Green Zone (film)
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| Green Zone | |
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| Directed by | Paul Greengrass |
| Produced by | Tim Bevan Eric Fellner Lloyd Levin |
| Written by | Paul Greengrass Brian Helgeland |
| Starring | Matt Damon Amy Ryan Greg Kinnear Brendan Gleeson |
| Cinematography | Barry Ackroyd |
| Editing by | Christopher Rouse |
| Distributed by | Universal Studios |
| Release date(s) | TBA |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
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Green Zone is an upcoming thriller film written and directed by Paul Greengrass. The film is based on the 2006 book Imperial Life in the Emerald City by journalist Rajiv Chandrasekaran. It stars Matt Damon, Amy Ryan, Greg Kinnear, and Brendan Gleeson. Production began in January 2008 in Spain and will move on to Morocco. A release date has yet to be determined.
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[edit] Premise
Green Zone is a thriller that takes place in the Green Zone in Iraq during its occupation by the United States.[1]
[edit] Cast
- Matt Damon portrays Roy Miller,[2] an officer who helps a senior CIA officer in the search for weapons of mass destruction.[1] Damon joined the film with the assurance that production would conclude by April 14, 2008 so he could start working on the Steven Soderbergh film The Informant on April 15, amidst the scheduling difficulties caused by the 2007–2008 Writers Guild of America strike.[3]
- Amy Ryan portrays Lawrie Dayne,[2] a foreign correspondent for The New York Times who investigates the U.S. government's claims of the existence of weapons of mass destruction.[1]
- Greg Kinnear portrays Clark Poundstone,[2] a CIA officer.[1]
- Jason Isaacs portrays an American military officer.[4]
- Brendan Gleeson portrays an American soldier.[5]
- Khalid Abdalla portrays an injured Iraqi who has a "penchant for Bryan Adams". Abdalla was cast in the role after impressing Greengrass with his performance in United 93 (2006). The actor prepared for his role by learning the Iraqi Arabic dialect and reading Iraqi blogs like Riverbend and Alive in Baghdad.[6]
- Antoni Corone portrays a colonel.[1]
[edit] Production
In January 2007, after completing The Bourne Ultimatum (2007), director Paul Greengrass announced his intent to adapt a film of the 2006 nonfiction book Imperial Life in the Emerald City by Rajiv Chandrasekaran, a journalist for The Washington Post. Greengrass wrote a script based on the book, working with researchers Kate Solomon and Michael Bronner, who helped the director research for United 93 (2006). The script was reported to be developed more in advance than the script for The Bourne Ultimatum, which had undergone changes during production.[7] Screenwriter Tom Stoppard was originally requested to write the script for Greengrass, but because Stoppard was too busy,[8] screenwriter Brian Helgeland instead collaborated with the director to shape the film's premise.[1] Greengrass expressed interest in casting in the lead actor Matt Damon, with whom he had worked on The Bourne Supremacy and The Bourne Ultimatum,[9] and the actor joined the project in June 2007.[10] Actors Amy Ryan, Greg Kinnear, and Antoni Corone were later cast in January 2008.[1] Greengrass said of the project's contemporary relevance, "Film shouldn't be disenfranchised from the national conversation. It is never too soon for cinema to engage with events that shape our lives."[9]
Production of Green Zone was originally slated to begin in late 2007.[7] Instead, it began in Spain on January 10, 2008,[1] moved to Morocco, and finished filming in London on May 2.[11]
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d e f g h Michael Fleming. "Amy Ryan set for Greengrass thriller", Variety, 2008-01-09. Retrieved on 2008-01-22.
- ^ a b c Green Zone. Working Title Films. Retrieved on 2008-03-12.
- ^ Michael Fleming. "Rush to judgment", Variety, 2007-08-10. Retrieved on 2008-01-22.
- ^ Adam Dawtrey. "Gleeson takes final lead in 'Zone'", Variety, 2008-03-11. Retrieved on 2008-03-08.
- ^ "Brendan Gleeson Enters Green Zone", Variety, 2008-03-12. Retrieved on 2008-03-12.
- ^ Arifa Akbar. "My acts of defiance", The Independent, 2008-01-16.
- ^ a b Adam Dawtrey. "Greengrass lines up Iraq movie", Variety, 2007-01-21. Retrieved on 2008-01-22.
- ^ Richard Brooks. "The Bourne Ultimatum - Biteback", The Sunday Times, 2007-08-12.
- ^ a b Ali Jaafar. "Paul Greengrass", Variety, 2007-12-04. Retrieved on 2008-01-22.
- ^ Diane Garrett. "Damon, Greengrass re-teaming", Variety, 2007-06-06. Retrieved on 2008-01-22.
- ^ Ali Jaafar. "Morocco strong, but not the same", Variety, 2007-11-21. Retrieved on 2008-01-22.
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