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The Book of Eli
Director: Albert Hughes, Allen Hughes
Release Date: January 15, 2010
Starring: Denzel Washington, Gary Oldman, Mila Kunis, Ray Stevenson, Jennifer Beals, Frances de la Tour, Michael Gambon
Language: English
Country: United States
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The Book of Eli is an post-apocalyptic drama film directed by the Hughes brothers and starring Denzel Washington, Gary Oldman and Mila Kunis. Filming began in New Mexico in February 2009. The film is scheduled to be released on January 15, 2010.
The Book of Eli is still relatively unknown to those who do not follow movies regularly. It’s a post-apocalyptic movie starring Denzel Washington, Gary Oldman, and Mila Kunis. While Kunis fits the scene perfectly fine, it is a bit jarring to see people like Denzel Washington and Gary Oldman at San Diego Comic Con like gods of cinema visiting the people.
The movie is directed by the Hughes Brothers (From Hell), who admitted that Book of Eli was actually inspired by Planet of the Apes, though not in a literal way… more of an obscure inspiration. The movie’s tone is being compared to The Road Warrior, and Washington even trained in martial arts so that he could do all of his own fights. Very cool.
We’re told that the movie is set 30 years in the future where a major war has left few people behind and a lot of environmental changes. The main character is Eli (Washington), who’s on a mission of hope and is protecting a special book that is said to offer its owner large amounts of power to guide, lead, control, and manipulate with it. As it turns out, Mr. Oldman is once again playing the villain, and he’s out to get his hands on this book.
At the panel, the first chapter of the motion-comic that ties in with the movie was debuted. This chapter deals with Oldman’s character, Billy, as a child doing bad things and getting into trouble.
In a post-apocalyptic world, a lone hero, Eli (Denzel Washington), guards the Book of Eli, which provides knowledge that could redeem society. The despot (Gary Oldman) of a small, makeshift town plans to take possession of the book.
In May 2007, Warner Bros. signed the Hughes brothers to direct The Book of Eli, based on a script by Gary Whitta. The film is the brothers’ first since From Hell in 2001. The script was subsequently rewritten by Anthony Peckham, and in September 2008, actor Denzel Washington was cast into the lead role. In the following October, Gary Oldman was cast to star alongside Washington. Filming began in February 2009 in New Mexico. Alcon Entertainment is financing the film and co-producing with Silver Pictures. The Book of Eli is scheduled to be released on January 15, 2010. The Book of Eli will be the first film to feature of the new Warner Bros. logo as A Time Turner-Warner Company.
Cast:
- Denzel Washington as Eli
- Gary Oldman as Carnegie
- Mila Kunis as Solara
- Ray Stevenson as an enforcer dispatched to kill Eli
- Jennifer Beals as the blind mother of Solara and the concubine of Carnegie
- Michael Gambon as a man who holds onto old traditions with his wife
- Evan Jones as the leader of a quartet of bikers
- Malcolm McDowell as Lombardi
- Joe Pingue as Hoyt
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