This picture is one big waste of time, including that of the actors and those in the audience who pay to see it. Kunis joins cast of book of eli animation world network. Netflix picks up paramount horror film eli hollywood reporter. Jennifer beals celebrity profile check out the latest jennifer beals photo gallery, biography, pics, pictures, interviews, news, forums and blogs at rotten tomatoes. The book of eli is a 2010 american postapocalyptic neowestern 4 5 action film directed by the hughes brothers, written by gary whitta, and starring denzel washington, gary oldman, mila kunis, ray stevenson, and jennifer beals. The hughes brothers on the book of eli, dethroning avatar. Carnegie presses his blind lover claudia jennifer beals to send her daughter, solara mila kunis, to at least convince eli to spend the night by sleeping with him. The book of eli is a 2010 american postapocalyptic neowestern action film directed by the hughes brothers, written by gary whitta, and starring denzel washington, gary oldman, mila kunis, ray stevenson, and jennifer beals. Eli passes through a town and encounters the big dog in charge a man named carnegie played by gary oldman. And pete, in the book, is kind of an unreliable narrator.
The book of eli cast and crew cast photos and info. This book was nothing like the movie and after she read the first chapter she burned the book. Eli has in his possession the last surviving bible in the world, and he is on a mission he believes was given to him by god, to head west to where it will be safe. The book of eli begins as eli is engaged in one of his regular. A postapocalyptic tale, in which a lone man fights his way across america in order to protect a sacred book that holds the secrets to saving humankind. A warrior not by choice but necessity, eli denzel washington seeks only peace but, if challenged. This graph shows denzel washingtons score on our annual analysis of leading stars at the box office. It is sad seeing a good actor such as gary oldman playing for the 100th time the cartoonish villain. The postapocalypse film may be getting old after films like children of men, the road, i am legend, etc. And while kunis is a pretty face, im not convinced she was the right actress to play solara. Director ciaran foy sinister 2 is behind the feature, which is set in a secluded clinic.
Eli is a 2019 american horror film, directed by ciaran foy from a screenplay by david chirchirillo, ian goldberg, and richard naing. Mila kunis is an american actress, bestknown for her role as jackie, the boisterous, chirpy, selfcentered rich girl in the american sitcom, that 70s show. He cheats on his wife with pretty much anything that will move. In it, the actress will play solara, a woman who helps eli in his quest after originally being asked to betray him. For the most part, eli is a moral man doing all the things that are expected of him. Another thing i loved the hell out of book of eli was that if you thought about it, this is kind of like a classic western. Denzel washington in a world where it pays to be a loner. He had his 98th birthday on pearl harbor day earlier this month. In order to win, one must simply predict the opening weekend box office number for book of eli. The book of eli, which is credited to writer gary whitta, with a rewrite.
The book of eli, although another post apocalyptic tale in a growingly crowded genre landscape, is artistic as well as entertaining and as such earns a 3. The book of eli falls prey to several of the problems that the road had, and while it wasnt as big a failure as that film, its still a lot of apocalyptic wasteland to get through. Determined to protect a sacred text that promises to save humanity, eli goes on a quest westward across the barren, postapocalyptic country. He suffers from bipolar disorder and takes medication for it. Movie news for the book of eli box office prophets. Wallach died in 2014 and his actress wife jackson died last year. The book of eli repeats atop the dvd and bluray sales charts jul 1, 2010. Mila kunis biography facts, childhood, family life. The book of eli certainly brings to mind that other monstrosity among american postapocalyptic films, i am legend, which also weds the genres conventions with religious nonsense. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools.
If youre looking for a silly scare, one recent standout from the surfeit. Eli wallach and anne jacksons documentation of life in. My 94 yr old mom was told about the movie titled the book of eli and wanted to read the book. Hughes brothers accused of stealing book of eli vibe. The book of eli cast and crew cast photos and info fandango. Eli, from director ciaran foy sinister 2, tells the story of a secluded clinic where a boy with a rare disease is being treated. Cate blanchett is the witch next door in eli roths fantasy horror eli roth directs this chilling adaptation of john bellairs childrens book. The book of eli 2010 the braille bible scene 910 movieclips duration. Jan 21, 2010 and while kunis is a pretty face, im not convinced she was the right actress to play solara. See more ideas about the book of eli, denzel washington and movies.
