Casey Affleck, Laurence Fishburne and Emily Beecham will star in the psychological sci-fi thriller “Slingshot” from Richard Saperstein’s Bluestone Entertainment.
Mikael Håfström is attached to direct the movie, which turns on an astronaut struggling to maintain his grip on reality aboard a possibly fatally compromised mission to Saturn’s moon, Titan.
Other cast members include Tomer Capone and David Morrissey. Principal photography begins Dec. 1 at Korda Studios and other locations in and around Budapest, Hungary.
“Slingshot” is an Astral Pictures production in association with Bluestone Entertainment and Hungarian investment fund Széchenyi Funds Ltd. WME Independent is handling sales.
“‘Slingshot’ is a wonderful match of filmmaker and material,” said Saperstein of the project. “I thought of Mikael the moment I first read the script. I am thrilled to embark on this production together in Hungary with our partners at Széchenyi Funds, and an incredible cast and crew.”
Håfström added: “After several years of preparation,...
Mikael Håfström is attached to direct the movie, which turns on an astronaut struggling to maintain his grip on reality aboard a possibly fatally compromised mission to Saturn’s moon, Titan.
Other cast members include Tomer Capone and David Morrissey. Principal photography begins Dec. 1 at Korda Studios and other locations in and around Budapest, Hungary.
“Slingshot” is an Astral Pictures production in association with Bluestone Entertainment and Hungarian investment fund Széchenyi Funds Ltd. WME Independent is handling sales.
“‘Slingshot’ is a wonderful match of filmmaker and material,” said Saperstein of the project. “I thought of Mikael the moment I first read the script. I am thrilled to embark on this production together in Hungary with our partners at Széchenyi Funds, and an incredible cast and crew.”
Håfström added: “After several years of preparation,...
- 11/23/2021
- by Manori Ravindran
- Variety Film + TV
Cast has been set on sci-fi thriller Slingshot, with Casey Affleck (Manchester by the Sea), Laurence Fishburne (The Matrix) and Emily Beecham (Little Joe) leading the pic about an astronaut struggling to maintain his grip on reality aboard a possibly fatally compromised mission to Saturn’s moon, Titan.
Mikael Håfström (Outside the Wire) is directing the project, which begins principal photography on December 1 at Korda Studios and other locations in and around Budapest. The screenplay is written by R. Scott Adams (Donner Pass) and Nathan Parker (Moon). The film is being produced by Bluestone Entertainment’s Richard Saperstein (Hancock).
Also starring are Tomer Capone (Fauda) and David Morrissey (The Colour Room). Executive producers include Beau Turpin, Ivett Havasi, Shara Kay, Michael Hollingsworth, Matthew Dwyer, Ron Cundy, Nikolett Barabás, Jonathan Krauss, Brooklyn Weaver, and Joanna Plafsky.
Slingshot is an Astral Pictures production in association with Bluestone Entertainment and Hungarian investment outfit Széchenyi Funds.
Mikael Håfström (Outside the Wire) is directing the project, which begins principal photography on December 1 at Korda Studios and other locations in and around Budapest. The screenplay is written by R. Scott Adams (Donner Pass) and Nathan Parker (Moon). The film is being produced by Bluestone Entertainment’s Richard Saperstein (Hancock).
Also starring are Tomer Capone (Fauda) and David Morrissey (The Colour Room). Executive producers include Beau Turpin, Ivett Havasi, Shara Kay, Michael Hollingsworth, Matthew Dwyer, Ron Cundy, Nikolett Barabás, Jonathan Krauss, Brooklyn Weaver, and Joanna Plafsky.
Slingshot is an Astral Pictures production in association with Bluestone Entertainment and Hungarian investment outfit Széchenyi Funds.
- 11/23/2021
- by Tom Grater
- Deadline Film + TV
STXfilms has acquired the rights to “Universe’s Most Wanted,” a sci-fi adventure starring Dave Bautista and directed by “Rampage” filmmaker Brad Peyton.
The film comes from AGC Studios and CAA Media Finance and is currently in pre-production. Filming hopes to begin in Melbourne, Australia in July. STX will release “Universe’s Most Wanted” in the U.S., the UK and India.
In “Universe’s Most Wanted,” a small town gets a big surprise when a spaceship carrying the universe’s most wanted and dangerous criminals crash lands in their backyard. Soon the sheriff and his son become heroes when they find themselves helping an intergalactic peacekeeper (Bautista) to keep the ragtag group of alien prisoners from escaping and taking over the world. F. Scott Frazier and Jimmy Loweree wrote the screenplay.
Peyton is directing and producing the film through his Asap Entertainment alongside Jeff Fierson, and Bautista will also produce through his...
The film comes from AGC Studios and CAA Media Finance and is currently in pre-production. Filming hopes to begin in Melbourne, Australia in July. STX will release “Universe’s Most Wanted” in the U.S., the UK and India.
In “Universe’s Most Wanted,” a small town gets a big surprise when a spaceship carrying the universe’s most wanted and dangerous criminals crash lands in their backyard. Soon the sheriff and his son become heroes when they find themselves helping an intergalactic peacekeeper (Bautista) to keep the ragtag group of alien prisoners from escaping and taking over the world. F. Scott Frazier and Jimmy Loweree wrote the screenplay.
Peyton is directing and producing the film through his Asap Entertainment alongside Jeff Fierson, and Bautista will also produce through his...
- 4/14/2021
- by Brian Welk
- The Wrap
The rampaging fires, earthquakes and storms of disaster movies present unusual challenges for a production: On top of the normal work of creating a film’s lived-in and realistic locations, designers must build sets that the forces of nature can batter, flood and ravage into something completely different.
Take “Crawl,” in which a Category 5 hurricane devastates rural Florida and traps a woman and her father in a flooded home infested with wild alligators. Directed by Alexandre Aja and starring Kaya Scodelario and Barry Pepper, the Paramount release presented a very technical challenge for production designer Alan Gilmore.
“We created huge sets on soundstages that had to go from dry to wet — from a normal day in Florida to a day after a massive storm,” he says.
Water is a dynamic, unpredictable force, and it can be tough to determine just what it will do in action. “When a huge wave strikes a building,...
Take “Crawl,” in which a Category 5 hurricane devastates rural Florida and traps a woman and her father in a flooded home infested with wild alligators. Directed by Alexandre Aja and starring Kaya Scodelario and Barry Pepper, the Paramount release presented a very technical challenge for production designer Alan Gilmore.
“We created huge sets on soundstages that had to go from dry to wet — from a normal day in Florida to a day after a massive storm,” he says.
Water is a dynamic, unpredictable force, and it can be tough to determine just what it will do in action. “When a huge wave strikes a building,...
- 7/19/2019
- by Calum Marsh
- Variety Film + TV
Fans and first-time viewers alike can own Brad Peyton's Rampage starring Dwayne Johnson, Naomie Harris (28 Days Later), Malin Akerman (The Watchmen), Jake Lacy, Joe Manganiello (True Blood), and Jeffrey Dean Morgan (The Walking Dead) on 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray /3D Combo Pack, and DVD on July 17th. If you can't wait until then, no worries, the movie will be released for digital platforms on June 26th.
