The Moon and the Sun (film)
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Genre Action, Adventure, Fantasy Music director Heitor Pereira Language English | Director Sean McNamara Initial release 2015 Cinematography Conrad W. Hall Country United States | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Writer Ronald Bass , Laura Harrington , Bill Mechanic , James Schamus Based on The Moon and the Sun
by Vonda N. McIntyre Production Brookwell McNamara Entertainment Cast Pierce Brosnan (King Louis XIV), William Hurt (Pere La Chaise), Benjamin Walker (Yves De La Croix), Kaya Scodelario (Marie-Josephe D'Alember), Fan Bingbing (Mermaid), Ben Lloyd-Hughes (Jean-Michel Lintillac)Similar movies Self/less , Captain America: The First Avenger , The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King , Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides , Twilight , The Age of Adaline Tagline What on Earth Can Hold More Power Than a King? | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hoping to achieve immortality, King Louis XIV (Pierce Brosnan) captures a mermaid and steals her life force, but a discovery by his illegitimate daughter threatens to ruin the kings plans.
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The Moon and the Sun is an upcoming American action-adventure fantasy film directed by Sean McNamara and written by Ronald Bass, Barry Berman, Laura Harrington, Bill Mechanic and James Schamus. It is based on the historical/sci-fi novel The Moon and the Sun (1997) by Vonda N. McIntyre. The film stars Pierce Brosnan as King Louis XIV, Kaya Scodelario as Marie-Josephe, and Benjamin Walker as Yves De La Croix.
Principal photography began in early April 2014 in Versailles, France. Then production began on April 23 in Melbourne, Australia after a two weeks shoot in France. The shooting for the film wrapped-up in the end of May 2014. Paramount Pictures will release the film.
King Louis XIV's quest for immortality leads him to capture and steal a mermaid's life force, a move that is further complicated by his illegitimate daughter's discovery of the creature.
Synopsis
King Louis XIVs (Brosnan) quest for immortality leads him to capture and steal a mermaids life force, a move that is further complicated by his illegitimate daughters discovery of the creature.
Cast
Production
Cosmos Filmed Entertainment, in association with Bliss Media and Lightstream Pictures, will produce a film version of The Moon and the Sun in partnership with Kylin Network. Bill Mechanic of Pandemonium Films, James Pang (Painted Skin 2), Wei Han of Bliss Media and Paul Currie are also producing. The movie will star Pierce Brosnan as King Louis XIV; Chinese movie star, Fan Bingbing, as the mermaid; Kaya Scodelario as Marie-Josephe; and William Hurt as Pere de Chaise (a character created for the movie). Filming will take place in Melbourne, Australia in April 2014, with two weeks of filming also planned in Versailles, France. Mechanic wrote the screenplay with the help of Barry Berman, James Schamus, Ellen Harrington and Ron Bass. Sean McNamara (Soul Surfer) is set to direct. The $40 million budget was co-financed by U.S. and Chinese sources. The films rights were previously acquired by Universals Focus Features, while international sales would be handled by Good Universe. On August 15, 2014, it was announced that Paramount Pictures acquired the US distribution rights to the film.
Filming
The principal photography on The Moon and the Sun began in early April 2014 on location at the Palace of Versailles in Versailles, France. And after the two weeks shoot in France, the production moved to Australia to shoot at Docklands Studios Melbourne and on location in Melbourne, Victoria and its surroundings. The filming commenced on April 23 in Melbourne, Docklands, and its surrounds. From May 6-8, the filming was taken place at Melbourne City Marina, on the Enterprize ship, for the recreation of a ship in a stormy Northern Sea at night in the year 1648. On May 2, 2014, the production was filming on location in Old Quad at The University of Melbourne, the set was transformed into a Versailles abbey. The filming wrapped-up in end of May 2014 in Australia.
Similar Movies
Pierce Brosnan appears in The Moon and the Sun and Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief. Cirque du Freak: The Vampires Assistant (2009). Eragon (2006). The Beastmaster (1982). Stardust (2007).
Release
On August 15, 2014, Paramount announced to release the film on April 10, 2015. Paramount cancelled the release date just three weeks before the film was set for a wide release and set for an unspecified date.
References
The Moon and the Sun (film) WikipediaThe Moon and the Sun (film) themoviedb.org The Moon and the Sun (film) IMDb