Neill blomkamp and simon kinberg joined the project as producers. Ben mauroadam anderson at weta workshop, jim murray, andrei reyabovichevv. Late in leviathan, theres scene with a humble local priest who is portrayed as a sympathetic, spiritual counterpoint to the gilded, officious prelates we see in the films climactic scene, where current russias perverse symbiosis of church and state is anatomized to devastating effect. He divides his time between commercials and narrative filmmaking, both of which frequently feature animated cg creatures, large and small. Upgrade to a letterboxd pro account to add your favorite services to this listincluding any service and country pair listed on justwatchand to enable oneclick filtering by all your favorites. Upgrade to a letterboxd pro account to add your favorite services to this listincluding any service and country pair listed on justwatchand to enable oneclick filtering by all your favorites powered by justwatch. Faster than light travel was made possible by harvesting exotic matter from.
Viral short film the leviathan gets neill blomkamps support. When i saw the 2015 date i got excited that the bump would be for progress on the feature length film. Dec 25, 2014 late in leviathan, theres scene with a humble local priest who is portrayed as a sympathetic, spiritual counterpoint to the gilded, officious prelates we see in the films climactic scene, where current russias perverse symbiosis of church and state is anatomized to devastating effect. It seemingly isnt about a gorgeous, idyllic future in space its about.
Developed with the assistance of bord scannain na heireann the irish film board. Corporate monster scifihorror film by academy award nominee ruairi robinson duration. It was supposed to be a proof of concept for a full length feature. Corporate monster is the latest film by irish filmmaker ruairi robinson, who we are big fans of here at fs. Mar 27, 2015 shortly after unveiling a proof of concept video, simon kinberg and neill blomkamp signed up to join irish filmmaker ruairi robinson for his upcoming scifi feature, the leviathan, and now, merely. The most surprising place, though, was robinsons the leviathan. Leviathan could have been an interesting horror film had the filmmaker respected the material.
Corporate monster by ruairi robinson scifi short film. Proof of conceptpitch for the leviathan, created by ruairi robinson. The leviathan s is a film directed by ruairi robinson with. The director posted a proof of concept trailer just days ago, which led to neill blomkamp and simon kinberg. Mar 27, 2015 last week, a proof of concept trailer for a scifi film named the leviathan began to make the rounds, and now variety reports that 20th century fox has picked up the project to become a feature film.
Ruairi robinsons proof of concept trailer for the leviathan became an overnight sensation when it hit vimeo and youtube last week, and hollywood has taken notice. Soon after 20th century fox picked up the film so a feature of the leviathan was practically a given. Filmed off the coast of new bedford, massachusetts, the countrys largest fishing port with over 500 ships sailing from its harbor every month, leviathan foll. It wasnt too long ago that irish filmmaker ruairi robinson impressed the hell out of the internet with the leviathan, an original short conceptual scifi video with fitting nods to moby dick, set in the 22nd century where mankind has colonized many worlds and supraluminal travel is made possible by harvesting exotic matter from eggs of large creatures. Donations are for time and companionship only between consenting adults. The project is set in the 22nd century, when mankind has colonized many worlds and traveling faster than the speed of light has been made possible by the harvesting of exotic matter from the eggs of. Leviathan lives up to its title, offering trenchant, wellcrafted social satire on a suitably grand scale.
Ruairi robinsons the leviathan 2015 short films plot synopsis. By the early 22nd century mankind had colonized many worlds. In the short version of the leviathan, the story took place in a future where human slaves harvest exotic matter from the eggs of huge species, apparently including a giant space whale. Ruairi robinson s the leviathan 2015 short film s plot synopsis. It only took a week for the sheer, brutal, exacting force of internet popularity to persuade several heavy hitters to support ruairi robinsons fantastic cgi proofofconcept. Robinson is very good at parlaying his viral short films into hollywood heat, and last we heard from him, the irish director was in the midst of developing his spacewhale short the leviathan into a feature, with the help of simon kinberg and neill blomkamp, and we have no doubt that corporate monster will attract similar interest. Stunning proofofconcept trailer for scifi movie the. Leviathan scifi spec by fight club scribe jim uhls sells. The leviathan teaser from ruairi robinson on vimeo reports that an impressive team of people is now involved in making the trailer into a feature film. Its a shame because this teaser trailer is pretty damn good and robinson is an interesting filmmaker. The leviathan movie coming from simon kinberg film. Over the years weve featured his other scifi shorts including blinky and the leviathan. Mar 23, 2015 robinsons 312 minute proof of concept video for the leviathan has been an online sensation since its debut less than a week ago, notching 1. According to zvyagintsev, the story of marvin heemeyer in the united states inspired him and it was adapted into a.
