Young Hunters: The Beast of Bevendean

Young Hunters: The Beast of Bevendean is a 2015 British children’s adventure film directed by Ewan Gorman and starring Aaron Swartz, Jonathan Hansler, Brenock O'Connor and Toby Murray. The plot concerns the search by two boys for the mysterious Beast of Bevendean.
Cast
* Aaron Swartz as Robert Hannigan
* Jonathan Hansler as Albert
* Brenock O'Connor as Sam Aldrington
* Toby Murray as Raphael Greaves (Raffi)
* Tommy O'Neill as Michael Naylor
* Maitland Chandler as Mr. Harper
* Julie Hoult as Claire Aldrington
* Aida Emeliyanova as Ivana Pixner
* Lewis Allcock as Malcolm Cooke
* Daniel Brown as Scientist #1
* Lucien Morgan as Scientist #2
* Darren Luckin as PC James Galloway
* Nick Schofield as PC Lee Hampton
* Rob Lyndon as PC Kevin Lyle
* Hester Kent as Nurse
* Natasha North as PC Susan Fairchild
Production
The film was written and directed by Ewan Gorman who adapted the screenplay from his short story "Code Name Zantari". The original inspiration for the story came from an article in Brighton's Argus newspaper about the Beast of Bevendean. Gorman researched several big cat sightings in Britain in pre-production. The feisty and instinctual character of Sam is based on his step son.
In the first draft of the script, Mr Hannigan was competing for the X Prize, in a legitimate bid to win the corporate space race competition. This concept however is only hinted at in the final film.
The producer, Steph DePalma, and director auditioned over 500 boys for the roles of Raffi and Sam at open auditions in the British Engineerium in Hove.
The film was shot on location in the city of Brighton and Hove and the surrounding East Sussex countryside.<ref name="Argu1" /> The woodland scenes were shot in Stanmer Wood, Lake Wood in Uckfield, and on the Plashett Estate just outside Isfield. Principal photography began on 30 July 2012 and was completed on 31 August. Four days of additional filming were required and the shooting wrapped in March 2013.
Music
Nigel Samways wrote and performed the original score, using a blend of natural acoustics and electronic instruments. The soundtrack also contains two songs by the electropop duo Mollyhaus; Nightmare Hunters Theme tune, and Shapeshifter.

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