The Island

Last Update: 07 Aug 2005 (You need a browser capable of viewing tables to see this page properly)

 

Sean joins Ewan McGregor and Scarlett Johansson in director Michael Bay's
The Island at DreamWorks Pictures. Sean takes on the part of Merrick, the

chief antagonist.

 

In the futuristic action thriller, Lincoln Six-Echo (McGregor) is a resident of a

seemingly utopian but contained facility in the mid-21st century. Like all

of the inhabitants of this carefully controlled environment, Lincoln hopes to

be chosen to go to the "The Island"—reportedly the last uncontaminated spot

on the planet. But Lincoln soon discovers that everything about his existence

is a lie. He and all of the other inhabitants of the facility are actually human

clones whose only purpose is to provide "spare parts" for their original human

counterparts. Realizing it is only a matter of time before he is "harvested,"

Lincoln makes a daring escape with a beautiful fellow resident named Jordan

Two-Delta (Johansson). Relentlessly pursued by the forces of the sinister

institute that once housed them, Lincoln and Jordan engage in a race for

their lives to literally meet their makers.

 

 

Rounding out the main cast of The Island are Djimon Hounsou as the head

of the security team sent to hunt down Lincoln and Jordan; Steve Buscemi

as a man who befriends Lincoln despite working for the institute; and Oscar

nominee Michael Clarke Duncan as another resident who is unaware of his fate

when he is selected to go to "The Island."

 

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Production started on October 25, 2004 in Los Angeles, with locations in

Los Angeles, Nevada, and Detroit. Sean began filming in early January 2005
in Los Angeles and finished in early February 2005.

 

See pictures from the New York and London premieres of The Island here.

 

The cast of 'The Island' poses at the preview of the Dreamworks feature July 11, 2005 at the Ziegfeld Theater in New York. They are from left to right, Sean Bean, Djimon Hounsou, director Michael Bay, Scarlett Johansson, Michael Clarke Duncan and Steve Buscemi. (Click on the pic for a larger version)

 

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Ewan McGregor, Scarlett Johansson and Sean at the London premiere of The Island at the Odeon Leicester Square, Sunday August 7, 2005. (Click on the pics for a larger versions)

 

 

Visit The Island Press and Review Archive here. Watch Sean behind the scenes! (link takes you to Yahoo Movies) Visit the Official Island website. Read The Island Production Notes

PRINCIPAL CHARACTERS:

Sean Bean Steve Buscemi Michael Clarke Duncan Djimon Hounsou Scarlett Johansson Ewan McGregor

Merrick McCord Starkweather Laurent Jordan Two-Delta Lincoln Six-Echo

PRODUCTION CREDITS:

Genre Produced by Distributor

Futuristic Action Thriller DreamWorks/Warner Bros. DreamWorks

Producers Associate Producers

Walter Parkes, Laurie MacDonald, Michael Bay, Ian Bryce Steve Saeta, Josh McLaglen, Heidi Fugeman, Kenny Bates

Directed by Writers

Michael Bay Caspian Tredwell-Owen, Alex Kurtzman, Roberto Orci

Running time Release Dates Premiere Screenings

127 minutes 22 July 2005 (wide - North America) 12 Aug 2005 (UK) 28 July 2005 (Australia) 07 Aug 2005 (UK) 11 Jul 2005 (USA)

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