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Friday, December 23, 2016 Limited Theaters
Friday, January 6, 2017 In Theaters (Nationwide)
A Monster Calls Plot: What's it about?
Follows 12-year-old Conor (Lewis MacDougall) who attempts to deal with his mother's (Felicity Jones, who stars in Focus’ fall release The Theory of Everything) illness and the bullying of his classmates by escaping into a fantastical world of monsters and fairy tales that explore courage, loss and faith.
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A Monster Calls Crew and Production Team
A look at the A Monster Calls behind-the-scenes crew and production team. The film's director Juan Antonio Bayona previously directed Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom and The Impossible. The film's writer Patrick Ness penned Chaos Walking, Anya’s Ghost and Lord of the Flies.
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Key Facts
- The creative team on A Monster Calls also includes production designer Eugenio Caballero, an Academy Award winner for Pan's Labyrinth who previously collaborated with the director on The Impossible; costume designer Steven Noble (The Theory of Everything); and cinematographer Óscar Faura, who shot both The Impossible and The Orphanage for Mr. Bayona.
- Liam Neeson will star in performance-capture and voiceover as the nocturnally visiting monster of the title.
- Based on the award-winning children's fantasy novel by Patrick Ness (the "Chaos Walking" trilogy).
A Monster Calls Filming Timeline
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— A Monster Calls entered Completed status.
Awaiting release by the distributor; a release date may or may not be available.
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— The film entered Post-Production status.
Filming completed; footage being edited; music being composed and recorded; sound and visual effects being added.
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— The film entered Production status.
Finalizing production budget, filming the movie begins.
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— The film entered Pre-Production status.
Key cast and crew being hired; budget and production schedule finalized; shooting script approved.
A Monster Calls Release Date: When was the film released?
A Monster Calls was released in limited theaters on . Four other films are opening on the same date, including Why Him?, Silence and The Bad Kids. The movie was released in select theaters in major markets.
Other A Monster Calls Release Dates
- — Nationwide
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