But thats where the significant symbolism of the book of eli which was written by gary whitta begins and ends. He is cowriter of the upcoming star wars movie rogue one as well as the animated series star wars rebels. The book of eli is the road with twice the plot, four times the ammunition, and half the brains. The binding cracked and pages dogeared, thumbed through a thousand times and more. And it just so happens that eli is in possession of a book that he seems very protective of. Jan, 2020 on twitter via gamerevolution, writer gary whitta rogue one. Appart from the visuals in general such as highway overpasses, the look and feel of the wasteland and eli being the lone wanderer, we have the andale cannibals, raiders, and brotherhood scribes on alcatraz. Amasia entertainment and american films are teaming on reaper, the script written a decade ago by gary whitta, the book of eli scribe who was just set to.
Gary whitta born july 21, 1972 was the screenwriter for the first draft of rogue one. Gary whittawriter of after earth, the book of eli, and rogue oneresponded to a fan on twitter asking what would be the best video game to base a movie on. Gary whitta is an awardwinning screenwriter best known for the book of eli starring denzel washington. Jan 14, 2010 the book of elis postapocalyptic theology is a little warped. Pic also stars denzel washington, gary oldman michael gambon is joining the cast of the book of eli, which stars denzel washington and gary oldman and is being directed by allen and albert hughes.
When eli declines carnegies requests for the book, he escapes the town under a hail of bullets, only to find hes being followed by solara mila kunis. Denzel washington in a world where it pays to be a loner. He wrote the screenplay for the full length motion picture the book of eli starring denzel washington, and cowrote the story for rogue one. Solara is first sent to seduce eli, but then becomes his traveling companion. Gary whitta on book of eli genre screenwriter gary whitta geeked out with the wondercon crowd friday, relating his artistic struggle to bring the book of eli to the big screen, embarrassing moments with denzel washington, and more. The first thing that strikes you about this film is how horrid and beautiful it looks all at the same time.
Having recently seen his first novel abomination published, gary and i had a wideranging conversation touching on a host of subjects which i. Again, you can do all the samurai references with loan wolf and as you said theres kind of a classic mythic master and apprentice relationship going on through the film. A few months back, i had the opportunity to interview screenwriter gary whitta whose movie credits include the book of eli 2010, after earth 20, and the upcoming star wars. Though beautifully shot in a palette that stretches all the way from grey to brown and back again, the story never seems to get its philosophical bearings. Jun 04, 2014 amasia entertainment and american films are teaming on reaper, the script written a decade ago by gary whitta, the book of eli scribe who was just set to script a star wars film. Eli eventually summarizes a lifetime of scriptural study as do more for other people than you do for yourself while an ending that combines fahrenheit 451s book people and. Aug 19, 2019 the book of eli is a 2010 american postapocalyptic neowestern action film directed by the hughes brothers, written by gary whitta, and starring denzel washington, gary oldman, mila kunis, ray. Albert and allen hughes are coming aboard to direct the book of eli, a postapocalyptic western written by gary whitta for warner bros. Michael gambon cast in book of eli film hollywood reporter. Black mass star benedict cumberbatch has come attached to star in the war magician, a factbased world war ii thriller that is being written by book of eli scribe gary whitta from david fishers.
Book of eli caps wasteland saga with a twist wired. He edited such publications as pc gamer and total movie before deciding to become a screenwriter. The book of eli denzel washington, mila kunis, and gary oldman star in a film written by gary whitta and directed by albert and allen hughes by d. Of course, eli isnt giving it up without a fight as you saw in the trailer. Game writing credits include prey and the walking dead series by telltale games. He aint looking for trouble, but he aint running away from it, neither. The book of elis postapocalyptic theology is a little. Book of eli caps wasteland saga with a twist the book of eli starts out with 10 minutes of dialoguefree imagery depicting the type of postapocalyptic wasteland made familiar in recent. Gary whitta will be delivering the pax west keynote.
Whitta was the screenwriter of the book of eli, cowrote after earth with m. The story of two men fighting over religion only occasionally rises to the talents of these magnificent actors. The main cast was denzel washington as eli, gary oldman as carnegie, mila kunis as solara, ray stevenson as redridge and jennifer beals as. Night shyamalan, and codeveloped the story for rogue one. Written by by gary whitta june 21, 2007 unspecified draft released on january 15, 2010 a postapocalyptic tale, in which a lone man fights his way across america in order to protect a sacred book that holds the secrets to saving humankind. The original story is written by gary whitta, with a rewrite by. Jan 14, 2010 denzel washington is a prophet carrying the word in the book of elis blasted future.
