For those of us who ventured out to see GRINGO on Friday night, the first trailer for ADRIFT appeared in cinemas, and to watch it in a theater was something to be experienced.
With the audio loud and deafening, combined with the harrowing and threatening visuals, made for an intense preview and a must-see movie.
The preview came online today from STXFilms.
From the director of Everest and starring Shailene Woodley (Big Little Lies, The Fault in our Stars) and Sam Claflin (Journey’s End, Me Before You, The Hunger Games films), ADRIFT is based on the incredible true story of two young adventurers whose chance encounter leads them first to love, and then to a fight for survival.
Setting off on the journey of a lifetime across the Pacific Ocean, Tami Oldham (Woodley) and Richard Sharp (Claflin) are pushed to their limits as they sail directly into one of the most catastrophic storms in recorded history. In the aftermath, Tami awakens to find Richard badly injured and their boat in ruins. With no hope for rescue, Tami must find the strength and determination to save herself and the only man she has ever loved.
ADRIFT is an unforgettable story about the resilience of the human spirit and the remarkable power of love. ADRIFT is directed by Baltasar Kormákur (Everest, 2 Guns, The Deep).
Sam Claflin and Shailene Woodley star in ADRIFT. Courtesy of STXfilmsSam Claflin and Shailene Woodley star in ADRIFT. Courtesy of STXfilmsShailene Woodley stars in ADRIFT. Courtesy of STXfilms
Filmmaker Baltasar Kormákur is in production on a new feature film in his native Iceland. THE OATH is a psychological thriller, which he co-wrote with Olafur Egilsson and is directing, producing and starring, returning to acting after an eight year hiatus.
In THE OATH Kormákur plays the part of a father who sets off on a mission to try to pull his daughter away from the world of drugs and petty crime, only to discover that danger can be found in unexpected places.
The film is produced under Kormákur’s RVK Studios banner in partnership with Film4, UK with David Kosse as Executive Producer and ZDFE, Germany. World Sales are being handled by XYZ Films, who will be meeting with buyers about the project at this week’s European Film Market in Berlin.
Kormákur directed EVEREST which to date has grossed over $203 million worldwide since its launch in September.
Concurrently, Kormákur and his RVK Studios produced and delivered the serialized crime series “Trapped,” which is earning record ratings in Iceland and recently premiered in France, attracting an impressive five million viewers. “Trapped” will soon air in additional major territories, including UK (BBC Four), all the Nordic territories (the state channels RUV DR SVT YLE Fem and NRK) and Germany (ZDF) and the US rights have already been picked up by The Weinstein Company.
Initially a trained actor, Kormákur last appeared in front of the camera in “Reykjavik-Rotterdam,” the 2008 Icelandic film on which CONTRABAND was based. Kormákur then went on to direct CONTRABAND in 2012 and Mark Wahlberg reprised the role that Kormákur played in the Icelandic antecedent.
Unbridled ambition, a ferocious storm, and the limits of human endurance collide at the top of the world in the white-knuckle adventure Everest, coming to Digital HD on December 22, 2015, and 3D Blu-ray™, Blu-ray™, DVD and On Demand on January 19, 2016, from Universal Pictures Home Entertainment.
Following a pair of expeditions to the highest point – and most dangerous place – on Earth, Everest captures the brutal majesty of the deadly peak, and the boundless courage required to conquer it, with breathtaking cinematography and spectacular storytelling. Exclusive extras make Everesta can’t-miss, must-own event, bringing viewers behind-the-scenes for a look at the making of the film, as well as astonishing insights about the real-life 1996 summit attempt that inspired it.
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Inspired by the incredible events surrounding an attempt to reach the summit of the world’s highest mountain, Everest documents the awe-inspiring journey of two different expeditions challenged beyond their limits by one of the fiercest snowstorms ever encountered by mankind. Their mettle tested by the harshest elements found on the planet, the climbers will face nearly impossible obstacles as a lifelong obsession becomes a breathtaking struggle for survival. Critics call Everest “… exciting, thrilling, moving, and completely engaging.” – Scott Mendelson, Forbes
Jake Gyllenhaal (Southpaw, Brokeback Mountain), Keira Knightley (The Imitation Game, Pirates of the Caribbean), Jason Clarke(Zero Dark Thirty, The Great Gatsby), Josh Brolin (Sicario, No Country for Old Men), John Hawkes (Winter’s Bone, The Sessions),Robin Wright (“House of Cards,” Forrest Gump), Michael Kelly (“House of Cards,” Viral), Sam Worthington (Avatar, Clash of the Titans) and Emily Watson (The Theory of Everything, Breaking the Waves) star in a thrilling and harrowing battle against the overwhelming power of nature.
