The only thing we know for sure right now is that it will be out in 2021. Thirty years after a nuclear apocalypse, eli denzel washington travels on foot toward the west coast of the former united states. In focusing on mila kunis you allow the movie to continue with a different perspective. At 15, kunis became a pinup for kegswilling frat boys as jackie burkhart, the spoiled gossip on foxs that. The last shot with mila kunis does make her look like a leaner angelina jolie playing terminators sarah connor. Its like mad max ate trigun and shit out borderlands 99. The premise of the movie is excellent and they could have done a better job keeping my attention throughout. Borderlands 2 is the epic sequel to the ultimate fourplayer roleplaying. This would be a very weird movie to have a sequel, lets be honest.
The electrifying sequel to the sympathizer by viet viet thanh nguyen. To add a carrot along with the stick, carnegie sends the daughtersolara played by mila kunis of his blind slave concubine claudia played by jennifer beals to entice eli. See more ideas about the book of eli, elis, denzel washington. A postapocalyptic tale, in which a lone man fights his way across america in order to protect a sacred book that holds the secrets to saving humankind.
Jan 08, 2010 mila kunis is no stranger to stunt work and action scenes. Carnegie presses his blind lover claudia jennifer beals to send her daughter, solara mila kunis, to at least convince eli to spend the night by sleeping with him. Thebook of eli cant have a sequel actress mila kunis speaks about. The spoken language in her family is russian, not ukrainian. I just rewatched the book of eli last night and i just want to start by saying i think the movie is pretty good overall. The book of eli solara mila kunis movie costumes premiere props mila kunis. The rumor is that it will either be on hulu or netflix. In 2010, she starred alongside denzel washington in the action film the book of eli. There are multiple directions a sequel to eli could. Mila kunis, per usual, looks like an especially chic fairy out of that elves and fairies book everyone had in the 70s you know, the sequel to gnomes. It had awesome action scenes, thrill, humor, well thought out script, great story, outstanding performances by denzel and gary. The main characters were denzel washington as eli, gary oldman as carnegie, jennifer beals as claudia and mila kunis as solara. Joel silver, steve richards, susan downey, denzel washington, erik. Second installment of the predator franchise, serving as a sequel to 1987s predator, with kevin peter hall reprising the title role of the predator.
Mila kuniss character is named solara the sun, light, etc. Many dystopian films critique government involvement, privacy issues, and ethical concerns. They make everything in the entire movie impossible and incomprehensible but, hey, wtf. The twentyfiveyearold actress holds her own opposite t. The book of eli is a 2010 american postapocalyptic neowestern action film directed by the hughes brothers, written by gary whitta, and starring denzel washington, gary oldman, mila kunis, ray stevenson. Mila kunis net worth and earnings 2021 wealthy genius.
The book of elibest scenedenzel washingtonmila kunis. The book of eli fallout 3 the something awful forums. We meet carnegies abused wife claudia jennifer beals and her daughter solara mila kunis, named, for some reason, after the cause of all. Her mother, elvira, is a physics teacher, her father, mark kunis. Mila kunis being one of the successful actresses of hollywood has managed to accumulate mass wealth from her acting career. To promote the preorder of his first novel, abomination, screenwriter gary whitta book of eli, after earth sat down with us for an extensive interview spanning his career thus far. The book of eli should of had less direction and more philosophy. A native of ukraine who immigrated to america with her family after the fall of the soviet union, kunis served double duty on. It was released on march 17, 2010 in the philippines. Her other major films include the action films max payne 2008 and the book of eli 2010, the romantic comedy friends with benefits 2011, the fantasy film oz the great and powerful 20 as the wicked witch of the west, and the comedies ted 2012, bad moms 2016 and its sequel 2017. The book of eli has a seed of originality, but it is planted in a worn out world. Mila kunis was born milena markovna kunis ukrainian.
The book of eli is, for good or ill, a perfect, complete knockoff of fallout 3 the video game. In 87 barcelona, a boy who dreams of becoming a shipbuilder is supported and protected by a nowelderly arnau. The girl sees elis book, and when carnegie finds out he beats her mother until she reveals what she saw. Jan 10, 2010 currently filming the darren aronofsky thriller black swan, in which she plays a professional ballerina, her next release is the book of eli, in which she plays solara, an innocent girl wanting to. She played a lethal assassin in max payne, and shes not exactly a damsel in distress in her new film the book of eli. Jennifer beals to send her daughter, solara mila kunis, to at least convince eli to spend the night by sleeping with him. The main teenage cast members were topher grace, mila kunis, ashton kutcher, danny masterson, laura prepon and wilmer valderrama.