Rogue one writer gary whitta wants to pen star fox animated movie. Twitter may be over capacity or experiencing a momentary hiccup. He was editorinchief of both the uk and us editions of pc gamer magazine and contributor to gaming magazine ace. Written by gary whitta, with some rewriting by anthony peckham, the story takes a wrong turn once solara enters the picture, first as bait for eli he doesnt bite and then as his unwanted. Multiple links are listed since a different versions exist and b many scripts posted become unavailable over time. I edited pc gamer magazine from 19932000 before starting a new career as a screenwriter. The book of eli by gary whitta wgaw 11632 june 21, 2007. Feb 26, 2009 the book of eli was written by graphic novelist gary whitta and directed by twin brothers allen and albert hughes menace ii society, from hell. Ok, so i saw the book of eli today, and its basically a fallout 3 movie plus some wierd bible. Plus, gary shares several funny and insightful stories about the greatest actor of all time. Todays interview is with screenwriter gary whitta, whose movie the book of eli opens this weekend. Cocreated by gary and acclaimed artist darick robertson transmetropolitan, happy, the boys, oliver is currently being published by image comics.
Knowing the quality of his work with the book of eli, i leaped at the chance to read his first novel. Civilization has given way to anarchy and cannibalism. Executive producers, steve richards, susan downey, erik olsen. The book of eli is a 2010 american postapocalyptic action film directed by the hughes brothers, written by gary whitta, and starring denzel washington, gary oldman. Gary leslie whitta born 21 july 1972 is a screenwriter, author, game designer, and video game journalist. Written by gary whitta, book of eli takes a wrong turn with the introduction of solara mila kunis, the daughter of carnegies lover. Starring denzel washington, gary oldman, mila kunis, and malcolm. I wrote the denzel washington movie the book of eli. And as you watch one lonely man heading west, his hope for the future still. While not all of that convo is here since some of that time involved us sidetracking and talking about other films etc. Was book of eli informed by personal faith, or meant more to illustrate the power of collective hope. Dec 23, 2012 the book of eli bts building carnegies town 2010 denzel washington, mila kunis movie hd duration. The book of eli is a 2010 american postapocalyptic neowestern and action film directed by the hughes brothers, written by gary whitta, and starring denzel washington, gary oldman, mila kunis, ray stevenson, and jennifer beals. I wish screenwriter gary whitta had written more about elis book, expanded on the power of religion, especially in desperate times.
The film falls in the post apocalyptic dystopian genre, and as such has similarities with many other similar films, novels, and. In the book of eli, the whole worlds a blasted ghetto. Though the film itself is a completely original story, the book of eli is the postapocalyptic brainchild of a self professedly geeky imagination raised on comic books, video games and scifi television. The book of eli is an original made up of a mix of genres and pop culture productions that came before. Produced by joel silver, denzel washington, broderick johnson, andrew a.
Written by gary whitta and directed by the hughes brothers, the book of eli does a good job of walking the middle ground between the pulpy entertainment of. The book of eli is a 2010 american postapocalyptic neowestern action film directed by the hughes brothers, written by gary whitta, and starring denzel washington, gary oldman, mila kunis, ray stevenson, and jennifer beals. Having recently seen his first novel abomination published, gary and i had a wideranging conversation touching on a host of subjects which i think readers will find quite interesting. The book of eli is a 2010 american postapocalyptic neowestern action film directed by the hughes brothers, written by gary whitta, and starring denzel washington, gary oldman, mila kunis, ray. Gary whitta used to be an entertainment journalist i knew i liked him. Jul 25, 2015 a few months back, i had the opportunity to interview screenwriter gary whitta whose movie credits include the book of eli 2010, after earth 20, and the upcoming star wars.
The book of eli is a 2010 american postapocalyptic neo western action film directed by the hughes brothers, written by gary whitta, and starring denzel washington, gary oldman, mila kunis, ray stevenson, and jennifer beals. He also cowrote the will smith scifi movie after earth, and was writer and story consultant on telltale games the walking dead. Feb 26, 2009 no offense gary, but arent you just the writer on this film, or are you doing something more. Amasia, american films team for gary whittascripted reaper.
The book of eli by gary whitta screenplay database. Ive written on projects like the liveaction feature adaptations of akira and world of warcraft. The book of eli was written by gary whitta rumored screenwriter of the akira movie, and stars mila kunis, malcom mcdowell, michael gambon, jennifer beals, ray stevenson and eccentric musicman, tom waits. The story revolves around eli, a nomad in a postapocalyptic world. The book of eli s postapocalyptic theology is a little warped. The book of eli 2010 was an original script written by gary whitta. The book of eli was written by gary whitta rumored screenwriter of the akira movie. In eli, washington will play a lone warrior travelling across a wasteland version of america in the nottoodistant future. Well, it was a difficult one because she really is the key relationship to eli. I only ask because it looks youre getting a hell of a lot of access to the cast, the crew, the whole process, etc. A star wars story 2016, after earth 20 and the book of eli 2010. Rogue one, book of eli writer wants to write a control.
