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John Garrity is a successful Scottish builder who lives in the Southern part of the United States. John lives together with his wife Allison and their young son, Nathan, who is diabetic. A large comet called Clarke is flying near Earth while John is hosting a barbecue for his family and neighbors to celebrate. After being sent by Allison to the store to pick up some more hot dog buns. He receives a text from the government on his phone, followed by an automated phone call, John and Nathan have been selected to be evacuated. Outside of the store to their surprise, the father and son sees a fleet Of the U.S. Military's C5 - Galaxy transport planes flying North. John and Nathan return home and start watching Clarke on tv, but something is wrong and the news-feed cuts to a fragment of Clarke instead hitting a nearby city in Southern Florida. Meanwhile, the message John received on his phone earlier now appears on the family tv. The family's neighbors becomes angry and distressed, but John says its nothing, but calls his wife outside and tells her to pack their bags. Its later revealed that Clarke is a much larger comet and is a so-called "planet-killer", and when it hits, all life on Earth will be destroyed. John and his family leave their neighborhood, until their neighbor tries to stop them, begging them to take their little girl with them. John refuses saying that she would be rejected, once they reach the evacuation-site. The family drives off and reaches the evacuation site, an airbase filled with people. Before leaving the car, Nathan drops his insulin. John and family are allowed to enter the base to take part in the evac. While their are being processed, we see plane after plane taking off. Allison realizes that they don't have Nathan's insulin, so John goes outside to search for it. Meanwhile, an officer handling the evacuation discovers that Nathan has an insulin pump, and Allison is told that her son cannot be part of the evacuation program. They are then escorted off from the base, while John is outside. Allison tries to text John on her phone, but the network is busy. John then returns to the base with the insulin, but is then told his wife and son have been rejected from the program due to Nathan being diabetic. The family is then separated for the most part of the film. Following John's side of the film, he learns that all the planes are going to the Thule airbase in [[Greenland]], where there is a large bunker complex that are housing the evacuated people. The family later re-unites at the house of Allison's father and reflect at what brought them to this point. John offers her father to go with them to Canada, where they're gonna try finding a plane to bring them to Greenland. But he refuses, and stays behind. We then see a large fragment hit the area where Allison's father lives followed by a firestorm, and he is most likely killed. The family then enters Canada after surviving a smaller storm of Clarke's fragment hitting the freeway. The family finds a small airport and boards a plane with other refugees. The plane reaches Greenland, but crashes to the now hopeless weather killing the pilots. The small band of refugees runs across the frozen land, and reach Thule. They are allowed to enter the bunkers while we hear the countdown, and then, Clarke hits. 9 months later, the bunker opens, and the Earth is now a barren wasteland.
John Garrity is a successful Scottish builder who lives in the Southern part of the United States. John lives together with his wife Allison and their young son, Nathan, who is diabetic. A large comet called Clarke is flying near Earth while John is hosting a barbecue for his family and neighbors to celebrate. After being sent by Allison to the store to pick up some more hot dog buns. He receives a text from the government on his phone, followed by an automated phone call, John and Nathan have been selected to be evacuated. Outside of the store to their surprise, the father and son sees a fleet Of the U.S. Military's C5 - Galaxy transport planes flying North. John and Nathan return home and start watching Clarke on tv, but something is wrong and the news-feed cuts to a fragment of Clarke instead hitting a nearby city in Southern Florida. Meanwhile, the message John received on his phone earlier now appears on the family tv. The family's neighbors becomes angry and distressed, but John says its nothing, but calls his wife outside and tells her to pack their bags. Its later revealed that Clarke is a much larger comet and is a so-called "planet-killer", and when it hits, all life on Earth will be destroyed. John and his family leave their neighborhood, until their neighbor tries to stop them, begging them to take their little girl with them. John refuses saying that she would be rejected, once they reach the evacuation-site. The family drives off and reaches the evacuation site, an airbase filled with people. Before leaving the car, Nathan drops his insulin. John and family are allowed to enter the base to take part in the evac. While their are being processed, we see plane after plane taking off. Allison realizes that they don't have Nathan's insulin, so John goes outside to search for it. Meanwhile, an officer handling the evacuation discovers that Nathan has an insulin pump, and Allison is told that her son cannot be part of the evacuation program. They are then escorted off from the base, while John is outside. Allison tries to text John on her phone, but the network is busy. John then returns to the base with the insulin, but is then told his wife and son have been rejected from the program due to Nathan being diabetic. The family is then separated for the most part of the film. Following John's side of the film, he learns that all the planes are going to the Thule airbase in [[Greenland]], where there is a large bunker complex that are housing the evacuated people. The family later re-unites at the house of Allison's father and reflect at what brought them to this point. John offers her father to go with them to Canada, where they're gonna try finding a plane to bring them to Greenland. But he refuses, and stays behind. We then see a large fragment hit the area where Allison's father lives followed by a firestorm, and he is most likely killed. The family then enters Canada after surviving a smaller storm of Clarke's fragment hitting the freeway. The family finds a small airport and boards a plane with other refugees. The plane reaches Greenland, but crashes to the now hopeless weather killing the pilots. The small band of refugees runs across the frozen land, and reach Thule. They are allowed to enter the bunkers while we hear the countdown, and then, Clarke hits. 9 months later, the bunker opens, and the Earth is now a bearen wasteland.
But then two small birds appear, and the people cheer.
But then two small birds appear, and the people cheer.
The film ends with all the destroyed cities from the aftermath, but people from all over the world are shown to have survived, acknowledging their existence via short-wave radio transmissions.
The film ends with all the destroyed cities from the aftermath, but people from all over the world are shown to have survived, acknowledging their existence via short-wave radio transmissions.

