Cube²: Hypercube (2002) Cube 2: Hypercube (original title)

Director:

Andrzej Sekula

Writers (WGA):

Sean Hood (story)
Sean Hood (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:

15 April 2003 (USA)

Genre:

Horror | Mystery | Sci-Fi | Thriller

Tagline:

Welcome to a new dimension in fear

Plot:

Eight strangers awaken with no memory and find themselves in a puzzling cube shaped room where the laws of physics do not always apply.

Plot Keywords:

Room | Stranger | Hypercube | Imprisonment | Parallel Universe

Awards:

1 win & 1 nomination

Cast

Kari Matchett	...	Kate Filmore
Geraint Wyn Davies	...	Simon Grady
Grace Lynn Kung	...	Sasha
Matthew Ferguson	...	Max Reisler
Neil Crone	...	Jerry Whitehall
Barbara Gordon	...	Mrs. Paley
Lindsey Connell	...	Julia
Greer Kent	...	Becky Young
Bruce Gray	...	Colonel Thomas H. Maguire
Philip Akin	...	The General
Paul Robbins	...	Tracton
Andrew Scorer	...	Dr. Phil Rosenzweig

Directed by
Andrzej Sekula

Writing credits (WGA)
Sean Hood		(story)
Sean Hood		(screenplay) and
Ernie Barbarash		(screenplay) &
Lauren McLaughlin		(screenplay)

Produced by
Ernie Barbarash	....	producer
Peter Block	....	executive producer
Suzanne Colvin	....	co-producer (as Suzanne Colvin-Goulding)
Mehra Meh	....	executive producer
Betty Orr	....	executive producer
Michael Paseornek	....	executive producer

Original Music by
Norman Orenstein

Cinematography by
Andrzej Sekula

Film Editing by
Mark Sanders

Casting by
John Buchan

Production Design by
Diana Magnus

Art Direction by
Jon P. Goulding		(as Jon Goulding)

Set Decoration by
Jerri Thrasher

Costume Design by
Donna Wong

Makeup Department
George Aywaz	....	key hair stylist
Roy Aywaz	....	assistant hair stylist
Lee-Anne Crossman	....	assistant makeup artist
Catherine Davies Irvine	....	key makeup artist (as Catherine Davies-Irving)

Production Management
Suzanne Colvin	....	unit production manager (as Suzanne Colvin-Goulding)
Philip Stilman	....	post-production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
September Death	....	second assistant director
Rob Fowler	....	first assistant director
Jenny Murray	....	third assistant director
Effy Papadopoulos	....	second assistant director
Ian Paul	....	trainee assistant director
Mark Sanders	....	second unit director

Art Department
Mary Arthurs	....	property master
James Becker	....	head carpenter
Roeg Cohen	....	carpenter
Karl Crosby	....	carpenter
Tucker Doherty	....	set designer (as Catherine Doherty)
John Flores	....	painter
Tim Franklin	....	painter
David Fujii	....	painter
Edwin Gall	....	on-set dresser (as Ed Gall)
Nick Gaskin	....	carpenter
Kate Grant	....	assistant property builder
Jeff Graydon	....	carpenter
Peter Harding	....	construction coordinator
Nick Hedges	....	carpenter
Jason Herriott	....	key scenic (as Jason Harriott)
Jeff Hill	....	carpenter
Sean Hollis	....	painter
Leandro Illescas	....	key scenic
Jen Johnson	....	special props assistant
Michelle Kaminer	....	art apprentice
Shaun King	....	carpenter (as Shawn King)
Bert Kirkham	....	on-set dresser
Takashi Komai	....	carpenter
Andrew Long	....	carpenter
Robert Mannooch	....	carpenter
Kevin McCullagh	....	on-set carpenter
Doug McLarty	....	special props
James Neill	....	carpenter
Michael Nelson	....	carpenter
Penny J. Rose	....	set dresser (as Penny Rose)
Grant Rowland	....	carpenter
Kenny Roy	....	painter
Stephanie Ruddy	....	carpenter
Henk Salmen	....	carpenter
Karl H. Schantz	....	special props
Jeff Schouten	....	carpenter
Glen Smith	....	carpenter
Zachary Vero	....	carpenter
Shane Wanstall	....	on-set carpenter
Adam Weir	....	carpenter
Wayne Weston	....	carpenter
Tim White	....	carpenter
Michael 'Willis' Williams	....	carpenter (as Michael Williams)
Mitsu Yano	....	assistant head carpenter

