Earth is destroyed while repelling an alien invasion. 60 years later, Jack (Tom Cruise) a drone repairman, is assigned to nuclear-ravaged earth to save humanity. He patrols the wrecked planet and kills alien scavengers. However, a few recurring dreams make him question his mission and identity.
Cast: Morgan Freeman, Olga Kurylenko, Tom Cruise
Crew: Joseph Kosinski (Director), Claudio Miranda (Director of Photography), Anthony Gonzalez (Music Director), Ian Young (Music Director), Jordan Lawlor (Music Director), Loic Maurin (Music Director), Morgan Kibby (Music Director)
Rating: U/A (India)
Genres: Action, Adventure, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Release Dates: 12 Apr 2013 (India)
Tagline: Earth is a memory worth fighting for.
Did you know? Earlier Disney had acquired the rights to Joseph Kosinski's script in a heated auction, but they later realized that making a PG-rated film based on the script would require a lot of story changes. The rights were subsequently acquired by Universal Pictures. Read More
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as Malcolm Beech
as Julia Rusakova Harper
as Commander Jack Harper
as Julia's Child
as Victoria "Vika" Olsen
as Grow Hall Survivor
as Julia's Child
as NASA Ground Control
as Sally, Jack and Victoria's supervisor
as Sergeant Sykes
as Kara
Direction
Director
Production
Co-Producer
Executive Producer
Associate Producer
Line Producer
Consulting Producer
Writers
Screenplay Writer
Comic Book Writer
Music
Music Director
Co-Composer
Costume and Wardrobe
Costume Designer
Editorial
Editor
Makeup and Hair
Makeup Artist
Film Type:
Feature
Language:
English
Colour Info:
Color
Sound Mix:
Datasat Digital Sound, Dolby Atmos, Dolby Digital, Sony Dynamic Digital Sound
Camera:
Red Epic, Sony CineAlta F65
Frame Rate:
24 fps
Aspect Ratio:
1.89:1 (IMAX), 2.35:1, 2.39:1 (Scope)
Stereoscopy:
No
Archival Source:
QubeVault
Taglines:
Earth is a memory worth fighting for.
Filming Locations:
Trivia:
Earlier Jessica Chastain was cast in the film but had dropped out due to scheduling conflicts, finally, the role went to Kurylenko.
Originally 'The Oblivion project', originated as an 8-page treatment written by Joseph Kosinski which was pitched in 2007 to Barry Levine and Jesse Berger at Radical Publishing as a graphic novel.
Tom Cruise celebrated his 50th birthday on the set while shooting for the film. To celebrate the milestone, director Joseph Kosinski presented the star with one of the futuristic motorbikes from the film. Tom also gave the director a present of his own. He gave him a die-cast model of the bubble ship in a glass case.
Olivia Wilde, Noomi Rapace, Kate Mara, Olga Kurylenko, Mary Elizabeth Winstead and Brit Marling had also auditioned for the role of Julia.
Earlier Diane Kruger, Hayley Atwell, and Kate Beckinsale were all considered for the role of Victoria.
Earlier Disney had acquired the rights to Joseph Kosinski's script in a heated auction, but they later realized that making a PG-rated film based on the script would require a lot of story changes. The rights were subsequently acquired by Universal Pictures.
Originally 'The Oblivion project', originated as an 8-page treatment written by Joseph Kosinski which was pitched in 2007 to Barry Levine and Jesse Berger at Radical Publishing as a graphic novel.
Tom Cruise celebrated his 50th birthday on the set while shooting for the film. To celebrate the milestone, director Joseph Kosinski presented the star with one of the futuristic motorbikes from the film. Tom also gave the director a present of his own. He gave him a die-cast model of the bubble ship in a glass case.
Olivia Wilde, Noomi Rapace, Kate Mara, Olga Kurylenko, Mary Elizabeth Winstead and Brit Marling had also auditioned for the role of Julia.
Earlier Diane Kruger, Hayley Atwell, and Kate Beckinsale were all considered for the role of Victoria.
Earlier Disney had acquired the rights to Joseph Kosinski's script in a heated auction, but they later realized that making a PG-rated film based on the script would require a lot of story changes. The rights were subsequently acquired by Universal Pictures.
Filming Start Date:
12 Mar 2012
Filming End Date:
14 Jul 2012
