Brenton thwaites has been cast opposite jeff bridges in the weinstein companys the giver. Because of this, he meets a mentoring elder receiver later called the giver. The awakening 2012, oculus 20, maleficent 2014, and the giver 2014. Based on lois lowrys beloved novel, the giver centers on a young man living. The giver star brenton thwaites knows you think hes too old to. At the start of the series, he is selected to become the receiver of memory during the ceremony of twelve and gains the knowledge of generationsback and back. It is set in a society which at first appears to be utopian but is revealed to be dystopian as the story progresses. The giver is a 1993 american young adult dystopian novel by lois lowry. Noyces film shows the giver teaching jonas about music, but in the books the givers memories fade once he passes them to jonah. Brenton thwaites, odeya rush, and cameron monaghan visit the yh studio to share their favorite memories and experiences working on the film the giver, incl. Fiona is adapted to be a love interest for jonas in the movie and assists him with his and gabes. Givers, an indie pop group from lafayette, louisiana.
That, of course, is why book fans often react with violent negativity after an actor is. The haunting story of the giver centers on jonas brenton. The giver actor cameron monaghan on ashers expanded. Jonas, who feels different from his appointed parents and his two best friends. The film is based on the 1993 novel the giver by lois lowry. She is constantly meddling with jonas and the giver and always suspicious. The film has a nice cast jeff bridges as the giver, meryl streep, alexander skarsgard, katie holmes and brenton thwaites. The giver cast and crew cast photos and info fandango. The giver, based on a wildly popular young adult novel by lois lowry, is a huge disappointment the film has a nice cast jeff bridges as the giver, meryl streep, alexander skarsgard, katie holmes and brenton thwaites. Oct 20, 2014 the scene in which the giver plays the piano for jonas, opening his ears to music. Bridges also worked with silver to produce, or help get the film made. Once jonas begins his training with the giver, however, the tendencies he showed in his earlier lifehis sensitivity, his heightened perceptual powers, his kindness to and interest in people, his curiosity about new experiences, his honesty, and his high intelligencemake him extremely absorbed in the memories the giver has to transmit. On graduation day, jonas is told that he will become the next receiver of memory and will progressively receive memories from his predecessor, the giver. The giver, out friday, brings lois lowrys 1993 newbery medalwinning youngadult novel to the big screen, with jeff bridges playing the title character after a 20year journey to adapt the.
The world of the giver is a colorless literally, utopian society. Joey awards 2014, young actress age 9 or younger in a feature film leading role, emma tremblay, nominated. The giver movie clip the girl has a name 2014 meryl streep, jeff bridges movie hd duration. The giver star brenton thwaites knows you think hes too. The plot behind the movie sounds really cool, but in the develop, some moments arent brilliant, and we can add to that other moments are boring and unnecessary. The giver movie adaptation, starring jeff bridges, casts the part of. The scene in which the giver plays the piano for jonas, opening his ears to music. One of the main reasons alexander skarsgard signed on to the film was to. May 19, 2014 the wise man called the giver, who transfers the memories to jonas, is played by jeff bridges. An awful script and terrible film quality doom this classic story. The producers behind the giver tried to keep film out of. A movie adaptation of lois lowrys classic childrens novel the giver is slowly taking shape the film adaptation will star crazy heart actor jeff bridges as the giver himself and. Aug 14, 2014 brenton thwaites, odeya rush, and cameron monaghan visit the yh studio to share their favorite memories and experiences working on the film the giver, incl. Everything depicted is from the motion picture the giver by.
Jeff bridges doesnt feel like the right actor to play the grandfatherly role the giver is. Known to legions of fans as the moptopped frontman of teen pop band the performerp549738jonas brothersjonasbrothers, nick jonas began his career at a young age, appearing on broadway when he was only seven. Please include at least one socialwebsite link containing a recent photo of the actor. Jonas is a 16yearold boy whose best friends are asher and fiona.
In the movie adaptation of the giver, fiona is portrayed by odeya rush. He was also aged up to be 16 in the film instead of 11 or 12. While not the most unique story, this tale is interesting in the way it is executed as both cinematography and acting come together to make a fantastic presentation. Movies in theaters movie actors and actresses mobile new for. In addition, the marker of pale blue eyes indicating the ability to see beyond, he and gabriel both had a blue mark on their wrists. They look at memories of the past world, of joy, of pain, and of love.
Phillip noyce directs the giver with visual grace, but the movie doesnt dig. The giver is a 2014 american social science fiction film directed by phillip noyce and starring. When the 25yearold aussie was cast in the the giver, fans freaked. Aug 12, 2014 the giver movie clip the girl has a name 2014 meryl streep, jeff bridges movie hd duration. Aug 10, 2014 jeff bridges, who both produced the movie and stars as the giver, wasnt thrilled when he found out the weinstein co. The giver 2014 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Jun 18, 2014 in the phillip noycedirected adaptation of the giver out aug.
The giver falls flat, thoroughly disappoints despite star cast members. Since larissa is taken out of the giver movie, there is no longer a need for fiona to be caretaker of the old, so she is a nurturer. Jonas arrives at his house on the edge of the community overlooking a vast skyline. By the end of the movie where jonas leaves the community. The giver bombards jonas with memories from all of humanity, memories that thrust jonas into the thick of the action.
In the film adaptation of the giver, jonas was portrayed by australian actor brentan thwaites. Jeff bridges and meryl streep as the giver and chief elder, respectively. This causes him to rebel against the community and eventually escape to elsewhere with baby gabriel, restoring. May 23, 2019 the giver the best scenes emotions music.
