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| In November 2006, producer ] used independent financing to acquire film rights to adapt the 2006 novel '']'' by ]. ] was pursued to direct the film when Wechsler had watched Hillcoat's 2006 film '']'' after reading ''The Road''. Wechsler described Hillcoat's style: "There was something beautiful in the way John captured the stark primitive humanity of the West in that movie."<ref>{{cite journal | first=Michael | last=Fleming | url=http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117953536.html?categoryid=13&cs=1 | title='Road' to bigscreen | journal=] | publisher=] | date=] | accessdate=2008-05-27 }}</ref> In April 2007, ] was hired to script the adapted screenplay. Wechsler and his fellow producers Steve and Paula Mae Schwartz planned to have a script and an actor cast to portray the father before pursuing a distributor for the film.<ref>{{cite journal | first=Michael | last=Fleming | url=http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117962317.html?categoryid=1238&cs=1 | title=Penhall paves 'Road' | journal=] | publisher=] | date=] | accessdate=2008-05-27 }}</ref> By the following November, actor ] had entered negotiations with the filmmakers to portray the father, though he was occupied with filming '']'' in New Mexico with ].<ref>{{cite journal | first=Missy | last=Schwartz | url=http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20055675,00.html | title=Viggo Mortensen May Hit 'The Road' | journal=] | publisher=] | date=] | accessdate=2008-05-27 }}</ref> With a budget of under $30 million,<ref>{{cite news | first=Barbara | last=Vancheri | url=http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/08016/849427-42.stm | title=Filming of 'The Road' leads to Pittsburgh | work=] | publisher=] | date=] | accessdate=2008-05-27 }}</ref> filming began in southwestern ] in late February 2008 for eight weeks and moved on to ] and ].<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.usatoday.com/life/movies/news/2008-01-16-the-road_N.htm | title=Mortensen, Theron on 'The Road' to Pittsburgh | work=] | publisher=] | date=] | accessdate=2008-05-27 }}</ref> | In November 2006, producer ] used independent financing to acquire film rights to adapt the 2006 novel '']'' by ]. ] was pursued to direct the film when Wechsler had watched Hillcoat's 2006 film '']'' after reading ''The Road''. Wechsler described Hillcoat's style: "There was something beautiful in the way John captured the stark primitive humanity of the West in that movie."<ref>{{cite journal | first=Michael | last=Fleming | url=http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117953536.html?categoryid=13&cs=1 | title='Road' to bigscreen | journal=] | publisher=] | date=] | accessdate=2008-05-27 }}</ref> In April 2007, ] was hired to script the adapted screenplay. Wechsler and his fellow producers Steve and Paula Mae Schwartz planned to have a script and an actor cast to portray the father before pursuing a distributor for the film.<ref>{{cite journal | first=Michael | last=Fleming | url=http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117962317.html?categoryid=1238&cs=1 | title=Penhall paves 'Road' | journal=] | publisher=] | date=] | accessdate=2008-05-27 }}</ref> By the following November, actor ] had entered negotiations with the filmmakers to portray the father, though he was occupied with filming '']'' in New Mexico with ].<ref>{{cite journal | first=Missy | last=Schwartz | url=http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20055675,00.html | title=Viggo Mortensen May Hit 'The Road' | journal=] | publisher=] | date=] | accessdate=2008-05-27 }}</ref> | ||
| With a budget of under $30 million,<ref>{{cite news | first=Barbara | last=Vancheri | url=http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/08016/849427-42.stm | title=Filming of 'The Road' leads to Pittsburgh | work=] | publisher=] | date=] | accessdate=2008-05-27 }}</ref> filming began in southwestern ] in late February 2008 for eight weeks and moved on to ] and ].<ref name=pitts>{{cite news | url=http://www.usatoday.com/life/movies/news/2008-01-16-the-road_N.htm | title=Mortensen, Theron on 'The Road' to Pittsburgh | work=] | publisher=] | date=] | accessdate=2008-05-27 }}</ref> Pennsylvania, where most of the filming took place, was chosen for its tax breaks and its abundance of locations that looked post-apocalyptic: coalfields, dunes, and run-down parts of ].<ref name=dynamic/> The director said of using Pittsburgh as a practical location, "It's a beautiful place in fall with the colors changing, but in winter, it can be very bleak. There are city blocks that are abandoned. The woods can be brutal. We didn't want to go the CGI world." Filmmakers also shot scenes in parts of ] that had been ravaged by ] and on ] in ].<ref name=bleak>{{cite news | first=Scott | last=Bowles | url=http://www.usatoday.com/life/movies/news/2008-08-06-the-road-preview_N.htm | title=Sneak peek: 'The Road' is fiction, but the bleak scenery is real | work=] | publisher=] | date=2008-08-06 | accessdate=2008-08-07 }}</ref> | |||
| Hillcoat sought to make the film faithful to the spirit of the book, creating "a world in severe trauma", though never explaining the circumstances of the apocalyptic event like in the book. According to Hillcoat, "That's what makes it more realistic, then it immediately becomes about survival and how you get through each day as opposed to what actually happened."<ref name=wraps>{{cite news | first=Barbara | last=Vancheri | url=http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/08115/876084-42.stm | title=Filming wraps up on post-apocalyptic 'The Road' | work=] | publisher=] | date=] | accessdate=2008-05-27 }}</ref> Filmmakers took advantage of days with bad weather to portray the post-apocalyptic environment. Mark Forker, the director of special effects for the film, sought to make the landscape convincing, handling sky replacement and electronically removing greenery from scenes.<ref name=dynamic>{{cite news | first=Charles | last=McGrath | url=http://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/27/movies/27road.html | title=At World’s End, Honing a Father-Son Dynamic | work=] | publisher=] | date=] | accessdate=2008-05-27 }}</ref> | |||
| ==References== | ==References== | ||
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2008 American film| The Road | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | John Hillcoat |
| Written by | Joe Penhall |
| Produced by | Nick Wechsler Steve Schwartz Paula Mae Schwartz |
| Starring | Viggo Mortensen Kodi Smit-McPhee Charlize Theron |
| Cinematography | Javier Aguirresarobe |
| Distributed by | Dimension Films |
| Release date | November 11 2008 (limited) |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $30 million |
The Road is an upcoming post-apocalyptic film directed by John Hillcoat and written by Joe Penhall. The film is based on the 2006 novel The Road by Cormac McCarthy, and it stars Viggo Mortensen and Kodi Smit-McPhee as a father and his son in a post-apocalyptic wasteland. Filming took place in Pennsylvania, Louisiana, and Oregon. The Road is scheduled for a limited release on November 11 2008 and will expand afterward.
