City of Ember Trailer Starring Bill Murray
After years of doing almost exclusively indie dramedies (and the occasional Garfield movie) Bill Murray has finally opted for a slight change of pace with Gil Kenan’s City of Ember, based on the book by Jeanne Duprau. This is a family adventure movie about an underground city that was only built to last for 200 years before the power generator starts to fail. Two teenagers think they may be able to unlock the city’s ancient secrets and help its people to escape before time runs out.
Kenan previously directed the motion-caption CG film Monster House, which I really liked, and despite my misgivings about yet another children’s fantasy book being brought to the big screen, I have to admit that this one looks a bit different than the Harry Potters and the Golden Compasses already out there. I like the look of this post-apocalyptic city… it almost reminds me of Bioshock. In addition to Bill Murray, who plays the city’s mayor, the cast also includes Tim Robbins, Martin Landau, and Saoirse Ronan (Atonement). Check out the teaser trailer below and see what you think. City of Ember hits theatres on October 10th.
Comments (4)
Bill Murray and Tim Robbins? Yes. Everything else? No.
Posted by Rian on May 16th, 2008This looks terrific. I wouldn’t be suprised if this one blows the critics and the audience out of the water. Also, I feel like there is some sort of twist in the story line that changes everything. I could just read the book but, I don’t want to ruin it for me.
Posted by Matt on May 20th, 2008The trailer does have a dark and ominous feel to it, but I think that it follows the imagery
from the novel accurately. I’m excited to see a talented cast of actors bring the characters
to life. I think Bill Murray will make a remarkable villain as Mayor Cole!
My name is Blair and I am an official ambassador for City of Ember and I have access to first-look pics of the movie not seen in the trailer, which I would be more than happy to share with you.
If you like what you see help spread the word!
I hope I’m not over stepping any bounds by posting on your blog.
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Posted by Blair Landon on June 2nd, 2008Blair Landon
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