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==Premise==
==Premise==
An American tourist ([[Johnny Depp|Depp]]) is used by an English woman ([[Angelina Jolie|Jolie]]) in an attempt to flush out a criminal with whom she once had an affair.
A very gay American tourist ([[Johnny Depp|Depp]]) is used by an English woman ([[Angelina Jolie|Jolie]]) in an attempt to flush out a criminal with whom she once had an affair.


Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck, the director of the film was quoted saying in an interview:
Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck, the director of the film was quoted saying in an interview:

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The Tourist
File:Tourist film poster.jpg
Film poster
Directed byFlorian Henckel von Donnersmarck
Screenplay byFlorian Henckel von Donnersmarck
Christopher McQuarrie
Julian Fellowes
Produced byGraham King
Tim Headington
Roger Birnbaum
Gary Barber
Jonathan Glickman
StarringJohnny Depp
Angelina Jolie
Paul Bettany
Rufus Sewell
Timothy Dalton
Haley Webb
CinematographyJohn Seale
Edited byJoe Hutshing
Patricia Rommel
Music byJames Newton Howard
Production
companies
Distributed byColumbia Pictures (US)
Optimum Releasing (UK)
Release date
  • December 10, 2010 (2010-12-10)
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

The Tourist is an upcoming drama thriller film directed by Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck starring Angelina Jolie and Johnny Depp. It is a remake of the French film Anthony Zimmer.

Premise

A very gay American tourist (Depp) is used by an English woman (Jolie) in an attempt to flush out a criminal with whom she once had an affair.

Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck, the director of the film was quoted saying in an interview:

"It's a love story, that's for sure. Imagine a woman who is just so elegant and sophisticated and educated and has lived in that world and now, through a whole set of circumstances, suddenly falls in love with a guy who is not any of those things, and it just somehow confuses her whole world because that was not meant to happen.

She had it all worked out, she had this grand master plan, and neither he nor she had thought it possible that they would fall in love with each other. I have to keep the real details a secret otherwise you won't have any fun seeing it."

Plot

Frank (Depp) is an American tourist visiting Italy to mend a broken heart. Elise (Jolie) is an extraordinary woman who deliberately crosses his path in order to mislead all those following her former lover, Alexander Pearce, a criminal wanted in fourteen countries who has stolen money from a gangster (Berkoff) and is being pursued by an agent (Bettany). Against the breathtaking backdrop of Venice, Frank attempts to forge a potential romance but soon finds himself a target as he and Elise are caught in a whirlwind of intrigue and danger.

The movie follows the series of manipulations, as characters realise that they are merely pieces being played by an unseen mastermind of the game.

Cast

Production

The project went through a number of directorial changes. Originally the film was set with Lasse Hallström but he left over scheduling conflicts. Then Bharat Nalluri came on but later left. When Jolie accepted her role, so did Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck but he left over "creative differences" along with Sam Worthington. After many names were mooted, including Alfonso Cuarón, Donnersmarck returned.

Tom Cruise was originally going to play the lead role but was replaced by Sam Worthington. Johnny Depp then replaced Worthington. Charlize Theron was, at one point, set to play Jolie's role.

Filming began in Paris with Angelina Jolie, on 23 February 2010[1] and moved to Venice, where Johnny Depp joined the production, on March 1.[2]

See also

References

  1. ^ "See Brad and Angelina's Bosnia Date Night Before His Parents Arrived in Venice!". Popsugar.com. 2010-04-14. Retrieved 2010-10-08.
  2. ^ ""THE TOURIST" Donnersmarck dreht jetzt doch mit Jolie und Depp" (in Template:De icon). Welt.de. 2010-01-13. Retrieved 2010-10-08.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)

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