"Minority Report" was shot before the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001, but you wouldn't know it. Director Steven Spielberg's 2002 adaptation of Philip K. Dick's 1956 sci-fi novella "The Minority Report" plays almost like a direct response to the post-9/11 War on Terror, in particular the Bush doctrine of preemptive strikes. Set in a version of 2054 where three psychics known as "precogs" are used to locate and arrest people before they commit murder, "Minority Report" wrestles with the concept of free will, in the process raising big questions about due process and profiling. Even the movie's "happy" ending leaves some room for uncertainty about what's to come in the future.
At the same time, "Minority Report" is a blast and a half. Amidst its many weird, creepy moments and noir mystery plot, Spielberg serves up some of the most whiz-bang action scenes he's ever directed. From a bare-knuckle brawl in the...
At the same time, "Minority Report" is a blast and a half. Amidst its many weird, creepy moments and noir mystery plot, Spielberg serves up some of the most whiz-bang action scenes he's ever directed. From a bare-knuckle brawl in the...
- 5/21/2024
- by Sandy Schaefer
- Slash Film
There are a ton of prolific actors in the film industry, but only a handful of actors can rival the stardom of Matt Damon. The actor has worked in a number of films, which have left the audience mesmerized, and have led to a huge fan following all over the world. Damon has worked in films such as Good Will Hunting, Air, The Martian, Ocean’s Eleven, and many more, where he has proved his acting range.
Matt Damon in Air. Credits: Prime Video
Needless to say, working in films of various genres earned him the golden opportunity to work with names such as Brad Pitt, George Clooney, Christian Bale, Robin Williams, and many more. However, he was quite close to working with Tom Cruise and Steven Spielberg, until scheduling disagreements forced the filmmaker to find his replacement.
Scheduling Conflicts Made Matt Damon Lose Out on His Only Opportunity to Work...
Matt Damon in Air. Credits: Prime Video
Needless to say, working in films of various genres earned him the golden opportunity to work with names such as Brad Pitt, George Clooney, Christian Bale, Robin Williams, and many more. However, he was quite close to working with Tom Cruise and Steven Spielberg, until scheduling disagreements forced the filmmaker to find his replacement.
Scheduling Conflicts Made Matt Damon Lose Out on His Only Opportunity to Work...
- 5/19/2024
- by Tushar Auddy
- FandomWire
Rebecca Ferguson is currently the hottest name in the film industry as her sci-fi film starrer, Dune: Part Two, has been a smash-hit blockbuster at the box office. The film had been heavily anticipated by the fans for a long time, and it met the hype that the sequel had created. However, it looks like the actress is hot on her heels as she has already set eyes on her next big feature.
Rebecca Ferguson as Lady Jessica in Dune
The Doctor Sleep actress is all set to star alongside Chris Pratt in yet another sci-fi film titled Mercy. However, it appears that fans are not ecstatic at all about this sci-fi feature as fans already have a nightmare response to the announcement as they found it a copy of one of Tom Cruise’s films.
Rebecca Ferguson and Chris Pratt’s Upcoming Sci-Fi Feature Copies Tom Cruise’s 2002 Sci-fi...
Rebecca Ferguson as Lady Jessica in Dune
The Doctor Sleep actress is all set to star alongside Chris Pratt in yet another sci-fi film titled Mercy. However, it appears that fans are not ecstatic at all about this sci-fi feature as fans already have a nightmare response to the announcement as they found it a copy of one of Tom Cruise’s films.
Rebecca Ferguson and Chris Pratt’s Upcoming Sci-Fi Feature Copies Tom Cruise’s 2002 Sci-fi...
- 3/5/2024
- by Tushar Auddy
- FandomWire
The Creator is a sci-drama film directed by Gareth Edwards, who co-wrote the film with Chris Weitz. Set in a dystopian future where a war between the humans and the artificial intelligence rages on, Joshua an ex-special forces agent is recruited to capture and kill the Creator, who is known as the architect of advanced AI. The Creator stars John David Washington, Gemma Chan, Ken Watanabe, Allison Janney, and Madeleine Yuna Voyles. So, if you loved the original sci-fi film here are some similar movies you could watch next.
Space Sweeper (Netflix) Credit – Netflix
Synopsis: Set in 2092, spaceship Victory is one of the many that live off salvaging space debris. Crewed with a genius space pilot Tae-ho(Song Joong-ki), a mysterious ex-space pirate Captain Jang(Kim Tae-ri), an spaceship engineer Tiger Park(Jin Sun-kyu), and a reprogrammed military robot Bubs(Yoo Hai-jin), Spaceship Victory surpasses all other space sweepers. After...
Space Sweeper (Netflix) Credit – Netflix
Synopsis: Set in 2092, spaceship Victory is one of the many that live off salvaging space debris. Crewed with a genius space pilot Tae-ho(Song Joong-ki), a mysterious ex-space pirate Captain Jang(Kim Tae-ri), an spaceship engineer Tiger Park(Jin Sun-kyu), and a reprogrammed military robot Bubs(Yoo Hai-jin), Spaceship Victory surpasses all other space sweepers. After...
- 9/29/2023
- by Kulwant Singh
- Cinema Blind
Minority Report is the latest Hollywood blockbuster to get the stage — and gender-swap — treatment.
The science fiction tech noir based on Philip K. Dick’s 1956 novella and later made into the 2002 box office hit directed by Steven Spielberg and starring Tom Cruise, is being turned into a play that will make its world premiere in the U.K. in spring 2024. The show is part of a co-production between three U.K.-based theaters in association with Simon Friend Entertainment and by arrangement with Electric Shepherd Productions.
Adapted by actor-writer David Haig with Life of Pi‘s Max Webster set to direct, the new stage play will hold its world premiere at Nottingham Playhouse, opening on Feb. 16 and running through March 9. It will then have two more separate runs, first at Birmingham Repertory Theatre from March 22 to April 6, followed by a month-long staging at London’s Lyric Hammersmith between April 19 and...
