Stars: Gabriele Angieri, Joey Pollari, Emily Fradenburgh, John Kunik, Dustin Booth, Ken Melchior, Chandra Michaels, Sophia Elise Brister, Matt Casey, Chris Carlson, Kirsten Gregerson, Robert Larsen, Alan Johnson | Written and Directed by Caspian Tredwell-Owen
There’s something about independent movies that I always like. They have a refreshing feel and they often don’t stick to the rules. Many times they have to produce a movie on a small budget and make sacrifices that are often shown on-screen. Many times that little spark of magic you are looking for, where a film catches your attention and provides you with something special, that is what I found with Profile of a Killer.
As the most effective movies often do, Profile of a Killer focuses on two people, a retired FBI Profiler Saul Aitken (Gabriele Angieri) and a teenage boy David (Joey Pollari) trying to create his legacy in the form of a killer.
There’s something about independent movies that I always like. They have a refreshing feel and they often don’t stick to the rules. Many times they have to produce a movie on a small budget and make sacrifices that are often shown on-screen. Many times that little spark of magic you are looking for, where a film catches your attention and provides you with something special, that is what I found with Profile of a Killer.
As the most effective movies often do, Profile of a Killer focuses on two people, a retired FBI Profiler Saul Aitken (Gabriele Angieri) and a teenage boy David (Joey Pollari) trying to create his legacy in the form of a killer.
- 2/26/2014
- by Paul Metcalf
- Nerdly
With four films bowing in more than 1,000 theaters, it's going to be crowded at the boxoffice this weekend. But it looks like none of the wide releases will be able to usurp the momentum of Warner Bros. Pictures' Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. In fact, it remains to be seen whether second-place Wedding Crashers from New Line Cinema will topple from its perch in its sophomore session. Gunning for the top two films is the DreamWorks-Warner Bros. Pictures co-production The Island from summer-blockbuster director Michael Bay. Branching out for the first time from his long-term producing partner Jerry Bruckheimer, Bay is directing his first true sci-fi film without top Hollywood stars. He does have Steven Spielberg behind him; it was the famed director who initially approached Bay with the original script from Caspian Tredwell-Owen. Starring Scarlett Johansson and Ewan McGregor, the PG-13 Island revolves around two people living in a seemingly utopian society who discover that their entire lives are a lie and plan an escape. Rounding out the cast are Djimon Hounsou, Sean Bean, Steve Buscemi and Michael Clarke Duncan.
- 7/22/2005
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Sean Bean has joined the cast of The Island for DreamWorks and director Michael Bay. Bean, who played Boromir in The Lord of the Rings trilogy, will take on the part of Merick, the chief antagonist in the film, which stars Ewan McGregor and Scarlett Johansson. The script by Caspian Tredwell-Owen centers on a harvested being who becomes self-aware and tries to escape the utopia where he lives. Alex Kurtzman and Roberto Orci co-wrote the script. Marc Haimes is overseeing for the studio. Bean will next appear in Flightplan opposite Jodie Foster. He recently completed the lead role in The Dark, playing opposite Maria Bello, and can be seen in National Treasure. Bean is repped by CAA, Seven Summits and ICM in London.
- 12/15/2004
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Sean Bean has joined the cast of The Island for DreamWorks and director Michael Bay. Bean, who played Boromir in The Lord of the Rings trilogy, will take on the part of Merick, the chief antagonist in the film, which stars Ewan McGregor and Scarlett Johansson. The script by Caspian Tredwell-Owen centers on a harvested being who becomes self-aware and tries to escape the utopia where he lives. Alex Kurtzman and Roberto Orci co-wrote the script. Marc Haimes is overseeing for the studio. Bean will next appear in Flightplan opposite Jodie Foster. He recently completed the lead role in The Dark, playing opposite Maria Bello, and can be seen in National Treasure. Bean is repped by CAA, Seven Summits and ICM in London.
