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Disney gave IESB a sneak peek and The
Surrogates and Prince of Persia: Sands of Time at the Walt Disney
Studios Showcase in Hollywood on Wednesday.
{sidebar id=1}With all the excitement at yesterdays
showcase and the ton of information we received, we needed to spread
the coverage over two days! We were also treated to some early
footage showcasing two highly anticipated films.
The first was The Surrogates starring
Bruce Willis and directed by Jonathan Mostow and the second was
Prince of Persia: Sands of Time starring Jake Gyllenhaal and directed
Mike Newell.
The Surrogates is a live action
adaptation of Robert Venditti and Brett Weldele's very popular
graphic novel published by Top Shelf Productions.
The footage we saw was not completed
and some of the special effects weren't entirely done but boy, oh
boy, this movie looks great!
The basic synopsis is as follows: Set
in a futuristic world where humans live in isolation and interact
through surrogate robots (remote-controlled artificial bodies), a cop
(Willis) is forced to leave his home for the first time in years in
order to investigate the murders of others surrogates.
The Surrogates world that Jonathan
Mostow brings to life is very relatable and appears to be maybe just
a few decades away. The graphic novel takes place in 2054 but I am
not sure if the movie does the same.
There are regular cars on the road but
you still get some of that Minority Report-like tech throughout the
city.
Bruce Willis as Agent Greer, in
comparison to his surrogate is pretty amazing. His robot self
easily looks 20 years + younger than his real self. Agent Greer is a
bit overweight, balding and scruffy looking. His surrogate has a full
head of hair, thin and good looking.
From the footage shown, we learned that
the majority of population has a surrogate robot of him/herself. Each
person connects to a Matrix- like computer system that controls your
surrogate self to do all of your daily chores, errands and everyday
activities including partying and having sex.
I know, whats the point, right? Well it
appears that there is group of people who are not too thrilled with
the robotic lifestyle and starts hacking into and killing the
robots/surrogates. The problem is, if you kill the robot, the person
could also potentially die.
Agent Greer is sent to investigate via
his robotic twin. We realize that the surrogates have superhuman
power and can take quite a beating but they are not indestructible.
When he gets close to finding out who is responsible his robot is
destroyed.
The real Agent Greer narrowly escapes
with his own life along with some minor injuries. He is now forced to
investigate the old fashion way. He has to leave his apartment and do
it in the real world.
The footage shown was full of
explosions, chases and suspense. I'm sold.
Next up, Prince of Persia.
Prince of Persia: Sands of Time is the
next franchise that Jerry I have more money than god
Bruckheimer is launching.
The production is only in its first few
weeks of shooting so there weren't any completed shots but they did
show some of footage from dailies, on set and animatics/pre-viz.
I have never been the biggest fan of
Jake Gyllenhaal, but I have to admit, he looks pretty bad ass as
Prince Dastan.
The synopsis from IMDB is as follows:
Set in medieval Persia, the story of an adventurous prince who teams
up with a rival princess to stop an angry ruler from unleashing a
sandstorm that could destroy the world. Which is why after the prince
was tricked by a dying Vizier to unleash the Sands of Time that turns
out to destroy a kingdom and transforms its populace into ferocious
demons. In his effort to save his own kingdom and redeem his fatal
mistake, it's up to the prince and the princess to return the sands
to the hourglass by using the Dagger of Time, which also gives him a
limited control over the flow of time.
Not much of the story was revealed,
even though the script has been reviewed by multiple online outlets.
Prince of Persia is massive - the sets
are huge, the action sequences are huge and the only thing that comes
to mind is that this is another Pirates of the Caribbean in the
making.
Can you say billion dollar franchise? I
knew that you could.
Stay tuned to the IESB for the latest
movie news!
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