The science fiction tech noir based on Philip K. Dick’s 1956 novella and later made into the 2002 box office hit directed by Steven Spielberg and starring Tom Cruise, is being turned into a play that will make its world premiere in the U.K. in spring 2024. The show is part of a co-production between three U.K.-based theaters in association with Simon Friend Entertainment and by arrangement with Electric Shepherd Productions.
Adapted by actor-writer David Haig with Life of Pi‘s Max Webster set to direct, the new stage play will hold its world premiere at Nottingham Playhouse, opening on Feb. 16 and running through March 9. It will then have two more separate runs, first at Birmingham Repertory Theatre from March 22 to April 6, followed by a month-long staging at London’s Lyric Hammersmith between April 19 and...
- 9/28/2023
- by Abbey White
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Looks like we have the latest trend of turning movies and shows into stage plays headed our way. We've already got Stranger Things looking to extend its pop cultural footprint beyond TV screens, and Paranormal Activity is also being turned into a stage show. You can add Minority Report to the list.
Minority Report, loosely adapted for the screen from Philip K. Dick's 1956 novella The Minority Report and directed by Steven Spielberg, the 2002 movie sees Tom Cruise as Chief John Anderton, part of a special police unit is able to arrest murderers before they commit their crimes, an officer from that unit is himself accused of a future murder.
They derive their information from "pre-cogs," people born with special pre-cognitive abilities (Samantha Morton plays the main pre-cog), but Anderton soon discovers that something is very wrong with the system.
While Paranormal Activity, with its found footage angle, sounds enough...
Minority Report, loosely adapted for the screen from Philip K. Dick's 1956 novella The Minority Report and directed by Steven Spielberg, the 2002 movie sees Tom Cruise as Chief John Anderton, part of a special police unit is able to arrest murderers before they commit their crimes, an officer from that unit is himself accused of a future murder.
They derive their information from "pre-cogs," people born with special pre-cognitive abilities (Samantha Morton plays the main pre-cog), but Anderton soon discovers that something is very wrong with the system.
While Paranormal Activity, with its found footage angle, sounds enough...
- 9/25/2023
- by James White
- Empire - Movies
The world of spy films is currently dominated by two franchises: James Bond and Mission: Impossible. Both are based on different mediums, but both have received multiple video game adaptations over the years. However, while the much more successful James Bond games have historically recreated the faces of the Bond actors with pixelated approximations, the Mission: Impossible games have never featured a recreation (or even an approximation) of Tom Cruise.
Actually, despite the fact that there are several games based on various Tom Cruise movies, the superstar actor has not only never appeared in a video game but has never had his likeness recreated in a video game. Why is that?
For additional context, the James Bond films have been running strong since 1962, and six (seven if you count David Niven) actors have starred as the titular character in major movies so far. While Sean Connery arguably remains film’s most iconic Bond actor,...
Actually, despite the fact that there are several games based on various Tom Cruise movies, the superstar actor has not only never appeared in a video game but has never had his likeness recreated in a video game. Why is that?
For additional context, the James Bond films have been running strong since 1962, and six (seven if you count David Niven) actors have starred as the titular character in major movies so far. While Sean Connery arguably remains film’s most iconic Bond actor,...
- 7/11/2023
- by Matthew Byrd
- Den of Geek
A lot has happened since the turn of the century. We at Den of Geek can certainly attest to that as we’ve seen the movie industry change and grow, embrace streaming, and pivot toward intellectual property. Yet even as our present stays in a constant state of flux, our fascination with the future remains unwavering.
What dreams may come in 15 years? Or 30? Or a hundred as technology evolves and its relationship with humanity is renegotiated?
If you told a room full of geeks 20 years ago that the 2020s would be a world filled with smartphones and tablets, social media-shaped democracies, and something called “TikTok,” they might think you’d written a sci-fi movie. Still in that upheaval, we saw some pretty good science fiction stories come out in their own time, both Hollywood blockbuster big and intimately indie; iconic and underappreciated.
It’s why we’ve polled our complete...
What dreams may come in 15 years? Or 30? Or a hundred as technology evolves and its relationship with humanity is renegotiated?
If you told a room full of geeks 20 years ago that the 2020s would be a world filled with smartphones and tablets, social media-shaped democracies, and something called “TikTok,” they might think you’d written a sci-fi movie. Still in that upheaval, we saw some pretty good science fiction stories come out in their own time, both Hollywood blockbuster big and intimately indie; iconic and underappreciated.
It’s why we’ve polled our complete...
- 6/24/2023
- by David Crow
- Den of Geek
I love movies more than just about anything else in the world, but if anything is going to rank higher on my personal hierarchy of needs, it's the promise of free stuff. The economy is in shambles and my rent just went up, so needless to say, I am all about anything that doesn't come with a price tag. We here at /Film have been preaching the gospel of Pluto TV, the free ad-supported streaming television (Fast) provider with thousands of titles in their library and specialized channels of constantly running programming, for years.
If you long for the days of turning on the TV in the middle of the afternoon on a Sunday and watching whatever it is the cable programming gods decided for you, this is the closest thing to capturing that feeling. Want to watch a horror movie? There's a channel for that. Hoping to check out...
If you long for the days of turning on the TV in the middle of the afternoon on a Sunday and watching whatever it is the cable programming gods decided for you, this is the closest thing to capturing that feeling. Want to watch a horror movie? There's a channel for that. Hoping to check out...
- 6/2/2023
- by BJ Colangelo
- Slash Film
Between films about deadly dancing A.I. dolls, Adam Driver fighting dinosaurs, and the uber-rich cloning themselves, there are some pretty wild sci-fi movies on the menu in early 2023. The genre has always been well-equipped to tackle the biggest issues on everybody's mind at any given point in history, and that will remain the case heading into the new year. After all, who among us isn't quivering in our boots right now at the thought of getting accidentally sent back in time to battle prehistoric monsters?
Jokes aside, of course, even 2022 mega-tentpoles like James Cameron's "Avatar: The Way of Water" have used the sci-fi genre to take a good, hard look at the most pressing concerns in the world today -- in that case, the destruction of the environment and our dwindling supply of much-needed natural resources. Such matters are nothing new, though, and have popped up in sci-fi...
