The Happening (2008 film)
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| The Happening | |
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| Directed by | M. Night Shyamalan |
| Produced by | Barry Mendel Sam Mercer M. Night Shyamalan |
| Written by | M. Night Shyamalan |
| Starring | Mark Wahlberg |
| Music by | James Newton Howard |
| Distributed by | 20th Century Fox |
| Release date(s) | June 13, 2008 |
| Country | USA  |
| Budget | $57 million |
| IMDb profile | |
The Happening is a 2008 film directed by M. Night Shyamalan and stars Mark Wahlberg. Production will begin in August in Philadelphia. The Happening will be released on June 13, 2008.
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[edit] Premise
The Happening is a paranoid thriller in which a family must survive a global environmental crisis.[1]
[edit] Production
In January 2007, writer-director M. Night Shyamalan traveled from Philadelphia to Hollywood to prepare a live-action film adaptation of Avatar: The Last Airbender. In town, Shyamalan submitted a spec script entitled The Green Effect to various studios, but none expressed enough interest to purchase the script. The director collected ideas and notes from meetings, returning home to Philadelphia to rewrite the script.[2]
In March 2007, 20th Century Fox, one of the few studios that seems to have been interested in The Green Effect,[3][4] greenlighted Shyamlan's project, now titled The Happening. Shyamalan and Barry Mendel will produce the film, which will be the director's first R-rated project.[1] Later in March, actor Mark Wahlberg was cast into the lead role of the $57 million project, with production to begin in August in Philadelphia. The release date for The Happening is set for June 13, 2008, intentionally set for Friday the 13th to suit the thriller.[5]
[edit] References
- ^ a b Michael Fleming. "Fox lands Shyamalan movie", Variety, 2007-03-06. Retrieved on 2007-03-22.
- ^ Michael Fleming. "Shyamalan re-working 'Green'", Variety, 2007-01-28. Retrieved on 2007-03-22.
- ^ Claude Brodesser-Akner. "M. Nightmare Shyamalan: "Green" a Lonely Planet", TMZ.com, 2007-01-28. Retrieved on 2007-03-22.
- ^ "M. NIGHT SHYAMALAN's New Script Is Awesome?", dTheatre.com, 2007-03-07. Retrieved on 2007-03-26.
- ^ Michael Fleming. "Wahlberg to star in 'Happening'", Variety, 2007-03-29. Retrieved on 2007-03-29.
[edit] External Links
- The Happening at the Internet Movie Database
- Script Review of The Green Effect, 01/07/07 draft by LatinoReview.com
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