Press Release (via Home Theater Forum): Watch an unshakeable bond form between an extraordinarily intelligent gorilla and noteworthy primatologist when “Rampage” arrives on 4K Ultra HD, Blu-Ray 3D Combo Pack, Blu-ray Combo Pack, DVD and Digital.
Global icon Dwayne Johnson headlines the action adventure “Rampage,” directed by Brad Peyton.
“Rampage” also stars Oscar nominee Naomie Harris (“Moonlight”), Malin Akerman (TV’s “Billions”), Jake Lacy (TV’s “Girls”), Joe Manganiello (TV’s “True Blood”), and Jeffrey Dean Morgan (TV’s “The Walking Dead...
Press Release (via Home Theater Forum): Watch an unshakeable bond form between an extraordinarily intelligent gorilla and noteworthy primatologist when “Rampage” arrives on 4K Ultra HD, Blu-Ray 3D Combo Pack, Blu-ray Combo Pack, DVD and Digital.
Global icon Dwayne Johnson headlines the action adventure “Rampage,” directed by Brad Peyton.
“Rampage” also stars Oscar nominee Naomie Harris (“Moonlight”), Malin Akerman (TV’s “Billions”), Jake Lacy (TV’s “Girls”), Joe Manganiello (TV’s “True Blood”), and Jeffrey Dean Morgan (TV’s “The Walking Dead...
- 6/6/2018
- by Tamika Jones
- DailyDead
Burbank, CA, May 29 – Watch an unshakeable bond form between an extraordinarily intelligent gorilla and noteworthy primatologist when Rampage arrives on 4K Ultra HD, Blu-Ray 3D Combo Pack, Blu-ray Combo Pack, DVD and Digital.
Global icon Dwayne Johnson headlines the action adventure “Rampage,” directed by Brad Peyton.
Rampage also stars Oscar nominee Naomie Harris (Moonlight), Malin Akerman (Billions), Jake Lacy (Girls), Joe Manganiello (True Blood), and Jeffrey Dean Morgan (The Walking Dead), P.J. Byrne (The Wolf of Wall Street), Marley Shelton (Rise), Breanne Hill (Frontier), Jack Quaid (The Hunger Games: Catching Fire), Matt Gerald (Daredevil), Jason Liles (Death Note), Demetrius Grosse (The Brave) and Will Yun Lee (Hawaii Five-o)
Peyton directed from a screenplay by Ryan Engle, Carlton Cuse, Ryan J. Condal and Adam Sztykiel. The film’s story was written by Ryan Engle.
Rampage was produced by Beau Flynn, John Rickard, Brad Peyton and Hiram Garcia. It marks the third collaboration between Johnson,...
Global icon Dwayne Johnson headlines the action adventure “Rampage,” directed by Brad Peyton.
Rampage also stars Oscar nominee Naomie Harris (Moonlight), Malin Akerman (Billions), Jake Lacy (Girls), Joe Manganiello (True Blood), and Jeffrey Dean Morgan (The Walking Dead), P.J. Byrne (The Wolf of Wall Street), Marley Shelton (Rise), Breanne Hill (Frontier), Jack Quaid (The Hunger Games: Catching Fire), Matt Gerald (Daredevil), Jason Liles (Death Note), Demetrius Grosse (The Brave) and Will Yun Lee (Hawaii Five-o)
Peyton directed from a screenplay by Ryan Engle, Carlton Cuse, Ryan J. Condal and Adam Sztykiel. The film’s story was written by Ryan Engle.
Rampage was produced by Beau Flynn, John Rickard, Brad Peyton and Hiram Garcia. It marks the third collaboration between Johnson,...
- 5/31/2018
- by ComicMix Staff
- Comicmix.com
Warner Bros. has released a second full trailer for Rampage, which includes some exciting new footage. Fans get a glimpse at Malin Akerman's character, the villainous Claire Wyden, the creator of "Project Rampage," plus another look at the flying wolf Ralph, which is quite the change from the original video game. The end of this trailer may be the most intriguing, though, since it features Dwayne Johnson's character Davis Okoye teaming up with his old friend George the Ape to defeat the other Project Rampage monsters.
Primatologist Davis Okoye (Dwayne Johnson), a man who keeps people at a distance, shares an unshakable bond with George, the extraordinarily intelligent, silverback gorilla who has been in his care since birth. But a rogue genetic experiment gone awry mutates this gentle ape into a raging creature of enormous size. To make matters worse, it's soon discovered there are other similarly altered animals.
Primatologist Davis Okoye (Dwayne Johnson), a man who keeps people at a distance, shares an unshakable bond with George, the extraordinarily intelligent, silverback gorilla who has been in his care since birth. But a rogue genetic experiment gone awry mutates this gentle ape into a raging creature of enormous size. To make matters worse, it's soon discovered there are other similarly altered animals.
- 2/13/2018
- by MovieWeb
- MovieWeb
Global megastar Dwayne Johnson headlines New Line Cinema's action adventure Rampage, for director/producer Brad Peyton. Beau Flynn, John Rickard and Hiram Garcia are also producing the film, currently on location in Atlanta, for an April 20, 2018 release. Rampage marks the third collaboration between Johnson, Peyton and Flynn, following the blockbuster San Andreas. Following the latest set photo featuring George the Ape and Dwayne Johnson, New Line released the first synopsis for Rampage, which reveals new details about Dwayne Johnson's character Davis Okoye.
"Primatologist Davis Okoye (Johnson), a man who keeps people at a distance, shares an unshakable bond with George, the extraordinarily intelligent, silverback gorilla who has been in his care since birth. But a rogue genetic experiment gone awry transforms this gentle ape into a raging monster. To make matters worse, it's soon discovered there are other similarly altered alpha predators. As these newly created monsters tear across North America,...
"Primatologist Davis Okoye (Johnson), a man who keeps people at a distance, shares an unshakable bond with George, the extraordinarily intelligent, silverback gorilla who has been in his care since birth. But a rogue genetic experiment gone awry transforms this gentle ape into a raging monster. To make matters worse, it's soon discovered there are other similarly altered alpha predators. As these newly created monsters tear across North America,...
- 5/3/2017
- by MovieWeb
- MovieWeb
Based on the Midway video game franchise of the same name, the Rampage movie kicked off production today in Atlanta, and New Line Cinema shared the official synopsis for the adaptation that stars Dwayne Johnson, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, and colossal creatures paving a path of destruction across the Us.
We have the official press release with full details on the Rampage movie below, as well as a behind-the-scenes photo that Johnson shared on Facebook.
Press Release: Burbank, Calif.--Global megastar Dwayne Johnson headlines New Line Cinema’s action adventure “Rampage,” for director/producer Brad Peyton. Beau Flynn, John Rickard and Hiram Garcia are also producing the film, currently on location in Atlanta, for an April 20, 2018 release. “Rampage” marks the third collaboration between Johnson, Peyton and Flynn, following the blockbuster “San Andreas.”
