If you want to see a kind of horror version of The Lion King, you should tune in to 3sat on Friday evening. This is where the adventure The Ghost and the Darkness takes place, in which the majestic animals become disturbing beasts. In addition to the content of the film also shock Anecdotes about the exhausting shoot on site in Kenya.
That’s what The Ghost and the Darkness is about
In the film’s story, Briton John Henry Patterson (Val Kilmer) is supposed to have a bridge built across the Tsavo River in Africa. However, this plan is repeatedly disrupted by two murderous lions killing workers from the camps. To bring the animals down, Patterson turns to experienced big game hunter Remington (Michael Douglas).
The animal horror shoot has escalated tragically
Since The Ghost and Darkness was filmed in Kenya, production got out of hand due to the difficult on-site conditions. Director Stephen Hopkins later discussed in the interview tragic details, which include deceased:
We’ve had snake bites, scorpion bites, tick bite fever, people being struck by lightning, floods, torrential rains and thunderstorms, Hippos chasing people through the watercars being swept into the water and several team member deaths including two drownings….
Val Kilmer’s status as a big star of the horror thriller also caused major problems:
Val came to the set in the worst conditions imaginable. He was exhausted from working on The Island of Dr. Moreau; he was dealing with the unfavorable publicity of that set; he divorced; he barely had time to settle into this role before we started; and he’s in almost every scene in this film. But I have with him six or seven days a week for four months under really adverse conditions worked and he really did it. He had a passion for this film.
The ghost and the darkness is running on July 7 at 10:25 p.m. on 3sat. Then you can see for yourself to what extent the extreme shooting conditions are visible in the finished film.
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