Jokes aside, of course, even 2022 mega-tentpoles like James Cameron's "Avatar: The Way of Water" have used the sci-fi genre to take a good, hard look at the most pressing concerns in the world today -- in that case, the destruction of the environment and our dwindling supply of much-needed natural resources. Such matters are nothing new, though, and have popped up in sci-fi...
- 12/20/2022
- by Sandy Schaefer
- Slash Film
The director and star both played with their images in a knotty and exciting adaptation of Philip K Dick’s prescient short story
Tom Cruise has spent the last few weeks – arguably the last few years – making the case that, at least under certain circumstances, he could qualify as the biggest movie star in the world. Twenty years ago, merely on the cusp of 40, this condition didn’t require such strenuous evidence. Cruise made movies, and, for the most part, audiences showed up; it had become almost routine. This is was why he could star in a spectacular science-fiction picture like Minority Report without attracting too much fuss. Yes, the movie was a hit. No, in the US it didn’t outgross Scooby-Doo, released a week earlier. No, this fact didn’t cast doubt on Cruise’s bankability. He had attained such stopwatch dependability that his appearance in a masterpiece seemed almost beside the point.
Tom Cruise has spent the last few weeks – arguably the last few years – making the case that, at least under certain circumstances, he could qualify as the biggest movie star in the world. Twenty years ago, merely on the cusp of 40, this condition didn’t require such strenuous evidence. Cruise made movies, and, for the most part, audiences showed up; it had become almost routine. This is was why he could star in a spectacular science-fiction picture like Minority Report without attracting too much fuss. Yes, the movie was a hit. No, in the US it didn’t outgross Scooby-Doo, released a week earlier. No, this fact didn’t cast doubt on Cruise’s bankability. He had attained such stopwatch dependability that his appearance in a masterpiece seemed almost beside the point.
- 6/21/2022
- by Jesse Hassenger
- The Guardian - Film News
This The Expanse article contains spoilers.
As the coalition forces prepare to storm the ring station in The Expanse series finale, the Rocinante crew is running through its systems check, and voices are heard in the background signaling their readiness. “Thrace ready!” we hear, and our ears perk up. How unusual to share the name of one of the most badass space dogfighters ever, Kara “Starbuck” Thrace of Battlestar Galactica. When that’s followed by “Ripley ready!” all doubt is removed. Naming yet another famous spacefarer, Ellen Ripley of Alien, can’t be a coincidence.
Fortunately, fans of Easter eggs like this are provided with a quick glimpse of the roster on Naomi’s screen, and it’s filled with the great heroes of space science fiction in movies and television. It’s fitting that, as The Expanse makes its final bow, the “Great Hunt” of sci-fi culture appears to...
As the coalition forces prepare to storm the ring station in The Expanse series finale, the Rocinante crew is running through its systems check, and voices are heard in the background signaling their readiness. “Thrace ready!” we hear, and our ears perk up. How unusual to share the name of one of the most badass space dogfighters ever, Kara “Starbuck” Thrace of Battlestar Galactica. When that’s followed by “Ripley ready!” all doubt is removed. Naming yet another famous spacefarer, Ellen Ripley of Alien, can’t be a coincidence.
Fortunately, fans of Easter eggs like this are provided with a quick glimpse of the roster on Naomi’s screen, and it’s filled with the great heroes of space science fiction in movies and television. It’s fitting that, as The Expanse makes its final bow, the “Great Hunt” of sci-fi culture appears to...
- 1/14/2022
- by Michael Ahr
- Den of Geek
Every Friday, we’re recommending an older movie that’s available to stream or download and worth seeing again through the lens of our current moment. We’re calling the series “Revisiting Hours” — consider this Rolling Stone’s unofficial film club. This week: Bilge Ebiri on Steven Spielberg’s paranoid, prescient sci-fi opus Minority Report.
It’s tempting to judge science fiction films by how well they imagine what the future might physically look like. In preparing to make his 2002 thriller Minority Report, set in the year 2054, Steven Spielberg reportedly...
It’s tempting to judge science fiction films by how well they imagine what the future might physically look like. In preparing to make his 2002 thriller Minority Report, set in the year 2054, Steven Spielberg reportedly...
- 11/2/2018
- by Bilge Ebiri
- Rollingstone.com
In this edition of Canon Of Film, we honor the release of ‘Ready Player One‘ by taking a look at Steven Spielberg‘s return to blockbuster filmmaking by exploring one of the director’s more recent forays into Science Fiction with ‘Minority Report‘. For the story behind the genesis of the Canon, you can click here.
Minority Report (2002)
Director: Steven Spielberg
Screenplay: Scott Frank and Jon Cohen based on the short story by Philip K. Dick
You hardly ever hear it brought up even among Steven Spielberg‘s best but it’s now abundantly clear that ‘Minority Report‘ is truly among his best films. I’m not quite sure why it took so long though. I’ve always regarded it that highly but it split some critics originally and was mostly shutout when it came to award season, only getting an Oscar nomination for the Sound Editing. I think the...
Minority Report (2002)
Director: Steven Spielberg
Screenplay: Scott Frank and Jon Cohen based on the short story by Philip K. Dick
You hardly ever hear it brought up even among Steven Spielberg‘s best but it’s now abundantly clear that ‘Minority Report‘ is truly among his best films. I’m not quite sure why it took so long though. I’ve always regarded it that highly but it split some critics originally and was mostly shutout when it came to award season, only getting an Oscar nomination for the Sound Editing. I think the...
- 3/27/2018
- by David Baruffi
- Age of the Nerd
Paul Bullock Dec 15, 2016
Our salute to Steven Spielberg at 70 moves to the 2000s: A.I, Munich, Minority Report, Catch Me If You Can & Crystal Skull.