Sound Department
D'Andrea Bowie	....	foley assistant
Fred Brennan	....	dialogue and adr editor
Fred Brennan	....	supervising sound editor
John Elliot	....	foley assistant (as John Elliott)
Keith Elliott	....	sound re-recording mixer
Barry Gilmore	....	adr editor
Barry Gilmore	....	dialogue editor
Steve Hammond	....	foley artist
Ken Hunold	....	stereo sound consultant: Dolby
Peter Kelly	....	sound re-recording mixer
Brent MacClean	....	assistant adr editor
Brent MacClean	....	assistant dialogue editor
Nancy Nugent	....	adr recordist: Los Angeles
Jason Perreira	....	sound re-recording assistant
Peter Persaud	....	foley recordist
Scott Reed	....	post sound manager
David Rose	....	assistant sound effects designer (as Dave Rose)
Greg Shim	....	adr recordist: Toronto
Mark Shnuriwsky	....	sound effects designer
Mark Shnuriwsky	....	sound effects editor
James Stewart	....	boom operator
Andrew Tay	....	sound re-recording mixer
Eric Thompson	....	adr recordist: Los Angeles
Brandon Walker	....	adr editor
Kelly Wright	....	sound recordist
David Yonson	....	adr recordist

Special Effects by
Jon Davis	....	special effects technician
Dave Fulton	....	special effects rigger
A. Scott Hamilton	....	special makeup effects designer and creator
Derek Liscoumb	....	special effects assistant
Jeff Skochko	....	special effects coordinator
Steve Skochko	....	special effects key

Visual Effects by
Brian Anderson	....	3D animator: Mr. X Inc.
Alan Bak	....	senior production supervisor: Cine-Byte
Jeff Baker	....	technical supervisor: Cine-Byte
Dennis Berardi	....	visual effects producer: Mr. X Inc.
Kristy Blackwell	....	digital compositor: Mr. X Inc.
Cheyenne Bloomfield	....	visual effects producer: TOPIX
Dave Calder	....	3D animator: Mr. X Inc.
Shawney Cohen	....	3D animator: Mr. X Inc. (as Sean Cohen)
Drake Conrad	....	digital color timer: Cine-Byte
James Cooper	....	title sequence director: TOPIX
Matt Crookshank	....	title sequence animator: TOPIX
Michael Dalton-Smith	....	compositing assistant: Mr. X Inc.
Matthew Daw	....	technical supervisor: title sequence
Shane Glading	....	3D animator: Mr. X Inc.
Rick Hannigan	....	optical consultant: Cine-Byte
Felix Heeb	....	scanning and recording: Cine-Byte
Eric Kim	....	3D animator: Mr. X Inc.
Diana Madureira	....	production coordinator: Cine-Byte
Sean Montgomery	....	title sequence animator: TOPIX
Kimberlee Morley	....	office manager: Mr. X Inc.
Marco Polsinelli	....	digital compositor: Mr. X Inc.
Vladimir Popovic	....	system administrator: Mr. X Inc.
Chris Ross	....	digital optical layout: Cine-Byte
Matthew Steeves	....	compositing assistant: Mr. X Inc.
Mark Stepanek	....	3D animator: Mr. X Inc.
Miguel Sternberg	....	3D animator: Mr. X Inc.
Sylvain Taillon	....	visual effects executive producer: TOPIX
Lee Towndrow	....	main title designer: TOPIX
Mark Tureski	....	digital optical layout: Cine-Byte
Aaron Weintraub	....	digital compositor: Mr. X Inc.
Aaron Weintraub	....	visual effects supervisor: Mr. X Inc.
Colin Withers	....	technical director: Mr. X Inc.
Dong Yon Kang	....	3D animator: Mr. X Inc.
Andy Robinson	....	flame artist: Mr. X Inc. (uncredited)

Stunts
Peter Cox	....	stunt rigger
Tom Farr	....	stunt double: Matthew Ferguson
Tom Farr	....	stunt rigger
Brian Jagersky	....	stunt double: Geraint Wyn Davies
Jamie Jones	....	stunt double: Bruce Gray
Kelly Jones	....	stunt double: Neil Crone
Kelly Jones	....	stunt rigger
Billy Oliver	....	stunt rigger
Alison Reid	....	stunt coordinator
Alison Reid	....	stunt double: Greer Kent
Dave Van Zeyl	....	stunt rigger (as Dave Van Zehl)
Jennifer Vey	....	stunt double: Kari Matchett
Jennifer Vey	....	stunt rigger

