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Geostorm
Theatrical release poster
Directed byDean Devlin[1]
Written by
  • Dean Devlin
  • Paul Guyot
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyRoberto Schaefer
Edited by
Music byLorne Balfe
Production
companies
Distributed byWarner Bros. Pictures[2]
Release date
  • October 20, 2017 (2017-10-20)
Running time
109 minutes[3]
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$120 million[4]
Box office$220.4 million[4]

Geostorm is a 2017 American disaster film[1] co-written, produced, and directed by Dean Devlin as his feature film directorial debut. The film stars Gerard Butler, Jim Sturgess, Ed Harris, Abbie Cornish, Richard Schiff, Alexandra Maria Lara, Robert Sheehan, Daniel Wu, Eugenio Derbez, and Andy García. The plot follows a satellite designer who tries to save the world from a storm of epic proportions caused by malfunctioning climate-controlling satellites.

Principal photography began on October 20, 2014, in New Orleans, Louisiana. After poor test screenings, re-shoots took place in December 2016 under executive producer Jerry Bruckheimer, writer Laeta Kalogridis and new director Danny Cannon.[5] The film is the first co-production between Skydance Media and Warner Bros. The film was released by Warner Bros. in the United States on October 20, 2017, in 2D, Real D 3D and IMAX 3D. It grossed $217 million worldwide and received negative reviews, with criticism focused on the "uninspiring" story and "lackluster" visual effects.[6]

Plot

In 2019, following many natural disasters, an international coalition commissions a system of climate-controlling satellites called "Dutch Boy". After Dutch Boy neutralizes a typhoon, a Senate sub-committee reprimands chief architect Jake Lawson for acting without authorization and replaces him with his brother Max, who works under Secretary of State Leonard Dekkom.

Three years later, as a UN team stationed in Afghanistan comes across a frozen village, Habib, an engineer working on the International Climate Space Station (ICSS) steals data from the Afghanistan satellite before being ejected into space. After persuading President Andrew Palma to conduct an investigation, Max persuades Jake to go to the ICSS to investigate. Another satellite increases temperatures in Hong Kong, causing a firenado that nearly kills Max's college friend Cheng Long, the head of Dutch Boy's Hong Kong department.

Jake arrives at ICSS to examine the malfunctioning satellites (which are damaged afterwards and their data erased) with station commander Ute Fassbinder and her crew. Back on Earth, Cheng discovers he has lost login access and warns Max of a global cataclysm known as a "Geostorm" if the malfunction continues. Max discovers his login access has also been revoked. Cheng flies to the United States after evading a team of mercenaries.

Outside the ICSS, Jake and Ute retrieve a hard drive which had been ejected along with the satellite engineer. They keep the hard drive secret from the crew, suspecting a traitor, and look for the source of the error but are blocked. Jake reports the findings to Max. The ICSS staff neutralize malfunctioning satellites by deliberately knocking them offline via collisions with replacement satellites. An assailant intentionally causes Cheng's death in a traffic accident, but not before Cheng tells Max "Zeus". Max discovers Project Zeus simulates extreme weather patterns to create a Geostorm.

Jake, Ute, and fellow crew member Dussette recover the copied log data from the dead engineer and discover a virus has wiped out everyone's login access to that satellite. Suspecting Palma is using Dutch Boy as a weapon, Jake tells Max he needs to reboot the system, which requires the kill code, held by the President. Max asks Sarah, his girlfriend and a Secret Service agent, to help him to acquire it.

During the Democratic National Convention, Max discovers Orlando is next in line for a superstorm after Tokyo is struck by a hailstorm and Rio de Janeiro freezes over. He requests Dekkom help secure the kill code from Palma, but Dekkom instead tries to kill Max, unveiling himself as the saboteur. Max escapes and immediately informs Sarah. The two kidnap Palma to protect him from other compromised agents and secure the kill code. They escape from a stadium as a lightning storm destroys it. Amidst the chaos, Max reveals their activities to Palma. After outsmarting Dekkom's mercenaries, Max and Sarah arrest and confront Dekkom about his intentions: to decimate America's enemies and the line of succession, and dominate the world.

