Knowing (film)

Infobox Film
name = Knowing


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director = Alex Proyas
producer = Todd Black Jason Blumenthal Steve Tisch
writer = Alex Proyas Stuart Hazeldine
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starring = Nicolas Cage Rose Byrne
music = Marco Beltrami
cinematography = Simon Duggan
editing = Richard Learoyd
distributor = Summit Entertainment
released = March 20, 2009 [cite news | first=Julie | last=McNamara | url=http://www.geelongadvertiser.com.au/article/2008/04/17/13139_news.html | title=Geelong residents will star in Nicolas Cage movie | work=Geelong Advertiser | publisher=News Corporation | date=2008-04-17 | accessdate=2008-05-21 ]
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country = United States Australia
language = English
budget = $50 million
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amg_id = 1:426822
imdb_id = 0448011

"Knowing" is an upcoming science fiction film directed by Alex Proyas and starring Nicolas Cage. The project was originally attached to a number of directors under Columbia Pictures, but it was placed in turnaround and eventually picked up by Escape Artists. Production was financially backed by Summit Entertainment, which will also distribute the film. "Knowing" was filmed in Melbourne, Australia, using various locations to represent the film's setting, Boston. The film is scheduled to be released in March 20, 2009.

Premise

A professor (Cage) finds that the contents of a time capsule at his son's elementary school makes predictions of the future that have come true. The predictions lead the teacher to believe the world is ending, and that he and his son are involved in the apocalypse.

Cast

*Nicolas Cage as a professor
*Rose Byrne as the daughter of the woman who buried the time capsule
*Chandler Canterbury as the professor's son
*Ben Mendelsohn as Phil Bergman
*Adrienne Pickering as Allison

Production

"Knowing" was originally written by novelist Ryne Pearson, and the project was set up at Columbia Pictures. Directors Rod Lurie and Richard Kelly were attached as directors, but the film eventually went into turnaround. The project was picked up by the production company Escape Artists, and the script was rewritten by Stiles White and Juliet Snowden. Director Alex Proyas was attached to direct the project in February 2005. [cite journal | first=Nicole | last=Laporte | url=http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117918117.html?categoryid=13&cs=1 | title=Proyas digs 'Knowing' gig | journal=Variety | publisher=Reed Business Information | date=2005-02-16 | accessdate=2008-05-20 ] Summit Entertainment took on the responsibility to fully finance and distribute the film. Proyas and Stuart Hazeldine rewrote the draft for production,cite journal | first=Michael | last=Fleming | url=http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117977454.html?categoryid=13&cs=1 | title=Cage to star in Proyas' 'Knowing' | journal=Variety | publisher=Reed Business Information | date=2007-12-10 | accessdate=2008-05-21 ] which began on March 25 2008 in Melbourne, Australia.cite news | url=http://www.vfxworld.com/?sa=adv&code=3631a5a1&atype=news&id=22411 | title=Byrne Set for Sci-Fi Thriller Knowing | work=VFXWorld.com | publisher=AWN, Inc | date=2008-03-04 | accessdate=2008-05-21 ]

The film is set in Boston, and to represent the city, filmmakers used Australian locations such as Camberwell High School, Geelong Ring Road, Melbourne Museum, Mount Macedon, and Collins Street.cite news | first=Daniel | last=Ziffer | url=http://www.theage.com.au/news/film/strongfilmstrong-nicolas-cage-talks-about-the-film-emknowingem/2008/04/06/1207420201620.html | title=Night at the museum | work=The Age | publisher=Fairfax Media | date=2008-04-07 | accessdate=2008-05-21 ] Filming also took place at the Australian Synchrotron where a conference room was transformed into Cage’s on-screen office [cite news | title=Lightspeed | url=http://www.synchrotron.vic.gov.au/files/documents/Lightspeed-April-2008.pdf | date=2008-04-01 | accessdate=2008-08-29 ] and Camberwell High School was converted into John Adams Elementary, set in Boston circa 1958.cite news | first=Jane | last=Metlikovec | url=http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/story/0,21985,23405786-2862,00.html | title=Nicolas Cage goes back to school | work=Herald Sun | publisher=News Corporation | date=2008-03-20 | accessdate=2008-05-21 ] In addition to practical locations, filming also took place at the Melbourne Central City Studios in Docklands.cite news | first=James | last=Wigney | url=http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/story/0,21985,23603205-2862,00.html | title=Nicolas's golden cage an empty shell | work=Herald Sun | publisher=News Corporation | date=2008-04-27 | accessdate=2008-05-21 ]

Location filming will take place in Westford Massachusetts in September of 2008.

The trailer made its debut on August 21, 2008.

References

External links

*imdb title|id=0448011|title=Knowing
*amg title|id=1:426822|title=Knowing