By the end of the 1990s, Spielberg found himself in a position of unparalleled luxury. As an executive, he’d set up Amblin and DreamWorks and was enjoying success with both, while as a director he’d ridden through an uneven decade to achieve the critical success he’d longed for. Where do you go from there? What do you do when you’re the film-maker who’s done everything? Well, Spielberg himself never seemed sure of how to answer that question because during the first ten years of the new millennium he hopped from genre to genre, covering sci-fi and historical thriller, retro caper and fish-out-of-water comedy. It's one of the most eclectic decades of his career and, in my opinion at least, the...
Our salute to Steven Spielberg at 70 moves to the 2000s: A.I, Munich, Minority Report, Catch Me If You Can & Crystal Skull.
By the end of the 1990s, Spielberg found himself in a position of unparalleled luxury. As an executive, he’d set up Amblin and DreamWorks and was enjoying success with both, while as a director he’d ridden through an uneven decade to achieve the critical success he’d longed for. Where do you go from there? What do you do when you’re the film-maker who’s done everything? Well, Spielberg himself never seemed sure of how to answer that question because during the first ten years of the new millennium he hopped from genre to genre, covering sci-fi and historical thriller, retro caper and fish-out-of-water comedy. It's one of the most eclectic decades of his career and, in my opinion at least, the...
- 12/10/2016
- Den of Geek
Don Kaye Jan 11, 2019
We survey the best science fiction movies that have come our way so far this century.
There’s a lot of evidence to suggest that in some ways we are living in a golden age of science-fiction cinema, which is most appropriate for the era that kicked off with the year 2001. For one thing, there’s a lot more of it; I was honestly surprised in some ways to see just how many sci-fi movies have been released since the turn of the century (and millennium).
But more importantly, there have been so many good (and even great) genre efforts released that even the list of runners-up posted at the end of this article represents a formidable survey of some really strong pieces of work. And it’s not all expensive, effects-driven stuff: the cheapest movie on this list cost under $10,000 to make (can you guess it?...
We survey the best science fiction movies that have come our way so far this century.
There’s a lot of evidence to suggest that in some ways we are living in a golden age of science-fiction cinema, which is most appropriate for the era that kicked off with the year 2001. For one thing, there’s a lot more of it; I was honestly surprised in some ways to see just how many sci-fi movies have been released since the turn of the century (and millennium).
But more importantly, there have been so many good (and even great) genre efforts released that even the list of runners-up posted at the end of this article represents a formidable survey of some really strong pieces of work. And it’s not all expensive, effects-driven stuff: the cheapest movie on this list cost under $10,000 to make (can you guess it?...
- 2/14/2016
- Den of Geek
This past weekend we here in Washington DC got a lot of snow. Um… “A whole lot of snow”? …Okay, how about, “a metric ton of snow”? Ooh… “The fourth heaviest snowstorm dating to 1884.” There. I think that sums it up nicely.
Given this, I (not even kidding) have not left my home in five days (but I’m still sane! No really, I promise! The purple bunnies in my pantry told me so.) And of course, being a very practical person, since I knew the storm was coming I ensured I was well-stocked with all the necessary items beforehand. But then, around the end of Day 1, as the snowdrifts began inching into the two-foot range on my windowsills, I began to wonder what I would do to entertain myself if the power went out (taking with it, one might assume, the Internet).
“Ah-ha!” I said to myself. “I have...
Given this, I (not even kidding) have not left my home in five days (but I’m still sane! No really, I promise! The purple bunnies in my pantry told me so.) And of course, being a very practical person, since I knew the storm was coming I ensured I was well-stocked with all the necessary items beforehand. But then, around the end of Day 1, as the snowdrifts began inching into the two-foot range on my windowsills, I began to wonder what I would do to entertain myself if the power went out (taking with it, one might assume, the Internet).
“Ah-ha!” I said to myself. “I have...
- 1/26/2016
- by Emily S. Whitten
- Comicmix.com
If it were possible to see the future, the makers of Minority Report might have foretold the problems inherent in making a TV series from Steven Spielberg's 2002 hit. That minor Spielberg classic was a gradually unfolding mystery set in 2056, about a depressed, drug-addicted cop named John Anderton (Tom Cruise) who learned that the state's predictive, or "precognitive," crime-prevention program was flawed and the existence of contrarian or "minority" reports about the certainty of crimes had been covered up. The film branched out into a conspiracy thriller, as such movies tend to do; all of the plot twists resolved themselves in something like a happy ending, with Anderton, who was scarred over the unsolved abduction of his son, achieving catharsis and closure, and the precog program being dismantled. The most important takeaway from this synopsis is that Minority Report was John Anderton's story first, his society's second, and the...
- 9/21/2015
- by Matt Zoller Seitz
- Vulture
Sound on Sight undertook a massive project, compiling ranked lists of the most influential, unforgettable, and exciting action scenes in all of cinema. There were hundreds of nominees spread across ten different categories and a multi-week voting process from 11 of our writers. The results: 100 essential set pieces, sequences, and scenes from blockbusters to cult classics to arthouse obscurities.
Part 1 of 10: There’s nothing like the thrill of a chase. A bank robber pulls off an elaborate heist only to be pursued by a dogged detective on foot. A soldier escapes from enemy territory but must outrun the angry combatants on his tail. A man wrongly accused of murder has just his wits and his two legs to flee the authorities. It’s the immediacy that appeals: characters relying on their stamina, agility, and wit to stay alive, without the aid that a car, boat, or plane gives them. For filmmakers,...
Part 1 of 10: There’s nothing like the thrill of a chase. A bank robber pulls off an elaborate heist only to be pursued by a dogged detective on foot. A soldier escapes from enemy territory but must outrun the angry combatants on his tail. A man wrongly accused of murder has just his wits and his two legs to flee the authorities. It’s the immediacy that appeals: characters relying on their stamina, agility, and wit to stay alive, without the aid that a car, boat, or plane gives them. For filmmakers,...
- 5/5/2015
- by Shane Ramirez
- SoundOnSight
Fox’s Minority Report TV series, based on the 2002 Steven Spielberg movie, has added two members to its cast, and one ought to be familiar to fans of the feature. While at this stage the show currently only has a pilot order – meaning it may not get ‘picked up’ for a full series – the cogs (ahem) are in motion to assemble a killer cast. One of the film’s original cast members, Daniel London, has signed on to reprise his role, and he will be joined by franchise newcomer Li Jun Li.
