Who's Involved:
Release Date:
Sunday, December 25, 2011 Nationwide
sci-fi action violence and some language
Plot: What's the story about?
Follows five young people who find themselves stranded in Moscow, fighting to survive in the wake of a devastating alien attack.
official plot version from summit-ent.com
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Who stars in The Darkest Hour: Cast List
Olivia Thirlby ... Natalie
New York, I Love You, Lousy Carter
Emile Hirsch ... Sean
Prey , State of Consciousness
Rachael Taylor ... Anne
Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole, Finding Steve McQueen
Joel Kinnaman ... Skyler
Sympathy For The Devil, Safe House
Max Minghella ... Ben
Babylon, Elvis and Annabelle
Who's making The Darkest Hour: Crew List
A look at the The Darkest Hour behind-the-scenes crew and production team. The film's director Chris Gorak last directed SIS and Attach. The film's writer Jon Spaihts last wrote Dune and Pacific Rim Uprising.
Director
Screenwriters
Producers
Timur BekmambetovTom Jacobson
Monnie Wills
Companies
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Production: What we know about The Darkest Hour?
Filming Timeline
- 2011 - April: The film was set to Completed status.
- 2011 - February: The film was set to Post-Production status.
Finished filming in Winter 2010 after fires delayed production.
- 2010 - August: The film was set to Production status.
Set to resume on August 29, 2010
- 2010 - August: The film was set to Shutdown status.
Production stopped for two weeks because of widespread fires
- 2010 - August: The film was set to Production status.
Shooting in Moscow
- 2010 - March: The film was set to Pre-Production status.
- 2010 - March: The film was set to Announced status.
The Darkest Hour Release Date: When was the film released?
The Darkest Hour was a Nationwide release in 2011 on Sunday, December 25, 2011 in around 2,200 theaters. There were 2 other movies released on the same date, including War Horse and Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close.
The Darkest Hour DVD & Blu-ray Release Date: When was the film released?
The Darkest Hour was released on DVD & Blu-ray on Tuesday, April 10, 2012 .