The Book of Eli Movie

Some will kill to have it. He will kill to protect it.

The Book of Eli movie poster
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Who's Involved:

Mila Kunis, Denzel Washington, Gary Oldman, Jennifer Beals, Joel Silver, Ray Stevenson, Albert Hughes, Steve Richards, Susan Downey, Michael Gambon, Broderick Johnson, Gary Whitta, Andrew Kosove, Anthony Peckham, Evan Jones, Allen Hughes, Erik Olsen

Release Date:

Friday, January 15, 2010 Nationwide

R   RESTRICTED MPA
some brutal violence and language
Runtime: N/A
Language: English

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Plot: What's the story about?

The story centers on a lone hero named Eli (Denzel Washington) who must fight his way across the wasteland of post apocalyptic America to protect a sacred book that might hold the key to saving the future of humanity. Gary Oldman will play Carnegie, the despot of a small makeshift town deficient of standard necessities, services, and most noticeably, laws. Carnegie is determined to take possession of the book Eli is guarding.


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Who stars in The Book of Eli: Cast List


The Equalizer 3, Flight  


Kung Fu Panda 2, Criminal  


Wonder Park, Bad Moms  


Thor: The Dark World, Thor  


Before I Fall, The Gathering  


Open Range, The Good Shepherd  


Earworm, A Million Ways to Die in the West  

Who's making The Book of Eli: Crew List

A look at the The Book of Eli behind-the-scenes crew and production team. The film's director Allen Hughes last directed Broken City and Snoop Dogg Biopic. The film's writer Anthony Peckham last wrote Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit and Sherlock Holmes.

Producers

Susan Downey
Broderick Johnson
Andrew Kosove
Erik Olsen
Steve Richards

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Production: What we know about The Book of Eli?

Key Facts

  1. Filming will shot February to May 2009 in New Mexico.

Filming Timeline

  1. 2009 - October: The film was set to Completed  status.
  2. 2009 - July: The film was set to Post-Production  status.
  3. 2009 - February: The film was set to Production  status.
  4. 2008 - December: The film was set to Pre-Production  status.
  5. 2008 - November: The film was set to Development  status.

The Book of Eli Release Date: When was the film released?


The Book of Eli was a Nationwide release in 2010 on Friday, January 15, 2010 in around 3,111 theaters. There were 5 other movies released on the same date, including The Spy Next Door, Fish Tank and The Last Station.

The Book of Eli DVD & Blu-ray Release Date: When was the film released?

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The Book of Eli was released on DVD & Blu-ray on Tuesday, June 15, 2010 .

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