Introduction

Edge of Extinction is a 2020 science fiction film by director Andrew Gilbert.

Originally known as The Brink.

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Outline

15 years after World War III, the nuclear winter is over, but mankind is on the verge of extinction. Civilisation no longer exists, food is scarce and most eke out a living by stealing and killing. One boy clings onto life in the desolate countryside of southern Britain, where staying away from other humans has been key to his survival. But this self imposed isolation comes to an abrupt end when he crosses paths with another group of survivors and an enemy far more savage than any of them could imagine.

Cast

• Luke Hobson … The Boy.
• Georgie Smibert … The Girl.
• Chris Kaye … The Man.
• Bryn Hodgen … The Chief.
• Nicholas Chambers … The Husband.
• Susan Lee Burton … The Wife.
• Neil Summerville … The Overseer.
• Richard Summers-Calvert … Pack Leader.
• Rudy Barrow … Road Rat.
• Eve Kathryn Oliver … Chloe.
• Samuel Armfield … Cannibal.
• Tyler Blythin … Cannibal Hunter.
• Ben Caswell-James … Cannibal Hunter.
• Gregor Copeland … Bearded Cannibal.
• Lee Craven … The Gate Keeper.

Trivia

• Originally titled ‘The Brink’ the film was re-named ‘Edge of Extinction’ before its UK release.
• In the first scene with the cannibals, one of them is played by writer/director MJ Dixon.
• The Brink was originally intended to be a short film but Julian Hundy persuaded writer Andrew Gilbert to turn it into a feature before production started.
• Production started on The Brink with only the first 17 pages of script having been completed. The rest of the script was written during production and only sent to the cast and crew one shoot at a time.
• Lead man Luke Hobson, as well as Rudy Barrow, Lee Craven & Nicky Barton all appeared in HGM’s debut feature film ‘The Dead Inside’.
  • Actor Luke Hobson starred in The Dead Inside in which a cricket bat was his characters weapon of choice.
  • In The Brink, his character also uses a bat as a weapon and the prop was named ‘Wonder Bat 2.0’ during production.
• Filmed at 22 locations during principal photography.
• Shot on a Blackmagic cinema camera.
• The map on the wall of the Boys home is a road map of Bedfordshire and the circle he draws on it was an actual filming location where he first encounters Cannibals.
• In the scene where the Boy uses 3 tin cans as target practice with his slingshot, lead actor Luke Hobson managed to hit them 3/3 times in one single take.
• In the last fight between the Man and the Chief, the blood coming from actor Chris Kaye’s nose was his real blood.

Production & Filming Details

• Director(s): Andrew Gilbert.
• Producer(s): Anna Dixon, MJ Dixon, Andrew Gilbert, Julian Hundy, Chris Kaye, Alan Mallyon, Kirstie Shapiro, and Charlie Shiner.
• Writer(s): Andrew Gilbert.
• Music:
• Cinematography: Julian Hundy.
• Editor(s):
• Production: Hundy Gilbert Media.
• Distributor(s):
• Release Date: 18 May 2020 (Internet).
• Running time: 131 minutes.
• Rating: 18.
• Country: US.
• Language: English.

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