And being in such a remote location had its perks. O"Connell and some of his fellow cast members did cold-water dives and spotted polar bears from their ship. In a practical sense, too, Haigh says, he benefited from the remoteness as a director. "There were no execs on the ship, and no one could even see any dailies. There was no internet, and no way to transport anything back because we were on a ship in the middle of the ocean," he laughs.