Primatologist Davis Okoye (Johnson), a man who keeps people at a distance, shares an unshakable bond with George, the extraordinarily intelligent,...
We have the official press release with full details on the Rampage movie below, as well as a behind-the-scenes photo that Johnson shared on Facebook.
Press Release: Burbank, Calif.--Global megastar Dwayne Johnson headlines New Line Cinema’s action adventure “Rampage,” for director/producer Brad Peyton. Beau Flynn, John Rickard and Hiram Garcia are also producing the film, currently on location in Atlanta, for an April 20, 2018 release. “Rampage” marks the third collaboration between Johnson, Peyton and Flynn, following the blockbuster “San Andreas.”
Primatologist Davis Okoye (Johnson), a man who keeps people at a distance, shares an unshakable bond with George, the extraordinarily intelligent,...
- 5/2/2017
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
California's entire earthquake fault line goes haywire, with 9-point-plus shocks on the Jerry Lee Lewis Rigor Mortis scale! The geological wipeouts include Boulder Dam, downtown Los Angeles and most of the San Francisco peninsula. This expensive-looking Dwayne Johnson disaster spectacle looks sensationally good, with excellent 3-D effects and nearly wall-to-wall fun effects work, even if your Cal-tech experts will turn green at some of the overstated Temblor Tech Talk. San Andreas 3-D Blu-ray + DVD + Digital HD Warner Home Video 2015 / Color / 2:40 widescreen / 114 min. / Street Date October 13, 2015 / 44.95 Starring Dwayne Johnson, Carla Gugino, Alexandra Daddario, Ioan Gruffudd, Archie Panjabi, Paul Giamatti, Hugo Johnstone-Burt, Art Parkinson, Will Yun Lee, Kylie Minogue. Cinematography Steve Yedlin Film Editor Barry Chusid Production design Bob Ducsay Original Music Andrew Lockinton Written by Carlton Cruse, Andre Fabrizio, Jeremy Passmore Produced by Beau Flynn Directed by Brad Peyton
Reviewed by Glenn Erickson
Computer Generated Imagery has evolved to the...
Reviewed by Glenn Erickson
Computer Generated Imagery has evolved to the...
- 10/13/2015
- by Glenn Erickson
- Trailers from Hell
New Line Cinema, Village Roadshow Pictures and Warner Bros. Pictures’ action thriller San Andreas, starring Dwayne Johnson, is making a major impact in the global theatrical marketplace, registering a box office total of more than $300 million worldwide as of Monday, June 8, only its 10th day in release.
San Andreas opened at number one in North America on May 29th, entertaining moviegoers in 2D, RealD 3D and IMAX to earn a stellar A- Cinema Score and a domestic weekend total of more than $54 million. As of Monday, its domestic earnings have reached $101.1 million.
To celebrate these mammoth numbers, Wamg is giving away San Andreas t-shirts to Four lucky readers!
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San Andreas opened at number one in North America on May 29th, entertaining moviegoers in 2D, RealD 3D and IMAX to earn a stellar A- Cinema Score and a domestic weekend total of more than $54 million. As of Monday, its domestic earnings have reached $101.1 million.
To celebrate these mammoth numbers, Wamg is giving away San Andreas t-shirts to Four lucky readers!
To Enter For A Chance To Win One T-shirt, Add Your Name And Email In Our Comments Section Below.
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2. No purchase necessary.
We will contact the winners via email.
After the...
- 6/10/2015
- by Movie Geeks
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Warner Bros. Pictures has released the brand new trailer for next summer’s disaster-suspense film San Andreas.
The film stars Dwayne Johnson, Carla Gugino, Alexandra Daddario, Ioan Gruffudd, Archie Panjabi, Hugo Johnstone-Burt, Art Parkinson and Paul Giamatti.
Shot on location in The Gold Coast and Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, and in Los Angeles and San Francisco, San Andreas is slated to open in theatres in both 3D and 2D format on Friday, May 29, 2015.
This isn’t the first film where Southern California has been destroyed on the silver screen. San Francisco (1936) is based on the April 18, 1906 San Francisco earthquake. Directed by Woody Van Dyke, the drama stars Clark Gable, Jeanette MacDonald, and Spencer Tracy.
Airport originated the 1970s disaster film genre and audiences were deluged with a series of movies including the original Earthquake (1974). These films always included a huge cast, where many of the actors usually perished by the climax.
The film stars Dwayne Johnson, Carla Gugino, Alexandra Daddario, Ioan Gruffudd, Archie Panjabi, Hugo Johnstone-Burt, Art Parkinson and Paul Giamatti.
Shot on location in The Gold Coast and Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, and in Los Angeles and San Francisco, San Andreas is slated to open in theatres in both 3D and 2D format on Friday, May 29, 2015.
This isn’t the first film where Southern California has been destroyed on the silver screen. San Francisco (1936) is based on the April 18, 1906 San Francisco earthquake. Directed by Woody Van Dyke, the drama stars Clark Gable, Jeanette MacDonald, and Spencer Tracy.
Airport originated the 1970s disaster film genre and audiences were deluged with a series of movies including the original Earthquake (1974). These films always included a huge cast, where many of the actors usually perished by the climax.
- 12/9/2014
- by Michelle McCue
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Hugo Johnstone-Burt has joined the cast of San Andreas, an action thriller starring Dwayne Johnson that.s now shooting on the Gold Coast. Johnson plays a helicopter pilot who joins up with his estranged wife (Carla Gugino) to search for their daughter who goes missing after a devastating earthquake hits California.
Johnstone-Burt, who starts work in mid-May, will play a quirky, charming guy who meets the girl (Alexandra Daddario of TV.s True Detective) just before the quake and helps her to reach a safe place. The actor whose credits include Miss Fisher.s Murder Mysteries, Mr and Mrs Murder, Goddess and Home and Away, will film his scenes in Queensland and California. He.s represented in the Us by UTA and in Australia by United Management.
Backed by New Line Cinema and Village Roadshow Pictures, San Andreas is directed by Brad Peyton and produced by Beau Flynn, who collaborated...
Johnstone-Burt, who starts work in mid-May, will play a quirky, charming guy who meets the girl (Alexandra Daddario of TV.s True Detective) just before the quake and helps her to reach a safe place. The actor whose credits include Miss Fisher.s Murder Mysteries, Mr and Mrs Murder, Goddess and Home and Away, will film his scenes in Queensland and California. He.s represented in the Us by UTA and in Australia by United Management.
Backed by New Line Cinema and Village Roadshow Pictures, San Andreas is directed by Brad Peyton and produced by Beau Flynn, who collaborated...
- 4/29/2014
- by Don Groves
- IF.com.au
Principal photography begins Tuesday, April 22, on location in Australia for San Andreas starring Dwayne Johnson.
The action thriller from New Line Cinema and Village Roadshow Pictures reunites Johnson with director Brad Peyton and producer Beau Flynn, following their collaboration on the global hit Journey 2: The Mysterious Island.
San Andreas is slated to open in theatres on Friday, June 5, 2015.
