Mortal Engines (2018)

A mysterious young woman named Hester Shaw joins forces with Anna Fang, a dangerous outlaw with a bounty on her head, and Tom Natsworthy, an outcast from London, to lead a rebellion against a giant predator city on wheels.

Director:

Christian Rivers

Writers:

Fran Walsh (screenplay by), Philippa Boyens (screenplay by)

Stars:

Hugo Weaving, Stephen Lang, Hera Hilmar

1 nomination.

Cast

Credited cast, sorted by IMDb STARmeter:
Hugo Weaving	...	Thaddeus Valentine
Stephen Lang	...	Shrike
Hera Hilmar	...	Hester Shaw
Robert Sheehan	...	Tom Natsworthy
Jihae	...	Anna Fang
Frankie Adams	...	Yasmina
Colin Salmon	...	Chudleigh Pomeroy
Leila George	...	Katherine Valentine
Caren Pistorius	...	Pandora Shaw
Joel Tobeck	...	Bürgermeister
Ronan Raftery	...	Bevis Pod
Patrick Malahide	...	Magnus Crome
Andrew Lees
Nathaniel Lees
Calum Gittins	...	Chief Navigator

Storyline

A mysterious young woman, Hester Shaw, emerges as the only one who can stop a giant, predator city on wheels devouring everything in its path. Feral, and fiercely driven by the memory of her mother, Hester joins forces with Tom Natsworthy, an outcast from London, along with Anna Fang, a dangerous outlaw with a bounty on her head.

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Plot Keywords:

machine | based on young adult novel | epic | post apocalypse | steampunk | 

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Taglines:

Some scars never heal.

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Genres:

Action | Adventure | Fantasy | Sci-Fi | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for sequences of futuristic violence and action

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook Official site

Country:

New Zealand USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

14 December 2018 (USA)

Also Known As:

Mortal Engines

Filming Locations:

Wellington, New Zealand

Box Office

Budget:

$100,000,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Media Rights Capital (MRC),Scholastic Productions,Silvertongue Films

Technical Specs

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.39 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Christian Rivers' first full feature film as a director (He previously directed a short and a section of an anthology)

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Quotes

Shrike: Sixty minutes is all it took to bring humanity to the very brink of extinction. Mankind mobilized, a new age arose. The Age of the Great Predator Cities, Survival of the Fastest.

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Connections

Referenced in AniMat's Crazy Cartoon Cast: Avatar: The Live-Action Bender (2018)