announced after the completion of The Descent that he would be working on two projects: The Eagle's Nest and Outpost. Having completed a third draft of the Outpost script at the time, Marshall planned to begin filming Outpost first before the end of 2005. He said that the stars from Dog Soldiers, Sean Pertwee and Kevin McKidd may appear in Outpost.^[1] The following July, Marshall completed a deal with Pathé to produce the film, but said that the project would be on the backburner for the time being.^[2] Marshall said in July 2006 that Outpost would be about zombies terrorizing an oil rig, but that he would not begin producing the film until 2008 due to the influx of zombie films.^[3]

[edit] The Eagle's Nest

In June 2005, Neil Marshall announced after the completion of The Descent that he would be working on two projects: The Eagle's Nest and Outpost. Marshall initially described The Eagle's Nest as a World War II action-adventure that would be a hybrid of Die Hard (1988) and The Remains of the Day (1993).^[1] The following July, Marshall described The Eagle's Nest as an action adventure tribute to films like Where Eagles Dare (1968) and The Eagle Has Landed (1976). Marshall said The Eagle's Nest would be about a rescue attempt for a parachutist, Rudolph Hess, who lands in Scotland during World War II. The rescue is botched, and Hess is taken by a German unit to a country castle.^[2]

[edit] The Sword and the Fury

In July 2005, Marshall described a project called The Sword and the Fury, which would be a heist film that takes place in medieval times. According to the director, the story takes place 30 years after the death of King Arthur when his sword Excalibur is stolen. Arthur's queen Guinevere hires a band of thieves to steal it back.^[2]

[edit] The Ninth Legion

The Ninth Legion, announced in July 2006,^[3] is a planned project by Neil Marshall based on the historical Ninth Legion.^[4] Marshall plans to develop the film with the same crew that worked on The Descent, and he said in July 2006 that he would begin The Ninth Legion after completing Doomsday.^[3]

[edit] Sherlock Holmes

In March 2007, Warner Bros. announced a film adaptation of the comic book Sherlock Holmes by Lionel Wigram. A script was written by Michael Johnson, and Neil Marshall was hired to direct the film. Sherlock Holmes is slated for production after Marshall completes Doomsday.^[5]

[edit] The Descent 2

The Descent 2 is the sequel to The Descent. Although Marshall has no plans to direct the film, he tells Bloody-Disgusting.com, "A treatment is in the works, I’m not directing it, but I will oversee it and want to be a part of it."^[6]

Marshall received the first draft of the film in late July 2006, with no directors or cast in mind. He has made it clear that this film won't be a "rehashing of the first" and that he wants this film to incorporate more of the feeling of claustrophobia like that of a particular scene in the previous film. Marshall tells Bloody-Disgusting.com about new ideas for the film, "The monsters they can deal with, and a bit of the claustrophobia, they can deal with, but the combination is definitely something we want to incorporate that into the sequel, by putting the monster and the girls in a really tight spot."[1]

When The Descent was released in 2006 in the United States, Lionsgate picked up the film as distributor and edited the last few minutes of the film, changing the ending. When Dreadcentral.com asked Marshall which of the film's two endings would the sequel would be picking up after, he said that it won't be known until he approves a script.^[7]

[edit] Filmography

Year	Title	Other Notes
1999	Combat
2002	Dog Soldiers
2005	The Descent
2008	Doomsday	post-production

[edit] References

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