Per Deadline, London is back as Pre-Cog caretaker, Wally. In the movie, his character maintained an almost stifling relationship with the seers and also frequently came up against Tom Cruise’s John Anderton. As previously reported, the sequel series will pick up ten years after the events of the movie. With pre-Crime no longer an issue, Dash, one...
Per Deadline, London is back as Pre-Cog caretaker, Wally. In the movie, his character maintained an almost stifling relationship with the seers and also frequently came up against Tom Cruise’s John Anderton. As previously reported, the sequel series will pick up ten years after the events of the movie. With pre-Crime no longer an issue, Dash, one...
- 2/16/2015
- by Gem Seddon
- We Got This Covered
Everybody runs. Back in September, it was revealed that Fox was developing a sequel series to their hit film, Minority Report, and now The Hollywood Reporter is reporting that the series has been officially picked up to pilot by Fox. The sci-fi drama, which was described as one of the hottest scripts heading into pilot season, will pick up 10 years after John Anderton ended Precrime in Washington D.C., and will follow one of the three Precogs, presumably one of the twins, who is struggling to lead a "normal" human life as he remains haunted by visions of the future. He'll end up crossing paths with a female detective haunted by her past and who might just be the one person that can help him find a purpose to his gift. Max Borenstein (Godzilla) wrote the pilot and will also serve as an executive producer alongside Steven Spielberg, Justin Falvey,...
- 1/10/2015
- ComicBookMovie.com
Fox has ordered a television sequel to Steven Spielberg’s Minority Report, EW has confirmed.
The drama would pick up 10 years after the events of the film, in which a division called Precrime, headed up by Tom Cruise’s Chief John Anderton, used Precogs to arrest people before they actually committed a crime. Precrime was shut down, and the three Precogs tried to go on to lead a normal life—which is where the sequel comes in. Haunted by visions of the future, one of the Precogs teams with a detective who is haunted by her past.
Amblin Television’s...
The drama would pick up 10 years after the events of the film, in which a division called Precrime, headed up by Tom Cruise’s Chief John Anderton, used Precogs to arrest people before they actually committed a crime. Precrime was shut down, and the three Precogs tried to go on to lead a normal life—which is where the sequel comes in. Haunted by visions of the future, one of the Precogs teams with a detective who is haunted by her past.
Amblin Television’s...
- 9/8/2014
- by Natalie Abrams
- EW - Inside TV
It's easy for a movie to come and go these days without leaving much of a dent on our cultural vernacular. However, even 12 years after Steven Spielberg and Tom Cruise gave us the world of PreCrime police officer John Anderton*, people constantly reference Minority Report. Any kind of technology that involves predicting people's behavior gets tied to Minority Report, as does any sort of user interface where someone is using their hands to swipe through a visual minefield of data, or interactive ads. But it has been 12 years since the movie hit, so maybe it's time for a new generation to get in on the psychic, crime-fighting fun. At least Spielberg is hoping that's the case, because The Wrap tells us he's enlisted Godzilla screenwriter Max Borenstein to turn the...
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- 8/22/2014
- by Peter Hall
- Movies.com
Godzilla, King Kong, and a sorcerer-like Spook are a few of the characters screenwriter Max Borenstein has recently explored. He’s a scribe in demand of late. Legendary liked what they saw in Max’s screenplay for Godzilla and hired him to write the King Kong origin movie, Skull Island, and now Steven Spielberg has brought the writer on to pen a TV series based on his 2002 sci-fi film, Minority Report.
TheWrap reports that legendary director Steven Spielberg is moving forward with a TV series based on the concepts and world of his Minority Report movie. Though still early in development, the project is starting to solidify with Spielberg’s recent hiring of Max Borenstein to write the series.
For those not familiar with the source material, the 2002 film takes place in the year 2054 and follows a PreCrime police force led by Captain John Anderton (Tom Cruise) that uses mutated...
TheWrap reports that legendary director Steven Spielberg is moving forward with a TV series based on the concepts and world of his Minority Report movie. Though still early in development, the project is starting to solidify with Spielberg’s recent hiring of Max Borenstein to write the series.
For those not familiar with the source material, the 2002 film takes place in the year 2054 and follows a PreCrime police force led by Captain John Anderton (Tom Cruise) that uses mutated...
- 8/22/2014
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
The Wrap is reporting that Steven Spielberg is working on a "Minority Report" TV series, which is based on his movie and the Philip K Dick's short story. "Godzilla" writer Max Borenstein is writing the script. The 2002 movie starred Tom Cruise as Chief John Anderton, a law enforcement official working for a special police unit in Washington DC that uses a small group of individuals with precognitive abilities to stop crimes before they ever happen. It's not clear if the TV series will be connected to the movie. All we know is that the producers are looking to cast a known actor and for the show to follow the PreCrime unit.
- 8/22/2014
- WorstPreviews.com
Please hold your “we really should have seen this coming” jokes until the end, because even pre-cogs are tired of hearing it. Still, it’s true that Steven Spielberg has decided that the time is right for a TV series based on 2002’s Minority Report, and is in the process of hiring Godzilla writer Max Borenstein to begin working on a script.According to The Wrap, the series is still at a very early stage and there are no firm details as to the driving plot yet. But given the film, you have to figure it’ll follow the investigations of the PreCrime police unit that channels psychic predictions through a complicated computer system to track murderers down before they can even commit the crime. In the film, Tom Cruise’s Chief John Anderton ends up on the run when he becomes the focus of such an investigation.There’s...
- 8/21/2014
- EmpireOnline
We're holding a free screening of a crime classic of your choice next week. Here's a look at the last option: Minority Report...
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On the 5th June, we're holding a free crime classic cinema screening to celebrate the launch of the videogame Murdered: Soul Suspect. You can find out details of the screening, and how you can vote for the film you most want to see, here.
