Free guy

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Movie
Original title Free guy
Country of production United States
original language English
Publishing year 2020
Rod
Director Shawn Levy
script Matt Lieberman , Zak Penn
production Greg Berlanti ,
Adam Kolbrenner ,
Shawn Levy,
Ryan Reynolds ,
Sarah Schechter
music Christophe Beck
camera George Richmond
cut Dean Zimmerman
occupation

Free Guy is an American science fiction action comedy by Shawn Levy , which is due to hit German cinemas on December 10, 2020 and US cinemas the following day.

action

In the open world video game "Free City", a merger of " Grand Theft Auto " and " Fortnite ", Guy is a non-gamer character who works as a bank clerk. Thanks to a code that programmers Milly and Keys inserted into "Free City", Guy realizes that his world is a video game. He then tries to become a hero himself. A race against time begins, because the game must also be saved before the developers can shut it down.

production

The script landed on the blacklist of Hollywood's Best Unfilmed Ideas in 2016 .

20th Century Fox secured the rights.

Directed by Shawn Levy . The script was written by Matt Lieberman and Zak Penn .

The role of Guy was cast with Ryan Reynolds . Jodie Comer and Joe Keery play "Free City" programmers Milly and Keys. Some prominent YouTubers should be seen in supporting roles and cameo appearances in the film, such as Tyler “Ninja” Blevins , Imane “Pokimane” Anys and Lannan “LazarBeam” Eacott, while Seán “Jacksepticeye” McLoughlin speak the video game character Q * bert in one scene becomes.

The film was originally scheduled to hit German cinemas on July 2, 2020 and US cinemas the following day. However, due to the COVID-19 pandemic , the US launch date has been postponed to December 11, 2020. The cinema release in Germany should take place the day before.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. https://www.syfy.com/syfywire/free-guy-composer-grand-theft-auto-truman-show
  2. Nick Romano and Tyler Aquilina: Ryan Reynolds turns videogame hero (or not) in first Free Guy footage and poster. In: Entertainment Weekly, October 3, 2019.
  3. ^ Screenplay Review - Free Guy. In: scriptshadow.net, December 13, 2016.
  4. Mike Fleming Jr: Fox Buys 'Free Guy' Action Comedy From Matt Lieberman. In: deadline.com, November 15, 2016.
  5. Anthony D'Alessandro and Dino-Ray Ramos: The Black List 2019 Screenplays Unveiled & Ranked: Ken Kobayashi's Frozen-Time Romance 'Move On' Tops List. In: deadline.com, December 16, 2019.
  6. Ben Walker: Ninja, Jacksepticeye, Pokimane and more will co-star in Ryan Reynolds' Free Guy. In: dotesports.com. Retrieved March 27, 2020.
  7. Start dates in Germany. In: insidekino.com. Retrieved March 27, 2020.
  8. Björn Becher: New date for "Mulan", waiting for "Indiana Jones 5" and a film directly as a stream: Disney's Post-Corona Plan. In: filmstarts.de, April 3, 2020.
  9. Start dates in Germany. In: insidekino.com. Retrieved May 16, 2020.