10 Things You Didn't Know About The Descent
9. Neil Marshall Didn't Want To Do It
Whilst it's probably unfair to say Neil Marshall owes all of his success to the acclaim The Descent received, there's no denying it's still the first thing people (especially those in the UK) think about when they hear his name.
His unique take on directing behind the camera, coupled with his vision on what an adventure horror film set almost entirely underground should look like, has become iconic and is just a big a reason for the film's success as the impressive cast and characters.
However, what some horror fans might not have known was Marshall was actually pretty close at one point to giving the entire thing a miss.
Fresh off the heels of writing and directing Dog Soldiers, a 2002 flick based around a camping group being attacked by werewolves, Marshall was hesitant about becoming a director only known for creating horror films.
However, The Descent's plot and themes proved to be different enough from Dog Soldiers that Marshall eventually decided to reconsider and get to work. He also insisted on the all female cast because of the abundance of male-dominated titles in the horror world, with Dog Soldiers also sharing that trope.