- World Premiere: February 21, 2020
- Premiere in Russia: February 21, 2020
- Country of Origin: USA
- Genre: Fantasy, Action, Drama
- Director: Dave Wilson
- Cast: Vin Diesel, Asa Gonzalez, Sam Hughen, Guy Pearce, Toby Kebbell, Talula Riley, Johannes Heykyur Yohannesson, Lamorn Morris, Alex Hernandez, Siddharth Dhananjay
In March 2012, Columbia Pictures received the rights to the adaptation of the comic strip “Bloodshot” from Valiant Comics. About the superheroes of the Valiant Comics universe, it is planned to make 5 films, a couple of them will be on the "Bullshoot". The premiere of the first part will be released in February 2020. Filming the tape is already completed, so you can reveal some details.
The movie "Bloodshot" is in the top ten most anticipated new products in 2020, according to the rating of the site KinoPoisk.
Plot
The plot focuses on a former U.S. Army soldier Raymond Harrison, who, after being mortally wounded by order of the government using modern nanotechnology, was resurrected and turned into a killing machine.
Raymond Harrison is also known by his pseudonym Death Angel and Psi Killer.
To completely obey Frankenstein, the memory was erased, and to make it immortal, thousands of microcomputers were launched into the blood, allowing the wounds to heal on his body to heal and control all kinds of electronic devices. However, something went wrong ... An advanced machine got out of control and declared war on those who had deprived her of her memories.
Filming
Work on the film began in the summer of 2018. Filming started on August 6. Venues were organized in a number of countries, including South Africa (in Cape Town), the Czech Republic (in Prague), Hungary and Budapest. On October 25 of last year, the filming days were officially announced.
Film crew
Many well-known people, as well as beginners, were involved in the work on the film. The director was appointed Dave Wilson, for whom the “Bloodshot” was the debut in the big movie. Prior to that, he acted as an assistant director of the first part of Deadpool. The list of his works also includes screensavers for the games "Halo 2", "Mass Effect 2" and "BioShock Infinite".
- Among the screenwriters - Oscar winner Eric Heisserer ("Arrival", "And the lights go out ..."). Currently, he is writing a script for the second picture from the film universe Valiant (Harbinger). In addition to Eric, Jeff Wadlow and Yvel Guichet worked on the script.
- The names of the producers of the film are also impressive, including Toby Jaffe (“Remember Everything”), Neil H. Moritz (The Fast and the Furious franchise), Matthew Vaughn (“Kingsman”).
- The cameraman is Jacques Jouffre, known for the paintings “Judgment Night”, “22 miles” and “Truth or Action”.
- The musical accompaniment was worked by composer Steve Jablonski, who wrote music for The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Transformers, Nightmare on Elm Street, and many other films.
- The editor is Jim May, whose works include “Hey Vern, this is Ernest”, “Ernest is going to the camp”, “Dr. Otto and the mystery of the luminous ray” and others.
Cast
At the beginning of 2018, castings were held to participate in the “Bloodshot” film. In March, it became known that the main role will be played by Vin Diesel. A little later, the actor posted a photo on his Instagram page, in the signature to which, he admitted that he considers his hero the main character of the entire Valiant Comics universe, and noted that this role turned out to be one of the most difficult ones for him to play .
By the end of spring, the remaining members of the troupe were announced. Together with Vin Diesel, Sam Hyuen will appear in the picture as Corporal Harlan Schifflet. Guy Pearce will play Dr. Emil Harting, Talul Riley - Gina Decarlo, Alex Hernandez - Tibbs, Toby Kebbell - Axi, Lamorn Morris - Wilfred Wigans, Johannes Haukur Johannesson - Nick Barisa.Also involved in the tape are Michael Sheen (Midnight in Paris, Masters of Sex) and Asa Gonzalez (Baby on Drive).
Facts
- The superhero Bloodshot appeared in 1992 thanks to Kevin Vanhook, Don Perlin and Bob Leighton.
- In 1992, the Bloodshot comic book series entered the Top 100 Best-Selling, according to Diamond Comic Distributors.
- In 2012, “Bloodshot” was in the TOP 10 comics, according to Nerdage.
- The image of the psi killer is found in the web series “Ninjak vs. Valiant Universe. " The role is played by Jason David Frank.
- You can also see the Mortal Angel in the computer game Bloodshot Shadow Man, where he is available as a secret playable character in the versions for Nintendo 64 and Dreamcast.
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