| Projects Information; Jumper |
| 2008 |
Character: David RiceRelease Date February 14th, 2008 Directed By: Doug Liman Written By: David Goyer, Simon Kinberg Genre: Adventure / Drama / Sci-Fi / Thriller MPAA Rating:PG 13 Produced by: Lucas Foster, Simon Kinberg, Jay Sanders Distributed by: Regency Enterprises & 20th Century Fox Budget:$100 million range Filming Dates:September-December 2006-January 2007 Cast: ...Samuel L. Jackson....Roland ...Jamie Bell....Griffin ...Rachel Bilson....Millie ...Diane Lane....Mary Rice...David's Mother ...Michael Rooker....William Rice...David's Father ...Katie Boland....Sue Kimmell ...AnnaSophia Robb....Young Millie ...Max Thieriot....Young David Rice ...Teddy Dunn....Mark Filming Locations: Manhattan New York Peterborough Ontario, Canada, Toronto Rome, Lazio, Italy Tokyo, Japan Synopsis: David Rice is a JUMPER, a teleporter who can go anywhere, anytime. He can see twenty sunsets in one night, whisk his girlfriend around the world in the blink of an eye, and grab millions of dollars in a matter of minutes. But his life takes a sharp turn when he finds himself relentlessly pursued by a secret organization sworn to kill Jumpers. Forming an uneasy alliance with another Jumper, David enters a war that has been raging for thousands of years, a war with our history hanging in the balance. Leaping from the American Midwest to the streets of Tokyo and ruins of Rome, this action-packed adventure is the first chapter in an epic trilogy. Jumper follows a young man from a broken home who discovers that he has the ability to teleport. In his quest for the man he believes is responsible for the death of his mother, the kid draws the attention of the National Security Agency and another youth with the same abilities. Christensen will play the young man who can teleport. Jackson plays an NSA agent, while Bell is the jumper who shows Christensen the ropes. Based on the Steven Gould novel, "Jumper" follows a young man from a broken home who discovers that he has the ability to teleport. In his quest for the man he believes is responsible for the death of his mother, the kid draws the attention of the National Security Agency and another youth with the same abilities Christensen will play the young man who can teleport. Jackson plays an NSA agent, while Bell is the jumper who shows Christensen the ropes. Trivia and Facts: • Evan Rachel Wood tested for the role of Millie. • The roles of Davey and Millie were originally cast with Tom Sturridge and Teresa Palmer. After 2 months of production and inflating production costs, Hayden Christensen and Rachel Bilson were recast as the leads. • There will be flash backs to the younger Davy and Millie and will help to set up the history of the main characters. Young Millie is played by Anna-Sophia Robb & Max Thieriot plays young Davy. • Eminem turned down an offer to star. • The crew was allowed to film inside the Colosseum for three days under the condition that no equipment could be placed on the ground. Shooting was allowed only between 6.30 and 8.30 am and again at 3.30 pm to 5.30 pm to avoid disturbing tourists. The only lighting allowed was natural sunlight. • The movie "Jumper" takes place in Ann Arbor, Michigan. The high school depicted in the movie is called Huron High School and area teenagers were allowed an open call to appear as extras in the movies scenes in and around the school. • John Powell will score Jumper. He also wrote the music for The Bourne Identity and Mr. and Mrs. Smith. • This will be the 2nd movie Hayden and Samuel L. Jackson will be co-stars in. Poker Night was also to star both, but never went into development. |
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Argentina- February 14, 2008 Russia - February 14, 2008 Australia - February 14, 2008 Spain - February 15, 2008 Sweden - February 15, 2008 UK - February 15, 2008 USA - February 15, 2008 Belgium - February 20, 2008 Egypt - February 20, 2008 France - February 20, 2008 Germany - February 21, 2008 Netherlands - February 21, 2008 Turkey - March 21, 2008 |
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