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Sam Sullivan (The 5th Wave)
''The 5th Wave'' is a 2016 American science fiction film, science fiction action film directed by J Blakeson from a screenplay by Susannah Grant, Akiva Goldsman and Jeff Pinkner, based on Rick Yancey's 2013 The 5th Wave (novel), novel of the same name. The film stars Chloë Grace Moretz, Nick Robinson (American actor), Nick Robinson, Ron Livingston, Maggie Siff, Alex Roe, Maria Bello, Maika Monroe, and Liev Schreiber. Development began in March 2012, when Columbia Pictures picked up the film rights to The 5th Wave (series), the trilogy of novels, with Graham King's production company GK Films and Tobey Maguire's Material Pictures. Filming took place in Atlanta, Georgia, from October 2014 to January 2015. ''The 5th Wave'' was released in the United States on January 22, 2016 by Sony Pictures Releasing. Despite negative reviews from critics, the film was moderately successful, grossing $109.9 million worldwide against a $38–54 million budget. Plot Ohio high-schooler Cassie Su ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
J Blakeson
J Blakeson is an English film director and screenwriter. His first feature film was ''The Disappearance of Alice Creed'' (2009), a thriller starring Gemma Arterton, Martin Compston, and Eddie Marsan, which he wrote and directed. His most recent film was ''I Care a Lot'' (2020). Early life Blakeson was born and raised in Harrogate, North Yorkshire. He attended and graduated from the University of Warwick, where he studied Film and Literature. Outside studying, he oversaw the writing and direction of two low-budget short films, ''Struggling'' (1997) and ''Red Tape'' (1998). Career Blakeson directed ''The 5th Wave (film), The 5th Wave'', based on the The 5th Wave (novel), novel of the same name by Rick Yancey. Chloë Grace Moretz played Cassie, and Susannah Grant wrote the screenplay. The movie made over $109 million at the global box office. Blakeson directed the miniseries ''Gunpowder (TV series), Gunpowder'' starring Kit Harington, Liv Tyler, Mark Gatiss, Peter Mullan and Shaun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |