known american neo noir science fiction film directed inspired short film starring supporting roles universal_studios acquired rights remake length film david hired write script direction universal granted filmmakers million budget filming lasted february film shot philadelphia baltimore story set film released critical praise grossed million worldwide nominated won golden globe performance film won nominated categories saturn awards plot deadly virus humanity forcing remaining survivors live underground mysterious group known army believed virus prisoner living subterranean shelter beneath ruins philadelphia cole selected mission trained sent time collect information virus order help scientists develop cure cole troubled recurring dreams involving foot chase airport shooting cole arrives baltimore planned arrested hospitalized mental institution diagnosis encounters fellow mental patient views escape attempt cole locked cell soon disappears returning future time cole interviewed scientists play distorted message location asserts association virus shown photos numerous people suspected involved including given second chance time error results arriving battlefield world war wounded leg suddenly sent gives lecture complex group scientists post lecture book signing questions mankind earth points humanity gradual destruction environment real cole arrives venue seeing departs kidnaps forces philadelphia learn founder set search confront denies involvement virus says humanity cole idea asylum cole convinces insane confronts evidence time travel decide spend remaining time florida keys onset plague way airport learn source epidemic group major act protest releasing animals zoo placing nobel prize winning father animal cage airport cole leaves message telling scientists following army wrong track return soon confronted acquaintance time gives cole instructs follow orders time spots recognizes newspaper photograph assistant father lab embark tour cities match locations sequence viral cole forces way security pursuit drawing gun given cole fatally shot police cole lies dying arms makes eye contact small boy young witnessing scene death replay dreams years come aboard plane virus sits jones florence scientists future cast production development genesis came executive producer fan french short film persuaded film director let pitch project seeing perfect basis length science fiction film universal reluctantly agreed purchase remake rights hired david write screenplay producer chose direct believed filmmaker style perfect storyline time travel subplot abandoned film adaptation tale cities signed direct film represents second film write write screenplay prefers direct scripts peoples intriguing intelligent script story deals time madness perception world isn study madness dreams death birth set world coming apart universal took longer expected approve stars firm budget million low hollywood science fiction film universal production resulted cost approved production persuaded lower normal asking price universal strict production incentives history studio brazil received final cut privilege skeptical inspired credit casting initial casting choices universal objected met casting role fisher king believed evoked cole characterization somebody strong dangerous vulnerable actor trio drawn neck day filming indicated prisoner number pair neck cast impressed performance director met casting abandoned film adaptation tale cities incredible ethereal beauty incredibly intelligent said things rest easily film needed elements romantic originally believed right role casting director convinced cast comparatively small salary relatively unknown time time release interview vampire vampire chronicles legends fall released making list actor drew greater attention film boosted box office standing philadelphia months filming spent weeks hospital visiting studying psychiatric ward prepare role filming principal photography lasted february shooting location philadelphia baltimore including senator theatre winter weather problems technical futuristic mechanical props film storyline continuity errors occurred scenes injured went horseback riding despite setbacks director managed stay budget week shooting schedule tough shoot acknowledged brooks dances wolves production designer wasn lot money time terry adamant going budget got filmmakers allowed luxury sound stages find abandoned buildings landmarks use climactic airport scene shot baltimore washington international airport interior scenes shot reading terminal filming psychiatric hospital eastern state design filmmaking style brazil including art direction cinematography specifically lenses appearance interrogation room cole interviewed scientists based work scenes shot different power stations philadelphia baltimore intended cole interviewed multi screen interrogation set felt machinery evoked intervention technology try faces screens real faces voices tiny voices ear world live way communicate days technical devices pretend communication art department sure underground world use technology means depict future set went markets salvage warehouses looking materials sets majority visual effects sequences created camera london based effects studio founded late 1970s visual effects supervisor golden compass additional digital mill provided film scanning services music film score composed arranged conducted english musician main theme based argentine musician composer suite del themes memory time technology studies nature memories effect perceptions reality examples false memories include cole airport shooting altered time dream mentally man asylum false memories references time time travel scattered film including woody cartoon time tunnel playing hotel room film asylum drug testing news stories animal rights film study modern civilization declining efforts communicate interference technology allusions films media inspired french short film characters haunted image death like contains references end film cole hide theater showing hour marathon watch scene transforms blonde wig transformed blonde cole sees emerge red light saw emerge green light brief notes film score heard wears coat wore scene looks growth rings traces events past life larger themes cole later similar conversation music repeated woods scene enacted previous scene film cole wakes hospital bed scientists future talking chorus direct homage dry bones scene singing detective posters recently renamed english rock band muse cover buildings philadelphia modified version obscure band later win grammy award best rock album character notable christ figure film film significant genre science fiction film noir alludes canonical noir films release box office given limited release united_states december theater wide release came january film earned million opening weekend eventually grossed totals countries coming worldwide total film able hold spot box office charts weeks january dropping competition dusk till dawn holland critical reception based reviews collected rotten_tomatoes critics gave film positive reviews average rating consensus reads plot bit excellent performances mind blowing plot twists effective experience comparison metacritic calculated rating based reviews roger_ebert observed depiction future finding similarities scripted brazil directed film celebration madness doom hero tries prevail chaos condition inadequate wrote vision cold dark damp romance feels desperate know movies especially technical likely admire entertainment appeals mind senses washington_post praised art direction set design performances momentum easily flaws script reasoned rolling_stone_magazine cited film success direction performance internet reviewer believed filmmakers took intelligent creative motive time travel subplot sent change past instead observing better future time magazine felt film time travel aspect apocalyptic depiction future clichés frantic mix chaos zoo animals adults wrote accolades nominated lost usual suspects costume designer nominated work lost able win golden globe award best supporting actor motion picture honored directing duties 46th berlin international film festival received positive notices science fiction community film nominated hugo award best dramatic presentation awarded won awards 22nd saturn awards writers david received nominations home media special edition released contains audio commentary director producer factor tales making documentary production notes dvd released march includes special features special edition dvd blu ray disc released july includes special features previous special edition dvd dvd post release lawsuit beginning film cole brought interrogation room told sit chair attached vertical rail wall sphere supported metal suspended directly weaknesses architect filed lawsuit universal february claiming work tower upper chamber permission woods won lawsuit requiring universal remove scenes ultimately allowed inclusion exchange high figure cash settlement universal trilogy claims release zero claims meant trilogy review guardian newspaper said calling zero trilogy formed earlier brazil sic interviewed late saying funny trilogy said repeated clearly true laughs don know started started stopped adaptation august entertainment_weekly announced developing television series based film production began november pilot written written series nova series labeled cast contingent series forward roles cole cast april green season consisted episodes including pilot filmed series premiered january march series renewed second season began airing april june series renewed episode season set premiere
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