BONUS FEATURES EXCLUSIVE TO Blu-rayTM:
LEARNING TO CLIMB: THE ACTOR’S JOURNEY – Cast members and the two film consultants who helped them prepare for the shoot discuss getting ready for the arduous production.
A MOUNTAIN OF WORK: RECREATING EVEREST – Bringing Everest to life required the filmmakers to recreate the mountain through state-of-the-art studio work and visual effects. The teams involved talk about how they made the seemingly impossible possible.
BLU-RAYTM and DVD BONUS FEATURES:
RACE TO THE SUMMIT: THE MAKING OF EVEREST – The trials and tribulations of cast and crew as they journey to the foothills of Everest and beyond, battling the elements and forming deep bonds along the way.
ASPIRING TO AUTHENTICITY: THE REAL STORY – Recollections of the tragic events of May 10, 1996, from those who were there, as the cast and filmmakers discuss bringing this harrowing tale to life with authenticity and respect.
FEATURE COMMENTARY WITH DIRECTOR BALTASAR KORMAKUR
FILMMAKERS: Cast:Jake Gyllenhaal, Keira Knightley, Jason Clarke, Josh Brolin, John Hawkes, Robin Wright, Michael Kelly, Sam Worthington, Emily Watson Directed By: Baltasar Kormakur Written By:William Nicholson, Simon Beaufoy Produced By:Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner, Baltasar Kormakur, Nicky Kentish Barnes, Brain Oliver, Tyler Thompson Executive Produced By:Angela Morrison, Liza Chasin, Evan Hayes, Randall Emmett, Peter Mallovk, Lauren Selig Director of Photography:Salvatore Totino Production Designer:Gary Freeman Edited By:Mick Audsley Costume Designer:Guy Speranza
TECHNICAL INFORMATION 3D BLU-RAY™: Street Date:January 19, 2016 Copyright: 2016 Universal Pictures Home Entertainment Selection Number: 61168903 (US) / 61168906 (CDN) Layers: BD-50 Aspect Ratio: Widescreen 2.40:1 Rating: PG-13 for intense peril and disturbing images Languages/Subtitles: English SDH, Spanish and French Subtitles Sound: English Atmos Dolby True HD/Dolby Digital 2.0, DVS DD 2.0; Spanish and French Dolby Digital 5.1 Run Time: 2 hours, 2 minutes
TECHNICAL INFORMATION BLU-RAY™: Street Date:January 19, 2016 Copyright: 2016 Universal Pictures Home Entertainment Selection Number: 61132204 (US) / 61153051 (CDN) Layers: BD-50 Aspect Ratio: Widescreen 2.40:1 Rating: PG-13 for intense peril and disturbing images Languages/Subtitles: English SDH, Spanish and French Subtitles Sound: English Atmos Dolby True HD/Dolby Digital 2.0, DVS DD 2.0; Spanish and French Dolby Digital 5.1 Run Time: 2 hours, 2 minutes
TECHNICAL INFORMATION DVD: Street Date:January 19, 2016 Copyright: 2016 Universal Pictures Home Entertainment Selection Number: 61132205 (US) / 61153046 (CDN) Layers: Dual Aspect Ratio: Anamorphic Widescreen 2.40:1 Rating: PG-13 for intense peril and disturbing images Languages/Subtitles: English SDH, Spanish and French Subtitles Sound: English Dolby Digital 5.1/Dolby Digital 2.0, DVS DD 2.0; Spanish and French Dolby Digital 5.1 Run Time: 2 hours, 2 minutes
How do you take an audience on an intense, mind-blowing journey to the highest point on Earth? By keeping it real. That’s the sentiment repeatedly expressed at the EVEREST press conference a few weeks ago in Beverly Hills.
Icelandic director Baltasar Kormákur’s film follows two teams of mountain climbers and their extraordinary ordeal when a violent blizzard hit them soon after they reached the summit in May of 1996. Realism is definitely what they achieved by taking a nuanced approach to tell a story that explores both the beauty and danger of extreme mountain climbing.
The acting performances by the cast in attendance, including Jason Clarke, Jake Gyllenhaal, Josh Brolin, Emily Watson, John Hawkes and Michael Kelly all find a great balance between the physical and the emotional demands of the story.
Kormákur may be known for directing action films with Mark Wahlberg like Contraband and 2 Guns but he wanted to tell a real and personal story with huge scope. After turning down Fast & Furious 7, he said there was no question about wanting to direct EVEREST, saying “For me, it was a no-brainer.” He wanted a visceral feeling for the 99.99% of people who will never experience the mountain and was pleased when he noticed the presentation in IMAX made the acting and the “little moments” so powerful.
Considering the lofty goals that Kormákur and his producers set for those who would be cast in EVEREST, they knew there was no better way to achieve them than to take the actors on that journey themselves.
