IONCINEMA.com presents: Island, The (2005)

CAST AND CREW

Director

Michael Bay

Cast (alphabetical order):

Sean Bean

Steve Buscemi

Michael Clarke Duncan

Djimon Hounsou

Scarlett Johansson

Ewan McGregor

The Island

Release Date: Jul 22, 2005 - Wide Release
Distributor: DreamWorks Pictures
Film Genre: Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: United States

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In the futuristic action thriller, Lincoln Six-Echo (McGregor) is a resident of a seemingly utopian but contained facility in the mid-21st century. Like all of the inhabitants of this carefully controlled environment, Lincoln hopes to be chosen to go to the "The Island"—reportedly the last uncontaminated spot on the planet. But Lincoln soon discovers that everything about his existence is a lie. He and all of the other inhabitants of the facility are actually human clones whose only purpose is to provide "spare parts" for their original human counterparts. Realizing it is only a matter of time before he is "harvested," Lincoln makes a daring escape with a beautiful fellow resident named Jordan Two-Delta (Johansson). Relentlessly pursued by the forces of the sinister institute that once housed them, Lincoln and Jordan engage in a race for their lives to literally meet their makers. Djimon Hounsou plays the head of the security team sent to hunt down Lincoln and Jordan; Steve Buscemi as a man who befriends Lincoln despite working for the institute; and Michael Clarke Duncan plays an another resident who is unaware of his fate when he is selected to go to "The Island."

TRIVIA

DreamWorks purchased the project in a heated bidding war in February for a price tag north of $1 million.

MOVIE NEWS ITEMS

2004-12-15
The Hollywood Reporter reports that Sean Bean will join the project.

2004-10-17
The Hollywood Reporter reports that Djimon Hounsou and Steve Buscemi will star in the feature.

2004-10-08
The Hollywood Reporter reports that Warner Bros. Pictures has closed a 50-50 co-production deal with DreamWorks.

2004-08-27
The Hollywood Reporter reports that Scarlett Johansson will next star in this project due for a Oct. 25 start.

2004-08-09
The Hollywood Reporter reports that Ewan McGregor will star in the pic. The studio is eyeing a fall start for filming. Alex Kurtzman and Roberto Orci are on board to write the script, which originated as a spec by Caspian Tredwell-Owen.

2004-02-02
Variety reports that DreamWorks has bought Caspian Tredwell-Owen's spec script for $1 million against $1.5 million.