Premise
The Road follows the premise from the book of the same name.
Cast
- Viggo Mortensen as the Man. Mortensen explained the interaction of the father with his son, "They’re on this difficult journey, and the father is basically learning from the son."
- Kodi Smit-McPhee as the Boy.
- Charlize Theron as the Wife, who appears in flashback. Theron joined the film because she was a fan of the book and had previously worked with producer Nick Wechsler on the 2000 film The Yards.
- Michael K. Williams as a thief.
- Guy Pearce as a father wandering with his family.
- Robert Duvall as an old, dying man.
Production
In November 2006, producer Nick Wechsler used independent financing to acquire film rights to adapt the 2006 novel The Road by Cormac McCarthy. John Hillcoat was pursued to direct the film when Wechsler had watched Hillcoat's 2006 film The Proposition after reading The Road. Wechsler described Hillcoat's style: "There was something beautiful in the way John captured the stark primitive humanity of the West in that movie." In April 2007, Joe Penhall was hired to script the adapted screenplay. Wechsler and his fellow producers Steve and Paula Mae Schwartz planned to have a script and an actor cast to portray the father before pursuing a distributor for the film. By the following November, actor Viggo Mortensen had entered negotiations with the filmmakers to portray the father, though he was occupied with filming Appaloosa in New Mexico with Ed Harris.
With a budget of under $30 million, filming began in southwestern Pennsylvania in late February 2008 for eight weeks and moved on to Louisiana and Oregon. Pennsylvania, where most of the filming took place, was chosen for its tax breaks and its abundance of locations that looked post-apocalyptic: coalfields, dunes, and run-down parts of Pittsburgh. The director said of using Pittsburgh as a practical location, "It's a beautiful place in fall with the colors changing, but in winter, it can be very bleak. There are city blocks that are abandoned. The woods can be brutal. We didn't want to go the CGI world." Filmmakers also shot scenes in parts of New Orleans that had been ravaged by Hurricane Katrina and on Mount St. Helens in Washington.
Hillcoat sought to make the film faithful to the spirit of the book, creating "a world in severe trauma", though never explaining the circumstances of the apocalyptic event like in the book. According to Hillcoat, "That's what makes it more realistic, then it immediately becomes about survival and how you get through each day as opposed to what actually happened." Filmmakers took advantage of days with bad weather to portray the post-apocalyptic environment. Mark Forker, the director of special effects for the film, sought to make the landscape convincing, handling sky replacement and electronically removing greenery from scenes.
References
- ^ Vancheri, Barbara (2008-04-24). "Filming wraps up on post-apocalyptic 'The Road'". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Block Communications. Retrieved 2008-05-27.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ McGrath, Charles (2008-05-27). "At World's End, Honing a Father-Son Dynamic". The New York Times. The New York Times Company. Retrieved 2008-05-27.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - Siegel, Tatiana (2008-01-14). "Charlize Theron hits 'The Road'". Variety. Reed Business Information. Retrieved 2008-05-27.
{{cite journal}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - Fleming, Michael (2006-11-07). "'Road' to bigscreen". Variety. Reed Business Information. Retrieved 2008-05-27.
{{cite journal}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - Fleming, Michael (2007-04-01). "Penhall paves 'Road'". Variety. Reed Business Information. Retrieved 2008-05-27.
{{cite journal}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - Schwartz, Missy (2007-10-07). "Viggo Mortensen May Hit 'The Road'". Entertainment Weekly. Time Inc. Retrieved 2008-05-27.
{{cite journal}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - Vancheri, Barbara (2008-01-16). "Filming of 'The Road' leads to Pittsburgh". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Block Communications. Retrieved 2008-05-27.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - "Mortensen, Theron on 'The Road' to Pittsburgh". USA Today. Gannett Company. 2008-01-16. Retrieved 2008-05-27.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - Bowles, Scott (2008-08-06). "Sneak peek: 'The Road' is fiction, but the bleak scenery is real". USA Today. Gannett Company. Retrieved 2008-08-07.