When he and his best friends asher and fiona come of age, they receive their societal roles, with jonas given the rare position of receiver of memories. The giver trains his protegee jonas brenton thwaites to take on his new job as the receiver, learning the memories of the past in order to guide the future. The cast i think that the giver its an interesting film, with interesting ideas, but no everything on the giver its perfect. The giver centers on jonas brenton thwaites, a young man who lives in a seemingly ideal, if colorless, world of conformity and contentment. The giver, starring jeff bridges, meryl streep, katie holmes get all the details of the new film starring jeff bridges and meryl streep. When he begins to spend time with the giver jeff bridges, an old man who is the sole keeper of the communitys memories, jonas discovers the dangerous truths of his communitys secret past. With brenton thwaites, jeff bridges, meryl streep, taylor swift.
When he begins to spend time with the giver jeff bridges, an old man who is the sole keeper of the. Lois lowrys the giver makes movie debut the washington post. I do not take any credit for the making of this film. Thwaites will play jonas in the philip noycedirected adaptation of lois lowrys 1993. See more ideas about brenton thwaites, the giver and actor. Brenton thwaites was hired to play 12yearold jonas. Jonas enters the house and down to a library area where the giver introduces himself and tells jonas about his training. In the poster, its supposed to show that fiona is with jonas throughout the movie, but in reality, fiona rarely gets screen time. In a seemingly perfect community, without war, pain, suffering, differences or choice, a young boy is chosen to learn from an elderly man about the true pain and pleasure of the real world. Aug 15, 2014 the giver, based on a wildly popular young adult novel by lois lowry, is a huge disappointment. Aug 16, 2014 the giver keeps the memory of music in the books. Taylor swifts association with disgraced movie mogul harvey weinstein was among the topics the singer addressed in a revealing new interview with the guardian.
He played luke gallagher on the fox8 teen drama series slide 2011 and stu henderson on the australian soap opera hit home and away 1988. Jonas thwaites, who was very good in the signal is the towns new giver. After jonas is selected as the receiver he is mostly left alone by the chief elder. The giver actor cameron monaghan on ashers expanded role. Asher, jonas best friend is given the job of recreation director. During his training with the giver, jonas gradually learns about the past and about joy, pain, death, and love. The society has taken away pain and strife by converting to sameness, a plan that has also eradicated emotional depth from their lives. With the exception of the psychic sessions between jonas and the giver, everything about this scenario is grounded in the. Star brenton thwaites knows you think hes too old to play jonas. Yet as he begins to spend time with the giver jeff bridges, who is the sole keeper of all the communitys memories, jonas quickly begins to discover the dark and deadly truths of his communitys secret past. Aug 15, 2014 the giver, out friday, brings lois lowrys 1993 newbery medalwinning youngadult novel to the big screen, with jeff bridges playing the title character after a 20year journey to adapt the. The wise man called the giver, who transfers the memories to jonas, is played by jeff bridges. Jonas is raised in a family unit, with katie holmes and alexander skarsgard acting as parental units.
Based on lois lowrys beloved novel, the giver centers on a young man living in a seemingly ideal world of conformity. Jeff bridges, who both produced the movie and stars as the giver, wasnt thrilled when he found out the weinstein co. Weinstein held producer credits for the movies one chance and the giver, both of which featured swift in the former, a song, and in the latter, a supporting role. Jul 12, 20 a movie adaptation of lois lowrys classic childrens novel the giver is slowly taking shape the film adaptation will star crazy heart actor jeff bridges as the giver himself and. In the phillip noycedirected adaptation of the giver out aug. At the start of the series, he is selected to become the receiver of memory during the ceremony of twelve and gains the knowledge of generations back and back. Jonas lives in a dystopian society, where there is no. The giver movie clip chief elder 2014 brenton thwaites. Jeff bridges left produces and stars as the title character in the giver, alongside australian actor brenton thwaites, who plays jonas, his young apprentice. Brenton thwaites in the giver movie maleficent actor. The film has a nice cast jeff bridges as the giver, meryl streep. Submissions should come only from the actors themselves, their parentlegal guardian or casting agency.
Jun 06, 2014 2019 full christian movie its good to believe in god based on a true story english dubbed duration. He starred in gods of egypt 2016 and will headline. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing the giver near you. After jonas casually speculates as to life in elsewhere, the giver educates him by showing the boy hiddencamera video of jonas s father doing his job. Jonas, later known as leader jonas, is the main protagonist in the giver and a secondary character in messenger and son. The haunting story of the giver centers on jonas brenton thwaites, a young man who lives in a seemingly ideal, if colorless, world of conformity and contentment. Lois lowrys 1993 bestselling novel enters the yamovie marketplace.
Apr 14, 2017 when the 25yearold aussie was cast in the the giver, fans freaked. But as good as they are, they cant salvage this mess. Aug 14, 2014 jeff bridges left produces and stars as the title character in the giver, alongside australian actor brenton thwaites, who plays jonas, his young apprentice. Jonas brenton thwaites lives in a seemingly idyllic world of conformity and contentment. The film adaptation of the classic childrens novel by lois lowry recently cast actor brenton thwaites in the part of jonas, a role for which some. Jeff bridges and brenton thwaites in the giver 2014 katie holmes at an event for. As he begins to discover the dark truths of his communitys past, he realizes he must escape to protect those he loves a challenge nobody has ever succeeded at. The giver holds all the memories that came before even the elders can remember prior to the ruin. Giver tv series, a canadian program airing on tvontarios tvokids programming.
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