Josh Brolin knew the story and the initial pitch he heard stressed that “It’s not going to be any of that Hollywood bullshit, it’s going to be real.” He met Kormákur and knew they could make something both powerful and sensitive. Brolin got laughs when he shared his feelings about the difficult, painful times during production that helped his performance: “Okay I am feeling an irritation that I hope will look good on film. Because it’s there. For sure. For you.”
Jake Gyllenhaal was moved by the idea of a massive, entertaining movie that deals with characters walking the precipice of life and death in an honest way. In playing the team leader Scott Fisher whose story has created some controversy about the teams’ cooperation and competition, Gyllenhaal said he wanted to avoid caricature and imitation.
For Jason Clarke, portraying real people means “you do your homework” and “fight to maintain the integrity of the person you’ve gotten to know and understand.”
Despite having many details work with, Emily Watson felt “one of the principals factors was chaos” and the director used that to work with the actors, announcing on the first day “We’re going to create the scenes from chaos…I didn’t want to stage this movie, I wanted to find it.”
John Hawkes believes that the director’s background makes him uniquely qualified to bring Everest to the screen. “He’s from Iceland, and he likes a challenge,” the performer sums. “We always joked that he’s a Viking. He’s formidable. He was tough and tireless through the very difficult process of filmmaking in extreme conditions.”
EVEREST opens exclusively on IMAX 3D and premium-large format 3D screens on Friday, September 18th.
It will be released wide—including standard 2D and 3D—on Friday, September 25.
Get ready to travel to the summit the highest point—and most dangerous place—on Earth: Mount Everest.
Inspired by the incredible events surrounding an attempt to reach the summit of the world’s highest mountain, EVEREST documents the awe-inspiring journey of two different expeditions challenged beyond their limits by one of the fiercest snowstorms ever encountered by mankind.
Their mettle tested by the harshest elements found on the planet, the climbers will face nearly impossible obstacles as a lifelong obsession becomes a breathtaking struggle for survival.
The epic adventure stars Jason Clarke, Josh Brolin, John Hawkes, Robin Wright, Michael Kelly, Sam Worthington, Keira Knightley, Emily Watson and Jake Gyllenhaal.
EVEREST is directed by Baltasar Kormákur (2 Guns, Contraband).
Experience EVEREST first in IMAX 3D and on premium large-format 3D screens, as well as in standard 2D and 3D on September 18; everywhere Sept. 25.
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One of 2015’s IMAX must-see events, watch the new trailer for EVEREST.
Inspired by the incredible events surrounding an attempt to reach the summit of the world’s highest mountain, Everest documents the awe-inspiring journey of two different expeditions challenged beyond their limits by one of the fiercest snowstorms ever encountered by mankind.
Their mettle tested by the harshest elements found on the planet, the climbers will face nearly impossible obstacles as a lifelong obsession becomes a breathtaking struggle for survival.
The movie stars Jason Clarke, Josh Brolin, John Hawkes, Robin Wright, Michael Kelly, Sam Worthington, Keira Knightley, Emily Watson and Jake Gyllenhaal.
EVEREST is directed by Baltasar Kormákur (2 Guns, Contraband) and produced by Working Title Films’ Tim Bevan and Eric Fellner, Cross Creek Pictures’ Brian Oliver and Tyler Thompson, as well as Nicky Kentish Barnes and Kormákur.
Universal Pictures and Cross Creek Pictures’ presentation of EVEREST – in association with Walden Media – is adapted for the screen by William Nicholson (Gladiator) and Oscar winner Simon Beaufoy (Slumdog Millionaire).
The film was shot on location in Nepal on the foothills of Everest, the Italian Alps and at Cinecittà Studios in Rome and Pinewood Studios in the U.K.
Experience EVEREST in IMAX 3D first on September 18; see it everywhere September 25.
Number of people to attempt to climb Mt. Everest: approximately 4,000. Number of people to successfully climb Mt. Everest: 660.
Number of people who have died trying to climb the tallest mountain in the world: 142.
Universal Pictures has released an epic, and I mean EPIC, first trailer for their upcoming adventure film, EVEREST.
Inspired by the incredible events surrounding an attempt to reach the summit of the world’s highest mountain, Everest documents the awe-inspiring journey of two different expeditions challenged beyond their limits by one of the fiercest snowstorms ever encountered by mankind.
Their mettle tested by the harshest elements found on the planet, the climbers will face nearly impossible obstacles as a lifelong obsession becomes a breathtaking struggle for survival.
The movie stars Jason Clarke, Josh Brolin, John Hawkes, Robin Wright, Michael Kelly, Sam Worthington, Keira Knightley, Emily Watson and Jake Gyllenhaal.
