Makers of 'The Grey' confront inner beasts

By thehorrorchick Now playing in theatres is Joe Carnahan's wildly thrilling The Grey (review here) which follows a small group of oil drillers forced to survive in the Alaskan wilderness after suffering a horrific plane crash.

These are the lofty questions posed by The Grey, the new film by director and co-writer Joe Carnahan, based on a short story called “Ghost Walker” by Ian Mackenzie Jeffers (who also co-wrote the screenplay).

This week, Liam Neeson's Alaskan R-rated thriller The Grey and Man on a Ledge with Sam Worthington hit theaters. All five films are expected to battle for the top of the box office this weekend, with Katherine Heigl's One for the Money in between.

These are the lofty questions posed by The Grey, the new film by director and co-writer Joe Carnahan, based on a short story called “Ghost Walker” by Ian Mackenzie Jeffers (who also co-wrote the screenplay).

"The Grey" will likely be No. 1, ahead of "Man on a Ledge" and "One for the Money."