For now, here's our look back at the last of the films you can choose from: Steven Spielberg's Minority Report.
Nb: This article contains spoilers.
Near the beginning of his career, Tom Cruise was a hair’s breadth away from playing the lead in Terry Gilliam’s sci-fi classic, Brazil. Gilliam, casting around for a decent 20-something actor to play the lead role of Sam Lowry, saw Cruise in his breakthrough film, Risky Business, and was immediately impressed by the performance.
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On the 5th June, we're holding a free crime classic cinema screening to celebrate the launch of the videogame Murdered: Soul Suspect. You can find out details of the screening, and how you can vote for the film you most want to see, here.
For now, here's our look back at the last of the films you can choose from: Steven Spielberg's Minority Report.
Nb: This article contains spoilers.
Near the beginning of his career, Tom Cruise was a hair’s breadth away from playing the lead in Terry Gilliam’s sci-fi classic, Brazil. Gilliam, casting around for a decent 20-something actor to play the lead role of Sam Lowry, saw Cruise in his breakthrough film, Risky Business, and was immediately impressed by the performance.
- 5/30/2014
- by ryanlambie
- Den of Geek
Synopsis:
“Based on a Philip K. Dick short story, Minority Report is about a cop in the future working in a division of the police department that arrests killers before they commit the crimes, courtesy of some future-viewing technology. John Anderton has the tables turned on him when he is accused of a future crime and must find out what brought it about and stop it before it can happen.” (courtesy IMDb)
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“Based on a Philip K. Dick short story, Minority Report is about a cop in the future working in a division of the police department that arrests killers before they commit the crimes, courtesy of some future-viewing technology. John Anderton has the tables turned on him when he is accused of a future crime and must find out what brought it about and stop it before it can happen.” (courtesy IMDb)
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- 11/5/2013
- by Nigel Honeybone
- Horror News
Science Fiction has always played a pivotal role in cinema. It is a means by which we can look into the future and speculate as to what “could be”. Our only limit is our imaginations, and our imaginations provide an infinite number of possibilities. With that being said there have been some incredible films that allow us to look forward and wonder, “what if?”. Whether it is the existence of extra terrestrials or humankind’s self destructive nature – these possibilities are fascinating.
While it is easy to point to the Star Wars and Star Trek franchises because they are so iconic, we decided that would be too easy. Below are our favorite Science Fiction films that do not begin with the word “Star”. Did we miss something? Share your favorite with us on Facebook, Twitter, or in the comments below!
Graham’s Picks
Minority Report (2002)
John Anderton: Mr. Marks,...
While it is easy to point to the Star Wars and Star Trek franchises because they are so iconic, we decided that would be too easy. Below are our favorite Science Fiction films that do not begin with the word “Star”. Did we miss something? Share your favorite with us on Facebook, Twitter, or in the comments below!
Graham’s Picks
Minority Report (2002)
John Anderton: Mr. Marks,...
- 6/17/2013
- by Graham McMorrow
- City of Films
Warning: You could be framed for something you didn't do at any given moment. Maybe even by your own government, whether intentionally or due to a misunderstanding. Will you know what to do if this happens? If not, Hollywood might be able to help, as “wrong man” scenarios have been around about as long as movies have existed, and a lot of them have involved conspiracies within government agencies. In “G.I. Joe: Retaliation,” an enemy of the Joes', Zartan, has secretly taken over the White House disguised as the President of the United States. As Potus, he labels the Joes traitors and unleashes a military strike that wipes out almost the entire team. The survivors must then go up against Cobra while being at the top of America's Most Wanted list. Fortunately, Joes are trained for survival, and in this case knowing is even more than half the battle. So,...
- 3/28/2013
- by Christopher Campbell
- Moviefone
Pop culture has always informed our view of technology. When freed from the constraints of reality, writers and directors are able to dream up what seem like wholly unrealistic tools and toys for the sake of creating an exciting universe in which a film’s characters can play. In the process, these movies provide the inspiration for people to go out and create real-world analogues. Look no further than Martin Cooper, who cited Captain Kirk and his communicator as providing the push he needed to create the world’s first handheld cellular phone. Movies are a playground, where we can show ourselves how technology can change the world. Then, we go out and make it happen.
But there are some movies help us look before we leap. They provide insight into what can happen when technology goes awry, when robots gain too much power, or when time travel falls into the wrong hands.
But there are some movies help us look before we leap. They provide insight into what can happen when technology goes awry, when robots gain too much power, or when time travel falls into the wrong hands.
- 1/3/2013
- by Matt Dusenbury
- Obsessed with Film
To mark the launch of its new game, Stratego Sci-Fi has surveyed more than 2,000 Britons to chart the Stratego Sci-Fi 100 – the nation’s top 100 stars of the sci-fi world – as well as a separate poll charting the best sci-fi battles from the silver screen – and has crowned Superman the greatest sci-fi character of all time
Following up the Man of Steel in 2nd place in the Stratego Sci-Fi 100 was Harrison Ford’s gruff but lovable rogue Han Solo, with Frank Oz’s jedi master Yoda coming third, both representing Star Wars in the top three and rounding it out firmly in George Lucas’ favour. Steven Spielberg’s E.T may be one of the most lovable characters of all time, but only made it to fourth in the list, followed by Will Smith’s Agent Jay from the hugely popular Men in Black series at number five.
The Stratego Sci-fi...
Following up the Man of Steel in 2nd place in the Stratego Sci-Fi 100 was Harrison Ford’s gruff but lovable rogue Han Solo, with Frank Oz’s jedi master Yoda coming third, both representing Star Wars in the top three and rounding it out firmly in George Lucas’ favour. Steven Spielberg’s E.T may be one of the most lovable characters of all time, but only made it to fourth in the list, followed by Will Smith’s Agent Jay from the hugely popular Men in Black series at number five.
The Stratego Sci-fi...
