The Island

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Release Date: July 22, 2005
Studio: DreamWorks Pictures
Director: Michael Bay
Screenwriter: Caspian Tredwell-Owen, Alex Kurtzman, Roberto Orci
Starring: Ewan McGregor, Scarlett Johansson, Djimon Hounsou, Michael Clarke Duncan, Steve Buscemi, Sean Bean, Shawnee Smith, Noa Tishby
Genre: Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller

Lincoln Six-Echo (McGregor) is a resident of a seemingly utopian but contained facility in the mid-21st century. Like all of the inhabitants of this carefully controlled environment, Lincoln hopes to be chosen to go to the "The Island"—reportedly the last uncontaminated spot on the planet. But Lincoln soon discovers that everything about his existence is a lie. He and all of the other inhabitants of the facility are actually human clones whose only purpose is to provide "spare parts" for their original human counterparts. Realizing it is only a matter of time before he is "harvested," Lincoln makes a daring escape with a beautiful fellow resident named Jordan Two-Delta (Johansson). Relentlessly pursued by the forces of the sinister institute that once housed them, Lincoln and Jordan engage in a race for their lives to literally meet their makers.

Rounding out the main cast of "The Island" are Oscar nominee Djimon Hounsou ("In America," "Gladiator") as the head of the security team sent to hunt down Lincoln and Jordan; Steve Buscemi ("Ghost World," "Armageddon") as a man who befriends Lincoln despite working for the institute; Michael Clarke Duncan ("The Green Mile," "Armageddon") as another resident who is unaware of his fate when he is selected to go to "The Island"; and Sean Bean ("National Treasure," "The Lord of the Rings") as Merick, the chief antagonist.



TRAILER: http://images.apple.com/trailers/dreamworks/the_island/

[Finn]

Well that picture doesn't really make me wanna see it, but the story sounds interesting.

[Pubrick]

this is gonna be the best michael bay movie. i'm hoping he'll exploit scarlett for all the hotness he can get.

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yeah other than the obvious matrix similarities, this looks really cool.  and something different for bay as well, it even looks restrained in parts.  nice visual odes to clockwork orange and thx 1138, (whether they were intentional or not).

[SiliasRuby]

This really looks awseome. I haven't really been a big fan of Michael Bay. Although I thought The Rock was great. Looking forward to this.

[MacGuffin]

and something different for bay as well, it even looks restrained in parts.

Perhaps because Bruckheimer isn't involved.

[Pedro]

I don't think Michael Bay will ever be able to deliver something as awful and amazing at the same time as Bad Boys II.  But, as much as he generally sucks, this might be allright.  Maybe this time he'll be able to focus on characters more.  That would be something that could distinguish it the matrix, which, judging by the trailer, this film owes a lot to.

[meatball]

Definitely looks promising. Visually awesome.

Matrix? Or maybe it owes a lot to Dark City.

[Tictacbk]

The matrix meets vanilla sky....in a good way?

+scarlet johansson looking like gwenyth paltrow and steve buscemi...sounds promising.

[Stefen]

now, i don't know anything about this flick. all i know is that its called the island and its directd by michael bay and has ewan mcgregor. I remember when danny boyle was making the beach and was gonna cast ewan but then at the last second went with dicaprio cause he was huge at that time with titanic. maybe this is ewans beach?

[meatball]

The idyllic imagery in the trailer reminds me of The Beach a lot. It's like The Beach, but with clone lords instead of drug lords. I'm sensing a lot of Logan's Run in this, too.

[Ultrahip]

The title reminds of Aldous Huxley's book 'Island.' They should have made that instead.

[pete]

this reminds me of how sick of the glossy "gritty" look I am.

[MacGuffin]

International Trailer here.

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hmm.... i think the preview itself is less good but it makes the movie look even more good.