Revision as of 01:37, 29 August 2020

Greenland
File:Greenland poster.jpeg
Teaser poster
Directed byRic Roman Waugh
Written by
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyDana Gonzales
Edited byGabriel Fleming
Music byDavid Buckley
Production
companies
Distributed bySTX Entertainment
Release dates
  • July 29, 2020 (2020-07-29) (Belgium)
  • September 25, 2020 (2020-09-25) (United States)
Running time
119 minutes[1]
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$34 million[2]
Box office$7.9 million[1]

Greenland is a 2020 American disaster film directed by Ric Roman Waugh, from a screenplay by Chris Sparling. It stars Gerard Butler, Morena Baccarin, David Denman, Hope Davis, Holt McCallany, and Scott Glenn. The story follows an estranged family that tries to survive an extinction-level event.

The film was first released on July 29, 2020 in Belgium, and is scheduled to be released in the United States on September 25, 2020, by STX Entertainment.

Plot

John Garrity is a successful Scottish builder who lives in the Southern part of the United States. John lives together with his wife Allison and their young son, Nathan, who is diabetic. A large comet called Clarke is flying near Earth while John is hosting a barbecue for his family and neighbors to celebrate. After being sent by Allison to the store to pick up some more hot dog buns. He receives a text from the government on his phone, followed by an automated phone call, John and Nathan have been selected to be evacuated. Outside of the store to their surprise, the father and son sees a fleet Of the U.S. Military's C5 - Galaxy transport planes flying North. John and Nathan return home and start watching Clarke on tv, but something is wrong and the news-feed cuts to a fragment of Clarke instead hitting a nearby city in Southern Florida. Meanwhile, the message John received on his phone earlier now appears on the family tv. The family's neighbors becomes angry and distressed, but John says its nothing, but calls his wife outside and tells her to pack their bags. Its later revealed that Clarke is a much larger comet and is a so-called "planet-killer", and when it hits, all life on Earth will be destroyed. John and his family leave their neighborhood, until their neighbor tries to stop them, begging them to take their little girl with them. John refuses saying that she would be rejected, once they reach the evacuation-site. The family drives off and reaches the evacuation site, an airbase filled with people. Before leaving the car, Nathan drops his insulin. John and family are allowed to enter the base to take part in the evac. While their are being processed, we see plane after plane taking off. Allison realizes that they don't have Nathan's insulin, so John goes outside to search for it. Meanwhile, an officer handling the evacuation discovers that Nathan has an insulin pump, and Allison is told that her son cannot be part of the evacuation program. They are then escorted off from the base, while John is outside. Allison tries to text John on her phone, but the network is busy. John then returns to the base with the insulin, but is then told his wife and son have been rejected from the program due to Nathan being diabetic. The family is then separated for the most part of the film. Following John's side of the film, he learns that all the planes are going to the Thule airbase in Greenland, where there is a large bunker complex that are housing the evacuated people. The family later re-unites at the house of Allison's father and reflect at what brought them to this point. John offers her father to go with them to Canada, where they're gonna try finding a plane to bring them to Greenland. But he refuses, and stays behind. We then see a large fragment hit the area where Allison's father lives followed by a firestorm, and he is most likely killed. The family then enters Canada after surviving a smaller storm of Clarke's fragment hitting the freeway. The family finds a small airport and boards a plane with other refugees. The plane reaches Greenland, but crashes to the now hopeless weather killing the pilots. The small band of refugees runs across the frozen land, and reach Thule. They are allowed to enter the bunkers while we hear the countdown, and then, Clarke hits. 9 months later, the bunker opens, and the Earth is now a bearen wasteland. But then two small birds appear, and the people cheer. The film ends with all the destroyed cities from the aftermath, but people from all over the world are shown to have survived, acknowledging their existence via short-wave radio transmissions.