Camera and Electrical Department
Robert Barton-Taylor	....	dolly grip (as Robert Barton Taylor)
Roger Bate	....	gaffer
Paul Boucher	....	camera operator
Jan Brunton	....	camera trainee
Jayson Clute	....	first assistant camera
Chad Edwards	....	electrician
Carl Flood	....	electrician
Sophie Giraud	....	still photographer
Bill Heintz	....	key grip
Terry Hooper	....	grip
Ken Huff	....	grip
Aaron Kazmher	....	best boy (as Aaron Kazmer)
Charles O'Keefe	....	generator operator
Owen Vanooyen	....	electrician
Christopher Warren	....	best boy electric (as Chris Warren)
Chris Weiss	....	second assistant camera
Tom Bate	....	key grip (uncredited)

Casting Department
Meredith Caplan	....	casting assistant
Jenny Lewis	....	casting associate
Krisztina M. Neglia	....	extras casting (as Krisztina Meuring)

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Sierra Constantinides	....	wardrobe truck assistant
Laura DiMarcantonio	....	wardrobe assistant
Jodi Katz	....	assistant costume designer
Samara McAdam	....	on-set wardrobe supervisor

Editorial Department
Peter Cameron	....	negative cutter
Erin Deck	....	first assistant editor
Chris Hinton	....	color timer
Jennifer McSweeney	....	post-production assistant

Music Department
Joel C. High	....	music supervisor
Stephanie Urcheck	....	music supervisor

Transportation Department
Jeff Blake	....	driver: honeywagon
Steven 'Sparky' Carr	....	transportation captain (as Stephen 'Sparky' Carr)
Mike Curran	....	transportation coordinator
Larry Greer	....	driver
Rick Holman	....	talent driver
Paul Langdon	....	talent driver
Ritchie Miazek	....	head driver (as Ritchie Miazak)

Other crew
Courtenay Bainbridge	....	production intern (as Courtenay Bainbridge)
Linda Browne	....	script supervisor
Gord Byford	....	location production assistant
Jeff O. Collins	....	office production assistant
Hillary Cunningham	....	office production assistant
Ernest Dyck	....	stand-in
Albert Edstrom	....	security
Liz Ferrier	....	assistant production coordinator (as Liz Ferrier-Tracey)
Cereita Goulbourne	....	assistant accountant
Joel Green	....	unit publicist
Don Gunn	....	security
Brent Hetherington	....	assistant to producer
Brent Hetherington	....	clearance coordinator
David Heymes	....	caterer
Anthony Kadak	....	location manager
Justin Kelly	....	payroll accountant
David Kinnersly	....	craft service
Randy Kumano	....	production coordinator
Joanne Landry	....	caterer
Martina Marchione	....	on-set craft (as Martina Marchiane)
Ron Marki	....	security (as Ron 'Animal' Marki)
Stacey McKay	....	production accountant
Ian Paul	....	assistant to director
Regina Petrik	....	on-set craft
Ayala Piron	....	production intern
Charles Taylor	....	armorer
Charles Taylor	....	gun handler
Sophia Vassiliadis	....	stand-in
Bob Watson	....	security
Kim Whitings	....	security
Laurance Wiese	....	studio manager
Dawna Wright	....	stand-in
Al Vrkljan	....	gun handler (uncredited)
Lennie Williams	....	publicist (uncredited)

Thanks
John Bain	....	special thanks
Dwain Barrick	....	special thanks
Tom Bellisario	....	special thanks
Ira Bernstein	....	special thanks
Peter Block	....	special thanks
Roberta Bratti	....	special thanks
Brent DiCaire	....	special thanks
Adam Highway	....	special thanks
Tina Horwitz	....	special thanks
Vince Ierulli	....	special thanks
Greer Kent	....	special thanks
Peter Krueger	....	special thanks
Rosemary Lara	....	special thanks
Nikki Lawder	....	special thanks
Wayne Levin	....	special thanks
Dyanne McNamara	....	special thanks
Isabel McNamara	....	special thanks
Neils Melo	....	special thanks
Nicolas Meyer	....	special thanks (as Nick Meyer)
Michael Paseornek	....	special thanks
Brad Pelman	....	special thanks
Derek Porter	....	special thanks
Anne Reynolds	....	special thanks
Jen Rockwood	....	special thanks
Matt Rockwood	....	special thanks
Lisa Rosenthal	....	special thanks
Jake Sanders	....	special thanks
Jeanette Sanders	....	special thanks
William Sanders	....	special thanks
Ruthie Torchinsky-Stilman	....	special thanks
Julie Weinstein	....	special thanks
Sergei Yershov	....	special thanks