The ICSS team loses control of all operations as the virus initiates the self-destruct program. As disasters strike the world, Jake realizes software engineer Duncan is responsible. In the ensuing confrontation, Duncan accidentally shoots at the window and ejects himself into space while Jake escapes. As the crew evacuates, Jake stays behind to ensure the reboot completes. Max and Sarah escort the President to Kennedy Space Center, where they learn the kill code cannot stop the self-destruct process.

When Jake fails to unlock a door again, Ute, who stayed behind, opens the door for him. They work together to reboot the system, transferring satellite control to NASA and preventing the Geostorm. The two take shelter in a replacement satellite as the self-destruction sequence completes and send a distress signal. A nearby shuttle piloted by Hernandez picks them up. Six months later, Jake works as the head engineer for a new system of satellites, which is now administered by an international committee.

Cast

Katheryn Winnick had been cast as Olivia Lawson, Jake’s ex-wife and the mother of Hannah, but during reshoots, her role was recast with Julia Denton.

Production

The pre-production began on July 7, 2014.[8] With an initial budget of $82 million,[9] principal photography began on October 20, 2014, in New Orleans, Louisiana,[10][11] and lasted through February 10, 2015.[11] Filming began on Loyola Avenue on the first day.[12] Some NASA scenes were filmed at NASA Facility in New Orleans in November 2014 and January 2015.[13][14]

After poor test screenings in December 2015, $15 million reshoots were conducted in Louisiana in early December 2016, under new producer Jerry Bruckheimer, writer Laeta Kalogridis and director Danny Cannon. Winnick's role was recast with Julia Denton during reshoots, while new characters were added into the script.[5]

Marketing

On October 16, 2017, Warner Bros. released a prank video on its YouTube channel. In the video, a New York taxicab drives into an ice storm affected city block, much to the shock of its passengers.[15]

Release

The film was originally set for release on March 25, 2016,[16] but in August 2014, Warner cancelled this, and released Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice on that date instead.[17] On December 11, 2014, WB shifted its live-action animated film Jungle Book to 2017 and gave its previous date from March 25, 2016, then October 21, 2016, to Geostorm.[18] In September 2015, the studio again moved back the film from October 21, 2016, to January 13, 2017.[19] In June 2016, the studio announced the release had been moved back from January 13, 2017, to October 20, 2017. The film had an IMAX release.[20]

Box office

As of December 18, 2017, Geostorm has grossed $33.3 million in the United States and Canada, and $175 million in other territories, for a worldwide total of $208.3 million, against a production budget of $120 million.[4]

In North America, the film was released alongside Boo 2! A Madea Halloween, The Snowman and Only the Brave, and was expected to gross $10–12 million from 3,246 theaters in its opening weekend.[21] After not holding Thursday night preview screenings, the film made $4.2 million on Friday. It went on to debut to $13.3 million, finishing second at the box office.[22] Due to its hefty budget, the film will likely lose about $100 million.[23]

Critical response

On review aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 13% based on 60 reviews and an average rating of 3.7/10. The site's critical consensus reads, "Lacking impressive visuals, well-written characters, or involving drama, Geostorm aims for epic disaster-movie spectacle but ends up simply being a disaster of a movie."[24] On Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating to reviews, the film has a weighted average score of 21 out of 100 based on reviews from 21 critics, indicating "generally unfavorable reviews".[25] Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "B−" on an A+ to F scale.[22]

Peter Sobczynski of RogerEbert.com gave the film one-and-a-half out of four stars, stating that "the real disappointment about [Geostorm] is that it doesn’t even work as the camp suggested by the trailer.... [T]hey lack the lavish visual pyrotechnics nor the wit or style to make any of the destruction slightly memorable."[26] Mark Kermode of the Kermode and Mayo's Film Review radio program stated that the film "takes stupid to a whole new level.... Honestly, and I say this, I think it's the stupidest film I have ever seen", emphasizing that "it's more stupid than Angels and Demons, and that's not a phrase I thought I'd ever say out loud".[27]

