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Post by architect on May 20, 2011 22:20:03 GMT -5
Universal's $100 Million Sci-Fi Pic to Start in Fall  Tom Cruise has committed to star for Universal Pictures in Oblivion, the science fiction film that will be directed by Joseph Kosinski, who last helmed Tron: Legacy. Production will begin in October. Cruise had been loosely attached to the Radical Publishing graphic novel adaptation when Disney let it go and Universal committed to finance and distribute the $100 million film, which came with a William Monahan script that was being rewritten by Karl Gajdusek. Kosinski hatched the idea for the project and set it to be published by Barry Levine's graphic novel imprint as a calling card for a movie when Kosinski was busy for so long directing Tron: Legacy.
Disney acquired the graphic novel in a heated auction last summer, and Universal was one of the studios that also chased it. It takes place in an apocalyptic future where most of the population lives in clouds above an earth surface that has been rendered uninhabitable. Cruise will play a soldier who's stuck alone on the planet, repairing the drones that patrol and destroy a savage alien life form. He encounters a beautiful woman who crashes in a craft, and their experience together forces him to question his world view. Disney allowed Kosinski to shop it because it didn't fit its family-film mold and attempts to rein it in to a PG rating was creatively strangling the project. It will be PG-13.
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Post by serin on May 22, 2011 3:54:33 GMT -5
Tom Cruise Officially Starring In Joseph Kosinski's 'Oblivion'
Hollywood.com Staff | Friday, May 20, 2011
I wasn't sure whether or not Joseph Kosinski would be able to get back to work as quickly as he is. His feature debut, Tron: Legacy, did some business, but not exactly what Disney had hoped it would. Of course, that's not the reason that the Mouse House dropped the visually-inventive filmmaker's new project, Oblivion (at least that's not what the company is saying). The fact that Kosinski couldn't bring the film in with a PG rating is supposedly why Disney let the ambitious movie go. Thankfully, Universal Pictures has swooped in and picked it up - and attached the biggest movie star in the world to it.
Deadline reports that Tom Cruise will star as a lone soldier on the ground in a desolate future planet, where most of the population lives in a society amongst the clouds. Day in and day out he repairs drones that patrol and destroy a savage alien life form that has taken control of the surface, until he encounters a beautiful woman who crashes in a craft and forces him to question everything he believes about his planet and life. William Monahan (The Departed) penned the screenplay, based on Kosinski's original idea, and Karl Gajdusek is coming aboard to rewrite it. Universal, not bound by the same family-friendly business model as Disney, has agreed to a PG-13 rating and a production budget of $100 million.
I'm pretty gung-ho about this project. It's totally sci-fi, but also sounds like it has a deeply theological or existential story arc that, set against the beautiful backdrop of a city in the clouds, should be breathtaking. I'd be more comfortable with it if it was in the hands of a more experienced filmmaker, but this appears to be Kosinski's baby. That, coupled with his indisputable aesthetic talents, should lead to a pretty awesome adventure flick. And this is exactly the kind of film that Cruise needs to make the world remember why he's the biggest action star on the planet. He hasn't done sci-fi since 2005's War of the Worlds, instead opting for spy action like Mission: Impossible 3, Knight and Day and this winter's fourth Mission. He's still one of the most bankable leading men in the business and I'm looking forward to seeing him return to this exciting genre.