After the infamous San Andreas Fault finally gives, triggering a magnitude 9 earthquake in California, a search and rescue helicopter pilot (Johnson) and his estranged wife make their way together from Los Angeles to San Francisco to save their only daughter. But their treacherous journey north is only the beginning, and when they think the worst may be over…it’s just getting started.
The film also stars Carla Gugino (“Night at the Museum,” TV’s “Entourage”), Alexandra Daddario (“Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters,” TV’s “True Detective”) and Archie Panjabi (TV...
The action thriller from New Line Cinema and Village Roadshow Pictures reunites Johnson with director Brad Peyton and producer Beau Flynn, following their collaboration on the global hit Journey 2: The Mysterious Island.
San Andreas is slated to open in theatres on Friday, June 5, 2015.
After the infamous San Andreas Fault finally gives, triggering a magnitude 9 earthquake in California, a search and rescue helicopter pilot (Johnson) and his estranged wife make their way together from Los Angeles to San Francisco to save their only daughter. But their treacherous journey north is only the beginning, and when they think the worst may be over…it’s just getting started.
The film also stars Carla Gugino (“Night at the Museum,” TV’s “Entourage”), Alexandra Daddario (“Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters,” TV’s “True Detective”) and Archie Panjabi (TV...
- 4/16/2014
- by Michelle McCue
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Chicago – In our latest action/thriller edition of HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: Film, we have 25 admit-two passes up for grabs to the advance Chicago screening of the new film “Source Code” starring Jake Gyllenhaal, Michelle Monaghan, Vera Farmiga and Jeffrey Wright!
“Source Code,” which was filmed in part in Chicago, also stars Russell Peters, James A. Woods, Michael Arden, Cas Anvar, Joe Cobden, Chris Ramirez, Craig Thomas and Gordon Masten from director Duncan Jones and writer Ben Ripley. The film opens everywhere on April 1, 2011.
To win your free pass to the advance Chicago screening of “Source Code” courtesy of HollywoodChicago.com, just answer our question below. That’s it! This screening is on Tuesday, March 29, 2011 at 8 p.m. in downtown Chicago. Directions to enter this Hookup and immediately win can be found beneath the graphic below.
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“Source Code,” which was filmed in part in Chicago, also stars Russell Peters, James A. Woods, Michael Arden, Cas Anvar, Joe Cobden, Chris Ramirez, Craig Thomas and Gordon Masten from director Duncan Jones and writer Ben Ripley. The film opens everywhere on April 1, 2011.
To win your free pass to the advance Chicago screening of “Source Code” courtesy of HollywoodChicago.com, just answer our question below. That’s it! This screening is on Tuesday, March 29, 2011 at 8 p.m. in downtown Chicago. Directions to enter this Hookup and immediately win can be found beneath the graphic below.
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- 3/22/2011
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
Previously, Director Duncan Jones explored the moon with Sam Rockwell in 2009′s appropriately titled independent hit Moon. Now, Jones (son of David Bowie) has brought his science-fiction imagination to a location that holds its own beauty and mystery, Chicago.
His latest film, Source Code, which stars Jake Gyllenhaal, Michelle Monaghan, Vera Famiga and Jeffrey Wright, was shot in and around the Windy City. Not only does it feature shots of Chicago’s skyline, but it also features shots of the city’s unsung hero, the Metra line. For all of you midwesterners, be sure to look out for the Downer’s Grove, Skokie, Lagrange, Lagrange Park and Orland Park Metra stops when you catch Source Code when it opens on Friday, April 1st.
And for all of you that have visited Chicago before -- yes, there’s also a shot from inside the city’s curious tourist attraction, the Bean.
His latest film, Source Code, which stars Jake Gyllenhaal, Michelle Monaghan, Vera Famiga and Jeffrey Wright, was shot in and around the Windy City. Not only does it feature shots of Chicago’s skyline, but it also features shots of the city’s unsung hero, the Metra line. For all of you midwesterners, be sure to look out for the Downer’s Grove, Skokie, Lagrange, Lagrange Park and Orland Park Metra stops when you catch Source Code when it opens on Friday, April 1st.
And for all of you that have visited Chicago before -- yes, there’s also a shot from inside the city’s curious tourist attraction, the Bean.
- 3/11/2011
- by Nick Allen
- The Scorecard Review
Chicago – A highly-anticipated film with a fantastic Chicago connection has been chosen to open the South by Southwest Film Festival this Friday, Mar. 11, 2011. Shot and set in Chicago with location shoots in Downer’s Grove, Skokie, Lagrange Park, Orland Park, and Millennium Park, “Source Code” highlights the city as it presents a sci-fi thriller.
Duncan Jones, the talented director of the great “Moon,” works from a screenplay by Ben Ripley to craft the film starring Jake Gyllenhaal, Michelle Monaghan, Vera Farmiga, and Jeffrey Wright. The preview is below and the synopsis below that. If you’re in Austin, check it out at SXSW or wait until April 1st, 2011, when it opens nationwide.
Synopsis: “A helicopter pilot recruited for a top-secret military operation finds himself on a startlingly different kind of mission in Source Code, a smart, fast-paced action thriller that challenges our assumptions about time and space. Filled with mind-boggling twists and heart-pounding suspense,...
Duncan Jones, the talented director of the great “Moon,” works from a screenplay by Ben Ripley to craft the film starring Jake Gyllenhaal, Michelle Monaghan, Vera Farmiga, and Jeffrey Wright. The preview is below and the synopsis below that. If you’re in Austin, check it out at SXSW or wait until April 1st, 2011, when it opens nationwide.
Synopsis: “A helicopter pilot recruited for a top-secret military operation finds himself on a startlingly different kind of mission in Source Code, a smart, fast-paced action thriller that challenges our assumptions about time and space. Filled with mind-boggling twists and heart-pounding suspense,...
- 3/10/2011
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
"Nine," the big-screen adaptation of the Broadway musical, led the Satellite Award scoring 11 nominations including Best Picture in the Comedy or Musical category.
Rob Marshall also received a Best Director nomination, and stars Penelope Cruz, Marion Cotillard, and Daniel Day-Lewis received Best Acting nods, and the cast got Best Ensemble.
John Woo's "Red Cliff" followed with seven nominations.
Roger Corman is the 2009 Recipient of the Auteur Award while master cinematographer and eight-time Oscar nominee, Roger Deakins, is the 2009 Recipient of the Nikola Tesla Award.
The 2009 14th Annual Satellite Awards are given by the International Press Academy. Winners will be announced on Sunday, December 20th, at the Grand Salon/Intercontinental Hotel in Los Angeles.
Visit the Satellite Awards official site right here.
And the nominees for the 2009 14th Annual Satellite Awards are:
Film
Motion Picture (Drama)
"Bright Star"
"An Education"
"The Hurt Locker"
"The Messenger"
"Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire...
Rob Marshall also received a Best Director nomination, and stars Penelope Cruz, Marion Cotillard, and Daniel Day-Lewis received Best Acting nods, and the cast got Best Ensemble.
