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The
Majestic Release Date U.S. :December
21st 2001 (Subject
to change)
Expected Release Date U.K. :
Not Yet Known (subject to change)
Expected Rental Release Date :
Not Yet Known (subject to change)
The
Majestic Cast : Jim Carrey,
Martin Landau, Allen Garfield, Laurie Holden, Bruce Campbell,
Amanda Detmer
Director : Frank Darabont
Written By : Michael Sloane
Producers : Frank Darabont
Other Known Crew Members :
The
Majestic Based On : Previously
entitled The Bijou
Premise/Synopsis :The
Majestic is set in 1951 and follows a blacklisted Hollywood
writer as he settles down in a small town, but crucially he
has lost his memory and gets mistaken for a long lost son
of the local cinema,called The Majestic, owner
Genre
: Comedy/ Drama
Official
Site : Warner
Brothers
Fan Sites :
Trailer
: Quicktime
(Various Res)
Released By : Universal Pictures (Castle Rock Entertainment),
Warner Brothers (Internationally)
Read
Our Review!
Status
: Released
How
excited are we about The Majestic : 9 Out Of 10
On set picture of The Majestic
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Latest
updates
15/1/02
Our friend 'Blair' has just sent in his
review of The Majestic! Here's a portion of his very positive
review.
"Jim Carrey gives yet another great dramatic performance.
He, in my opinion, is one of the best actors in the world right
now. Darabont’s direction in conjunction with David Tattersall’s
cinematography makes for a beautiful looking movie. From beginning
to end I was loved with the look, “feel”, tone and
atmosphere of this movie. Whether you are American or not (I
am not, and neither is the film’s star), this movie stirs
the pride in everyone. It is an instant classic".
(read
the full review here).
5/12/01
The
trailer for The Majestic is now available to download
over at the Apple
website. This trailer has also been attached to the
US releases Harry Potter & The Sorcerers Stone and
Heist.
I've also added the one sheet poster for the film, which
again originated by the guys over at Apple. Check it out
over on the right.
It's now worth noting that Warner Bros' official Majestic
site is up an running and includes a superb production
journal which gives an insight into the movie. There's |
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also a flash
site where you can check out more stills from the movie, download
desktop themes and get information on the cast and crew.
The
Majestic is the latest movie to come from Frank Darabont.
This will be the first time that he will be teaming up with
Jim Carrey though. The movie is set in 1951 and follows a
blacklisted Hollywood writer as he settles down in a small
town, but crucially he has lost his memory and he gets mistaken
for a long lost son.
The
title The Majestic comes from the movie theatre that is owned
by Martin Landau. Landau plays Harry Trimble who is the father
who mistakes Jim Carrey (Peter Appleton) as his son. Bruce
Campbell plays Jim Carrey's literary agent in The Majestic.
Laurie Holden is playing the girlfriend of the mistaken son.
Amanda Detmer plays Jim Carrey's girlfriend before he loses
his memory.
Filming
has been in California and Los Angeles.Some scenes have been
shot at Mann's Chinese Theatre in Hollywood.
The
Majestic is the first movie that Frank Darabont is directing
that HASN'T been based on a Stephen King story. Personally
this is one movie taht I am really looking forward to, one
of Frank Darabont's best abilities as a Director is the humanity
that he brings out in his characters, hopefully this will
be one of the major aspects of this movie.
CHUD
scored a review of the script and this is a snippet of what
they thought "It isn't difficult to see what attracted
Carrey and Darabont to The Bijou The Majestic). With the exception
of the clumsiness in the third act (which is sort of reminiscent
of how Pleasantville turned inappropriately somber), this
is a great script. The captivating story has a definite poignancy
and warmth; rest assured there'll be many a mist-filled eye
when this one hits theaters."
Poignancy
and warmth , hmm sounds like we are in quality feel good territory
here.
Variety
scored a quote from Frank Darabont about Jim Carrey's performance
in The Majestic "Jim Carrey is the most committed actor
I have ever seen -- and he's trying out totally new territory"
Wonder what that means, is this movie going to be between
his comedy roles and his serious roles and find a new middle
ground, where he isn't totally serious or stupid? Let's hope
so.
Date
Page Created : 27th June 2001
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