The game season 1 video game written by episode around every corner. Carnegie is on the hunt for a very special book in a world where books are rare. He was also a writer and story consultant on telltale games interactive adaptation of the walking dead, for which he was the corecipient of a bafta award. As someone who only knew gary whitta from his cameos on the technology podcast this is only a test, i was pleasantly surprised to discover his career as a screenwriter, and even more as a recently published author. Gary leslie whitta is a screenwriter, author, game designer, and video game journalist.
At this point eli turned around and a shootout with carnegies men ensued. Working from a script by gary whitta, the hughes brothers, albert and allen, have made a stark. Ok, so i saw the book of eli today, and its basically a. To promote the preorder of his first novel, abomination, screenwriter gary whitta book of eli, after earth sat down with us for an extensive interview spanning his career thus far. Denzel washington is a prophet carrying the word in the book of eli s blasted future. Abomination is a historicalfantasy book by gary whitta. Gary whitta explained the intense violence, we imagined what a world without religion. His new movie the book of eli tells the story of a man, in postapocalyptic america, on a mission to save the last remaining copy of the bible.
As in the road, the end has terminally desaturated the worlds palette. In the wake of the passion of the christ, the expected deluge of bigbudget christian entertainments has never quite materialized, but the logline for the postapocalyptic thriller the book of eliabout a biblical warrior who protects the last known copy of the good booksuggests a late start. The book of elis postapocalyptic theology is a little warped. Whitta has written screenplays for movies, tv episodes and video games. The book of eli script 200706 draft at imsdb the book of eli script pdf at cinefile note. Christian themes abound in book of eli the tufts daily.
The book of eli 2010 frequently asked questions imdb. Denzel washington, mila kunis, and gary oldman star in a film written by gary whitta and directed by albert and allen hughes. Whitta was the screenwriter of the book of eli 2010, cowrote after earth. Screenwriter gary whitta is one of the main men responsible for elis audacity and talking to him for an hour and forty minutes was nothing short of a treat. Gary whitta is a writer and producer, known for rogue one. Aug 16, 2019 pax west announced this week that awardwinning author, screenwriter, and game journalist gary whitta will be giving the keynote speech this year. A star wars story, book of eli quote tweeted the star fox artwork god of war art director, raf grassetti, posted last week simply. The book of eli is more than just a good action film. Unfortunately, hes forced to make a stopover in a brutal little frontier town run by carnegie gary oldman, a constant reader whose love of good books belies his lust for a particular good book the good book, you might even say and it happens to be in eli s backpack. Night shyamalan, and codeveloped the story for rogue one 2016. What is the song at the end of the book of eli answers. They talk about why denzel is one of the few actors who can carry a movie by himself. This movie was written by gary whitta and the directors were the hughes brothers albert and allen hughes.
The book of eli2010 was an original script written by gary whitta. He also cowrote the will smith scifi action movie after earth, and was writer. It happened only briefly with a few quotes and solara mila. Apr 21, 2016 screenwriter gary whitta joins kamau and kevin to describe writing the book of eli and working with denzel. Gary whitta slips effortlessly from movies into comics with a terrific story and careerbest art from darick robertson. Cast includes jennifer beals, mila kunis, gary oldman, ray steven. Gary leslie whitta born 21 july 1972 is a screenwriter, author, game designer, and video game journalist whitta was the screenwriter of the book of eli 2010, cowrote after earth 20 with m. Redridge fired one shot at eli with his pistol and by the sounds of it, completely missed. Gary whitta is an awardwinning screenwriter best known for the postapocalyptic thriller the book of eli. The book of eli starts out with 10 minutes of dialoguefree imagery depicting the type of postapocalyptic wasteland made familiar in recent. I wish screenwriter gary whitta had written more about eli s book, expanded on the power of religion, especially in desperate times. You sold the book of eli in may 2007 to warner bros. He was hired to script the first star wars standalone film, rogue one, directed by gareth edwards. For anyone who loves the written word, the movie has a powerful resonance.
I started out as a journalist and editor in the video game industry. The second shot, he took his time, gripped his pistol properly, aimed, fired and if you notice he hit eli in his backpack. Only a few tattered product placements have managed to survive. The basic moral of the book of eli was to trust in god because he will guide you. Screenwriter gary whitta spoke friday at wondercon about the genesis of the project and what. The book of eli telltales the walking dead after earth. The book of eli is a 2010 american postapocalyptic action film directed by the hughes brothers, written by gary whitta, and starring denzel washington, gary oldman, mila kunis, ray stevenson and. When eli runs across carnegie oldman, the local mayor of a rundown town, carnegie learns about the book eli is carrying and makes a power play to possess the book for himself.
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