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Post by serin on May 22, 2011 11:17:01 GMT -5
I forgot to post our traditional reaction to this news : ;D So Tom is going to make yet another sci-fi .. I guess he likes to be
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Post by roxthefox on Jun 11, 2011 18:33:25 GMT -5
I absolutely love sci-fi, when it's done right (Minority Report, Blade Runner, 2001: ASO, etc etc), but having seen Tron, I'm not sure Kosinski is right for this project. Just my thoughts... I wish Steven Spielberg would return to movie-making.. *sigh*
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Post by serin on Jun 17, 2011 5:29:17 GMT -5
HI ROX .. Afther WAR OF THE WORLDS I have given up Steven Spielberg and I'm pleased that so has Tom..  *********** UNIVERSAL RELEASES NEW OPENING DATES Joseph Kosinski's comic adaptation "Oblivion" has Tom Cruise playing a lone soldier who is the only man left on the surface of a toxic Earth after humanity fled to the clouds. It's currently slated for July 19th 2013. »
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Post by serin on Jul 5, 2011 16:32:31 GMT -5
'Oblivion' gets release date
By Adnan Tezer Jul 5, 2011, 18:51 GMT
Universal Pictures will open Joseph Kosinski's sci-fi action film "Oblivion," with Tom Cruise starring, on July 19, 2013.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, the film had been set up at Disney which ended up passing on the project due to the fact that the film would be PG-13 and Disney wanted a PG film.
William Monahan wrote the original script with Karl Gajdusek doing a rewrite.
The film is based on an idea by Kosinski that ended up being a graphic novel written by Barry Levine.
Kosinski, who directed "Tron: Legacy" for Disney, is producing with Levine and Jeffrey Silver.
The story is set in an apocalyptic future where most of the population lives in clouds above an uninhabitable earth. An earthbound soldier, who fixes drones that destroy a hostile alien life form, encounters a beautiful woman whose ship crashes.
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Post by angela on Jul 5, 2011 17:59:43 GMT -5
They are already in pre-production on this one. Joseph Kosinski was down in Miami with Tom during his birthday weekend. So was Chris McQuarrie. He's helping out on the script.
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Post by roxthefox on Jul 23, 2011 12:48:48 GMT -5
Thanks for the news Angela. 2013? That's almost two years from now  ... really excited for this one though. I LOVE sci-fi. |
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Post by angela on Jul 23, 2011 14:57:58 GMT -5
Thanks for the news Angela. 2013? That's almost two years from now ... really excited for this one though. I LOVE sci-fi. I'm excited too roxthefox! The story is so interesting! They are going to start filming this winter after Tom finishes One Shot which he starts shooting at the end of September. I guess that's why the 2013 date.  |
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Post by serin on Oct 14, 2011 5:29:08 GMT -5
Tom Cruise and Olivia Wilde Reaching HORIZONS
Horizons movie is heard to be ready to go ahead with production sometime soon and when looking at the cast of Horizons movie viewers get the feeling this will be filled with some wonderful pieces of acting. So with a great cast on board this is going to be a remarkable cinematic venture. A listed actor Tom Cruise will be starring in the main roe of this flick and he will be joined by Olivia Wilde who has been nabbed to give life to one of the two female leads. The other role has been secured by Jessica Chastain. Mentioned as a motion picture dealing with action and science fiction those cinematic elements will also contribute to make viewers feel interested in finding out more about this.
Horizons movie actor Tom Cruise is without a doubt one of the finest actors in the filed today and he is known not only for his award winning talents but also for his high profile status as a celebrity star. He has three academy award nominations under his belt and in addition to that he has some other award winnings included in his resume. Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol and Rock of Ages are two of the notable ventures with him on board. Olivia Wilde had gained much popularity through her character portrayal in well known medical drama House M.D. and following its success she had the chance to appear in a number of wide screen ventures.
The director who is on board Horizons movie is Joseph Kosinski whose debut venture itself had turned out to be a hit venture. So it will not take long for this new projects to finish work and it already has a release date set on 19th of July in 2013. With stars like Tom Cruise and Olivia Wilde on board this is going to be an awesome and amazing kind of a motion picture to watch out with awe and inspiration. As the story of this action filled science fiction flick unravels it will see a veteran soldier who is sent to an alien planet in order to destroy its inhabitants.
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Post by roxthefox on Feb 27, 2012 1:06:26 GMT -5
I'm really hoping this is more along the lines of Blade Runner!
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... really excited for this one though. I LOVE sci-fi. 