Starring denzel washington and gary oldman, the book of eli is a stunning postapocalyptic thriller in which a nomadic warrior washington travels a futuristic american wasteland on a mission to protect the last surviving copy of a sacred text. With denzel washington, mila kunis, ray stevenson, gary oldman. 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 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. In his backpack is the last copy of a book that could become the wellspring of a revived society. This puzzled me, especially after the first town shootout which killed 10 or 12 men and the melee in the bar which slew 15 people. He heads west along the highway of death on a mission he doesnt fully understand but knows he must complete. But thats where the significant symbolism of the book of eli which was written by gary whitta begins and ends. The book of eli was scripted by gary whitta, a comic book writer and graphic novelist death, jr. All of the men seemed to take orders from carnagie unconditionally.
The book of eli starring denzel washington and gary oldman, the book of eli is a stunning postapocalyptic thriller in which a nomadic warrior washington travels a futuristic american wasteland on a mission to protect the last surviving copy of a sacred text. Screenwriter gary whitta joins kamau and kevin to describe writing the book of eli and working with denzel. The book of eli is different from the current wave of postapocalyptic films. Gary whitta i gary whitta is a writer and producer, known for after earth 20, the book of eli 2010 and rogue one 2016. He was editorinchief of both the uk and us editions of pc gamer magazine and contributor to gaming magazine ace. The book of eli is a 2010 american postapocalyptic neowestern action film directed by the hughes brothers, written by gary whitta, and starring denzel. Gary leslie whitta is a screenwriter, author, game designer, and video game journalist.
Night shyamalan, and codeveloped the story for rogue one. Book of eli, the rpkgbd eli walks alone in postapocalyptic america. Whitta was the screenwriter of the book of eli, cowrote after earth with m. Whitta is one of the main men responsible for elis audacity and talking to him for an hour and forty minutes was a real treat. Gary whitta is an awardwinning screenwriter best known for the postapocalyptic thriller the book of eli. Todays interview is with screenwriter gary whitta, whose movie the book of eli opens this weekend. Kosove, gary whitta, allen hughes, albert hughes, gary. But getting back to book of eli, i think the town and the ruthless bully boy gangs seemed a bit too much. You sold the book of eli in may 2007 to warner bros. It also features a new side of denzel we havent seen before and its also a welcoming return for the hughes brothers.
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