London 2012 Olympic Opening Ceremony: Isles of Wonder (2012)

The world's best all-round sporting event returns in 2012, this time in London, and England's capital has a lot in store.

Director:

Danny Boyle

Writers:

Danny Boyle, Frank Cottrell Boyce

Stars:

Darius Alexander, Kirstie Abbott, Afia Abusham

Won 1 Primetime Emmy. Another 1 win & 5 nominations.

Cast

Credited cast:
Darius Alexander	...	Pandemonium Drummer / Athlete Marshall
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Kirstie Abbott	...	60's Dancer
Afia Abusham	...	Tim Cast Dancer
Sarah Jane Adams	...	Pandemonium Drummer / Athlete Marshall
Nona Ahamat	...	Tim Cast Dancer
John Akanmu	...	Tim Cast Dancer
Alister Albert	...	Pandemonium Drummer / Athlete Marshall
Charlotte Aldhouse	...	Pandemonium Drummer / Athlete Marshall
Mehmet Ali	...	Pandemonium Miner - Warrior
Bhanu Alley	...	Pandemonium Miner - Warrior
Kate Andrews	...	Tim Cast Dancer
Layla Anna-Lee	...	Self - Announcer
Veronica Apolinario	...	Pandemonium Drummer / Athlete Marshall
Arctic Monkeys	...	Themselves
Toni Armiger	...	Pandemonium Drummer / Marshall

Storyline

The world's best all-round sporting event returns in 2012, this time in London, and England's capital has a lot in store.

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Plot Keywords:

tv special | 2012 olympics | helicopter | mr bean | opening ceremony | 

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Genres:

Sport

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Did You Know?

Trivia

The Suffragettes' air-time was unfortunately cut short during "Pandemonium". The cameras were focussed on Sir Kenneth Branagh as Brunel, waiting for flares surrounding him to ignite to mimic a photograph being taken. However, the flares failed and unknowingly, the cameras lingered on this character waiting for the light, rather than cutting to the Suffragettes as planned, leaving their dance reduced to the audiences at home.

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Connections

Featured in The Wright Stuff: Episode #17.215 (2012)

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Soundtracks

Hey, Jude
Written by Paul McCartney and John Lennon
Performed by Paul McCartney

User Reviews

An iconic national moment and one that reinvents Olympic Opening Ceremonies

Just as Los Angeles in 1984 invented the Olympic Opening Ceremony, then Danny Boyle's London 2012 reinvented it in so many ways. The first to have an all-star cast (Kenneth Branagh, Daniel Craig, Mike Oldfield, JK Rowling, Rowan Atkinson, Dizzy Rascal, Tim Berners Lee, the Arctic Monkeys, David Beckham, Paul MaCartney). The first to have filmed sequences (the thrilling opening journey up the Thames, James Bond meets the Queen at Buckingham Palace, Mr Bean dreams he's in Chariots of Fire, David Beckham delivers the Olympic torch by speedboat). The first to tell a story (the industrial revolution, the founding of the NHS, the digital revolution).

Like the Coronation in 1953, the World Cup Final in 1966, Live Aid in 1985 and Diana's funeral in 1997, it is one of those iconic British national moments that's likely to be remembered for decades to come.

Details

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

27 July 2012 (UK)

Also Known As:

London 2012 Olympic Opening Ceremony: Isles of Wonder

Filming Locations:

Olympic Stadium, Olympic Park, London, England, UK

Box Office

Budget:

GBP27,000,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

352 min

Color:

Color