The Burning Plain
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| The Burning Plain | |
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| Directed by | Guillermo Arriaga |
| Produced by | Walter F. Parkes Laurie MacDonald |
| Written by | Guillermo Arriaga |
| Starring | Charlize Theron Kim Basinger |
| Release date(s) | 2009 |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $20 million |
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The Burning Plain is an upcoming film directed and written by Guillermo Arriaga, the screenwriter of Amores perros (2000), 21 Grams (2003), and Babel (2006). The film stars Charlize Theron and Kim Basinger. In Arriaga's directorial debut, he films a story that has multipart story strands woven together like in his previous screenplays. Filming of The Burning Plain began in New Mexico in November 2007, and the film is slated to be released in 2009.
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[edit] Cast
- Charlize Theron as Sylvia, a woman who tries to restore her relationship with her parents after a difficult childhood with them[1]
- Kim Basinger as Gina, Sylvia's mother as seen in Sylvia's childhood[2]
- Danny Pino stars opposite Theron[3]
[edit] Production
The Burning Plain is written and directed by Guillermo Arriaga in his directorial debut after writing the screenplays for director Alejandro González Iñárritu's films Amores perros (2000), 21 Grams (2003), and Babel (2006).[3] Arriaga said that he wanted to write a script for himself to direct after 11 years of scriptwriting. The writer-director described the premise, "There are very intense love stories here that take place in different places and times, with characters trying to find the healing powers of love, forgiveness and redemption."[1] Arriaga wrote the story of The Burning Plain to weave together multipart story strands. The film was financed by 2929 Productions, and Constantini Films and The Weinstein Company purchased the rights to distribute The Burning Plain in Latin America.[3] The film will have a budget of under $20 million.[1] The Burning Plain began filming in New Mexico on November 5, 2007.[4]
[edit] Release
The Burning Plain is slated to be released in 2009.[5]
[edit] References
- ^ a b c Michael Fleming. "Charlize Theron to star in 'Burning'", Variety, 2007-07-11. Retrieved on 2007-11-13.
- ^ Tatiana Siegel; Michael Fleming. "Basinger's 'Burning' with Theron", Variety, 2007-11-17. Retrieved on 2007-11-13.
- ^ a b c John Hopewell. "Constantini, TWC hot for 'Burning'", Variety, 2007-11-05. Retrieved on 2007-11-13.
- ^ "'The Burning Plain' seeks extras in southern New Mexico", KDBC 4 News, 2007-10-23. Retrieved on 2007-11-13.
- ^ Stuart Kemp. "Market buyers pick up pace, pics", The Hollywood Reporter, 2007-11-05. Retrieved on 2007-11-13.
