It looks like the well received horror film The Descent is about to birth a sequel. We get wind of this news thanks to our friends at cinematical:
It’s been a while since we’ve heard anything about the promised sequel to Neil Marshall’s The Descent, and fans of the film who rolled their eyes at the initial announcement may have gotten their hopes up. But no: the sequel is still going forward with Descent editor Jon Harris making his directorial debut, and James Watkins (My Little Eye), who had nothing to do with the first film, writing the screenplay. The new info is that Shauna McDonald and Natalie Mendoza, who played protagonists Sarah and Juno, will reprise their roles in the sequel. The cast will also have some Y chromosomes this time around, in the form of Gavan O’Herlihy, Joshua Dallas and Douglas Hodge.
This is a film that gobs of people have told me to see and I still haven’t done so. Perhaps soon, or at least before the sequel is thrust upon the earth.
I am uncertain why they have chosen to do a sequel to this film. It was very well received, and I would guess that it may be best to leave well enough alone; but I need to see the movie before I can give an opinion. Those of you that have seen the picture let me ask you – is this a project that requires a sequel, or, like The Highlander, should it stay a standalone film?