Book of eli, the internet movie firearms database guns in. The girl sees eli s book, and when carnegie finds out he beats her mother until she reveals what she. Jan, 2019 but when you speak to mila kunis about her recent film the book of eli, things like a postapocalyptic world, survival aids, and kickass attitude come out, as it did in her recent interview with. Having established herself as a rising television star with a series of guest spots and recurring roles, actress mila kunis achieved stardom as one of the main characters on the popular sitcom, that 70s show fox, 19982006, before she even graduated high school. Coupled fine performances by denzel washington, mila kunis and gary oldman, we see the best of both worlds here. Spoilers the book of eli would have been so much better if. Her other major films include the action films max payne 2008 and the. She dominated television at such a young age and held her own against aged actors kurtwood smith and debra jo rupp, who are decades older than kunis. Additional film credits include jupiter ascending, oz, the great and powerful, ted, friends with benefits, date night, the book of eli, extract. Milena markovna kunis to a jewish family in chernivtsi, ukraine, ussr now independent ukraine. To add a carrot along with the stick, carnegie sends the daughtersolara played by mila kunisof his blind slave concubine claudia played by jennifer beals to entice eli.
Carnegie sends solara mila kunis, his blind concubines claudia jennifer beals daughter to seduce eli. Apr 06, 2020 her other major films include the action films max payne 2008 and the book of eli 2010, the romantic comedy friends with benefits 2011, the fantasy film oz the great and powerful 20 as the wicked witch of the west, and the comedies ted 2012, bad moms 2016 and its sequel 2017. Jan 19, 2010 the plot of the book of eli is now a familiar script on the screenthe end of the world and its few survivors. Actress mila kunis speaks about her forthcoming gary oldman, denzel washington starrer. Dec 01, 2009 and indeed, that mila kunis, an embryonic tv star whose career was still in question, was an entirely different person than the one sitting in front of me, the one set to costar in denzel washingtons next film, the book of eli. Bangkok breaking newly arrived in bangkok, wanchai joins the road rescue service and unravels a citywide conspiracy with the help of a journalist. The book of eli cast and crew cast photos and info fandango. The story revolves around eli, a nomad in a postapocalyptic world, who is told by a voice to deliver his copy of a mysterious book. But when you speak to mila kunis about her recent film the book of eli, things like a postapocalyptic world, survival aids, and kickass attitude come out, as it did in her recent interview with. Mar 07, 2021 mila kunis is an actor who hit the big time when she was just 15 years old, as she landed two major roles that would go on to last the better part of a decade. However, eli proves to be the better man when he gently declines her advances. Book of eli 2 2021 rumors, plot, cast, and release date. Book of eli, the internet movie firearms database guns. I really resonate with the idea that knowledge is power and it was really cool to see it implemented as the major weapon in a postapocalyptic movie.
Following supporting turns in the comic book turnedaction movie the book of eli 2010 and the winning comedy date night 2010, kunis was paired opposite natalie portman as rival ballet dancers in darren aronofskys black swan 2010. The book of eli, the dystopian postapocalyptic denzel washington flick with the pretentious name, premiered last night at graumans chinese theatre, and rosario, mila, taraji and more were on hand. Mila kunis has established herself as one of hollywoods most soughtafter and engaging actresses. Her mother, elvira, is a physics teacher, her father, mark kunis, is a mechanical engineer, and she has. Mila kunis bio, net worth, ethnicity, married, husband, race. The pair, who are twins, are known for codirecting visceral, and often violent, movies, including menace ii society, dead presidents, from hell and the book of eli.
After watching this movie a second time all i could think about was how slow it is, the action is few and far between. Gary whitta, allen hughes, albert hughes, denzel washington, gary oldman, mila kunis, ray stevenson, jennifer. The book of eli is a 2010 american postapocalyptic neowestern action film directed by the hughes brothers, written by gary whitta, and starring denzel washington, gary oldman, mila kunis, ray stevenson, and jennifer beals. Whitta was the screenwriter of the book of eli 2010, cowrote after earth 20 with m. Currently filming the darren aronofsky thriller black swan, in which she plays a professional ballerina, her next release is the book of eli, in which she plays solara, an innocent girl wanting to. The book of eli photo gallery the book of eli, denzel washington. While actress mila kunis has been involved in stunt work and action scenes before, the twentysix year old actress told cbr news that the biggest difference by far in performing them while filming her new movie the book of eli came down to something completely out of the directors control. Book of eli paper the film the book of eli directed by the hughes brothers is a cinematic display of dystopian genius.