- 11/9/2012
- by Phil
- Nerdly
The producers of the Lee Childs adaptation, starring Tom Cruise, forgot one rule. Films named after characters usually perform anonymously at the box office
So far, Tom Cruise has played his re-entry from the wilderness remarkably well. Tropic Thunder showed that he could make fun of himself. Rock of Ages reminded us that he's able to slot inside a larger ensemble from time to time. Mission: Impossible 4 proved that there's nobody better in the game at flinging themselves around the outside of a skyscraper. But as tactically deft as he's been so far, Cruise is still waiting for a blockbuster star vehicle to come along and fully cement his return as a force to be reckoned with.
It was hoped that this would come in the form of One Shot, an adaptation of the Lee Childs novel co-starring Rosamund Pike, Robert Duvall and Werner Herzog. But yesterday, One Shot took a potentially fatal turn.
So far, Tom Cruise has played his re-entry from the wilderness remarkably well. Tropic Thunder showed that he could make fun of himself. Rock of Ages reminded us that he's able to slot inside a larger ensemble from time to time. Mission: Impossible 4 proved that there's nobody better in the game at flinging themselves around the outside of a skyscraper. But as tactically deft as he's been so far, Cruise is still waiting for a blockbuster star vehicle to come along and fully cement his return as a force to be reckoned with.
It was hoped that this would come in the form of One Shot, an adaptation of the Lee Childs novel co-starring Rosamund Pike, Robert Duvall and Werner Herzog. But yesterday, One Shot took a potentially fatal turn.
- 6/1/2012
- by Stuart Heritage
- The Guardian - Film News
All good science fiction is really a speculation about social and political trends. Thus, Steven Spielberg's "Minority Report", a rousing film-noir suspenser set in a world of labor-saving devices and McLuhan-esque technology, is a thought-provoking inquiry into just how far we as a society want to go to make our environment safe. Spielberg poses the question in one of his most compelling and entertaining films ever. Following "A.I. Artificial Intelligence", he continues to push into new fictional terrain that is grittier, creepier and edgier than the warm-and-fuzzy science fiction of his early career. And he is willing to leave an audience unsettled. Even with something of a happy ending, "Minority Report" is the most troubling kind of speculative fiction. There is much to absorb here, almost too much for a single viewing, which probably means the kind of repeat business on which boxoffice bonanzas are built.
For star Tom Cruise, too, the point of reference is his last film, "Vanilla Sky", where he also played a man caught in a technological nightmare in which his very identity and destiny get thrown into confusion. While going over the top in that film, here he delivers one of his most controlled and suggestive performances. Pain and hysteria stay bottled up within his character, a man who completely buys into a crime-prevention system then finds himself outside that system, battling the very thing that gave him self-worth.
A complex, intricate screenplay by Scott Frank and Jon Cohen derives from a story by sci-fi master Philip K. Dick. The film takes place in Washington a half-century from now. Cruise's chief John Anderton heads an experimental Pre-Crime unit, which takes advantage of a freak scientific accident that produced three psychic human beings, who can see murders before they occur.
In Pre-Crime headquarters, these "Pre-Cogs", bathed in biological fluids and drugged into a semicomatose state, channel horrific visions of the future into a computer. John brings these images up on a large glass screen, where he can separate and analyze the pictures to glean clues about the "victims," the "murderers" and sites of these crimes, thereby preventing them from ever happening. In six years, the Pre-Cogs have never been wrong. Or have they?
(This elite unit operates only in the D.C. area, but the government plans to take the system nationwide. The major plot hole is that nothing explains why the psychic abilities of the Pre-Cogs extends only as far as D.C. or how the government intends to expand those abilities across the nation.)
John is a man on a mission. He lost a small son six years before and, haunted by that crime, buries himself in crime prevention. Then suddenly, the Pre-Cogs insist he will murder a stranger within 36 hours, forcing him to run from his own unit. A rival FBI agent (Colin Farrell) is also hot on his trail, a pursuit made all the easier by the fact that his Magnetic-Levitation car can be controlled by others, and scanners throughout the city track anyone's whereabouts by scanning the eyes.
As John runs, he must figure out not only why he would kill a total stranger but -- if he is indeed being set up -- what this has to do with his tragic past, his boss (Max von Sydow), estranged wife (Kathryn Morris) and a research scientist (Lois Smith) who developed the Pre-Cogs.
The film has several amazing set pieces few filmmakers could pull off. There is a terrific chase between Cruise and his own elite police force through mean inner-city streets and into a robotics car factory. In a later sequence, a disguised Cruise must break into Pre-Crime headquarters and spirit away a Pre-Cog, Agatha (Samantha Morton), who holds the key to his salvation. There is also a very creepy sequence in which a doctor (Peter Stormare), operating -- literally -- outside the law, performs a dual eye transplant on Cruise in the grimiest of tenements.
While Cruise anchors the movie, a brave performance by Morton and rock-solid supporting work give the movie extra ballast. Shorn of hair and eyebrows, Morton is a fragile figure, waiflike yet willfully determined to have a hand in her own liberation despite a time-continuum confusion. Farrell is suitably oily as an antagonist who is not quite a villain but might have resisted the cliches of gum chewing and a three-day beard. For von Sydow, this is an overly familiar performance, but Smith and Stormare offer off-center personalities that enliven their individual scenes.
The details of this future world filter out as part of the film's narrative drive rather than as show-off effects. One of John Williams' subtlest scores in years, somewhat reminiscent of the work Bernard Herrmann did for Hitchcock, brings a certain amount of tension without his usual lush orchestrations. Longtime Spielberg cinematographer Janusz Kaminski's desaturated color pulls all the disparate worlds -- the scruffy streets, cold and gleaming interiors, magnetic highways and the womblike Pre-Cog Chamber -- into a dark, unified whole.
As more aspects of science and crime-fighting in this future society emerge, the film probes the moral underpinnnings. The Orwellian nature of the new technology is obvious, but Spielberg see this less as the intrusion of Big Brother than Big Business. The eye scans, useful to police, are vital to commercial interests to track customers. Technology is not necessarily the enemy -- homes spring to life in helpful, efficient ways -- but privacy vanishes.