- 12/15/2004
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Djimon Hounsou and Steve Buscemi are headed to The Island for DreamWorks and Michael Bay. Hounsou, who was nominated for an Oscar for his performance in Jim Sheridan's In America, will play the head of security for the utopian community where the story takes place. No details were available on the Buscemi role. The film stars Ewan McGregor and Scarlett Johansson in a story penned by Caspian Tredwell-Owen about a harvested being who becomes self-aware and tries to escape the utopia where he is being kept. Johansson plays the only person he can trust and the carrier of the sponsor's child. Alex Kurtzman and Roberto Orci also co-wrote the script. Marc Haimes is overseeing for the studio. Hounsou, whose other recent credits include Beauty Shop and Constantine, is repped by the Gersh Agency and Brillstein Grey.
- 10/17/2004
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Scarlett Johansson is booking passage for The Island, the next project on her slate that she will film. The actress is in final negotiations to team with Ewan McGregor on the Michael Bay-directed feature for DreamWorks. A Oct. 25 start is being planned on the Caspian Tredwell-Owen script. Island centers on a "harvested being" who suddenly becomes self-aware and tries to escape the utopian facility where he and others are being kept. Johansson will play a woman who is the only one that McGregor's character can trust. She also is pregnant with her "sponsor's" child. Alex Kurtzman and Roberto Orci also turned in a draft for producers Walter Parkes, Laurie MacDonald and Ian Bryce.
- 8/27/2004
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Ewan McGregor is headed for The Island. The British star is in negotiations to topline the DreamWorks sci-fi film, which Michael Bay is set to direct. Originating as a spec script by Caspian Tredwell-Owen, The Island follows a "harvested being" who makes a bid to escape the utopian facility where he is being kept. Alex Kurtzman and Roberto Orci are on board as screenwriters. Walter Parkes, Laurie MacDonald and Ian Bryce are producing with Marc Haimes serving as the studio executive. DreamWorks is heading for a fall start. McGregor's credits include Young Adam, Big Fish and Down with Love. His upcoming releases include Star Wars: Episode III -- Revenge of the Sith. Bay most recently directed Bad Boys II. His other director credits include Pearl Harbor, Armageddon, The Rock and Bad Boys. Bay is repped by WMA. McGregor is repped by CAA and Peters, Fraser & Dunlop in London. Kurtzman and Orci, who are also writing Legend of Zorro for Columbia, are repped by Broder Webb Chervin Silverman.
Ewan McGregor is headed for The Island. The British star is in negotiations to topline the DreamWorks sci-fi film, which Michael Bay is set to direct. Originating as a spec script by Caspian Tredwell-Owen, The Island follows a "harvested being" who makes a bid to escape the utopian facility where he is being kept. Alex Kurtzman and Roberto Orci are on board as screenwriters. Walter Parkes, Laurie MacDonald and Ian Bryce are producing with Marc Haimes serving as the studio executive. DreamWorks is heading for a fall start. McGregor's credits include Young Adam, Big Fish and Down with Love. His upcoming releases include Star Wars: Episode III -- Revenge of the Sith. Bay most recently directed Bad Boys II. His other director credits include Pearl Harbor, Armageddon, The Rock and Bad Boys. Bay is repped by WMA. McGregor is repped by CAA and Peters, Fraser & Dunlop in London. Kurtzman and Orci, who are also writing Legend of Zorro for Columbia, are repped by Broder Webb Chervin Silverman.
DreamWorks has put up the sails to acquire The Island from scribe Caspian Treadwell-Owen for mid-six against seven figures with Michael Bay attached to direct. The sci-fi thriller is being described as a cross between The Fugitive and The Matrix. Specifics of the plot are being closely guarded. At the studio, production topper Michael De Luca and production executive Adam Goodman brought the script in and will oversee its development. The Beyond Borders scribe Treadwell-Owen is repped by CAA. Bay is repped by WMA and Robert Offer at Offer, Weber & Dern. He last directed Bad Boys II starring Will Smith and Martin Lawrence for Columbia Pictures. He signed with WMA in October, the week after The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, which he produced through his Platinum Dunes along with Mike Fleiss, opened at No. 1. DreamWorks next releases the Montecito Picture Co. comedy Eurotrip. Penned by Alec Berg, David Mandel and Jeff Schaffer, the film stars Michelle Trachtenberg, Scott Mechlowicz, Jacob Pitts and Travis Wester.
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