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19Dec2017

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Taken | 2008 | UK Quad

Taken is a 2008 film directed by Pierre Morel. It was produced by Luc Besson who co-wrote the screenplay with Robert Mark Kamen. Taken stars Liam Neeson, Maggie Grace, Leland Orser, Jon Gries, David Warshofsky, Katie Cassidy, Holly Valance and Famke Janssen. The film has been cited as a turning point in Liam Neeson career that redefined and transformed him to an action film star. The storyline follows Bryan Mills, a former CIA operative who sets about tracking down his teenage daughter Kim and her best friend after the they are kidnapped by Albanian sex traffickers while visiting Paris, France. Originally, Jeff Bridges was cast as Bryan Mills, but he dropped out of the project and Liam Neeson accepted the role. He wanted to play a more physically demanding role than he was used to bu...

The Dark Knight | 2008 | Final | UK Quad

9Oct2016

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The Dark Knight | 2008 | Final | UK Quad

The Dark Knight is a 2008 superhero thriller film directed, produced, and co-written by Christopher Nolan. Featuring the DC Comics character Batman, the film is the second part of Nolan's The Dark Knight Trilogy and a sequel to 2005's Batman Begins, starring an ensemble cast including Christian Bale, Michael Caine, Heath Ledger, Gary Oldman, Aaron Eckhart, Maggie Gyllenhaal and Morgan Freeman. In the film, Bruce Wayne/Batman (Bale), James Gordon (Oldman) and Harvey Dent (Eckhart) form an alliance to dismantle organised crime in Gotham City, but are menaced by a criminal mastermind known as the Joker (Ledger) who seeks to undermine Batman's influence and create chaos. Nolan's inspiration for the film was the Joker's comic book debut in 1940, the 1988 graphic novel The Killing Joke, and t...

Quantum of Solace | 2008 | Shadow Style Teaser | UK Quad

5Sep2016

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Quantum of Solace | 2008 | Shadow Style Teaser | UK Quad

Quantum of Solace was released in 2008 and is the 22nd film in the James Bond series. It was directed by Marc Forster and produced by Michael G. Wilson and Barbara Broccoli with the screenplay being written by Paul Haggis, Neal Purvis and Robert Wade based on the character created by Ian Fleming. Quantum of Solace stars Daniel Craig in his second performance as James Bond with Olga Kurylenko, Mathieu Amalric, Gemma Arterton, Jeffrey Wright, and Judi Dench. The storyline follows James Bond as he seeks revenge for the death of his lover, Vesper Lynd, and is assisted by Camille Montes, who is plotting revenge for the murder of her family. The trail eventually leads them to a wealthy businessman called Dominic Greene, a member of the Quantum organisation, who intends to stage a coup d'état ...

Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull | 2008 | Final | UK Quad

3Sep2016

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Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull | 2008 | Final | UK Quad

Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull is a 2008 sci-fi adventure film directed by Steven Spielberg and produced by Frank Marshall. The screenplay was written by David Koepp based on the story created by George Lucas and Jeff Nathanson and characters created by George Lucas and Philip Kaufman. Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull is the fourth installment in the Indiana Jones series and released nineteen years after the previous film Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade. It stars Harrison Ford, Cate Blanchett, Karen Allen, Ray Winstone, John Hurt, Jim Broadbent and Shia LaBeouf. The storyline is set in 1957, an acknowledgement to the age of its star Harrison Ford. During the Cold War, Soviet Agents watch Professor Henry "Indiana" Jones, Jr., when a young man brin...