John Woo's "Red Cliff" followed with seven nominations.
Roger Corman is the 2009 Recipient of the Auteur Award while master cinematographer and eight-time Oscar nominee, Roger Deakins, is the 2009 Recipient of the Nikola Tesla Award.
The 2009 14th Annual Satellite Awards are given by the International Press Academy. Winners will be announced on Sunday, December 20th, at the Grand Salon/Intercontinental Hotel in Los Angeles.
Visit the Satellite Awards official site right here.
And the nominees for the 2009 14th Annual Satellite Awards are:
Film
Motion Picture (Drama)
"Bright Star"
"An Education"
"The Hurt Locker"
"The Messenger"
"Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire...
- 11/30/2009
- by Manny
- Manny the Movie Guy
The Satellites (formerly Golden) have announced their 2009 nominations for what it's worth. And you might be screaming "not very much".
It's hard to know what to make of this Golden Globe splinter group. There is never much of a narrative thread in their nominations. You can't sense from year to year a type of film they like or whatnot. Which makes them feel a bit suspect. They also do very strange things which you're about to see if you read their nominations. They never get much attention and yet they keep plugging away. This year they were especially kind to 2012 (who knew?), Nine and The Stoning of Soraya M. But they were downright rude to the sci-fi drama Moon which received zero nominations despite their lack of aversion to sci-fi films. I mention this because the moon is a natural satellite and the Satellites are artificial. Maybe they're jealous. What they're orbiting we know not.
It's hard to know what to make of this Golden Globe splinter group. There is never much of a narrative thread in their nominations. You can't sense from year to year a type of film they like or whatnot. Which makes them feel a bit suspect. They also do very strange things which you're about to see if you read their nominations. They never get much attention and yet they keep plugging away. This year they were especially kind to 2012 (who knew?), Nine and The Stoning of Soraya M. But they were downright rude to the sci-fi drama Moon which received zero nominations despite their lack of aversion to sci-fi films. I mention this because the moon is a natural satellite and the Satellites are artificial. Maybe they're jealous. What they're orbiting we know not.
- 11/30/2009
- by NATHANIEL R
- FilmExperience
A canceled TV show is reborn on the big screen in Joss Whedon's feature debut, "Serenity", an appealingly low-rent, if not earth-shattering, 26th century "Star Wars" with faint glimmers of "Blade Runner", "Buckaroo Banzai" and "The Manchurian Candidate" for good measure.
Whedon's series "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" and "Angel" have inspired die-hard devotion, and when Fox yanked his Western-flavored sci-fi adventure "Firefly" off the air in 2002 after only 11 episodes, a Web-fueled cult sprang up. The series' loyal legions -- aka Browncoats, named after the small band of freedom fighters at the show's center -- have packed previews of "Serenity", which reunites the "Firefly" cast, with the tasty addition of Chiwetel Ejiofor as the intrepid crew's archenemy.
Browncoats will no doubt turn out again when the film, which premiered at the recent Edinburgh International Film Festival, opens wide today. Whether "Serenity" will entice nonaficionados is another question. The characters' mildly offbeat spins on standard action-figure types and the cheeky humor are pluses, and familiarity with the TV show isn't necessary to follow the film. But the Serenity crew's chemistry isn't enough to take this spaceship into the stratosphere, and Whedon unleashes his most provocative ideas too late in the proceedings.
A striking nine-minute pre-credits sequence lays out the crisis at hand. Simon Tam (Sean Maher), a young doctor, rescues his sister, River (Summer Glau), from the clutches of the interplanetary ruling Alliance. A gifted telepath, River has been the subject of Alliance experiments that have turned her into an unpredictable killing machine. When she's not kicking ass, she's a damaged waif in Stevie Nicks hand-me-downs trying to regain control of her mind. Brother and sister secure passage on the Serenity, whose captain, Malcolm "Mal" Reynolds (Nathan Fillion), is a rugged, world-weary cowboy in the classic mold of cynical, reluctant heroes.
Because the Alliance has dispatched an unnamed, ruthless operative (Ejiofor) to retrieve prize experiment River, the Tams' presence on board puts Mal and his crew in danger. Crusty mercenary Jayne (Adam Baldwin) would just as soon drop them off at the next planet. Bickering and banter reign as the crew members chart their clanking spaceship through the hostile universe. Second-in-command Zoe (Gina Torres) is a beautiful black woman with the soul of a quaintly stoic old soldier, and her easygoing husband, Wash (Alan Tudyk), serves as pilot (their relationship, however, barely registers onscreen). Kaylee (Jewel Staite), the ship's farm-girl mechanic, would love nothing more than some private quality time with Simon.
Touching down on Wild West desert landscapes and checking in with wise man Shepherd Book (Ron Glass), the noncutesy Yoda of the piece, the Serenity struggles to elude the ultraorganized Alliance and the murderous, galaxy-roaming Reavers. Along the way, Mal consults with cyberhacker Mr. Universe (David Krumholtz) and reconnects with his vaguely defined Buddhist love interest, Inara (Morena Baccarin).
Whedon's theme of outcasts resisting the intrusions of an omniscient law-and-order government is ever-timely, and his ideas come across with more subtlety than those in "Star Wars" or "Star Trek". Even more timely is a revelation concerning behavior modification gone awry that resonates in this age of Zoloft. But, arriving late in the story, it remains a plot point rather than a developed concept.
As a makeshift family caught between the "calmed" masses and the raging Reavers, the cast acquits itself well. Barry Chusid's flavorful design, especially the ship's thrift-store lava lounge decor, enhances the story's outsider sensibility, with able creative contributions all around.
SERENITY
Universal Pictures
A Barry Mendel production
Credits:
Director-screenwriter: Joss Whedon
Producer: Barry Mendel
Executive producers: Christopher Buchanan, David Lester, Alisa Tager
Director of photography: Jack Green
Production designer: Barry Chusid
Music: David Newman
Costume designer: Ruth Carter
Editor: Lisa Lassek
Cast:
Mal: Nathan Fillion
Zoe: Gina Torres
Wash: Alan Tudyk
Inara: Morena Baccarin
Jayne: Adam Baldwin
Kaylee: Jewel Staite
Simon: Sean Maher
River: Summer Glau
Shepherd Book: Ron Glass
The Operative: Chiwetel Ejiofor
Mr. Universe: David Krumholtz
MPAA rating: PG-13
Running time -- 119 minutes...
Whedon's series "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" and "Angel" have inspired die-hard devotion, and when Fox yanked his Western-flavored sci-fi adventure "Firefly" off the air in 2002 after only 11 episodes, a Web-fueled cult sprang up. The series' loyal legions -- aka Browncoats, named after the small band of freedom fighters at the show's center -- have packed previews of "Serenity", which reunites the "Firefly" cast, with the tasty addition of Chiwetel Ejiofor as the intrepid crew's archenemy.
