1. SYNOPSIS
What started with the Carter family, clearly didn’t end with
the Carter family. The Yuma Flats Training and Testing Facility
in New Mexico is big. Sixteen hundred square miles of forbidding
desert and mountains used by the U.S. military to test everything
from weapons to men. It’s there that our central characters,
National Guard soldiers barely halfway through their basic training
are given a routine mission that will change their lives forever.
2. PRODUCTION INFORMATION
In the annals of modern fear, few films have had as deep an impact
as Wes Craven’s 1977 cult classic The Hills Have Eyes.
The landmark tale, reinterpreted in 2005 by sizzling hot 'Splat
Pack' filmmakers Alexandre Aja and Gregory Levasseur, delighted
and terrified a new generation of fans with its blood-soaked,
horrifying update.
3. AN INTRODUCTION TO THE TALENT BEHIND THE FILM
In a career spanning more than three decades, Wes Craven has become
a worldwide cultural phenomenon in film, television and literature.
He reinvented the youth horror genre in 1984 with the classic
A Nightmare on Elm Street, which he wrote and directed, and in
the next decade, he deconstructed the genre again with the megasuccessful
Scream trilogy.
4. MAKING THE GRADE: ENLISTING THE NATIONAL GUARD
From the minute Weisz and the production team joined forces, they
knew that the primary key to the entire production would be creating
a palpable, real cast of National Guard characters. As they began
to cast the film, they focused not only on finding the right
actors for each role, but the right ensemble who could, together,
reveal the unspoken conflicts that hide just beneath the surface
of their disciplined, tightly controlled military facade.
5. MUTANTS TAKE THE MINES
While casting the National Guard soldiers was essential to the
quality of THE HILLS HAVE EYES 2, equally careful consideration
was taken with the hiring of their frightful nemeses: the mine
dwelling mutants. Once again the filmmakers found themselves
looking for actors who could meet a highly unusual set of criteria.
6. MUTANT MAKE-UP: CREATING THE MUTANT CLAN
One of the primary reasons for the great success of 2006’s
The Hills Have Eyes was the mind-blowing contribution of Academy
Award® winning (Chronicles of Narnia) K.N.B. EFX Group, Inc.
Consequently, there was never any question as to whether K.N.B.
would design the special effects make-up for THE HILLS HAVE EYES
2.
7. VISUAL EFFECTS
Working alongside K.N.B. was innovative visual effects supervisor
Jamison Goei (The Hills Have Eyes, Hellraiser: Hellseeker, Hansel
and Gretl, Halloween: Resurrection) and his team of high-tech
artists seamlessly crafted visual effects shots for the film.
8. THE WORLD OF THE HILLS HAVE EYES 2
To bring the world of THE HILLS HAVE EYES 2 to life on the screen,
the producers knew they would have to find unique visual methods
of telling this brutal tale. As the film is set in sun-bleached
desert landscapes, as well as claustrophobic dimly-lit tunnels
and mines, a cinematographer of unusual talent and versatility
was needed in order to bring each vastly different location to
life.
9. PRODUCTION DESIGN
Because a large part of The Hills Have Eyes’s success stemmed
from its vast and gorgeous desert location, the production team
decided to return to Morocco for THE HILLS HAVE EYES 2. Morocco,
with its miles of endless desert and striking mountain vistas made
for a beautiful and eerie stand-in for the New Mexican locale of
the film.
10. COSTUMES
A crucial aspect to the eerie look of THE HILLS HAVE EYES 2 are
the inspired costumes of Emmy Award winning (“Deadwood”)
designer Janie Bryant. It takes a vivid imagination as well as
technical skill to concoct appropriate creature attire that can
actually hold up well to the demands of movie making.
11. WES CRAVEN REFLECTS ON THE HILLS LEGACY
With the incredible success that 1977’s The Hills Have Eyes
has enjoyed throughout the years, Craven is both pleased and humbled
that the film’s themes still captivate modern audiences as
they did for previous generations
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