See also

References

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  2. ^ a b c d "Film Releases". Variety Insight. Retrieved September 27, 2016.
  3. ^ "Geostorm". British Board of Film Classification. Retrieved August 21, 2017
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  5. ^ a b "Warner Bros., Skydance's 'Geostorm' Undergoes Reshoots, Brings on Jerry Bruckheimer". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved December 16, 2016.
  6. ^ Giles, Jeff (October 19, 2017). "Only the Brave Is a Powerful Tribute". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved October 20, 2017.
  7. ^ a b c Pearson, Jennifer (October 27, 2014). "Abbie Cornish suits up as a sexy Secret Service agent on New Orleans set of Geostorm with 'presidential' Andy Garcia". Daily Mail. Retrieved November 22, 2014.
  8. ^ A., Jonathan (August 13, 2014). "Gerard Butler's "Geostorm" Feature Film Now Hiring Crew Members in New Orleans". projectcasting.com. Retrieved October 20, 2014.
  9. ^ "Film Application Details: Geostorm". Louisiana Entertainment. Retrieved October 18, 2017.
  10. ^ Scott, Mike (August 13, 2014). "George Clooney, Sandra Bullock, Gerard Butler, Tom Hiddleston pack bags for Louisiana film projects". nola.com. Retrieved October 20, 2014.
  11. ^ a b B. Gill, Stanley (October 10, 2014). "Louisiana Film TV Production Jobs Hotline – October 10, 2014". thehollywoodsouthblog.com. Retrieved October 20, 2014.
  12. ^ "Gerard Butler begins filming 'Geostorm' in New Orleans today". onlocationvacations.com. October 20, 2014. Retrieved October 21, 2014.
  13. ^ "'Geostorm' Starring Gerard Butler NASA Scenes Extras Casting Call in New Orleans". projectcasting.com. October 30, 2014. Retrieved November 1, 2014.
  14. ^ "Monday, Jan. 5 Filming Locations for Chicago PD, The Slap, Geostorm, Castle, SVU, & more!". onlocationvacations.com. January 4, 2015. Retrieved January 20, 2015.
  15. ^ Ulanoff, Lance (October 16, 2017). "Pranksters turn New York into frozen nightmare". Mashable. Retrieved October 16, 2017.
  16. ^ "Warner Bros Slots 'Geostorm' For 2016". deadline.com. 2 May 2014. Retrieved 8 May 2014.
  17. ^ Sneider, Jeff (6 August 2014). "Warner Bros. Blinks in Marvel Showdown: 'Batman v Superman' Avoids 'Captain America 3'". thewrap.com. Retrieved 7 August 2014.
  18. ^ Kit, Borys (December 11, 2014). "Warner Bros. Pushes Release Date of 'Jungle Book: Origins'". hollywoodreporter.com. Retrieved December 12, 2014.
  19. ^ McNary, Dave (September 1, 2015). "Gerard Butler's 'Geostorm' Pushed Back to 2017". variety.com. Retrieved September 4, 2015.
  20. ^ "'Lego Movie 2' delayed until 2019". Entertainment Weekly's EW.com. Retrieved 2016-06-18.
  21. ^ Anthony D'Alessandro (October 18, 2017). "'Boo 2!' to Shut Down Expensive 'Geostorm' in Crowded Weekend – Box Office Preview". Deadline.com. Retrieved October 18, 2017.
  22. ^ a b Anthony D'Alessandro. "'Boo 2! A Madea Halloween' Reaps $21M+ During October Dumping Ground at the B.O." Deadline.com. Retrieved October 22, 2017.
  23. ^ "Geostorm Is A Massive Box Office Bomb". Screenrant. October 25, 2017. Retrieved October 28, 2017.
  24. ^ "Geostorm (2017)". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved October 28, 2017.
  25. ^ "Geostorm reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved October 28, 2017.
  26. ^ Sobczynski, Peter (October 20, 2017). "Geostorm Movie Review & Film Summary". RogerEbert.com. Ebert Digital LLC. Retrieved October 21, 2017.
  27. ^ Geostorm reviewed by Mark Kermode. YouTube. October 21, 2017. Retrieved October 21, 2017.
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