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| ==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
| ''Atlas Shrugged: Part 2'' is a forthcoming film based on the novel ] by ]. It is intended to serve as a sequel to the movie ''],'' and will continue the story where the predecessor movie left off.<ref>Atlas Shrugged Part 2 |
''Atlas Shrugged: Part 2'' is a forthcoming film based on the novel ] by ]. It is intended to serve as a sequel to the movie ''],'' and will continue the story where the predecessor movie left off.<ref name=LA20120202>{{cite web | ||
| |title='Atlas Shrugged Part 2' to start production in April | |||
| |work=latimes.com | |||
| |date=2012-02-02 | |||
| |url=http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/movies/2012/02/atlas-shrugged-part-2-shooting-april.html}}</ref> The producers of the film have created a ] that invites users to leave messages in a forum<ref></ref> but does not yet provide details about the film. | |||
| ==Background== | ==Background== | ||
| After the box office failure of ''],'' there was some doubt as to whether or not any more of the proposed trilogy would be put into production. However, the production company of the film has announced that production will begin on the film this April, and a release is scheduled for around the election season this fall.<ref> |
After the box office failure of ''],'' there was some doubt as to whether or not any more of the proposed trilogy would be put into production. However, the production company of the film has announced that production will begin on the film this April, and a release is scheduled for around the election season this fall.<ref name=LA20120202></ref> | ||
| ], who in 1986 was responsible for creating a new, re-edited version with English subtitles of the 1942 Italian film adpatation of '']'' has been announced as joining the production team<ref>{{cite web |
], who in 1986 was responsible for creating a new, re-edited version with English subtitles of the 1942 Italian film adpatation of '']'' has been announced as joining the production team<ref>{{cite web | ||
| |author=Paul Bond | |||
| |title='Atlas Shrugged Part 2' Timed to Hit Screens Just Before Presidential Election (Video) | |||
| |url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/atlas-shrugged-part-2-prduction-april-286633 | |||
| |work=] | |||
| |date=2012-02-02 | |||
| |accessdate=2012-02-02}}</ref> and it is rumored that Part 2 will have an all-new cast. | |||
| ==Confirmed Details== | ==Confirmed Details== | ||
| Atlas Shrugged: Part 2 will have a larger budget than its predecessor, and the production company has currently raised much of the $25 million they hoped to raise.<ref>Atlast Shrugged: Part 2 Movie Funded http://www.bizjournals.com/philadelphia/blog/peter-key/2012/02/atlas-shrugged-part-2-movie-on-the-way.html</ref> Producers of the film have released a teaser trailer<ref> on ]</ref> that features contemporary commentators commending the prescience of Rand's works, and snippets of interviews with ], the author of ''],'' herself. | Atlas Shrugged: Part 2 will have a larger budget than its predecessor, and the production company has currently raised much of the $25 million they hoped to raise.<ref>{{cite web | ||
| |title=Atlast Shrugged: Part 2 Movie Funded | |||
| |author=Peter Key | |||
| |work=Philadelphia Business Journal | |||
| |date=2012-02-06 | |||
| |url=http://www.bizjournals.com/philadelphia/blog/peter-key/2012/02/atlas-shrugged-part-2-movie-on-the-way.html}}</ref> Producers of the film have released a teaser trailer<ref> on ]</ref> that features contemporary commentators commending the prescience of Rand's works, and snippets of interviews with ], the author of ''],'' herself. | |||
| ==References== | ==References== | ||
Revision as of 20:00, 11 March 2012
Overview
Atlas Shrugged: Part 2 is a forthcoming film based on the novel Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand. It is intended to serve as a sequel to the movie Atlas Shrugged: Part 1, and will continue the story where the predecessor movie left off. The producers of the film have created a website that invites users to leave messages in a forum but does not yet provide details about the film.
Background
After the box office failure of Atlas Shrugged: Part 1, there was some doubt as to whether or not any more of the proposed trilogy would be put into production. However, the production company of the film has announced that production will begin on the film this April, and a release is scheduled for around the election season this fall.
Duncan Scott, who in 1986 was responsible for creating a new, re-edited version with English subtitles of the 1942 Italian film adpatation of We the Living has been announced as joining the production team and it is rumored that Part 2 will have an all-new cast.
Confirmed Details
Atlas Shrugged: Part 2 will have a larger budget than its predecessor, and the production company has currently raised much of the $25 million they hoped to raise. Producers of the film have released a teaser trailer that features contemporary commentators commending the prescience of Rand's works, and snippets of interviews with Ayn Rand, the author of Atlas Shrugged, herself.
References
- ^ "'Atlas Shrugged Part 2' to start production in April". latimes.com. 2012-02-02.
- Atlas Shrugged: Part 2 Homepage
- Paul Bond (2012-02-02). "'Atlas Shrugged Part 2' Timed to Hit Screens Just Before Presidential Election (Video)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2012-02-02.
- Peter Key (2012-02-06). "Atlast Shrugged: Part 2 Movie Funded". Philadelphia Business Journal.
- Atlas Shrugged: Part 2 Teaser Trailer on YouTube