MINORITY REPORT
20th Century Fox
20th Century Fox and Dreamworks Pictures present a Cruise-Wagner/Blue Tulip/Ronald Shusett/Gary Goldmann production
Credits:
Director: Steven Spielberg
Screenwriters: Scott Frank, Jon Cohen
Based on a short story by: Philip K. Dick
Producers: Gerald R. Molen, Bonnie Curtis, Walter F. Parkes, Jan De Bont
Executive producers: Gary Goldman, Ronald Shusett
Director of photography: Janusz Kaminski
Production designer: Alex McDowell
Music: John Williams
Visual effects supervisor: Scott Farrar
Costume designer: Deborah L. Scott
Editor: Michael Kahn
Cast:
John Anderton: Tom Cruise
Danny Witwer: Colin Farrell
Lamar Burgess: Max von Sydow
Agatha: Samantha Morton
Dr. Iris Hineman: Lois Smith
Dr. Eddie: Peter Stormare
Gideon: Tim Blake Nelson
Lara Clarke: Kathryn Morris
MPAA rating -- PG-13
Running time: 143 minutes...
For star Tom Cruise, too, the point of reference is his last film, "Vanilla Sky", where he also played a man caught in a technological nightmare in which his very identity and destiny get thrown into confusion. While going over the top in that film, here he delivers one of his most controlled and suggestive performances. Pain and hysteria stay bottled up within his character, a man who completely buys into a crime-prevention system then finds himself outside that system, battling the very thing that gave him self-worth.
A complex, intricate screenplay by Scott Frank and Jon Cohen derives from a story by sci-fi master Philip K. Dick. The film takes place in Washington a half-century from now. Cruise's chief John Anderton heads an experimental Pre-Crime unit, which takes advantage of a freak scientific accident that produced three psychic human beings, who can see murders before they occur.
In Pre-Crime headquarters, these "Pre-Cogs", bathed in biological fluids and drugged into a semicomatose state, channel horrific visions of the future into a computer. John brings these images up on a large glass screen, where he can separate and analyze the pictures to glean clues about the "victims," the "murderers" and sites of these crimes, thereby preventing them from ever happening. In six years, the Pre-Cogs have never been wrong. Or have they?
(This elite unit operates only in the D.C. area, but the government plans to take the system nationwide. The major plot hole is that nothing explains why the psychic abilities of the Pre-Cogs extends only as far as D.C. or how the government intends to expand those abilities across the nation.)
John is a man on a mission. He lost a small son six years before and, haunted by that crime, buries himself in crime prevention. Then suddenly, the Pre-Cogs insist he will murder a stranger within 36 hours, forcing him to run from his own unit. A rival FBI agent (Colin Farrell) is also hot on his trail, a pursuit made all the easier by the fact that his Magnetic-Levitation car can be controlled by others, and scanners throughout the city track anyone's whereabouts by scanning the eyes.
As John runs, he must figure out not only why he would kill a total stranger but -- if he is indeed being set up -- what this has to do with his tragic past, his boss (Max von Sydow), estranged wife (Kathryn Morris) and a research scientist (Lois Smith) who developed the Pre-Cogs.
The film has several amazing set pieces few filmmakers could pull off. There is a terrific chase between Cruise and his own elite police force through mean inner-city streets and into a robotics car factory. In a later sequence, a disguised Cruise must break into Pre-Crime headquarters and spirit away a Pre-Cog, Agatha (Samantha Morton), who holds the key to his salvation. There is also a very creepy sequence in which a doctor (Peter Stormare), operating -- literally -- outside the law, performs a dual eye transplant on Cruise in the grimiest of tenements.
While Cruise anchors the movie, a brave performance by Morton and rock-solid supporting work give the movie extra ballast. Shorn of hair and eyebrows, Morton is a fragile figure, waiflike yet willfully determined to have a hand in her own liberation despite a time-continuum confusion. Farrell is suitably oily as an antagonist who is not quite a villain but might have resisted the cliches of gum chewing and a three-day beard. For von Sydow, this is an overly familiar performance, but Smith and Stormare offer off-center personalities that enliven their individual scenes.
The details of this future world filter out as part of the film's narrative drive rather than as show-off effects. One of John Williams' subtlest scores in years, somewhat reminiscent of the work Bernard Herrmann did for Hitchcock, brings a certain amount of tension without his usual lush orchestrations. Longtime Spielberg cinematographer Janusz Kaminski's desaturated color pulls all the disparate worlds -- the scruffy streets, cold and gleaming interiors, magnetic highways and the womblike Pre-Cog Chamber -- into a dark, unified whole.
As more aspects of science and crime-fighting in this future society emerge, the film probes the moral underpinnnings. The Orwellian nature of the new technology is obvious, but Spielberg see this less as the intrusion of Big Brother than Big Business. The eye scans, useful to police, are vital to commercial interests to track customers. Technology is not necessarily the enemy -- homes spring to life in helpful, efficient ways -- but privacy vanishes.
MINORITY REPORT
20th Century Fox
20th Century Fox and Dreamworks Pictures present a Cruise-Wagner/Blue Tulip/Ronald Shusett/Gary Goldmann production
Credits:
Director: Steven Spielberg
Screenwriters: Scott Frank, Jon Cohen
Based on a short story by: Philip K. Dick
Producers: Gerald R. Molen, Bonnie Curtis, Walter F. Parkes, Jan De Bont
Executive producers: Gary Goldman, Ronald Shusett
Director of photography: Janusz Kaminski
Production designer: Alex McDowell
Music: John Williams
Visual effects supervisor: Scott Farrar
Costume designer: Deborah L. Scott
Editor: Michael Kahn
Cast:
John Anderton: Tom Cruise
Danny Witwer: Colin Farrell
Lamar Burgess: Max von Sydow
Agatha: Samantha Morton
Dr. Iris Hineman: Lois Smith
Dr. Eddie: Peter Stormare
Gideon: Tim Blake Nelson
Lara Clarke: Kathryn Morris
MPAA rating -- PG-13
Running time: 143 minutes...
- 6/17/2002
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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