The movie “Mortal Engines” is based on the novel by Philip Reeve. Now in this series of British writer four books. The very first part was published in 2001; over the next five years, he wrote “Predator’s Gold,” “Infernal Devices,” and “A Darkling Plain.” In the same series includes a couple of short stories, written relatively recently – in 2011.
Christian Rivers is director of the project. He has an Oscar for visual effects to King Kong, he also worked on effects for such projects as “The Desolation of Smaug,” “The Battle of Five Armies” and “Pete’s Dragon.” Together with Rivers, F. Walsh and P. Boyens are engaged in directing. In the topic below, you will find more information about the picture and also Mortal Engines movie trailer 2018. Here we go!
An adaptive script is prepared by P. Jackson. He is famous for “The Lord of the Rings” and the three subsequent “Hobbits.”
Jackson said a bit about the upcoming movie: the picture will be filmed in the spring 2017 in New Zealand, on the base of the film company WingNut Films, on which almost all Jackson films were shot. Universal Film Company agreed to finance the project.
Plot
According to Mortal Engines teaser trailer, on Earth comes the “era of movement,” once fallen during the war, the cities are rising from underneath on the wheels. Everything hinges on the principle of survival: the cities are in constant motion and devours each other. When this becomes insufficient, moving metropolis of London uses a secret weapon of the Ancients, capable of destroying other cities, and even get to Mars, the Sun, and other stars.
In the center of the plot are Tom and Esther. They travel from one place to another and dream of returning to London.
Cast
In February 2017, R. Sheehan, famous for the main role (Nathan) in the TV series “Misfits,” joined the cast, and R. Raftery, who recently played Langdon Shaw in the movie“Fantastic Beasts.” The main role went to Sheehan, while Raftery will play supporting role.
Release date
The film will come out on December 14, 2018, in the United States.
We hope that the film will be good and exciting as new Mortal Engines official trailer 2018.
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