Sneak Peek: Oblivion
Movie Release
A cinematic event, a journey of redemption and discovery
as one man battles to save mankind.
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| Photo courtesy of UIP |
In 2073, a 37 year-old former-Marine Commander Jack Harper (Tom Cruise) is one
of the last few drone repairmen stationed at Earth which was nearly destroyed
by an alien invasion 60 years ago. As part of a massive operation to extract
the planet's remaining vital resources, he lives in an airborne
"town" floating thousands of meters above the Earth.
His mission nearly complete, Jack's soaring
existence comes crashing down when he rescues a 22 year-old female stranger
from a downed spacecraft. Her arrival triggers a series of events that forces
Jack to question everything he knows about the war and its aftermath. In
addition, after being captured by an insurgency
led by 102 year-old Malcolm Beech (Morgan Freeman), Jack is told that the
society in which he lives may in fact be a police
state.
Tom Cruise stars in Oblivion,
an original and groundbreaking cinematic event from the director of TRON:Legacy and the producer of Rise of the Planet of the Apes. On
a spectacular future Earth that has evolved beyond recognition, one man’s
confrontation with the past will lead him on a journey of redemption and
discovery as he battles to save mankind.
Tom Cruise had expressed interest in the film for a
considerable period of time, and officially committed to it on May 20, 2011.
For casting one of the lead roles opposite
Cruise, the producers considered five actresses: Jessica
Chastain, Olivia Wilde, Brit
Marling, Noomi Rapace and Olga
Kurylenko, and all five auditioned on August 27, 2011. It was
subsequently announced that Chastain would play one of the film's two female
leads. In January 2012 Chastain entered into talks for a part in the Kathryn
Bigelow film Zero Dark Thirty and subsequently dropped out
of Oblivion contention. It was later announced that the role had been
given to Kurylenko.
For the other leading role, the producers
initially considered Hayley Atwell, Diane
Kruger and Kate Beckinsale. The three actors traveled to Pittsburgh
to screen-test with Cruise, who was filming Jack Reacher. The role finally
went to Andrea Riseborough. Melissa Leo
was cast at a later date.
Production began on March 12,
2012 and wrapped on July 14, 2012. Filming locations included Baton Rouge
and New
Orleans, Louisiana.
Oblivion, shot in stunning digital 4K resolution on location
across the United States and Iceland, is
an upcoming 2013 science fiction film based on the Radical
Comics graphic novel Oblivion by Joseph
Kosinski and directed and co-produced by Kosinski.
Emy
Abuan
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