Among a remote central Eurasian mountain tribe of hunter-gatherers called the Yaghal, who live by trapping and killing mammoths, the young hunter D'Leh has found his heart's desire - the beautiful Evolet. When a band of mysterious horse-riding warlords raid the Yaghal camp and kidnap Evolet (along with many others), D'Leh is forced to lead a small group of hunters south to pursue the warlords to the end of the world to save her. Driven by destiny, the unlikely band of warriors must battle saber-toothed cats and terror birds in the Levant. Along their journey they meet other tribes of warriors, who have also had loved ones kidnapped by the marauding horsemen. Together they form a coalition and march in pursuit of the captors. At their heroic journey's end through a vast desert, they discover an Unknown Civilization. Their ultimate fate lies in a city beyond imagination, where great pyramids reach into the skies, laboriously erected by the captive slaves. Here they will take their stand against a powerful "god" who has brutally enslaved their people.
Steven Strait as D'Leh (an anagram for "Held" which is the German word for "hero"), a mammoth hunter and the main protagonist. He is actually the "Hunter", a Chosen One who is prophesied to destroy the Almighty.
Camilla Belle as Evolet, D'Leh's love and the only survivor of a different tribe; one which was killed off by tae ka the "four legged demons" (fierce warriors on horseback). While kidnapped, her hands were whipped, leaving a scar in the shape of the "hunter" - a foreshadowing of the one who will defeat the Almighty. She is unique in that she has blue eyes.
Kristian Beazley as D'Leh's father, who had lived with the Naku tribe and learned agriculture from them..
Junior Oliphant as Tudu, Nakudu's son.
Boubacar Badaine as Quina, leader of another tribe.
Tim Barlow as the Almighty. The last of the three surviving Atlanteans, he is a tyrant who seeks to enslave all people on earth. The Almighty is a tall, emaciated albino man who dresses in long white robes and a face-concealing veil. He also fears the "Hunter", who is foretold to bring about his downfall.
Emmerich opened casting sessions in late October 2005.[5] In February 2006, Camilla Belle and Steven Strait were announced to star in the film, with Strait as the mammoth hunter and Belle as his love.[6] Emmerich felt that casting well known actors would distract from the realistic feel of the prehistoric setting. "If like, Jake Gyllenhaal turned up in a movie like this, everybody would be, 'What's that?'", he explained. Unknown casting also helped keep the film's budget down.[7]
Director Roland Emmerich and composer Harald Kloser originally penned a script for 10,000 BC. When the project received the greenlight from Columbia Pictures, screenwriter John Orloff began work on a new draft of the original script. Columbia Pictures, under Sony Pictures Entertainment, dropped the project due to a busy release calendar, and Warner Bros. picked up the project in Sony's vacancy.[8] The script went through a second revision with Matthew Sand and a final revision with Robert Rodat.[6] Emmerich rejected making the film in an ancient language (similar to The Passion of the Christ or Apocalypto), feeling it would not be as emotionally engaging.[9]
Production began in spring 2006 in South Africa and Namibia.[6] Location filming also took place in southernNew Zealand[10] and Thailand. Before shooting began, the production had spent eighteen months on research and development for the computer generated imagery. Two companies recreated prehistoric animals. To cut time (it was taking sixteen hours to render a single frame) 50% of the CGI models' fur was removed, as "it turned out half the fur looked the same" to the director.[7]
The film received largely negative reviews from critics. As of June 14, 2008, the review aggregator at Rotten Tomatoes has reported that 9% of critics gave the film positive reviews, based on 119 reviews.[11]Metacritic reported the film had an average score of 37 out of 100, based on 25 reviews.[12] The movie received an average score of 35.5% from 43 film critics according to Movie Tab. [13]Richard Roeper named it the worst movie of the year so far in 2008, calling it "more historically inaccurate than The Flintstones".
In its opening weekend, the film grossed $35.8 million in 3,410 theaters in the United States and Canada, ranking #1 at the box office, and grossing over $22 million more than the film in second place, College Road Trip.[21][22] As of April 29, 2008, it has grossed approximately $268.6 million worldwide — $94.6 million in the United States and Canada and $174 million in other territories[23] — including $17.2 million in Mexico, $12.9 million in Spain, $11.4 million in the United Kingdom, and $10.8 million in China. This also makes it the first film of 2008 to surpass the $200 million mark.[24]
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