The Oxford Murders (film)
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| The Oxford Murders | |
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| Directed by | Álex de la Iglesia |
| Produced by | Kevin Loader Gerardo Herrero |
| Written by | Jorge Guerricaechevarria (screenplay) Álex de la Iglesia (screenplay) Guillermo Martínez (novel) |
| Starring | Elijah Wood John Hurt |
| Distributed by | Tornasol Films |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $10 million |
| IMDb profile | |
The Oxford Murders is an upcoming thriller film adapted from an award-winning novel of the same name by the Argentine mathematician and writer Guillermo Martínez, directed by Álex de la Iglesia and starring Elijah Wood and John Hurt.
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[edit] Plot
Wood will play an American student at Oxford University who becomes intrigued by a murder. He is taken under the wing of a Sherlock Holmes-style mentor (Hurt), who uses logic and math symbols to try to stop a series of murders.
[edit] Cast
- Elijah Wood - Martín
- John Hurt - Arthur Seldom
- Leonor Watling - Lorna
- Julie Cox - Beth
- Dominique Pinon -
- Burn Gorman - Podorov
- Jim Carter - Inspector Petersen
- Anna Massey - Mrs Eagleton
- Alex Cox - Kalman
- Tom Frederic - Ludwig Wittgenstein
- Roque Baños - Director
- Alan David - Mr. Higgins
- Tim Wallers - Defence Lawyer
- Ian East - Howard Green
- Charlotte Asprey - Howard Green's Wife
[edit] Production
The film is a Spanish-French-British production directed by Spanish Álex de la Iglesia. Before the confirmation of the presence of the actor Elijah Wood in the film, the Mexican actor Gael Garcia Bernal had been considered for the role of the mathematics student. There were some weeks of speculation on who would the lead. On December 26, 2006 Tornasol Films announced that Wood was cast in the lead role. The director Alex de la Iglesia commented that he convinced Wood to accept the role for the script. Iglesia also praised Wood: “I'm delighted to work with Elijah, who undoubtedly has the most powerful eyes in the industry and who is perfect for the part”.
The British actor John Hurt was cast in the role of a professor of the University, who are a fan by the detective work and goes to help the young student in his quest to try to stop a series of murders. The actor Michael Caine had been considered for the this role. De La Iglesia has described daily in his blog the peculiar situations that happen during the production of the film. The film is his first foray outside his typical black comedy genre into more dramatic fare.[1][2][3][4]
Filming began on January 22 and had finished on March 24, with locations in Oxford and London. It will be released November 23, 2007 in UK and December 14, 2007 in US.[5]
[edit] References
- ^ http://www.hoy.es/prensa/20070119/sociedad/iglesia-inicia-rodaje-crimenes_20070119.html
- ^ http://www.redaragon.com/noticias/noticia.asp?pkid=293382
- ^ http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117952302.html?
- ^ http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/film/news/e3ie8e2bec15b5c4d74d311de27d333b4f7
- ^ http://movies.monstersandcritics.com/archive/moviearchive.php/The_Oxford_Murders/9655
[edit] External links
- The Oxford Murders at the Internet Movie Database
- Blasfemando en el vórtice del universo Alex de la Iglesia's blog.
- realmovienews.com pictures of Elijah Wood and John Hurt filming the movie in London.
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