Natalie Portman in V for Vendetta, teaser poster released

oscar_merkx · 01-05-2005, 12:30 PM

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The Wachowski Brothers and Joel Silver, the creators and producer of the revolutionary, $1.6 billion-grossing "Matrix" trilogy, will unleash the action thriller V For Vendetta for Silver Pictures and Warner Bros. Pictures, with Natalie Portman ("Star Wars: Episodes I-III," "Closer," "Garden State") set to star.

Superhero Hype! has your first look at a teaser image from the film, which you can view in full here. (http://superherohype.com/cgi-bin/ima...1.jpg&img=&tt=)

"Natalie Portman is one of the most gifted actresses working today, and we're thrilled that she is bringing her extraordinary talents and presence to this film," Silver said.

Set in the futuristic landscape of totalitarian Britain, V For Vendetta stars Portman as a young woman who becomes the unlikely ally of a mysterious revolutionary.

"With 'V For Vendetta,' the Wachowski Brothers have created an uncompromising vision of the future driven by a totally original superhero," said Silver.

The screenplay by Andy Wachowski and Larry Wachowski is based on the acclaimed graphic novel "V For Vendetta" by author Alan Moore ("The Watchmen," "Swamp Thing") and illustrator David Lloyd. Originally collected by DC Comics as a ten-part series in 1988, "V For Vendetta" has been praised for its vision, potency and eloquence. Moore is widely considered to be one of the finest comic writers of all time, and has been credited with single-handedly expanding the potential of the comic book medium with his work.

Produced by Joel Silver, Andy Wachowski and Larry Wachowski, V For Vendetta will be directed by James McTeigue, who served as the First Assistant Director on the "Matrix" trilogy.

V For Vendetta will be filmed on location in Berlin beginning in early March and will be released in the Fall of 2005 by Warner Bros. Pictures, a Warner Bros. Entertainment Company.

Ricardo C · 01-05-2005, 01:20 PM

"Teaser released" is rather misleading. It's a teaser poster.

oscar_merkx · 01-05-2005, 01:21 PM

I will ask one of the mods to edit the thread title

Patrick Sun · 01-05-2005, 02:02 PM

Here's another place to view the poster, since I couldn't quite see the other link's image.

LarryDavenport · 01-05-2005, 03:36 PM

I hope this is good. V For Vendetta is still my favorite comic of all time.

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Rob Gardiner · 01-07-2005, 05:45 PM

Ooh I can hardly wait!! Perhaps the success of this film will lead to renewed interest in THE WATCHMEN (although I think the mini-series format would serve that graphic novel better).

Ray H · 01-07-2005, 08:28 PM

What's that on the the poster?

While I probably heard of the comic back when I was still into them, for some reason I was hoping this was a sequel to Leon.

Russell G · 01-08-2005, 12:27 AM

Looks cool! I'm curious to see how Alan Moores work can get adapted. Swamp Thing was pretty terrible, so hopefully this fairs better!

Sign me up for a watchmen movie. The buzz is great on it!

Nigel McN · 01-08-2005, 08:20 AM

Its the same concept as the cover of the trade paper back its a close up of the Guy Fawkes mask.