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Midway (2019)

Midway is an upcoming American epic war film directed and written by Wes Tooke by Roland Emmerich. The movie will feature stars such as Ed Skrein, Patrick Wilson, Luke Evans, Aaron Eckhart, Nick Jonas, Mandy Moore, Dennis Quaid, Darren Criss, Woody Harrelson. Midway will be released by Lionsgate on November 8, 2019.

Midway (2019)

About The Midway

Directed by: Roland Emmerich

Produced by: Roland Emmerich and Harald Kloser

Written by: Wes Tooke

Starring: Ed Skrein, Patrick Wilson, Luke Evans, Aaron Eckhart, Nick Jonas, Etsushi Toyokawa, Tadanobu Asano, Luke Kleintank, Jun Kunimura, Darren Criss, Keean Johnson, Mandy Moore, Dennis Quaid and Woody Harrelson

Music by: Thomas Wander and Harald Kloser

Cinematography: Robby Baumgartner

Edited by: Adam Wolfe

Production company: Centropolis Entertainment, Starlight Culture Entertainment Group, Street Entertainment, Shanghai Ruyi and Entertainment

Distributed by: Lionsgate

Release date: November 8, 2019 (United States) and Country United States

Language: English

Budget: $59.5 million.

Synopsis

The movie follows the story of sailors and aviators from the U.S. Navy who persevered through Pearl Harbor's disaster, Doolittle's Raid's elation and bravery, and eventually the Battle of Midway itself, a turning point in World War II's Pacific Theater.

Cast

• Ed Skrein as Lieutenant Dick Best
• Patrick Wilson as Lieutenant Commander Edwin T. Layton
• Luke Evans as Lieutenant Commander Wade McClusky
• Aaron Eckhart as Lieutenant Colonel Jimmy Doolittle
• Nick Jonas as Aviation Machinist Mate Bruno Gaido
• Mandy Moore as Anne Best
• Darren Criss as Lieutenant Commander Eugene Lindsey
• Woody Harrelson as Admiral Chester Nimitz
• Dennis Quaid as Vice Admiral William "Bull" Halsey
• Jake Weber as Rear Admiral Raymond Spruance
• Brennan Brown as Commander Joseph Rochefort
• Alexander Ludwig as Lieutenant Roy Pearce
• Tadanobu Asano as Rear Admiral Tamon Yamaguchi
• Keean Johnson as Chief Aviation Radioman James Murray
• Luke Kleintank as Lieutenant Clarence Earle Dickinson
• Jun Kunimura as Vice Admiral Chuichi Nagumo
• Etsushi Toyokawa as Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto
• Brandon Sklenar as Ensign George Gay
• James Carpinello as Lieutenant Commander William Brockman
• Jake Manley as Ensign Willie West
• Louis Lau as Japanese Soldier

Production

Roland Emmerich was confirmed to be directing the World War II movie Midway on May 23, 2017. The supporting cast for the film was joined by Woody Harrelson and Mandy Moore in April 2018. Luke Evans was cast in the movie in July 2018 to play Lieutenant Commander Wade McClusky, awarded the Navy Cross for his performance in the Midway battle. Robby Baumgartner has been employed as a filmmaker.

Patrick Wilson, Ed Skrein, Aaron Eckhart, Nick Jonas, Tadanobu Asano, and Dennis Quaid have been added to the cast in August, among others. The cast in September were Darren Criss, Alexander Ludwig and Brandon Sklenar. Filming started in Honolulu, Hawaii on September 5, 2018. It was filmed in Montreal, Canada, as well.

It was announced in November 2018 that the main VFX vendor will be VFX company Scanline VFX, and Pixomondo has signed on to provide additional visual effects.

Release

The film will be released on the weekend of Veteran's Day on November 8, 2019.

Marketing

On June 4, 2019, the 77th anniversary of the Battle of Midway, a teaser poster for the film was released. On June 26, 2019, a set of 13 still photographs depicting scenes from the film was released and the following day (June 27) the first trailer for the film was released. On September 12, 2019, the film's second and final trailer was released, with the theatrical poster of the film on September 25.

