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Genre
  
Action, Sci-Fi

Country
  
United States

Director
  
Dean Devlin

Music director
  
Pinar Toprak

Language
  
English

Geostorm movie poster

Release date
  
October 21, 2016 (2016-10-21)

Writer
  
Dean Devlin, Paul Guyot

Screenplay
  
Dean Devlin, Paul Guyot, Kieran Mulroney, Michele Mulroney

Producers
  
Dean Devlin, David Ellison, Marc Roskin, Dana Goldberg, Rachel Olschan

Cast
  
Gerard Butler
(Jake),
Katheryn Winnick
(Olivia),
Jodi Lyn Brockton
(Melach),
Abbie Cornish
(Sarah),
Jim Sturgess
(Max),
Ed Harris
(Dekkom)

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Geostorm official trailer 2 hd


Geostorm is an upcoming American disaster science-fiction action film co-written, co-produced and directed by Dean Devlin as his feature debut. The film stars Gerard Butler, Jim Sturgess, Abbie Cornish, Alexandra Maria Lara, Daniel Wu, Eugenio Derbez, Ed Harris and Andy García. The plot follows a satellite designer who tries to save the world from a storm of epic proportions caused by malfunctioning climate-controlling satellites.

Contents

Principal photography began on October 20, 2014, in New Orleans, Louisiana. After poor test screenings, re-shoots took place in December 2016 under executive producer Jerry Bruckheimer, writer Laeta Kalogridis and director Danny Cannon. The film is the first co-production between Skydance Media and Warner Bros. Pictures. The film will be released in the United States on October 20, 2017.

Geostorm official teaser hd


Synopsis

In the near future, when climate-controlling satellites malfunction and release disaster-creating small pods all over the world, Jake Lawson (Gerard Butler) and his other fellow astronauts head into space to prevent the satellites from programming the small pods into creating a storm of epic proportions. They soon discover that the disasters weren't caused by a malfunction, but were done with intention and the only person who has the kill codes to shut down the satellites is President Andrew Palma (Andy García).

Cast

  • Gerard Butler as Jacob "Jake" Lawson, Hannah's father.
  • Jim Sturgess as Max Lawson, Jake’s younger brother and Hannah's uncle.
  • Abbie Cornish as Agent Sarah Wilson, Max's love interest.
  • Alexandra Maria Lara as Ute Fassbinder, the commander of a space station and Jake’s love interest.
  • Daniel Wu as Cheng, the Hong Kong-based supervisor for the Dutch Boy Program.
  • Eugenio Derbez as Hernandez, a crew member of a space station.
  • Ed Harris as Secretary Leonard Dekkom
  • Andy García as President Andrew Palma
  • Zazie Beetz
  • Adepero Oduye as Adisa
  • Amr Waked as Dussette
  • Robert Sheehan as Duncan, a crew member of a space station.
  • Talitha Bateman as Hannah Lawson, Jake’s daughter and Max's niece.
  • Billy Slaughter as Karl Dright
  • Tom Choi as Chinese Representative Lee
  • Katheryn Winnick was also cast as Olivia Lawson, Jake’s ex-wife and the mother of Hannah, but during reshoots, her role was recast with another actress who hasn't yet been revealed.

    Production

    The pre-production began on July 7, 2014. Dean Devlin would direct the science fiction action film for Warner Bros. with Gerard Butler attached to star as the lead, and Jim Sturgess, Abbie Cornish, Ed Harris and Andy García also starring. On August 19, Alexandra Maria Lara joined the film's cast to play the commander of a space station and also Butler's character's love interest who helps him save the world. On September 26, Katheryn Winnick was added to the cast to play Olivia, Butler's character's ex-wife and mother of Hannah. On October 8, Eugenio Derbez was added to the cast of the film.

    Filming

    The principal photography on the film began on October 20, 2014, in New Orleans, Louisiana, and would last through February 10, 2015. Filming began on Loyola Avenue on the first day. Some NASA scenes were filmed at NASA Facility in New Orleans in November 2014 and January 2015. After poor test screenings in December 2015, reshoots were conducted in Louisiana in early December 2016, under new producer Jerry Bruckheimer, writer Laeta Kalogridis and director Danny Cannon. Winnick's role was recast with another actress during reshoots, while new characters were added into the script.

    Release

    The film was originally set for release on March 25, 2016, but in August 2014, Warner cancelled this, and released Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice on that date instead. On December 11, 2014, WB shifted its live-action animated film Jungle Book to 2017 and gave its previous date from March 25, 2016 then October 21, 2016 to Geostorm. In September 2015, the studio again moved back the film from October 21, 2016, to January 13, 2017. In June 2016, the studio announced the release had been moved back from January 13, 2017, to October 20, 2017. The film will have an IMAX release.

    References

    Geostorm Wikipedia
    Geostorm IMDb Geostorm themoviedb.org