The short film clocks in at under four minutes long and features a. Mar 27, 2015 busy on another story, i just got beaten to the punch by variety on news that fox acquired leviathan, a film that ruairi robinson will direct, based on a short film we wrote about previously. Faster than light travel has been made possible by harvesting exotic matter from the eggs of the. Ruairi robinson to direct the leviathan for fox, produced. Kinberg and blomkamp board robinsons the leviathan film. Developed with the assistance of bord scannain na heireann the irish film board and jim uhls who wrote the script for fight club creature design by jordu schell concept art. It only took a week for the sheer, brutal, exacting force of internet popularity to persuade several heavy hitters to support. Leviathan is sometimes too ambiguous for its own good, but between bouts of fighting, illicit sex and prodigious vodka swilling, the film looks with humor and heartbreak on a working class that. Simon kinberg and neill blomkamp board ruairi robinsons. The film, called the leviathan is a teaserpitch from robinson for an idea about humans hunting large alien creatures which fly through the atmosphere of some alien world. Should work on this to be a full film i would go see this in theatre. Dec 24, 2016 the leviathan 2015 comes from the minds of academy award nominated short film director ruairi robinson and fight club and jumper screenwriter jim uhls. Set in the distant future, mankind has harnessed the power of faster than light travel by harvesting the eggs of the largest species mankind has ever known.
Robinson recently made a threeminute concept video that has received 1. Developed with the assistance of bord scannain na heireann the irish film board created by ruairi robinson. Ruairi robinson was born on february 15, 1978 in ireland. It seemingly isnt about a gorgeous, idyllic future. The leviathan is a new scifi project being created by ruairi robinson, director of the last days on mars and blinky he also worked on akira for a while, along with jim uhls, screenwriter on. Movement on ruairi robinsons proposed scifi film the leviathan happened fast. By the early 22nd century mankind has colonized many worlds. The leviathan 2015 comes from the minds of academy award nominated short film director ruairi robinson and fight club and jumper screenwriter jim uhls. Leviathan, a russian film directed by andrey zvyagintsev the leviathan 2015 concept teaser, written by jim uhls and directed by ruairi robinson leviathan harsh realm, an episode of the television series harsh realm. Awesome scifi short leviathan to become fulllength. If your proof of concept video scores a million views on. If your proof of concept video scores a million views on youtube, youre going to draw some attention.
Aside from the striking visuals and fairly novel world, the short also gives off a bit of an alien vibe. Leviathan turns on a modernday job the new york times. Filmed off the coast of new bedford, massachusetts, the countrys largest fishing port with over 500 ships sailing from its harbor every month, leviathan follows one such vessel, a hulking groundfish trawler, into the surrounding murky black waters. Faster than light travel has been made possible by harvesting exotic matter from the eggs of the largest species mankind has ever seen.
The characters are very hit and miss, they only feel like fodder for the next victim and its this. Awesome scifi short leviathan to become fulllength feature. Leviathan, a russian film directed by andrey zvyagintsev. One thing we stumbled across while working on this was a fantastic short film. Movement on ruairi robinson s proposed scifi film the leviathan happened fast. The making of the leviathan teaser trailer is ruairi robinsons proof of concept for the leviathan, a sciencefiction retelling of moby dick. In early 2015 he directed the proof of concept short film the leviathan, which became a viral hit, spawning talk of a full length version. In 20, robinson directed the last days on mars, the adaptation of the sciencefiction short story the animators by sydney j. The making of the leviathan teaser trailer is ruairi robinsons proof of. Those that take part in the hunt are mostly involuntary labor. Leviathan is not really a 100% accessible film, but it is a film that offers a glimpse of russian daytoday people and how their nation maintains its social deal with them, a super hard dramatic satire that openly questions whether their nation really serves for the best interests of their leviathan is not really a 100% accessible film, but it is a film that offers a glimpse of. Dec 14, 2016 the making of the leviathan teaser trailer is ruairi robinsons proof of concept for the leviathan, a sciencefiction retelling of moby dick. It sucks that the full film will likely never get made. Shortly after unveiling a proof of concept video, simon kinberg and neill blomkamp signed up to join irish filmmaker ruairi robinson for his upcoming scifi feature, the leviathan, and now, merely.
Leviathan scifi spec by fight club scribe jim uhls. Filmmakers lucien castaingtaylor sweetgrass and verena paravel foreign parts use a filmed off the. As its imposing title suggests, the russian drama leviathan is something of a monster movie. A still from robinsons short film leviathan, features a stunning rendering of a whalelike space monster that swims through clouds. Busy on another story, i just got beaten to the punch by variety on news that fox acquired leviathan, a film that ruairi robinson will direct, based on a short film we wrote about previously. In 2015, ruairi robinson made a short film called the leviathan. Dec 25, 2014 as its imposing title suggests, the russian drama leviathan is something of a monster movie. Ruairi robinson is an irish film director and writer. Ruairi robinson that was a pretty badass looking concept film. Ruairi began his film career in post production and visual effects before moving into directing commercials and films. We have no doubt that corporate monster will attract similar interest.
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