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Friday, April 22, 2011 In Theaters (Nationwide)
for moments of intense violence and sexual content
Water for Elephants Plot: What's it about?
A 90-year-old man reminisces about his life during the Depression, when he found work at a B-level circus taking care of the animals. He sees the brutality of circus life while falling for the wife of an abusive animal trainer.
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Water for Elephants Crew and Production Team
A look at the Water for Elephants behind-the-scenes crew and production team. The film's director Francis Lawrence previously directed The Long Walk, The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes and Slumberland. The film's writer Richard LaGravenese penned A Family Affair, The Last 5 Years and Unbroken.
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Water for Elephants Production and Filming
Key Facts
- Based on Sara Gruen's Depression-era circus novel. The novel that has climbed atop the paperback bestseller lists, has been optioned by Andrew R. Tennenbaum, a producer of <em>The Bourne Ultimatum</em>.
Water for Elephants Filming Timeline
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— Water for Elephants 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.
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— The film entered Development status.
Story selection and rights acquired; idea being crafted into usable script; financing and casting attachments sought; aiming for 'greenlight'.
Water for Elephants Release Date: When was the film released?
Water for Elephants was released nationwide on . The film opened in approximately 2,817 theaters. 15 other films are opening on the same date, including Tyler Perry's Madea's Big Happy Family, African Cats and When Harry Tries To Marry.
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