Where was 47 meters down uncaged filmed?

47 meters down uncaged was originally released in 2019 and since that time, the movie has appeared on a few streaming networks.

However, the adventure drama film has recently started gaining popularity after its arrival on Netflix in Feb 2023 just like Red Rose TV series that is trending on Netflix in over 10 countries.

Directed and written by Johannes Roberts with Ernest Riera, the story of aquatic survival movie is about four high school sisters who dive into a ruined underwater city of Mayan for adventure.

The film also features locations such as Cozumel, a small island off the eastern coast of Mexico, as well as various sunken ruins of the Mayan civilization are also featured in the film.

However, their thrilling adventure turns into a jolt of terrot when they realized that they have entered into the territory of most deadliest species of shark. Will the girls be able to come out safely from the territory or they will become the food of hungry sharks?

Where is 47 meters down uncaged filmed?

47 Meters Down: Uncaged was primarily filmed at The Underwater Studio in Basildon and Pinewood Studios inside the United Kingdom, with additional scenes filmed at the Pinewood Indomina Studios, Dominican Republic.

Filming began in December 2018 and on 23 Feb 2019, Corinne Fox shared that the filming has been officially wrapped inside Pinewood Studios.

A permanently water filled stage was utilized for the production along with Basildon’s underwater studio, an underrated film studio that was also used in the filming of Harry Porter and James Bond.

47 Meters Down Uncaged featuring Sophie Nelisse as Mia
via Netflix

The cast and crew stayed in the tank for up to 8 hours at a time, in order to accurately capture the sense of being deep underwater.

Most of the shooting took place at the Pinewood Studios in Buckinghamshire where artificial sharks were created. The production team used a combination of both practical and CGI effects to bring the story to life.

Some of the scenes were filmed at Dominican Republic Studios located in Juan Dolio, a small seaside community and tourist destination in the San Pedro de Macoris province on the island of Hispaniola.

Did they filmed 47 Meters down uncaged underwater?

Yes, 47 Meters down uncaged was filmed both, in studio tanks and in various locations in the Bahamas with real scuba divers. The underwater scenes were filmed with a combination of real divers, stunt divers, and underwater cameras, including high-speed cameras for slow motion shots.

Cast of 47 Meters Down Uncaged

The cast of the movie includes:

  • Sophie Nlisse as Mia
  • Brianne Tju as Alexa
  • Davi Santos as Ben
  • Corinne Foxx as Sasha
  • John Corbett as Grant
  • Nia Long as Clara
  • Khylin Rhambo as Carl
  • Sistine Rose Stallone as Nicole
  • Brec Bassinger as Nicole’s friend

Are 47 Meters Down and uncaged connected?

No, the two films are not connected, other than them both being shark-based survival horror films. When the first film, 47 Meters Down, revolved around two sisters who were trapped in a submerged shark cage, the sequel, 47 Meters Down Uncaged, follows four teenage girls who explore a submerged Mayan city.

Where was 47 Meters Down Uncaged filmed on Netflix

The plots and characters are not related in any way and in case, you are wondering that the sharks in the film were real, they weren’t real. All those sharks were designed by graphic designers with the help of CGI.

Do Cave sharks exist?

Cave sharks do not exist. There is no evidence of any species of shark living in caves or underground. However, some species of sharks do prefer to rest in dark, sheltered areas, such as caves and crevices in coral reefs.

Lakshya Kaushik

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