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Hotel Mumbai
Theatrical release poster
Directed byAnthony Maras
Screenplay by
Produced by
  • Basil Iwanyk
  • Gary Hamilton
  • Andrew Ogilvie
  • Jomon Thomas
  • Mike Gabrawy
  • Julie Ryan
Starring
CinematographyNick Remy Matthews
Edited by
Music byVolker Bertelmann
Production
companies
Distributed by
Release dates
  • September 7, 2018 (2018-09-07) (TIFF)
  • March 22, 2019 (2019-03-22) (United States)
Running time
125 minutes[1]
CountriesAustralia
India
United States
LanguageEnglish

Hotel Mumbai is an Australian/US/Indian thriller film directed by Anthony Maras and written by John Collee and Maras. It is based on the 2009 documentary Surviving Mumbai about the Mumbai attacks in 2008 at the Taj Mahal Palace Hotel in India. The film stars Dev Patel, Armie Hammer, Nazanin Boniadi, Anupam Kher, Tilda Cobham-Hervey, Jason Isaacs, Suhail Nayyar and Natasha Liu Bordizzo.

The film premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival on 7 September 2018, and had its Australian premiere at the Adelaide Film Festival on 10 October 2018. It is scheduled to be released in Australia on 14 March 2019, in the United States on 22 March 2019.

Plot

The story is about the victims and survivors of the 2008 Mumbai attacks at the Taj Mahal Palace Hotel in Mumbai, India.

Cast

Production

On February 11, 2016, it was announced that Dev Patel and Armie Hammer were cast in the film, along with actors Nazanin Boniadi (who is Iranian), Teresa Palmer, and Suhail Nayyar, while Nikolaj Coster-Waldau and Anupam Kher also began negotiations.[2] John Collee and Anthony Maras wrote the screenplay, which Maras would direct, while Basil Iwanyk would produce the film through Thunder Road Pictures along with Jomon Thomas from Xeitgeist, Arclight Films' Gary Hamilton and Mike Gabrawy, Electric Pictures' Andrew Ogilvie, and Julie Ryan.[2]

In June, Tilda Cobham-Hervey joined the cast[3] after Teresa Palmer pulled out early into her second pregnancy[4] and in August, Jason Isaacs was cast.[5] On September 7, 2016, Natasha Liu Bordizzo also joined the film to play Bree, a tourist caught in the attack.[6]

Filming

In August 2016, principal photography on the film began in the Adelaide Film studios, run by the South Australian Film Corporation.[7][8] Filming continued in India in early 2017.[9]

Release

In May 2016, The Weinstein Company acquired U.S. and U.K. distribution rights to the film.[10] but in April 2018, it was announced that The Weinstein Company would no longer distribute the film.[11] In August 2018, Bleecker Street and ShivHans Pictures acquired U.S. distribution rights to the film.[12]

The film had its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival on September 7 2018.[13] It is scheduled to be released in Australia on 14 March 2019, by Icon Film Distribution.[14] United States on 22 March 2019.[15] and in the United Kingdom on 3 May 2019, by Sky Cinema and NowTV.[16]

Netflix was set to distribute the film in India and other South and Southeast Asian territories.[17] However, Netflix later dropped the film.[18]

Reception

Critical reception

Hotel Mumbai received positive reviews from film critics. It holds a 80% approval rating on review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, based on 20 reviews, with a weighted average of 7.6/10.[19] On Metacritic, the film holds a rating of 66 out of 100, based on 8 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[20]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Hotel Mumbai". Toronto International Film Festival. Retrieved July 24, 2018.
  2. ^ a b Jaafar, Ali (February 11, 2016). "Dev Patel & Armie Hammer In Negotiations For Mumbai Siege Pic 'Hotel Mumbai' – Berlin". Deadline. Retrieved August 13, 2016.
  3. ^ Galuppo, Mia (June 9, 2016). "Tilda Cobham-Hervey Will Join Dev Patel in 'Hotel Mumbai' (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved August 13, 2016.
  4. ^ Debelle, Penelope (11 October 2018). "More than a thousand attend launch of SA-made movie Hotel Mumbai at Adelaide Film Festival". Adelaide Now (The Advertiser). Retrieved 2 February 2019.
  5. ^ Jr,, Mike Fleming; Busch, Anita (August 12, 2016). "Jason Isaacs Checks Into Anthony Maras' 'Hotel Mumbai'". Deadline. Retrieved August 13, 2016.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link)
  6. ^ N'Duka, Amanda (September 7, 2016). "John Karna Joins 'Lady Bird' Bevy; Natasha Liu Bordizzo Checks Into 'Hotel Mumbai'". Deadline. Retrieved September 11, 2016.
  7. ^ "Filming wraps on Adelaide set of Hotel Mumbai (2 September 2016)". South Australian Film Corporation. Archived from the original on 11 August 2018. Retrieved 2 February 2019.
  8. ^ "Slumdog Millionaire star Dev Patel frequents Adelaide's Jasmin restaurant while here filming Hotel Mumbai". The Advertiser. August 11, 2016. Retrieved August 13, 2016.
  9. ^ "Slumdog Millionaire star Dev Patel to feature in movie to be partly filmed in SA on Mumbai terror attacks". The Advertiser. April 30, 2016. Retrieved August 13, 2016.
  10. ^ Jaafar, Ali (May 14, 2016). "The Weinstein Co Acquires Dev Patel, Armie Hammer Mumbai Siege Pic 'Hotel Mumbai' – Cannes". Deadline. Retrieved August 13, 2016.
  11. ^ Lang, Brent (April 2, 2018). "'Hotel Mumbai' Producers Want Film Left Out of Weinstein Co. Bankruptcy Sale". Variety. Retrieved April 4, 2018.
  12. ^ D'Alessandro, Anthony (August 22, 2018). "'Hotel Mumbai', The Former Weinstein Movie, Scores Bleecker Street & ShivHans Deal Ahead Of Toronto Premiere". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved August 22, 2018.
  13. ^ Vlessing, Etan (July 24, 2018). "Toronto: Timothee Chalamet Starrer 'Beautiful Boy,' Dan Fogelman's 'Life Itself' Among Festival Lineup". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved July 24, 2018.
  14. ^ "Hotel Mumbai". Palace Nova Cinemas. Archived from the original on 2 February 2019. Retrieved 2 February 2019.
  15. ^ Holub, Christian (January 9, 2019). "Armie Hammer and Dev Patel are trapped by terrorists in Hotel Mumbai trailer". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved March 7, 2019.
  16. ^ Rowney, Jo-Anne (1 February 2019). "Hotel Mumbai trailer: Dev Patel and Armie Hammer star in movie inspired by 2008 terror attack". Daily Mirror. Archived from the original on 2 February 2019. Retrieved 2 February 2019.
  17. ^ Hipes, Patrick (November 8, 2018). "Netflix Unveils More Originals For India Market; Sets 'Hotel Mumbai' Regional Release, Priyanka Chopra-Produced Pic". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved November 9, 2018.
  18. ^ Frater, Patrick; Ramachandran, Naman (March 7, 2019). "Sued Over 'Hotel Mumbai,' Netflix Drops Plans for India Screening (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved March 7, 2019.
  19. ^ "Hotel Mumbai (2019)". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved March 7, 2019.
  20. ^ "Hotel Mumbai". Metacritic. Retrieved March 7, 2019.
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