Obviously, any time a remake is going to be done, the question is always, Why?
But this crew is not in it for the money.
The most truly death-defying sequence was in the third portion of the film that we were shown.
Ultimately, the original movie stands on its own and is fantastic.
I live in Venice Beach where the original story was told.
Bodhis spirit is one that recognizes in Utah that darker side and that edge that he has.
Image via Warner Bros.
He sees someone that he can bring into his own family and save him, in a way.
Its about whether his compass can point to his own true north, instead of Bodhis.
Capturing the action, as the director and cinematographer:
CORE: Its a challenge.
Image via Warner Bros.
Authenticity was really important, so to make it authentic, we wanted to do it for real.
We were going to do these sports for real.
It made it much more challenging to film.
Image via Warner Bros.
We went to 11 countries on four continents.
A lot of those locations were picked by the athletes.
We went to Venezuela to climb Angel Falls.
The athletes were not just stunt people in this, but they were everything.
The athletes also embodied those characters.
It was a collective and ensemble cast that made it all together.
So, it was wonderful, but it certainly made it difficult to shoot.
The importance of authenticity in the performances:
CORE: It was a wonderful around-the-world adventure for us.
It was less of a classic film production and much more of an expedition for all of us.
As a result, it was an expedition mentality.
We all lived together.
We all stayed in tents in Angel Falls.
We all hauled gear up the mountains together.
We used helicopters to transport ourselves.
We were always on ropes.
We were up in ice, we were on rock, and we were underwater.
There was a lot of danger involved, and I give everyone credit for that.
It was an incredible risk for all of us.
There was tremendous risk, but the rewards always outweighed that.
That movie came out and inspired a whole generation of people.
It inspired my generation of wingsuit pilots and skydivers.
Theres no question that movie created a movement of people towards skydiving.
Its a really special moment to be able to be a part of something like that.
So, the idea is to push that limit while living life fully.
Jeb was the inspiration for a lot of that.
A great deal of who Bodhi is in the film is Jeb.
The earlier version of Jeb, in his earlier life, is Utah.
Point Breakopens in theaters on December 25th(Christmas Day).
Check out images from thePoint Breakpreview event below.
All images are credited to Christina Radish:
