![]() ![]() We did a lot of fight training it was fun. "These are weapons I haven't used in my previous films," she points out. ![]() She recalls how she had to learn to fight convincingly with a spear, knife and hatched. Olga Kurylenko, who plays the Pictish warrior Etain, was depicted in the script as a warrior, clearly comfortable riding a horse and wielding deadly weapons with expertise. But there were also new skills for the cast to learn. Just sensational scenery there – a beautiful part of the world."īraving the element was one side of the physical activity. We went to some pretty remote places near Aviemore. "I really enjoyed the time we had in Scotland. "I wanted to make sure the audience would feel what the actors are feeling on screen," says Marshall.ĭespite the physical challenges of the extreme conditions, the locations left a positive mark on Fassbender. Marshall's only comment on the look of the film to McCurdy was that he wanted it to 'look cold'. It was vital for the crew to capture the scope and breathtaking awe of the Scottish landscape. To capture the full effect of the location and conditions, Marshall had briefed his Director of Photography, Sam McCurdy. Luckily, when it came time to filming, it was perfect." It was amazing, but had we had that during the shoot, I think that would have really screwed us up. "There was so much snow, we all got snowed in at the hotel. "There was a slight problem when we went on a location recognizance trip the week before we started filming," Marshall recalls. Relying on the elements to deliver on schedule was also a risky strategy. I wanted that."īy utilsing the snow on the mountains of Aviemore and the green of the valley areas at lower altitudes, filming could cheat the passing of time and the distances covered by the men on the run. So they were genuinely clinging close to keep warm. They've got bare arms you know they were absolutely freezing. "They got up there in their Roman outfits. "There wasn't too much acting to do on the part of the actors," says Marshall. The direction on the very first shot of the production required the core cast to run through two deep snow and huddle to remain warm. With temperatures dropping to -18 degrees on day one, the actors were realizing the extent of the pressure upon them to deliver. The brutal conditions on location were all part of the plain. The landscape plays an important role in the film – compounding the misery of the fleeing Roman invaders. So, it was cold but you knew you were getting on screen going to look pretty impressive." We had a little sort of crack of filming, you know – just the bare essentials. "Other wise there's no way to get up there as far as I know. "We travelled up the mountain in these Haglund vehicles, which are these little tanks," explains Fassbender. In order to achieve filming at that altitude, the production team had be reduced to the bare minimum. Their faces at the end were saying, 'what I signed up for?'" Jones laughs. They were asked to tramp through two feet of snow in flimsy Roman gear at the top of a mountain, a thousand metres up. "The first day that the actors had on set was probably the toughest. Producer Robert Jones, recounts how they were given a taste of the physical challenges on that very first day of shooting. They crew required the help of specially adapted Norwegian Army snowmobiles to transport them to the top of the snow capped mountain in sub-zero temperatures with the actors wearing authentic Roman dress and only overcoats for extra protection against the elements. The first two days of shoot were on a peak near Inverness. It's pretty physical piece some horse riding, swordplay." Michael Fassbender, who plays Quintus – the centurion of the film's title – explains: "You've got a handful of Romans just running for their lives, trying to get back to the border. Alongside the technical challenge for the special effects team was physical challenge for the performers. ![]()
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