Nov 21, 2008 actress mila kunis has been added to the cast of the book of eli from warner bros. Mar 20, 2017 for instance, in the book, old eli is seen only from his son petes point of view. Meanwhile criminal boss gary oldman hunts after eli in pursuit of it. Im at a loss for words, so let me say these right away. The book of eli continues the string of apocalyptic tales. Whoever comes the closest to predicting the films opening 3day weekend box office friday to sunday, without going over, will win a 10 things i hate about you volume one on dvd. It stars kelly reilly, sadie sink, lili taylor, max martini, and charlie shotwell. The star score represents points assigned to each of the leading stars of the top 100 movies based on box office in the current year and two preceding years. Denzel washington delivers another excellent performance in this postapocalyptic thriller where man appears as doomed as can be and one outlawed book which was destroyed, could help turn things around.
He puts eli up for the night and sends his blind, commonlaw wife, claudia jennifer beal, in to see that he is comfortable. It will be interesting to see how it plays against the current rage movie, avatar, which is being rated as possibly the alltime box office winner. He and and his spouse of 65 years, actress anne jackson, have been on the stage for nearly 70 years. The official facebook page for the book of eli some will kill to have it. While all of this is going on, were treated to the unhappy rumblings in paul and roses marriage. There are some good things to mention about the book of eli, including denzel washingtons solemn performance and the pacing the hughes brothers. Also on this date in 1964, a jury in dallas found jack ruby guilty of murdering lee harvey oswald, the accused assassin. The title of this book of remembrances is drawn from the good, the bad, and the ugly, one of the many films in which mr. Karin silvestri stunts actress karin silvestri is known for her work on the book of eli 2010, the hunger games 2012 and. As postapocalyptic movie fiction goes, the book of eli is not a crowdpleaser like the mad max series nor silly like any of the planet of the apes films.
There is an aura of calm and assurance about this outsider that intrigues carnegie. Netflix has picked up the horror film eli from paramount the pic was originally slated for a jan. Its the last copy of the bible on earth, and people battle over it albeit we dont know its the bible until the very end. May 26, 2010 the book of eli 2010 solara makes a stand scene 810 movieclips duration. Soon, the clinic becomes a haunted prison without a way out. The setting is in this barren wasteland, main character comes to this town that has a whole lot of western influences in it, theres the usual classic bar fight, theres the dispute between the main character and the evil sheriff of the town. Principal photography is expected to begin in february in new mexico. A road warrior of a different sort, the title character played by denzel washington in the book of eli spends much of the story traveling by foot across an eerie landscape, a long and quick. With charlie shotwell, kelly reilly, max martini, lili taylor.
Thebook of eli cant have a sequel actress mila kunis speaks about her forthcoming gary oldman, denzel washington starrer. A boy receiving treatment for his autoimmune disorder discovers that the house hes living in isnt as safe as he thought. She is an actress and assistant director, known for the book of eli 2010, sicario 2015 and maze runner. However, eli proves to be the better man when he gently declines her advances. Mila kunis grabs a book mila kunis forgetting sarah marshall joined denzel washington and gary oldman in the book of eli.
Unorthodox a beautiful story about finding ones place in. Why the movie is titled the book of eli on the surface, one would think the movie is titled the book of eli because of the book the bible he carries. Although, she has moved out of the that 70s show zone and has delivered a number of hits, she is fondly remembered for annoying ways and her prolific comic timing. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing the book of eli near you. Elijah eli goldsworthy is a graduate of degrassi community schools class of 20. John krasinski has brought smiles to the office fans with the launch of his. Denzel portrays the title character of eli, a mysterious man who walks around around a destroyed world carrying a book he believes can save humanity. Denzels character eli, is said to be in possession of this book. Green zone is the top dvd rental in its first week on the shelves. A boy receiving treatment for his autoimmune disorder discovers that the. The electronic soundtrack adds to the films selfimportant. Wallach died in 2014 and his actress wife jackson died.