Browncoats will no doubt turn out again when the film, which premiered at the recent Edinburgh International Film Festival, opens wide today. Whether "Serenity" will entice nonaficionados is another question. The characters' mildly offbeat spins on standard action-figure types and the cheeky humor are pluses, and familiarity with the TV show isn't necessary to follow the film. But the Serenity crew's chemistry isn't enough to take this spaceship into the stratosphere, and Whedon unleashes his most provocative ideas too late in the proceedings.
A striking nine-minute pre-credits sequence lays out the crisis at hand. Simon Tam (Sean Maher), a young doctor, rescues his sister, River (Summer Glau), from the clutches of the interplanetary ruling Alliance. A gifted telepath, River has been the subject of Alliance experiments that have turned her into an unpredictable killing machine. When she's not kicking ass, she's a damaged waif in Stevie Nicks hand-me-downs trying to regain control of her mind. Brother and sister secure passage on the Serenity, whose captain, Malcolm "Mal" Reynolds (Nathan Fillion), is a rugged, world-weary cowboy in the classic mold of cynical, reluctant heroes.
Because the Alliance has dispatched an unnamed, ruthless operative (Ejiofor) to retrieve prize experiment River, the Tams' presence on board puts Mal and his crew in danger. Crusty mercenary Jayne (Adam Baldwin) would just as soon drop them off at the next planet. Bickering and banter reign as the crew members chart their clanking spaceship through the hostile universe. Second-in-command Zoe (Gina Torres) is a beautiful black woman with the soul of a quaintly stoic old soldier, and her easygoing husband, Wash (Alan Tudyk), serves as pilot (their relationship, however, barely registers onscreen). Kaylee (Jewel Staite), the ship's farm-girl mechanic, would love nothing more than some private quality time with Simon.
Touching down on Wild West desert landscapes and checking in with wise man Shepherd Book (Ron Glass), the noncutesy Yoda of the piece, the Serenity struggles to elude the ultraorganized Alliance and the murderous, galaxy-roaming Reavers. Along the way, Mal consults with cyberhacker Mr. Universe (David Krumholtz) and reconnects with his vaguely defined Buddhist love interest, Inara (Morena Baccarin).
Whedon's theme of outcasts resisting the intrusions of an omniscient law-and-order government is ever-timely, and his ideas come across with more subtlety than those in "Star Wars" or "Star Trek". Even more timely is a revelation concerning behavior modification gone awry that resonates in this age of Zoloft. But, arriving late in the story, it remains a plot point rather than a developed concept.
As a makeshift family caught between the "calmed" masses and the raging Reavers, the cast acquits itself well. Barry Chusid's flavorful design, especially the ship's thrift-store lava lounge decor, enhances the story's outsider sensibility, with able creative contributions all around.
SERENITY
Universal Pictures
A Barry Mendel production
Credits:
Director-screenwriter: Joss Whedon
Producer: Barry Mendel
Executive producers: Christopher Buchanan, David Lester, Alisa Tager
Director of photography: Jack Green
Production designer: Barry Chusid
Music: David Newman
Costume designer: Ruth Carter
Editor: Lisa Lassek
Cast:
Mal: Nathan Fillion
Zoe: Gina Torres
Wash: Alan Tudyk
Inara: Morena Baccarin
Jayne: Adam Baldwin
Kaylee: Jewel Staite
Simon: Sean Maher
River: Summer Glau
Shepherd Book: Ron Glass
The Operative: Chiwetel Ejiofor
Mr. Universe: David Krumholtz
MPAA rating: PG-13
Running time -- 119 minutes...
- 10/7/2005
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Michael Moore meets Irwin Allen courtesy of "The Day After Tomorrow", a curious hybrid of sociopolitical cautionary tale and good old-fashioned disaster flick complete with state-of-the-art special effects and the kind of hokey dialogue that, for better or worse, often tends to go with the territory.
While all producer Allen needed were capsized cruise ships ("The Poseidon Adventure"), flaming skyscrapers ("The Towering Inferno") and killer bees ("The Swarm") to have audiences quivering in their seats, filmmaker Roland Emmerich has upped the ante considerably, dealing with no less than an imminent deep-freeze of the entire, globally warmed planet.
Ultimately, the message aspect and the human drama aspect aren't nearly as persuasive as the truly awesome special effects, which aren't burdened by hokey dialogue that lands with all the subtlety of one of the picture's mighty hailstorms.
Despite the clunky bits, "Tomorrow" still manages to deliver the blockbuster goods, though it's easy to see why Fox could be a little uncertain of the outcome.
In light of the current international political climate, not to mention an ongoing spate of natural disasters closer to home, are people willing to rush out and see what portions of the country are experiencing in what's left of their own back yards?
Then again, the seismic ratings generated by NBC's "10.5" miniseries would seem to bode well for "Tomorrow" particularly given the picture's comparatively compact $125 million budget.
Mother nature may be the real star of the show, but Dennis Quaid provides the trusted human element as Jack Hall, a climatologist whose research on the subject of global warming would indicate that a catastrophic shift in the world's climate could occur much sooner than anybody had anticipated.
His warnings fall on the deaf ears of the current administration, as personified by Vice President Becker (Kenneth Welsh), a man who bears an unmistakable resemblance to a certain Mr. Cheney.
But a series of freak weather occurrences -- snow falling in New Delhi, record hurricane-force winds whipping Hawaii, hail the size of Toyotas pelting Tokyo -- suggest that Hall's forecast of disaster could actually be mere days away.
In short order, multiple tornadoes sweep through Los Angeles, picking off the letters of the Hollywood sign and paring down the famed Capitol Records building.
Meanwhile, on the other coast, the mother of all floods takes Manhattan, followed by precipitously plunging temperatures. Among those fleeing into the Manhattan Public Library for shelter is Hall's son, Sam (Jake Gyllenhaal), who's in town for an academic competition.
As a mass evacuation sends half the country scurrying for the Mexican border, Hall heads in the opposite direction, pledging to his son that he'll come and get him before the new Ice Age beats him to it.
Although it lacks the us-vs.-them bravado of Emmerich's "Independence Day", the film is a considerable improvement over the last time he laid Gotham to waste with his noisy 1998 "Godzilla" remake.
Environmental activists will certainly applaud the film's message, even if it's accompanied by some of that corny dialogue provided by Emmerich and co-screenwriter Jeffrey Nachmanoff.
Credit visual effects supervisor Karen Goulekas and production designer Barry Chusid with delivering the film's biggest bang for the buck -- the staggering visuals, which combine mammoth set-pieces (constructed on Montreal soundstages) that were considerably enhanced by Digital Domain's CGI assist. Many of those sequences, including a frostbitten New York, are a thing of nightmarish beauty.
There's also strength in cinematographer Ueli Steiger's framing and composer Harald Kloser's quietly stirring score, which is reasonably low-key for the genre. Even more remarkably restrained is the decision not to include the obligatory love theme, no matter how tempting it might have been to have Maureen McGovern singing, "There's got to be a morning after the day after tomorrow."
