Gemini Man

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Movie
German title Gemini Man
Original title Gemini Man
Country of production United States
original language English
Publishing year 2019
length 117 minutes
Age rating FSK 12
JMK 14
Rod
Director Ang Lee
script Billy Ray ,
Darren Lemke ,
David Benioff
production Jerry Bruckheimer ,
David Ellison ,
Dana Goldberg ,
Don Granger
music Lorne Balfe
camera Dion Beebe
cut Tim Squyres
occupation
synchronization

Gemini Man is an American science fiction action thriller directed by Ang Lee that was released in German cinemas on October 3, 2019 and in US cinemas on October 11, 2019. The film with Will Smith in a double role, Mary Elizabeth Winstead and Clive Owen is being offered to the cinemas in various versions, including a new type of 3D process called 3D +, in which the "copy" was originally made at 120 frames per second Master is generated.

action

The aging, renowned hit man Henry Brogan is about to retire when he gets a job in which he shoots a supposed terrorist in a moving train. This turns out to be a trap, so Brogan is now being prosecuted for killing an eminent scientist. When several attacks on Brogan fail, his clone Junior , who is 25 years his junior and who has the same strengths, but also weaknesses, is assigned to him. In the end, however, both work together to get the mastermind behind the murder orders, Clay Verris, to get. This has created another clone, which in the end can only be switched off with combined effort. Junior can now go to school and thinks about which subject to study.

production

Directed by the multiple Oscar-winning Taiwanese-US filmmaker Ang Lee . The final script was written by Billy Ray , Darren Lemke and David Benioff .

The main role of Henry Brogan was played by Will Smith , who also plays his clone. Smith served as one of the producers of the film alongside Jerry Bruckheimer , David Ellison , Dana Goldberg and Don Granger . Mary Elizabeth Winstead , Clive Owen , Benedict Wong and Douglas Hodge can also be seen in other roles .

Filming began on February 27, 2018. In addition to the Origo Studios in Budapest, Hungary, the recordings were made in Cartagena , Colombia, and in Glennville and Savannah, Georgia. The cameraman was Dion Beebe , who won an Oscar at the 2006 Academy Awards for The Geisha . The film was shot in 3D with 120 frames per second ( frames per second , fps). a. as HFR 3D (High Frame Rate 3D) with both 120 fps and 60 fps. Paramount sells Gemini Man in a number of versions, including 2D 4K 24 fps as a two-dimensional standard and 3D 2K 60 fps for playback with current cinema projectors, plus 3D 2K 120 fps for Dolby Cinema . In cooperation with the company Christie RealLaser , a 3D 4K 120 fps version was also mastered, which is to be shown at the premiere in the TCL Chinese Theater and in selected cinemas in Asia. A 24 fps version in 3D is not offered. This new type of 3D process with a higher frame rate runs under the 3D + logo. Modified ARRI -Alexa cameras, which were mounted on Stereotec 3D rigs, were used for this.

After Marco Beltrami was originally supposed to compose the film music, it was announced in June 2019 that Lorne Balfe would take over his work. The soundtrack, which comprises a total of 17 pieces of music, was released by Paramount Music on October 11, 2019, and is due to be released on CD by La-La Land Records a week later.

A first trailer was presented in April 2019. The film was released in German cinemas on October 3, 2019 and in US cinemas on October 11, 2019. On August 13, 2020, he was accepted into the Amazon Prime program.

reception

Age rating

In the US, the film was rated PG-13 by the MPAA . In Germany, the film was approved by the FSK from the age of 12.

Reviews and grossing results

Overall, the film received rather negative reviews. The Rotten Tomatoes review collection lists 305 reviews, of which only 26 percent are positive. The average rating is 4.7 out of 10 points. In the summary, Gemini Man is attested "impressive images" and "some strong representations", which are, however, hopelessly undermined by "a frustratingly below average plot".

Philipp Stadelmaier from the Süddeutsche Zeitung writes that it often feels like you're in a live first person shooter when the camera adopts the perspective of the characters: “This is American war culture in the age of virtuality, like in a video game .” Ang Lee give his characters, digital and non-digital, a soul, remain sensitive to the delicacy of Will Smith's face and his junior version, and so the real beauty of this film comes from the humanity and fragility of the warriors and their mirror images, so Stadelmaier continues.

Frank Schnelle from epd Film writes that the film, which is equivalent to a performance exhibition of what is currently possible in the 3D business, does not achieve depth, and in visual terms the new high-frame rate process with 60 instead of 24 images per second actually looks like a step backwards: “The optics are closer to the video than to the cinema: sharp, but clinical, flicker-free, but sterile.” The script that has been circulating in Hollywood for over 20 years is also content with an extremely simple, now barely contemporary construction that also has little value Inner logic continues, says Schnelle: "In times of clever killer food like John Wick or Killing Eve , that's just not enough."

