The Tourist (2010 film)

The Tourist
File:Tourist film poster.jpg Film poster
Directed by	Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck
Screenplay by	Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck Christopher McQuarrie Julian Fellowes
Produced by	Graham King Tim Headington Roger Birnbaum Gary Barber Jonathan Glickman
Starring	Johnny Depp Angelina Jolie Paul Bettany Rufus Sewell Timothy Dalton Haley Webb
Cinematography	John Seale
Edited by	Joe Hutshing Patricia Rommel
Music by	James Newton Howard
Production companies	GK Films Spyglass Entertainment
Distributed by	Columbia Pictures (US) Optimum Releasing (UK)
Release date	December 10, 2010 (2010-12-10)
Country	United States
Language	English

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

• Johnny Depp as Frank Taylor
• Angelina Jolie as Elise Ward
• Paul Bettany as Acheson
• Rufus Sewell as The Englishman
• Timothy Dalton as Jones
• Steven Berkoff as Ivan Demidov
• Raoul Bova
• Christian De Sica
• Nino Frassica
• Neri Marcorè
• Clément Sibony
• Julien Baumgartner
• François Vincentelli
• Bruno Wolkowitch
• Vytaute Andrijauskaite
• Jean-Marie Lamour
• Mhamed Arezki
• Marc Ruchmann
• Vladimir Tevlovski
• Kevin Eldon

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 and moved to Venice, where Johnny Depp joined the production, on March 1.

See also

• Anthony Zimmer

External links

• Sony Pictures Official website
• GK Films website
• The Tourist at IMDb
• ‹The template AllMovie title is being considered for deletion.› The Tourist at AllMovie