Gen¹³ (film)
| Gen¹³ | |
|---|---|
 Comic-Con poster | |
| Directed by | Kevin Altieri |
| Produced by |
Jim Lee Karen Kolus John Nee |
| Screenplay by |
Kevin Altieri Karen Kolus |
| Story by |
J. Scott Campbell Jim Lee Brandon Choi |
| Based on |
Characters by J. Scott Campbell Jim Lee Brandon Choi |
| Starring |
Alicia Witt John de Lancie Flea Elizabeth Daily Mark Hamill Lauren Lane Cloris Leachman |
| Music by |
Amotz Plessner Joseph Magee |
| Studio |
WildStorm Productions Aegis Entertainment |
| Distributed by | Touchstone Pictures |
| Release dates |
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| Running time | 86 minutes[1] |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Gen¹³ is an American animated science fiction action film based on the WildStorm comic book of the same name which was released in 2000. The film was directed by Kevin Altieri (Batman: Mask of the Phantasm), distributed by Touchstone Pictures, and produced by WildStorm Productions.
The film remains unreleased in the United States, since Disney Studios shelved the film as they were ambivalent about the idea of promoting a film based on a product from a rival production company.[citation needed] A home video release was sold in the European and Australian markets for a limited time.
Plot
Orphaned college student Caitlin Fairchild is offered a scholarship by the National Security Committee to attend a secret military-based school set in a U.S. desert. While there, she and her new friends Percival Chang and Roxanne Spaulding are unknowingly subjected to genetic testing.
The school's headmasters, Ivana Baiul and Matthew Callahan, are plotting to turn the students into Super-Powered Beings (or go Gen Active) in order to spearhead an insurrection against the government. The only person standing in their way is Colonel John Lynch of Internal Operations, an original member of Gen 12 who is investigating the Gen 13 project. Colonel Lynch knew Caitlin's father.
The students discover and fight against the plot as they develop their super-human abilities. Caitlin learns the truth of what happened to her parents, and recovers long-repressed memories of her childhood.
After foiling the headmasters' plot, the students team up with Colonel Lynch to continue fighting against evil and corruption.
Production
In the mid-1990s, Wildstorm owner, Jim Lee, put the company on the market as comic book sales began to decline. It was during this period that Disney Studios expressed interest in developing a Gen¹³ film. The film project was already in full production when Lee began talks with DC Comics, a Time Warner company, to purchase Wildstorm. The sale was finalized in January 1999. By the time the film was finished, Disney decided to shelve the film as they did not want to market a film that had ties to a rival production company. Consequently, the film was never released in the U.S., but it did receive a limited video release in Europe and Australia, and it was aired on Russian 2×2 channel on August 1, 2010.[2] Unlike most Disney films (some of which are made by Touchstone Pictures), the Gen¹³ film contained suggested adult situations, and adult language.
References
- ↑ "GEN 13 (15)". British Board of Film Classification. 2000-09-28. Retrieved 2013-04-12.
- ↑ "Блог". 2x2tv.ru. Retrieved 2013-09-30.
External links
- Gen¹³ at the Internet Movie Database