Cast

Production

In May 2018, Chris Evans joined the cast of the film, with Neill Blomkamp directing from a screenplay by Chris Sparling.[3] In February 2019, it was announced Blomkamp would no longer direct the film.[4] That same month, Ric Roman Waugh joined the project as director, with Gerard Butler being added to the cast of the film, replacing Blomkamp and Evans respectively, with Butler producing under his G-Base banner.[5] In June 2019, Morena Baccarin joined the cast of the film.[6] In July 2019, Scott Glenn, Andrew Bachelor and Roger Dale Floyd also joined,[7] as did David Denman, in August.[8]

Principal photography began in June 2019 and wrapped up on August 16 of the same year in Atlanta.[9]

David Buckley, who previously worked with Waugh on Angel Has Fallen, composed the film's score.

Release

In March 2019, STX Entertainment acquired distribution rights to the film.[10] It was originally scheduled to be theatrically released on June 12, 2020, but was delayed to July 30, 2020, and then August 14, 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[11][12] Its domestic release was again delayed on July 24, moving to September 25, 2020. The film's release schedule includes Belgium (July 29), France (August 5), and Scandinavia (August 12).[13]

Box office

Greenland was first released in Belgium, making $73,112 from 55 theaters on its opening weekend.[14] On its first day of release in France, the film made $255,000 with 31,000 tickets sold, 61% ahead of Butler's Olympus Has Fallen despite fewer theaters and tight COVID-19 restrictions. Overall, it debuted to $1.09 million in the country, with a 10-day international total of $1.3 million.[15][2] In its third weekend of international release, the film finished first in nine countries and made a total of $2.82 million.[16]

References

  1. ^ a b "Greenland (2020)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved August 25, 2020.
  2. ^ a b Moreau, Jordan (August 9, 2020). "Box Office: Shia LaBeouf's 'The Tax Collector' Takes In $317,000". Variety. Retrieved August 9, 2020.
  3. ^ Tartaglione, Nancy (May 13, 2018). "Chris Evans To Star In Neill Blomkamp's 'Greenland'; STXinternational & Anton Board Disaster Thriller – Cannes". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved November 5, 2019.
  4. ^ Marc, Christopher (February 9, 2019). "Neill Blomkamp No Longer Directing 'Greenland' – Will Likely Pivot To 'RoboCop Returns' Instead". HN Entertainment. Retrieved November 5, 2019.
  5. ^ Frater, Patrick (February 9, 2019). "Gerard Butler to Star in Thriller 'Greenland' for STX International". Variety. Retrieved November 5, 2019.
  6. ^ N'Duka, Amanda (June 18, 2019). "Morena Baccarin In Final Talks To Join Gerard Butler In 'Greenland' Thriller At STX". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved November 5, 2019.
  7. ^ N'Duka, Amanda (July 15, 2019). "'Greenland': STX Gerard Butler-Led Thriller Adds Andrew Bachelor & Scott Glenn". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved November 5, 2019.
  8. ^ N'Duka, Amanda (August 15, 2019). "David Denman Cast In STX's 'Greenland' Thriller". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved November 5, 2019.
  9. ^ Tyler, Jacob (June 4, 2019). "Exclusive: Gerard Butler's 'Greenland' will now begin filming June 24th & wrap August 16th in Atlanta". Omega Underground. Retrieved November 5, 2019.
  10. ^ Kiladay, Gregg (March 14, 2019). "Gerard Butler's 'Greenland' to Be Released Domestically by STXfilms". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved November 5, 2019.
  11. ^ D'Alessandro, Anthony (June 12, 2020). "'Tenet' Pushes Gerard Butler Action Pic 'Greenland' To 14th August". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved June 12, 2020.
  12. ^ "Tom Hanks' GREYHOUND has fallen back in the ranks--pushed back a month from May 8 to June 12, where it will now occupy space with Universal's CANDYMAN retool and STX's actioner, GREENLAND". March 5, 2020. Retrieved March 5, 2020.
  13. ^ D'Alessandro, Anthony (July 24, 2020). "'Gerard Butler Action Pic 'Greenland' Debuting Offshore Before U.S. – Update". Retrieved July 24, 2020.
  14. ^ "Belgian 2020 Weekend 31: July 29-August 2, 2020". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved August 7, 2020.
  15. ^ Tartaglione, Nancy (August 9, 2020). "'1917' Leads China Weekend; Korea Has Yet Another Hit With 'Deliver Us From Evil' & 'Greenland' Makes Hay In France – International Box Office". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved August 9, 2020.
  16. ^ Tartaglione, Nancy (August 16, 2020). "'Harry Potter And The Sorcerer's Stone' Nears $1B WW With Magical China Reissue – International Box Office". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved August 16, 2020.
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