| Savages | |
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| Directed by | Oliver Stone |
| Produced by | Todd Arnow Moritz Borman Eric Copeloff Shane Salerno |
| Screenplay by | Shane Salerno Don Winslow |
| Based on | Savages by Don Winslow |
| Starring | Taylor Kitsch Aaron Johnson Blake Lively Uma Thurman John Travolta Salma Hayek Benicio del Toro Emile Hirsch |
| Cinematography | Daniel Mindel |
| Studio | Universal Pictures |
| Release date(s) | September 28, 2012 |
| Country | United States |
Savages is an upcoming crime-drama film directed by Oliver Stone. It is based on the novel of the same name by Don Winslow, who co-wrote the script with Shane Salerno. It is set for release September 2012.[1]
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When their shared hippie girlfriend, O (Blake Lively), is kidnapped, two marijuana growers — University of California, Berkeley graduate Ben (Aaron Johnson) and former U.S. Navy SEAL Chon (Taylor Kitsch) — confront a Mexican drug cartel to rescue her. Uma Thurman plays O's mother and John Travolta plays a DEA agent.[1]
Jennifer Lawrence was originally cast as O, but dropped out to film The Hunger Games playing the role of Katniss Everdeen instead.
By August 2011, the film was shooting in Pacific Palisades, California.[1] As of October 2011, the film is post-production
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