Conclusion

The Midway War story told by the leaders and the sailors who were fighting it.

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Harriet (2019)

Harriet is a biographical American film about Harriet Tubman, a slave-turned-abolitionist, in 2019. It stars Cynthia Erivo as Tubman, with Leslie Odom Jr., Joe Alwyn, and Janelle Monáe in supporting roles, directed by Kasi Lemmons, who wrote the screenplay with Gregory Allen Howard.

Harriet (2019)

For years, a biography on Harriet Tubman had been in the works, with several actresses rumored to star, including Viola Davis. In February 2017, Erivo was cast, much of the cast and crew joined the following year, and in October 2018, principal photography began in Virginia.

On September 10, 2019, the film had its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival, and Focus Features is scheduled to be released theatrically in the United States on November 1, 2019. The film received mixed reviews from critics, who praised the performance of Erivo, but lamented the story's formal approach.

About The Harriet

Directed by: Kasi Lemmons

Produced by: Debra Martin Chase, Daniela Taplin Lundberg and Gregory Allen Howard

Screenplay by: Gregory Allen Howard and Kasi Lemmons

Story by: Gregory Allen Howard

Starring: Cynthia Erivo, Leslie Odom Jr., Joe Alwyn, Janelle Monáe

Music by: Terence Blanchard

Cinematography: John Toll

Edited by: Wyatt Smith

Production companies: Perfect World Pictures, New Balloon and Stay Gold Features

Distributed by: Focus Features

Release date: September 10, 2019 (TIFF)and November 1, 2019 (United States)

Running time: 25 minutes

Country: United States

Language: English.

Premise

It is based on the life of the abolitionist Harriet Tubman, who escaped slavery and on the Underground Railroad led hundreds of enslaved people to freedom.

Harriet (2019)

Cast

Cynthia Erivo as Harriet Tubman, John’s wife and Ben and Rit’s daughter

Leslie Odom Jr. as William Still, a writer and abolitionist who connects Tubman with the Underground Railroad

Joe Alwyn as Gideon Brodess, Harriet's slave owner

Janelle Monáe as Marie Buchanon, a proprietor and friend of Tubman.

Jennifer Nettles as Eliza

Vanessa Bell Calloway as Rit Ross, Harriet’s mother and Ben’s wife

Clarke Peters as Ben Ross, Harriet’s father and Rit’s husband

Henry Hunter Hall as Walter, a slave tracker employed to catch Tubman

Zackary Momoh as John Tubman, Harriet’s husband

Mitchell Hoog as Vince

Deborah Ayorinde as Rachel Ross

Vondie Curtis-Hall as Reverend Samuel Green

Omar Dorsey as Bigger Long

Tory Kittles as Frederick Douglass

Tim Guinee as Thomas Garrett

Joseph Lee Anderson as Robert Ross

Antonio J. Bell as Henry Ross

Willie Raysor as Abraham.

Production

Viola Davis was set to start in 2015 and produce a biopic of Harriet Tubman, but it never came to fruition. Development started in May 2016 on a new film. Cynthia Erivo was casted as Tubman in February 2017, with Gregory Allen Howard directing Seith Mann from a screenplay.

In September 2018, Focus Features was announced as the new distributor, Kasi Lemmons attached as producer, and Leslie Odom Jr., Joe Alwyn, Jennifer Nettles, and Clarke Peters were added to the cast. Janelle Monáe was confirmed for the film in October among several new castings, with shooting scheduled to begin in Virginia on October 8, 2018, lasting until December.

Release

It had its world premiere on September 10, 2019 at the Toronto International Film Festival. It is scheduled to release on November 1, 2019 in the United States.

Box office

Harriet will be released alongside Terminator in the United States and Canada: Dark Destiny, Arctic Dogs and Motherless Brooklyn, and its opening weekend is expected to be about $8 million.

Conclusion

Harriet Tubman's remarkable tale of liberation from slavery and transformation into one of America's greatest heroes, whose bravery, ingenuity and tenacity freed hundreds of slaves and changed the course of history.