The film's worldwide revenue from theatrical screenings is $ 172.6 million. In Germany it has so far recorded 606,276 visitors.

Awards

National Film & TV Awards 2019

Visual Effects Society Awards 2020

  • Nomination in the category visual effects in a photorealistic feature film (Bill Westenhofer, Karen Murphy-Mundell, Guy Williams, Sheldon Stopsack and Mark Hawker)
  • Nomination in the visual effects category for an animated character in a photorealistic film ("Junior"; Paul Story, Stuart Adcock, Emiliano Padovani and Marco Revelant)

synchronization

The German synchronization was based on a dialogue book and the dialogue direction by Klaus Hüttmann on behalf of the Berliner Synchron GmbH Wenzel Lüdecke.

actor Voice actor role
Will Smith Jan Odle Henry Brogan / Junior Verris
Mary Elizabeth Winstead Gundi Eberhard Danny Zakarewski
Clive Owen Tom Vogt Clay Verris
Benedict Wong Lutz Schnell baron
Douglas Hodge Uwe Büschken Jack Willis
Ralph Brown Erich Rauker Del Patterson
Linda Emond Katarina Tomaschewsky Janet Lassiter
Ilia Volok Michael Iwannek Yuri Kovacs
EJ Bonilla Nico Mamone Marino
Alexandra Szucs Victoria Storm Aniko
Jeff JJ Authors Stephan Baumecker Felix
Diego Adonye Asad Black Henry's father
Fernanda Dorogi Josefin Hagen young mother
Theodora Miranne Lea Fassbender Kitty
Daniel Salyers Tom Raczko Patterson's son
Tony Scott Thomas Schmuckert High school principal

literature

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Release certificate for Gemini Man . Voluntary self-regulation of the film industry (PDF; test number: 193397 / K). Template: FSK / maintenance / type not set and Par. 1 longer than 4 characters
  2. ↑ Age rating for Gemini Man . Youth Media Commission .
  3. ↑ Production Begins on Gemini Man with Will Smith and Ang Lee. In: skydance.com, February 27, 2018.
  4. ↑ Gemini Man to Premiere in 120 fps High Frame Rate at TCL Chinese Theater. In: Boxoffice Pro. October 3, 2019, accessed October 3, 2019 .
  5. ↑ "Gemini Man" revolutionizes the future of cinema. In: kinonews.de, September 30, 2019.
  6. ↑ GEMINI MAN | FEATURETTE - 3D | DE. In: youtube.de. Retrieved October 1, 2019 .
  7. ↑ Carolyn Giardina: 'Gemini Man' Trailer: How Ang Lee Is Crafting a CG Will Smith and Immersive Feel. In: The Hollywood Reporter, April 23, 2019.
  8. ↑ Gemini Man (2019) - IMDb. Retrieved May 15, 2019 .
  9. ↑ Marco Beltrami to Score Ang Lee's 'Gemini Man'. In: filmmusicreporter.com, February 27, 2019 (English).
  10. ↑ Lorne Balfe Scoring Ang Lee's 'Gemini Man'. In: filmmusicreporter.com, June 29, 2019 (English).
  11. ↑ 'Gemini Man' soundtrack details. In: filmmusicreporter.com, October 10, 2019 (English).
  12. ↑ Rebecca Rubin: Will Smith Faces Off Against Himself in Ang Lee's 'Gemini Man' trailer. In: Variety, April 23, 2019 (English).
  13. ↑ Start dates Germany In: insidekino.com. Retrieved March 16, 2019.
  14. ↑ Gemini Man (2019). In: Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved October 12, 2019 .
  15. ↑ Philipp Stadelmaier: Film review "Gemini Man": Absolutely fragile. In: Süddeutsche Zeitung , October 3, 2019.
  16. ↑ Frank Schnelle: Review of 'Gemini Man'. In: epd Film , October 4, 2019.
  17. ↑ Gemini Man. In: boxofficemojo.com. Retrieved December 3, 2019.
  18. ↑ Top 100 Germany 2019. In: insidekino.com. Retrieved December 10, 2019.
  19. ↑ Naomi Wakeling: Nominations for the 2nd annual National Film & TV Awards are announced. In: nationalfilmandtvawards.com. October 21, 2019, accessed November 3, 2019 .
  20. ↑ Erik Anderson: Visual Effects Society (VES) nominations: 'The Mandalorian', 'Alita: Battle Angel' lead. In: awardswatch.com, January 7, 2020.