The Day After Tomorrow
20th Century Fox
20th Century Fox presents a Centropolis Entertainment/Lions Gate/Mark Gordon Co. production
A Roland Emmerich film
Credits:
Director: Roland Emmerich
Screenwriters: Roland Emmerich, Jeffrey Nachmanoff
Story: Roland Emmerich
Producers: Mark Gordon, Roland Emmerich
Executive producers: Stephanie Germain, Ute Emmerich, Kelly Van Horn
Director of photography: Ueli Steiger
Production designer: Barry Chusid
Editor: David Brenner
Costume designer: Renee April
Visual effects supervisor: Karen Goulekas
Music: Harald Kloser
Casting: April Webster
Cast:
Professor Jack Hall: Dennis Quaid
Sam Hall: Jake Gyllenhaal
Terry Rapson: Ian Holm
Laura Chapman: Emmy Rossum
Dr. Lucy Hall: Sela Ward
Jason Evans: Dash Mihok
Frank Harris: Jay O. Sanders
Vice President Becker: Kenneth Welsh
MPAA rating PG-13
Running time -- 124 minutes...
While all producer Allen needed were capsized cruise ships ("The Poseidon Adventure"), flaming skyscrapers ("The Towering Inferno") and killer bees ("The Swarm") to have audiences quivering in their seats, filmmaker Roland Emmerich has upped the ante considerably, dealing with no less than an imminent deep-freeze of the entire, globally warmed planet.
Ultimately, the message aspect and the human drama aspect aren't nearly as persuasive as the truly awesome special effects, which aren't burdened by hokey dialogue that lands with all the subtlety of one of the picture's mighty hailstorms.
Despite the clunky bits, "Tomorrow" still manages to deliver the blockbuster goods, though it's easy to see why Fox could be a little uncertain of the outcome.
In light of the current international political climate, not to mention an ongoing spate of natural disasters closer to home, are people willing to rush out and see what portions of the country are experiencing in what's left of their own back yards?
Then again, the seismic ratings generated by NBC's "10.5" miniseries would seem to bode well for "Tomorrow" particularly given the picture's comparatively compact $125 million budget.
Mother nature may be the real star of the show, but Dennis Quaid provides the trusted human element as Jack Hall, a climatologist whose research on the subject of global warming would indicate that a catastrophic shift in the world's climate could occur much sooner than anybody had anticipated.
His warnings fall on the deaf ears of the current administration, as personified by Vice President Becker (Kenneth Welsh), a man who bears an unmistakable resemblance to a certain Mr. Cheney.
But a series of freak weather occurrences -- snow falling in New Delhi, record hurricane-force winds whipping Hawaii, hail the size of Toyotas pelting Tokyo -- suggest that Hall's forecast of disaster could actually be mere days away.
In short order, multiple tornadoes sweep through Los Angeles, picking off the letters of the Hollywood sign and paring down the famed Capitol Records building.
Meanwhile, on the other coast, the mother of all floods takes Manhattan, followed by precipitously plunging temperatures. Among those fleeing into the Manhattan Public Library for shelter is Hall's son, Sam (Jake Gyllenhaal), who's in town for an academic competition.
As a mass evacuation sends half the country scurrying for the Mexican border, Hall heads in the opposite direction, pledging to his son that he'll come and get him before the new Ice Age beats him to it.
Although it lacks the us-vs.-them bravado of Emmerich's "Independence Day", the film is a considerable improvement over the last time he laid Gotham to waste with his noisy 1998 "Godzilla" remake.
Environmental activists will certainly applaud the film's message, even if it's accompanied by some of that corny dialogue provided by Emmerich and co-screenwriter Jeffrey Nachmanoff.
Credit visual effects supervisor Karen Goulekas and production designer Barry Chusid with delivering the film's biggest bang for the buck -- the staggering visuals, which combine mammoth set-pieces (constructed on Montreal soundstages) that were considerably enhanced by Digital Domain's CGI assist. Many of those sequences, including a frostbitten New York, are a thing of nightmarish beauty.
There's also strength in cinematographer Ueli Steiger's framing and composer Harald Kloser's quietly stirring score, which is reasonably low-key for the genre. Even more remarkably restrained is the decision not to include the obligatory love theme, no matter how tempting it might have been to have Maureen McGovern singing, "There's got to be a morning after the day after tomorrow."
The Day After Tomorrow
20th Century Fox
20th Century Fox presents a Centropolis Entertainment/Lions Gate/Mark Gordon Co. production
A Roland Emmerich film
Credits:
Director: Roland Emmerich
Screenwriters: Roland Emmerich, Jeffrey Nachmanoff
Story: Roland Emmerich
Producers: Mark Gordon, Roland Emmerich
Executive producers: Stephanie Germain, Ute Emmerich, Kelly Van Horn
Director of photography: Ueli Steiger
Production designer: Barry Chusid
Editor: David Brenner
Costume designer: Renee April
Visual effects supervisor: Karen Goulekas
Music: Harald Kloser
Casting: April Webster
Cast:
Professor Jack Hall: Dennis Quaid
Sam Hall: Jake Gyllenhaal
Terry Rapson: Ian Holm
Laura Chapman: Emmy Rossum
Dr. Lucy Hall: Sela Ward
Jason Evans: Dash Mihok
Frank Harris: Jay O. Sanders
Vice President Becker: Kenneth Welsh
MPAA rating PG-13
Running time -- 124 minutes...
Michael Moore meets Irwin Allen courtesy of "The Day After Tomorrow", a curious hybrid of sociopolitical cautionary tale and good old-fashioned disaster flick complete with state-of-the-art special effects and the kind of hokey dialogue that, for better or worse, often tends to go with the territory.
While all producer Allen needed were capsized cruise ships ("The Poseidon Adventure"), flaming skyscrapers ("The Towering Inferno") and killer bees ("The Swarm") to have audiences quivering in their seats, filmmaker Roland Emmerich has upped the ante considerably, dealing with no less than an imminent deep-freeze of the entire, globally warmed planet.
Ultimately, the message aspect and the human drama aspect aren't nearly as persuasive as the truly awesome special effects, which aren't burdened by hokey dialogue that lands with all the subtlety of one of the picture's mighty hailstorms.
Despite the clunky bits, "Tomorrow" still manages to deliver the blockbuster goods, though it's easy to see why Fox could be a little uncertain of the outcome.
In light of the current international political climate, not to mention an ongoing spate of natural disasters closer to home, are people willing to rush out and see what portions of the country are experiencing in what's left of their own back yards?
Then again, the seismic ratings generated by NBC's "10.5" miniseries would seem to bode well for "Tomorrow" particularly given the picture's comparatively compact $125 million budget.
Mother nature may be the real star of the show, but Dennis Quaid provides the trusted human element as Jack Hall, a climatologist whose research on the subject of global warming would indicate that a catastrophic shift in the world's climate could occur much sooner than anybody had anticipated.
His warnings fall on the deaf ears of the current administration, as personified by Vice President Becker (Kenneth Welsh), a man who bears an unmistakable resemblance to a certain Mr. Cheney.
But a series of freak weather occurrences -- snow falling in New Delhi, record hurricane-force winds whipping Hawaii, hail the size of Toyotas pelting Tokyo -- suggest that Hall's forecast of disaster could actually be mere days away.
