At the press convention, Cameron additionally divulged particulars about capturing the ultimate scene within the movie which concerned him preserving the digital camera rolling whereas ‘lots of of tons of water got here smashing in’. “I was in a wet suit, scuba gear, and hockey goalie knee pads on the bridge,” he stated and added, “There was me and the Polish stunt guy who was playing the captain.”
It was throughout this scene that the director thought he died because the water that poured into the units was “like a punch in the face.”
He defined, “I got the shot, and then everything went black ’cause you couldn’t see anything. And I didn’t know if he was alive. He didn’t know if I was alive.”
He added, “I remember thinking about all of the trials and tribulations we had in front of us in post-production, getting this movie done. And I said, ‘Lord, just take me now’ [laugh]. Then they pulled open the hatch, and they pulled us out. We were okay.”
