'The Iron Mask' trivia and fun facts
The newest technology
The newest technology in the field of stereo shooting was used on the set - unique ALEXA M XR cameras, matching the newest 3D-rigs from German company Stereotec. There are only six such cameras in the world at the time of filming, and four of them were on the set of the film ?The Mystery of the Dragon Seal?
Former colleagues
Arnold Schwarzenegger and Jackie Chan appeared in Around the World in 80 Days (2004).
He repeats
Jason Flemyng played Jonathan Green in Viy (2014), and is the only actor to return for this movie.
They acted together
Arnold Schwarzenegger and Charles Dance appeared in Last Action Hero (1993).
A casting achievement
The actors who performed the wizards are more than two meters tall in reality. The casting director had an incredibly difficult task - to find real giants who are able to keep on their costume weighing more than thirty kilograms
Way to the sequel
Despite the fact that the Russian original 'Viy' (2014) went direct-to-DVD in most countries, the movie was the highest grossing movie in Russia of 2014, paving the way for this sequel and the casting of international stars such as Arnold Schwarzenegger, Jackie Chan, and Rutger Hauer.
First time
The first movie that Arnold Schwarzenegger and Rutger Hauer appear in together since they both were considered to play Robocop.