The book of eli is a 2010 american postapocalyptic neowestern action film directed by the hughes brothers, written by gary whitta, and starring denzel washington, gary oldman, mila kunis, ray stevenson, and jennifer beals. The book of eli bts apocalyptic san francisco 2010 denzel washington. Denzel washington in a world where it pays to be a loner. The book of eli might also suffer over its uncanny resemblance to john. Denzel washington and mila kunis shoot and scavenge their way over a postapocalyptic wasteland.
A warrior not by choice but necessity, eli denzel washington seeks only peace but, if challenged, will cut his attackers down before they realize their fatal mistake. Mia wasikowska and a supporting role in the film the book of eli, directed by the hughes brothers. Tom waits plays a local shopkeeper who barters with eli in exchange for charging his old digital music player. The story revolves around eli, a nomad in a postapocalyptic world, who is told by a voice to deliver his copy of a mysterious book to a safe location on the west coast of the united states. The book of eli film reps a weirdly intriguing mix of previous postapocalyptic pics. Worked with the royal shakespeare company after leaving drama centre london. The gospel according to the book of eli popmatters. Here, she reads the times over cornflakes and a fag. The book of eli publicity still of mila kunis, denzel washington. Eli and solara stumble upon these two in their travels, and both.
He heads west along the highway of death on a mission he. In the nottoodistant future, some 30 years after the final war, a solitary man walks across the wasteland that was once america. With the book of eli, allen and albert hughes have created a. Lintott in the play the history boys in london and on broadway, winning the 2006 tony award for best featured actress in. Washington makes for a great badass with a heart of gold, and oldman, well, he was born to play cartoonishly overthetop villains. Silver pictures hughes brothers warner home video firm. Just a title of movie, which just shows the chronicles of eli. Its not his life he guards so fiercely but his hope for the future. She is a tony award winner and threetime olivier award winner. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. Watch the book of eli 2010 online for free the roku. Killed in an explosion when gary oldmans men fire a rocket launcher at the house. In english, dubbed french, or dubbed spanish, with optional english for the hearing impaired or french or spanish subtitles. The story revolves around eli, a nomad in a postapocalyptic world, who is told by a voice to deliver his copy of a mysterious book to a safe location on the west coast of.
She is a tony award winner and threetime olivier award winner she performed as mrs. Lintott in the play the history boys in london and on broadway, winning the 2006 tony award for best. Pictures has provided with a behindthescenes clip for the book of eli which talks about the fighting in the actionadventure starring denzel washington, gary. Similar to riddick, eli kills when he has to defend himself, and he can be and is ruthless as any other men, only because of that situation he is in. Denzel washington, gary oldman, mila kunis watch all you want. Make no mistake, the book of eli is a postapocalyptic actionadventure movie. She is best known for starring as miss ruth jones in the television sitcom rising damp. The history of the postwar world is explained along the way, as is the importance of elis task. Appeared on british stage and tv in the 70s, including the british sitcom rising damp. The book of eli marks a return to form for codirectors allen and albert hughes, who bill themselves as the hughes brothers. The bible contain history of the past, from beginning to end, to put it simply. Determined to protect a sacred text that promises to save humanity, eli goes on a quest westward across the barren, postapocalyptic country.