Action director Ric Roman Waugh avoids green screen effects whenever possible, favoring practical action and real stunts to ground his films in authenticity. In his latest film, Shelter—starring Jason Statham—the filmmaker sits down with CineMovie to discuss how he delivers realistic action sequences while balancing an emotionally driven story. Shelter is now playing in movie theaters nationwide.
SYNOPSIS
On a remote coastal island, a reclusive man (Statham) rescues a young girl (Breathnach) from a deadly storm, drawing them both into danger. Forced out of isolation, he must confront his turbulent past while protecting her, sending them on a tense journey of survival and redemption.
CAST
Shelter stars Jason Statham (The Beekeeper, A Working Man), Bodhi Rae Breathnach (Hamnet), Naomi Ackie (Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance with Somebody), and Academy Award nominee Bill Nighy (Living).
CREDITS
Shelter is directed by Ric Roman Waugh (Greenland, Angel Has Fallen) and produced by Black Bear, Punch Palace Pictures, CineMachine, and Stampede Ventures. Producers are Jason Statham, Black Bear’s John Friedberg, Brendon Boyea, Greg Silverman, and Jon Berg. Executive producers are Black Bear’s Teddy Schwarzman, Michael Heimler, Andrew Golov, and Mike Shanks, as well as Ric Roman Waugh, Rachael Cole, Volodymyr Artemenko, Yevgen Stupka, Macdara Kelleher, Victor Hadida, Gideon Yu, and Elizabeth A. Bell. Shelter was written by Ward Parry.