This dystopian drama leaves you to ponder over till the end. Denzel washingtons acting was good enough, he portrays a man with. I dont really have time because book of eli is coming out in january and so black swan and book of eli are going to overlap so i cant even. The film has a potential for a sequel with your going back. Spoilers the book of eli would have been so much better. In 2010, beals reunited with denzel washington in the postapocalyptic action drama the book of eli, where she played a blind woman who is the mother of mila kunis character and a consort of a local despot played by gary oldman. Financial analysis of the book of eli 2010 including budget, domestic and international box office gross, dvd and bluray sales reports, total earnings and.
Some random b listers who are happy for any scrap they can get. The book of eli 2010 kunis plays the role of solara, who is tasked with seducing eli, played by denzel washington, but instead decides to join him in his quest to find and protect a sacred book, in this postapocalyptic action drama. I must confess that midway through the book of eli s entire 118minute run time i found myself secretly wondering if, at the end, tom cruise wasnt going to show up and we would learn that this was, in fact, the long awaited sequel to battlefield earth and this way overly long, thunderously melodramatic and mindnumbingly self important flick would end up being about the saving of the life. In true movie fashion, eli fires about twice as many rounds as the pistol can hold before reloading. I was really into it up until mila kunis appeared on screen. With the purpose of the film, i dont foresee it happening and i. Mila kunis bio, net worth, ethnicity, married, husband. Her other major films include the action films max payne 2008 and the book of eli 2010, the romantic comedy friends with benefits 2011, the fantasy film oz the great and powerful 20 as the wicked witch of the west, and the comedies ted 2012, bad moms 2016 and its sequel, a bad moms christmas 2017. However, solara begs to stay as a ploy to imply she did what she was sent to do and eli acquiesces. Jennifer beals to send her daughter, solara mila kunis, to at least convince eli to spend the. The book of eli will go down as a missed opportunity but studio suits wont be in a hurry to shout remake or sequel, which would be a good progression.
The film stars natalie portman, vincent cassel, mila kunis, barbara hershey, and winona ryder. Forgetting sarah marshall is a 2008 american romantic comedy film directed by nicholas stoller and starring jason segel, kristen bell, mila kunis and russell brand. With denzel washington, mila kunis, ray stevenson, gary oldman. A lone wanderer travels the wastes, carrying with him the secret to restoring a postapocalyptic world to its former splendor, and a vast assortment of killing implements, all of which he wields with unerring accuracy. Since beginning her career in acting, she has garnered an impressive body of work that includes both major motion picture and television roles. This time, the fate of the world is in the hands of the sons of eli. In a postapocalyptic wasteland, where naturally gary oldman is up to no good, a mad maxish denzel washington may be carrying the secret to somethingorother in the trailer for the hughes brothers the book of eli, also with mila kunis, ray stevenson, jennifer beals. Spoilers every clue in the book of eli that explains the ending. The world in book of eli while barren and hot, is also filled with brutal killers and savages, but there always appears to be a light at the end of the tunnel. Night shyamalan, and codeveloped the story for rogue one 2016.
The book of eli 2010 financial information the numbers. Mila kunis says she still cannot believe that she is starring in a film opposite denzel washington. Mila kunis movie celebrity database celebrity filmography. Accents galore in the trailer for 1970s set crime pic blood ties with clive owen, billy crudup, mila kunis, and marion cotillard the wachowskis jupiter ascending begins. It grips your attention, and then at the end throws in several wtf. Jan, 2010 im at a loss for words, so let me say these right away. However in the book of eli, the hughes brothers take a jump to a different part of modern society. Cbr news spoke with the book of eli star mila kunis about working with denzel washington and the films directors, the hughes brothers, the films unusual chronological shooting schedule, dealing with uncooperative weather and more. A lone wanderer travels the wastes, carrying with him the secret to restoring a postapocalyptic world to its former splendor, and a vast assortment of killing implements, all.
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