Here (2024 film)

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Here
Directed by Robert Zemeckis
Screenplay by
Based on Here
by Richard McGuire
Produced by
Starring
Cinematography Don Burgess
Music by Alan Silvestri [1]
Production
companies
Distributed by
Release dates
  • November 15, 2024 (2024-11-15)(Los Angeles)
  • November 22, 2024 (2024-11-22)(United States)
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Here is an upcoming American drama film directed by Robert Zemeckis and written by Eric Roth and Zemeckis, based on the graphic novel of the same name by Richard McGuire. [2] The film stars Tom Hanks, Robin Wright, Paul Bettany, and Kelly Reilly. It reunites Hanks and Wright, as well as Zemeckis and Roth together, for the first time in thirty years after the release of Forrest Gump in 1994. [3]

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Here is scheduled to be premiered in Los Angeles and New York on November 15, 2024, by TriStar Pictures and Sony Pictures Releasing, followed by a limited theatrical release and wide release on November 22 and November 27, 2024, respectively.

Premise

The story covers the events of a single room and its inhabitants spanning from the past to well into the future.

Cast

Production

A film adaptation of Here by Richard McGuire was announced in February 2022. The film is produced by Playtone and ImageMovers and written by Eric Roth, directed by Robert Zemeckis, and will star Tom Hanks. [4] By the time the Cannes Film Market began in May, Robin Wright had been cast and Miramax joined as the main financier and international sales agent, with Sony Pictures Releasing acquiring U.S. distribution rights at Cannes later. [5] Paul Bettany and Kelly Reilly joined the cast in September. [6] [7] In February 2023, Leslie Zemeckis joined the cast. [8] In April, Michelle Dockery and Gwilym Lee were added to the cast. [9] [10]

Production was planned to begin in September 2022. It would instead begin by January 2023 in London, with production taking place at Pinewood Studios. [11] The film uses a new generative artificial intelligence technology called Metaphysic Live to face-swap and de-age the actors in real time as they perform instead of using additional post-production processing methods. [12]

Release

Here is scheduled to be premiere in Los Angeles and New York on November 15, 2024, by TriStar Pictures through Sony Pictures Releasing, followed by a limited release in the United States on November 22, 2024 and a wider release on November 27, 2024. [13]

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References

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  2. ↑ "Here". Writers Guild of America West . Archived from the original on July 7, 2023. Retrieved July 6, 2023.
  3. ↑ "Tom Hanks and Robin Wright Are Reuniting with 'Forrest Gump' Director for New Film". February 18, 2023.
  4. ↑ Fleming, Mike Jr. (February 17, 2022). "Hot Package: Forrest Gump Trio Tom Hanks, Robert Zemeckis, Eric Roth Team For Graphic Novel Adaptation Here". Deadline Hollywood . Penske Media Corporation. Archived from the original on February 18, 2022. Retrieved February 18, 2022.
  5. ↑ Fleming, Mike Jr. (May 11, 2022). "Sony Pictures Lands U.S. Rights To Miramax's Here; Robin Wright Joins Tom Hanks, Robert Zemeckis, Eric Roth In Forrest Gump Reteam – Cannes Market". Deadline Hollywood . Penske Media Corporation. Archived from the original on May 12, 2022. Retrieved May 12, 2022.
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  8. ↑ D'Alessandro, Anthony (February 8, 2023). "Filmmaker Leslie Zemeckis Signs With Buchwald". Deadline Hollywood . Penske Media Corporation. Archived from the original on March 20, 2023. Retrieved March 20, 2023.
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