Underwater Director Reveals His Movie Monster Is Bigger Than Godzilla

Underwater director reveals his movie monster is bigger than Godzilla. The new film directed by William Eubank takes on the age old genre, mixing in elements of isolationist horror – as seen in classic films such as Alien – with big screen monstrosity.

Produced by and starring Kristen Stewart, Underwater tells the tale of a crew of underwater engineers who take part in Tian Industries’ efforts at drilling into the Marianna Trench for resource extraction. For those unfamiliar with the Marianna Trench, it is the deepest underwater trench in the world, with a known depth of just over 36,000 ft. It is also the same trench that Avatar filmmaker and intrepid explorer, James Cameron visited in 2012. Unlike Cameron’s visit, however, Underwater’s key explorers do not experience an enjoyable journey into the unknown. Something extraordinary is alive and well at the bottom of the renowned Pacific Ocean trench. This becomes clear after an earthquake brings a horrific reality to the region’s depths. Though the exact specifics about the creatures that are found in these waters is not completely known, Eubank has previously revealed the creature’s connection to author H.P. Lovecraft’s mythological creation, Cthulhu.

So far, Underwater has been criticized by some for how long the film takes to actually reveal its monster. That being said, fans of the monster movie genre will do well to check out the new film, as its main creature is, in fact, bigger than one of cinema’s greatest monsters – Godzilla. This revelation comes to us courtesy of director Eubank via his Twitter account. With a handy outline of other creature feature favorites, Eubank proves that not only does Underwater’s Behemoth tower above Godzilla, but also above every other cinematic monster, including Cloverfield’s Clovy, Ghostbusters’ Stay Puft Marshmallow Man and King Kong. Check it out:

With its story of a crew (which in addition to Kristen Stewart includes the likes of T.J. Miller, Jessica Henwick and Vincent Cassel) in a remote location facing the threat of unknown creatures, Underwater has also faced accusations of simply being another Alien rip-off. There’s no doubt that there are obvious similarities between the two films. However, Underwater appears to aim for being everything to everyone at times, which critics have been quick to point out. Along with its efforts to be a straight forward monster movie, the film also takes on challenging issues such as climate change and corporate greed. In the end, whether or not Underwater succeeds in these pursuits is questionable, though the story is indeed left wide open for a sequel (or sequels), hinting that while the first film was slow to reveal its creature, there will come a time when much more about the Behemoth is made known.

As the final film to be made under the 20^th Century Fox banner, it is perhaps fitting that there is comparison to Alien – a 20^th Century Fox film that celebrated its 40^th anniversary last year. Underwater may not reach the same heights as its studio-mate, but in terms of grandeur, it is certainly doing its best to achieve some notoriety by giving audiences the biggest movie monster ever. This likely won’t be enough to save Underwater from critics and modest box office returns, but it very well could help set the scene for much bigger things to come.

Source: William Eubank

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Mike Jones is an author, screenwriter, world traveller and cinephile. His work has been featured in print and online in a variety of publications, and he’s also a Berlinale Talents alumnus. Cinema has always moved him in a big way and aside from having seen The Talented Mr Ripley more times than any other living person, he maintains a pretty darn healthy physical media collection. His favourite filmmakers include: Jordan Peele, David Lean, Alfred Hitchcock, Mike Leigh, Steven Spielberg, the Dardenne Brothers, Noah Baumbach, Michael Haneke, Barry Jenkins and Andrea Arnold. Often jet-lagged, Mike once turned down a certain A-list celebrity’s offer to join them for a night of partying after a strange encounter in an airport.

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