Production Companies

• Ghost Logic
• Lions Gate Films

Distributors

• Central Partnership (200?) (Russia) (theatrical)
• Eagle Pictures (2003) (Italy) (theatrical)
• Klock Worx Company, The (2003) (Japan) (theatrical)
• Lions Gate Films (2003) (USA) (theatrical)
• Metropolitan Filmexport (2003) (France) (theatrical)
• Tantra DMPC Ltd. (2004) (Poland) (theatrical)
• Dutch FilmWorks (DFW) (2003) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• Excesso Entertainment (2013) (Netherlands) (DVD) (Blu-ray) (double feature with "Cube Zero")
• Excesso Entertainment (2013) (Netherlands) (DVD) (double feature with "Cube Zero")
• Gativideo (Argentina) (DVD)
• Gativideo (Argentina) (VHS)
• Home Entertainment Corporation PLC (200?) (UK) (DVD)
• Imagem Filmes (2003) (Brazil) (DVD)
• Imagem Filmes (2003) (Brazil) (VHS)
• Kinowelt Home Entertainment (200?) (Germany) (DVD)
• Media Suits
• NonStop Entertainment (2003) (Denmark) (DVD)
• Sandrew Metronome Distribution (2003) (Finland) (DVD)
• Trimark Video

Special Effects

• Cine-Byte Imaging
• Grand Unified Theories
• J.M.S. Special Effects
• Mr. X

Other Companies

• DeLuxe Laboratories  adr
• Eyes Post Group  video and sound transfers
• Hand Prop  props supplied by
• Mad Dog Films Inc.  title sequence
• Movie Armaments Group  firearms supplied by
• Neg-a-Splice  negative cutting
• Q-Lee Digital Pictures  on-line promotion
• Savage Dog Film & Digitals Ltd.  official web site
• Shade.ca  official game
• Starcraft  craft services
• TOPIX Computer Graphics & Animation  title sequence
• Tattersall Casablanca  sound editing services
• Wilshire Stages, The  adr

Also Known As:

"Cube 2: Hypercube" - Canada (original title)
"Hypercube" - USA (promotional title)
"Cube 2" - Japan (English title)

MPAA:

Rated R for language, some violence and brief nudity

Runtime:

95 min

Country:

Canada

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby SR

Certification:

Argentina:16 | Australia:MA | Canada:14A | Finland:K-15 | Germany:16 | Hong Kong:IIB | Italy:VM14 | New Zealand:R13 | Norway:15 | UK:15 | USA:R | Singapore:PG (cut) | Iceland:16 | South Korea:15 | Brazil:14 | Mexico:B | Spain:13 | Netherlands:16

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Ghost Logic

Trivia:

The "mercury" at the end of the movie was generated with the software Real Flow and Real Wave.

Goofs:

Continuity: When they find the dead scientist, Kate helps Sasha put her left foot on the ladder twice.

Quotes:

[first lines]
Colonel Thomas H. Maguire:[Maguire opens the portal to a new room, but ignores the room to look at the sides of the portal] Numbers. Where's the goddamn numbers?
[the portal closes before he can decide what to do]
Colonel Thomas H. Maguire:Oh God, oh God. There has to be something.
[He opens the briefcase, but it does not hold whatever he was looking for]
Colonel Thomas H. Maguire:Oh, goddamn it! I mean, they're my numbers! Don't I at least get a shot at my numbers, you stupid fucks? I want a chance! God. I want a chance, like everyone else!

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Re-Entering the Nightmare (2005) (V)

Soundtrack:

I No You

Not too bad, but part 1 is still far better

I am a big fan of the first Cube movie and have seen it at least 15 times. I had high hopes for Hypercube but i didn't expect it to be as good or better than the first. I think people would enjoy it more if they didn't expect unreasonable expectations for this one.

Hypercube has some flaws, but it is still entertaining. If you love Science and Physics (like i do), then you will love some of the questions this film proposes.

I liked the darker feel of the first film more so than Hypercube. The "Cubes" in this one are basically very bright white and it is sometimes very intrusive to the eyes. I also would have liked less characters in this one. One thing that worked so well in Cube 1 were the interesting characters and the fact that there were not many in the film at all. This doesn't always work in most films, but it worked perfectly in Cube 1.

If there was one thing which i really did not like in Hypercube, it would have to be the ending. It was very cheesy and way over the top. It seemed like an episode of The X Files, which works just fine for a Sci-fi TV series, but it just didn't work here.

So, is Hypercube worth viewing? Yes it is, simply because some viewers will like it more than others. It is still a better movie than most of the Sci-fi movies that have been released lately. If you love the original Cube you should check out Hypercube, if only to watch it one time...