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Revision as of 17:37, 30 July 2008
| The Hurt Locker | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Kathryn Bigelow |
| Written by | Mark Boal Kathryn Bigelow |
| Produced by | Tony Mark (executive) Kathryn Bigelow Mark Boal Greg Shapiro Nicolas Chartier Donall McCusker (co-producer) |
| Starring | Jeremy Renner Ralph Fiennes Guy Pearce Anthony Mackie Brian Geraghty Christian Camargo David Morse |
| Cinematography | Barry Ackroyd |
| Edited by | Chris Innis Bob Murawski |
| Music by | Marco Beltrami |
| Country |  United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $11 million (U.S.) |
The Hurt Locker is an upcoming American war film directed by Kathryn Bigelow (Near Dark, Point Break). Filmed entirely on location in the Middle East (specifically Jordan), the film is based on recently declassified information about an elite Army Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) team in present day Iraq.[1]
About the Film
The Hurt Locker stars Jeremy Renner (28 Weeks Later, The Assassination Of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford), Guy Pearce (Memento, L.A. Confidential), Ralph Fiennes (Schindler's List, The Constant Gardner, The English Patient), Brian Geraghty (Jarhead) and Anthony Mackie (8 Mile)[2]
The script was co-written by Mark Boal (In the Valley of Elah (story by)), a journalist who has also written for Playboy, The Village Voice and Rolling Stone Magazine [2] and who spent time embedded with a real bomb squad.[3]
The rest of the core filmmaking team consists of cinematographer Barry Ackroyd (United 93, Battle in Seattle), film editors Chris Innis (G.I. Jane, American Gothic) and Bob Murawski (Spider-man series of films), production designer Karl Júlíusson (Breaking the Waves, Dancer in the Dark) and costume designer George Little (Jarhead). The score was composed by Academy Award nominated composer, Marco Beltrami (3:10 to Yuma, I, Robot).
On shooting the difficult film in the Middle East, lead actor Jeremy Renner said, "There were two by fours with nails being dropped from two-story buildings that hit me in the helmet and they were throwing rocks. Most of them were just kids fooling around, but still... We got shot at a few times while we were filming. I can almost say I was in a war, but, to be honest, I was just some jerk-ass actor pretending I was in it. When you see it, you're gonna feel like you've been in war... I'm like, 'This is awful!' And everyone was sick. It was terrible. It was a shoestring budget and we didn't even have guns or bullets. We had plastic guns and soft pellet guns. We had nothing." Renner is glad the film looks great because it was such an horrible experience: "I was miserable in 120-degree heat in a 150-pound bomb suit playing a soldier in an elite Army bomb squad. Renner adds, "It was an $80 million movie that was made for $11 million."
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Plot
In Iraq, an elite Army Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) unit is forced to play a dangerous game of cat and mouse in the chaos of war in a city where everyone is a potential enemy and every object could be a deadly bomb.[5] Jeremy Renner plays the leader of the EOD team, as he contends with not only diffusing bombs in the backdrop of a war but also the psychological and emotional strain that it inflicts.[6]
Iraq War Films & Hollywood
Says screenwriter Mark Boal: "It's the first movie about the Iraq war that purports to show the experience of the soldiers.[7] We wanted to show the kinds of things that soldiers go through that you can't see on CNN." He adds, "Most war movies don't come out until after the war is over.[7] It's really exciting for me, coming out of the world of journalism, to have a movie come out about a conflict while the conflict is still going on." [2]
Almost all the Hollywood movies made during World War II tended to be feel-good, heroic ones. And in spite of the massive anti-Vietnam-war protests, it wasn't until very late in that conflict before the public mood turned enough to warrant entertainment following suit. It was not until 1978, three years after the war ended, that the first serious films appeared, such as the Deer Hunter, and Apocalypse Now which followed a year later. Platoon, Full Metal Jacket and Born on the Fourth of July were not made until the late 1980s.[7]
Most of the recent movies about US involvement in the Middle East have been rather thin.[7] Many have tanked at the box office, with the public favoring escapism over politics. Lew Harris, the editor of Movies.com, attributes the fact that films about Iraq are being released while the war is still ongoing to a more politicised Hollywood. Says Harris, "Hollywood's much more political now and less afraid to speak out... The film-makers and actors themselves are far more politicised than they were in the 1960s.[8] Lew Harris does warn that the success of the films will ultimately hinge on their ability to entertain. "I think if it's good entertainment and the actors are good then they will be successful," Harris said.[8]
Premieres
The world premiere of The Hurt Locker will be at the 65th Annual Venice Film Festival, Venice, Italy, August 27th-September 6th, 2008.[9] The North American premiere is scheduled for the 33rd annual Toronto International Film Festival September 4-13, 2008.[10]
References
- ^ Kathryn Bigelow to Make The Hurt Locker
- ^ a b c "Cast Announced for...'Hurt Locker'", July 17th 2007, Cinematical
- ^ "Hollywood Tackles Iraq" Karina Longworth, July 2007
- ^ WENN news 20 July 2008 "Renner Caught Up In Film 'War'"
- ^ Bigelow returns for The Hurt Locker Staff Wednesday March 14, 2007 Guardian.co.uk
- ^ Film Independent.Org Director Series/Speakerbios
- ^ a b c d "Hollywood tears up script to make anti-war films while conflicts rage", Ewen MacAskill, The Guardian UK, August 14, 2007
- ^ a b Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Arts & Entertainment News "Record crop of anti-war films to hit cinemas" Monday, August 20, 2007
- ^ Variety, "Venice Film Fest Announces Slate" by Nick Vivarelli, July 29, 2008
- ^ "WWII Drama Among World Premieres..." by Etan Vlessing
External Links
- The Hurt Locker at IMDb
- "Film Business Blooms in Jordan" Variety, by Ali Jaafar, Sep. 21, 2007
- "'Locker' to be Filmed in Jordan" by Ali Jaafar, Variety, May 20, 2007
- Jeremy Renner online
- Kathryn Bigelow - Superiorpics.com bio
- Toronto International Film Fest annouces list of World Premieres
- "The Toronto International Film Festival Adds Six Special Presentations To Lineup" - AllHeadlineNews.com
- "TORONTO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL: Cera's special presentation" Linda Barnard, Toronto Star Jul 03, 2008
- "Toronto Film Festival to Feature Ralph Fiennes" By: Brian Scott Lipton Jul 10, 2008, theatermania.com
- Teaser Poster for "Hurt Locker"
- Ain't It Cool News: "NEAR DARK Director Kathryn Bigelow Focuses On Iraq!! THE HURT LOCKER Is Coming Captain Plantastic Chats With Her About It!!"