EVEREST is directed by Baltasar Kormákur (2 Guns, Contraband) and produced by Working Title Films’ Tim Bevan and Eric Fellner, Cross Creek Pictures’ Brian Oliver and Tyler Thompson, as well as Nicky Kentish Barnes and Kormákur.
Universal Pictures and Cross Creek Pictures’ presentation of EVEREST – in association with Walden Media – is adapted for the screen by William Nicholson (Gladiator) and Oscar winner Simon Beaufoy (Slumdog Millionaire).
The film was shot on location in Nepal on the foothills of Everest, the Italian Alps and at Cinecittà Studios in Rome and Pinewood Studios in the U.K.
An IMAX must, EVEREST opens in theaters on September 18.
Hitting theaters on September 18, 2015, the teaser poster for EVEREST has come online.
Inspired by the incredible events surrounding an attempt to reach the summit of the world’s highest mountain, EVEREST documents the awe-inspiring journey of two different expeditions challenged beyond their limits by one of the fiercest snowstorms ever encountered by mankind.
Their mettle tested by the harshest elements found on the planet, the climbers will face nearly impossible obstacles as a lifelong obsession becomes a breathtaking struggle for survival.
The epic adventure stars Jason Clarke, Josh Brolin, John Hawkes, Robin Wright, Michael Kelly, Sam Worthington, Keira Knightley, Emily Watson and Jake Gyllenhaal.
EVEREST is directed by Baltasar Kormákur (2 Guns, Contraband) and produced by Working Title Films’ Tim Bevan and Eric Fellner, Cross Creek Pictures’ Brian Oliver and Tyler Thompson, as well as Nicky Kentish Barnes and Kormákur.
Universal Pictures and Cross Creek Pictures’ presentation of EVEREST – in association with Walden Media – is adapted for the screen by William Nicholson (Gladiator) and Oscar winner Simon Beaufoy (Slumdog Millionaire).
The film was shot on location in Nepal on the foothills of Everest, the Italian Alps and at Cinecittà Studios in Rome and Pinewood Studios in the U.K.
Universal will distribute the film worldwide.
Head over to People.com to have a look at new photos from the movie.
Filmmaker Baltasar Kormakur’s next adventure will be VIKINGR for Universal Pictures. Kormakur wrote the story and the script, along with Olafur Egill Egilsson.
Producers on the project include Kormakur under his RVK Studios banner, Marc Platt Productions’ Marc Platt and Adam Siegel, Working Title’s Tim Bevan and Eric Fellner and Nathalie Marciano.
The project is based on the classic tales deriving from the legendary Icelandic Sagas, which document larger than life heroes, adventures and battles of early Nordic settlers, as well as daily life in the Viking age.
Universal and Kormakur have a long running relationship going back to his breakthrough picture CONTRABAND, which grossed $91 million worldwide on a $25 million budget. It was based on Kormakur’s Icelandic movie Reykjavik-Rotterdam.
Since then, he has also directed 2 GUNS for the studio as well as the upcoming drama EVEREST. Set to be released on September 18, 2015, EVEREST is inspired by the incredible events surrounding an attempt to reach the summit of the world’s highest mountain. EVEREST documents the awe-inspiring journey of two different expeditions challenged beyond their limits by one of the fiercest snowstorms ever encountered by mankind. Their mettle tested by the harshest elements found on the planet, the climbers will face nearly impossible obstacles as a lifelong obsession becomes a breathtaking struggle for survival. The film stars Jason Clarke, Josh Brolin, John Hawkes and Jake Gyllenhaal. They are joined by Martin Henderson, Emily Watson, Michael Kelly and Thomas M. Wright.
Academy-Award winner Denzel Washington and Mark Wahlberg star in the first trailer for the action thriller 2 GUNS. The movie is based on the Boom! Studios graphic novels by Steven Grant. Directed by Baltasar Kormákur (CONTRABAND), the films opens August 2nd.
The explosive film tracks two operatives from competing bureaus who are forced on the run together. But there is a big problem with their unique alliance: Neither knows that the other is an undercover federal agent.
For the past 12 months, DEA agent Bobby Trench (Washington) and U.S. naval intelligence officer Marcus Stigman (Wahlberg) have been reluctantly attached at the hip. Working undercover as members of a narcotics syndicate, each man distrusts his partner as much as the criminals they have both been tasked to take down.
When their attempt to infiltrate a Mexican drug cartel and recover millions goes haywire, Trench and Stigman are suddenly disavowed by their superiors. Now that everyone wants them in jail or in the ground, the only person they can count on is the other. Unfortunately for their pursuers, when good guys spend years pretending to be bad, they pick up a few tricks along the way.
2 GUNS also features Paula Patton, Bill Paxton, Fred Ward, James Marsden and Edward James Olmos.