In short order, multiple tornadoes sweep through Los Angeles, picking off the letters of the Hollywood sign and paring down the famed Capitol Records building.
Meanwhile, on the other coast, the mother of all floods takes Manhattan, followed by precipitously plunging temperatures. Among those fleeing into the Manhattan Public Library for shelter is Hall's son, Sam (Jake Gyllenhaal), who's in town for an academic competition.
As a mass evacuation sends half the country scurrying for the Mexican border, Hall heads in the opposite direction, pledging to his son that he'll come and get him before the new Ice Age beats him to it.
Although it lacks the us-vs.-them bravado of Emmerich's "Independence Day", the film is a considerable improvement over the last time he laid Gotham to waste with his noisy 1998 "Godzilla" remake.
Environmental activists will certainly applaud the film's message, even if it's accompanied by some of that corny dialogue provided by Emmerich and co-screenwriter Jeffrey Nachmanoff.
Credit visual effects supervisor Karen Goulekas and production designer Barry Chusid with delivering the film's biggest bang for the buck -- the staggering visuals, which combine mammoth set-pieces (constructed on Montreal soundstages) that were considerably enhanced by Digital Domain's CGI assist. Many of those sequences, including a frostbitten New York, are a thing of nightmarish beauty.
There's also strength in cinematographer Ueli Steiger's framing and composer Harald Kloser's quietly stirring score, which is reasonably low-key for the genre. Even more remarkably restrained is the decision not to include the obligatory love theme, no matter how tempting it might have been to have Maureen McGovern singing, "There's got to be a morning after the day after tomorrow."
The Day After Tomorrow
20th Century Fox
20th Century Fox presents a Centropolis Entertainment/Lions Gate/Mark Gordon Co. production
A Roland Emmerich film
Credits:
Director: Roland Emmerich
Screenwriters: Roland Emmerich, Jeffrey Nachmanoff
Story: Roland Emmerich
Producers: Mark Gordon, Roland Emmerich
Executive producers: Stephanie Germain, Ute Emmerich, Kelly Van Horn
Director of photography: Ueli Steiger
Production designer: Barry Chusid
Editor: David Brenner
Costume designer: Renee April
Visual effects supervisor: Karen Goulekas
Music: Harald Kloser
Casting: April Webster
Cast:
Professor Jack Hall: Dennis Quaid
Sam Hall: Jake Gyllenhaal
Terry Rapson: Ian Holm
Laura Chapman: Emmy Rossum
Dr. Lucy Hall: Sela Ward
Jason Evans: Dash Mihok
Frank Harris: Jay O. Sanders
Vice President Becker: Kenneth Welsh
MPAA rating PG-13
Running time -- 124 minutes...
While all producer Allen needed were capsized cruise ships ("The Poseidon Adventure"), flaming skyscrapers ("The Towering Inferno") and killer bees ("The Swarm") to have audiences quivering in their seats, filmmaker Roland Emmerich has upped the ante considerably, dealing with no less than an imminent deep-freeze of the entire, globally warmed planet.
Ultimately, the message aspect and the human drama aspect aren't nearly as persuasive as the truly awesome special effects, which aren't burdened by hokey dialogue that lands with all the subtlety of one of the picture's mighty hailstorms.
Despite the clunky bits, "Tomorrow" still manages to deliver the blockbuster goods, though it's easy to see why Fox could be a little uncertain of the outcome.
In light of the current international political climate, not to mention an ongoing spate of natural disasters closer to home, are people willing to rush out and see what portions of the country are experiencing in what's left of their own back yards?
Then again, the seismic ratings generated by NBC's "10.5" miniseries would seem to bode well for "Tomorrow" particularly given the picture's comparatively compact $125 million budget.
Mother nature may be the real star of the show, but Dennis Quaid provides the trusted human element as Jack Hall, a climatologist whose research on the subject of global warming would indicate that a catastrophic shift in the world's climate could occur much sooner than anybody had anticipated.
His warnings fall on the deaf ears of the current administration, as personified by Vice President Becker (Kenneth Welsh), a man who bears an unmistakable resemblance to a certain Mr. Cheney.
But a series of freak weather occurrences -- snow falling in New Delhi, record hurricane-force winds whipping Hawaii, hail the size of Toyotas pelting Tokyo -- suggest that Hall's forecast of disaster could actually be mere days away.
In short order, multiple tornadoes sweep through Los Angeles, picking off the letters of the Hollywood sign and paring down the famed Capitol Records building.
Meanwhile, on the other coast, the mother of all floods takes Manhattan, followed by precipitously plunging temperatures. Among those fleeing into the Manhattan Public Library for shelter is Hall's son, Sam (Jake Gyllenhaal), who's in town for an academic competition.
As a mass evacuation sends half the country scurrying for the Mexican border, Hall heads in the opposite direction, pledging to his son that he'll come and get him before the new Ice Age beats him to it.
Although it lacks the us-vs.-them bravado of Emmerich's "Independence Day", the film is a considerable improvement over the last time he laid Gotham to waste with his noisy 1998 "Godzilla" remake.
Environmental activists will certainly applaud the film's message, even if it's accompanied by some of that corny dialogue provided by Emmerich and co-screenwriter Jeffrey Nachmanoff.
Credit visual effects supervisor Karen Goulekas and production designer Barry Chusid with delivering the film's biggest bang for the buck -- the staggering visuals, which combine mammoth set-pieces (constructed on Montreal soundstages) that were considerably enhanced by Digital Domain's CGI assist. Many of those sequences, including a frostbitten New York, are a thing of nightmarish beauty.
There's also strength in cinematographer Ueli Steiger's framing and composer Harald Kloser's quietly stirring score, which is reasonably low-key for the genre. Even more remarkably restrained is the decision not to include the obligatory love theme, no matter how tempting it might have been to have Maureen McGovern singing, "There's got to be a morning after the day after tomorrow."
The Day After Tomorrow
20th Century Fox
20th Century Fox presents a Centropolis Entertainment/Lions Gate/Mark Gordon Co. production
A Roland Emmerich film
Credits:
Director: Roland Emmerich
Screenwriters: Roland Emmerich, Jeffrey Nachmanoff
Story: Roland Emmerich
Producers: Mark Gordon, Roland Emmerich
Executive producers: Stephanie Germain, Ute Emmerich, Kelly Van Horn
Director of photography: Ueli Steiger
Production designer: Barry Chusid
Editor: David Brenner
Costume designer: Renee April
Visual effects supervisor: Karen Goulekas
Music: Harald Kloser
Casting: April Webster
Cast:
Professor Jack Hall: Dennis Quaid
Sam Hall: Jake Gyllenhaal
Terry Rapson: Ian Holm
Laura Chapman: Emmy Rossum
Dr. Lucy Hall: Sela Ward
Jason Evans: Dash Mihok
Frank Harris: Jay O. Sanders
Vice President Becker: Kenneth Welsh
MPAA rating PG-13
Running time -- 124 minutes...
- 5/27/2004
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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