Put aside the mousemeat and chew on paul macinnes s condensed version. The girl sees elis book, and when carnegie finds out he beats her mother until she reveals what she saw. Regina marie jenna fischer born march 7, 1974 is an american actress best known for her portrayal of pam beesly on the nbc sitcom the office, for which she was nominated for the primetime emmy award for outstanding supporting actress in a comedy series in 2007, and was a producer for its final season. May 24, 2009 book of eli was filmed in the lincoln county, nm town of carrizozo, which also happens to be the county seat of government. Part of the estate of eli wallach and his wife anne jackson has been acquired by university of. He had a reputation for being somewhat of a schemer, and being unpredictable at times, but has become a much calmer, more easygoing person.
This type of story has been done many times before but washington and oldman, in combination with the hughes brothers spin on things, make this one of the few january. Mar 27, 2020 an actress friend, illeana douglas, once told me that you can almost always tell the entire story of the main character through his or her hair. The book of eli is a 2010 american postapocalyptic neo western action film directed by the hughes brothers, written by gary whitta, and starring denzel washington, gary oldman, mila kunis, ray stevenson, and jennifer beals. Interview with the book of eli director allen hughes. Oct 03, 2019 eli is the latest netflix horror outing to ostensibly become buried on the sites packed page of scary movies. After a break from the business for several years, they returned with the riveting motion picture the book of eli starring award winning actor denzel washington. She played the receptionist erin hannon in the nbc comedy series the office 200920, and later the starring role of kimmy schmidt on the netflix comedy series unbreakable kimmy schmidt 20152020, for which she has received two nominations for the primetime emmy award for outstanding lead actress in a. Jan 15, 2010 the book of eli is a dark fable set in postapocalyptic america, starring denzel washington as a lone, holy warrior protecting the last extant copy of the bible. In 2010, kunis was starting to truly breakthrough as a hollywood actress.
To her credit, she doesnt play ignorant and naive well enough, and thats something her role calls for. Netflix picks up paramount horror film eli hollywood. He is known for his creativity, and has a knack for writing. Regina marie jenna fischer born march 7, 1974 is an american actress best known for her portrayal of pam beesly on the nbc sitcom the office, for which she was nominated for the primetime emmy award for outstanding supporting actress in a comedy series in 2007, and was a producer for its final season since then, fischer has appeared in such films as blades of glory 2007, walk hard. The book of eli dvd 2009 this is probably one of the most highly underrated movies of 2010 due to the overwhelming surge of 3d films brought on by avatar which was out around the same time of this film. It makes him wonder if perhaps eli might possess the book. The book of eli 2010 solara makes a stand scene 810 movieclips duration. The book of eli wikimili, the best wikipedia reader. A role in the box office hit the book of eli added to her star power. Interview with jennifer beals, who plays claudia in the book of eli 1. Beware, though, its very bloody, a few scenes of graphic dismembering, and several killings, as well as at least one attempted rape.
With denzel washington, mila kunis, ray stevenson, gary oldman. Mar 06, 2017 part of the estate of eli wallach and his wife anne jackson has been acquired by university of. The story revolves around eli, a nomad in a postapocalyptic world, who is told by a voice to deliver his copy of a. Eli ending explained what the hell was netflixs eli. Offered sanctuary on alcatraz, solara chooses instead to return home, taking up elis machete and other possessions. Albert and allen hughes are directing the action thriller about a lone hero named eli washington, who fights his way across the wasteland of a nearfuture america to protect a sacred. Eli supposes this is the code to a locked door in the medical wing. In a postapocalyptic america where the oncepicturesque countryside has become a desolate and violent wasteland, one man denzel washington fights to protect that sacred tome that could hold the key to the survival of the human race in this futuristic thriller from filmmaking duo albert and allen hughes allen hughes and allen hughes.
Thirty years after war turned the world into a wasteland, a lone warrior named eli denzel washington marches across the ruined landscape, carrying hope for. The book of eli is a movie set in a post apocalyptic world about a guy named eli, played by denzel washington. This is yet another doomsday movie, but its a pretty good one. Denzel washington, star of the book of eli, is one of the most successful and highly respected hollywood figures. The book of eli 2010 bar fight sermon scene 310 movieclips. Elizabeth claire kemper born may 2, 1980 is an american actress and comedian. Lora martinezcunningham was born in albuquerque, new mexico, usa. In the nottoodistant future, some 30 years after the final war, a solitary man walks across the wasteland that was once america. Mar 27, 2018 the house with a clock in its walls trailer. Film and television actress mila kunis came to fame on the sitcom that 70s show.