release the remaining condensates, Clyne finally finishes activation of the failsafe system, which deactivates the condensate apparitions. Believing that whatever level of consciousness remaining is in pain, he unplugs the human remains from the machine, finally giving them peace. With the apparitions gone, the US and allied Moldovan military continue their work of taking control of the city from the insurgents. A Department of Defense extraction team is to be sent back to the plant with the Delta Force operators to take the machinery apart and potentially use it for their own purposes. Saying goodbye to Madison and General Orland, Clyne boards a V-22 Osprey to be taken back home to Virginia. Cast James Badge Dale as Clyne, a DARPA scientist Emily Mortimer as Fran Madison, a CIA officer who runs Delta Force operations in Moldova's war torn capital Max Martini as CPT Major Sessions, the leader of the Delta Force team Bruce Greenwood as General Orland, the leader of US Army troops deployed to fight in the Moldovan War Clayne Crawford as SGT Toll Gonzalo Menendez as Cabrera Ursula Parker as Sari, a young Moldovan girl Louis Ozawa Changchien as SGT Chen Cory Hardrict as Alessio Aaron Serban as Bogdan, Sari's little brother Dylan Smith as Talbot Jimmy Akingbola as McFadden Ryan Robbins as Comstock Stephen Root as Dr. Mindala Philip Bulcock as SGT Davis Royce Pierreson as Diaz Declan Hannigan as Hayden Mark O'Neal as Lewis Michael Bodie as Efrem Production During the summer of 2014, Legendary Pictures and Universal Pictures announced that commercials director Nic Mathieu would make his feature debut directing Fried's screenplay for the supernatural action film Spectral which would star James Badge Dale, Max Martini, Bruce Greenwood and Emily Mortimer. Described as a supernatural Black Hawk Down, Spectral centers on a special-ops team dispatched to fight supernatural beings who have taken over a European city. Ian Fried wrote the original script, which was re-written by Mathieu, Jamie Moss, John Gatins and George Nolfi, who received sole screenwriting credit, with Mathieu and Fried receiving story credit. Principal photography Principal photography began on August 7, 2014. Shooting started on August 28, 2014 in various streets and buildings in Budapest, Hungary, relying extensively on practical effects and locations for an authentic, gritty atmosphere. Locations included Buda Castle, which served as the location of the landing zone scene, and Gellért Hill. Filming was completed in August 2015. Peter