Tomorrow, When the War Began (film)

Tomorrow, When the War Began
Australian theatrical release poster
Directed byStuart Beattie
Screenplay byStuart Beattie
Based onTomorrow, When the War Began
by John Marsden
Produced byAndrew Mason
Michael Boughen
Starring
CinematographyBen Nott
Edited byMarcus D'Arcy
Music byJohnny Klimek
Reinhold Heil
Production
companies
Ambience Entertainment
Omnilab Media[1]
Distributed byParamount Pictures
Release date
  • 2 September 2010 (2010-09-02)
Running time
104 minutes[2]
CountryAustralia
LanguageEnglish
BudgetA$27 million[3]
Box officeUS$16.5 million[4]

Tomorrow, When the War Began is a 2010 Australian action-adventure war drama film written and directed by Stuart Beattie and based on the 1993 novel of the same name (the first in a heptalogy) by John Marsden. The film was produced by Andrew Mason and Michael Boughen. The story follows Ellie Linton, one of seven teenagers waging a guerrilla war against an invading foreign power in their fictional hometown of Wirrawee. The film stars Caitlin Stasey as Ellie Linton and features an ensemble cast including Rachel Hurd-Wood, Lincoln Lewis and Phoebe Tonkin. Production began in September 2009.[5][6][7]

Principal photography began on 28 September 2009, and concluded on 6 November 2009; filming took place in the Hunter Region and the Blue Mountains, in New South Wales. The teaser trailer for the film was released on 31 March 2010. The film was released in Australia and New Zealand on 2 September 2010.[8] It was later released on 15 April 2011 in the United Kingdom, and on 24 February 2012 in the United States.[9][10][non-primary source needed]

  1. ^ "TOMORROW, WHEN THE WAR BEGAN". Archived from the original on 30 May 2010. Retrieved 24 April 2010.
  2. ^ "Tomorrow, When the War Began". The Courier-Mail. Archived from the original on 4 March 2012. Retrieved 31 August 2010.
  3. ^ "Tomorrow, When The War Began: biggest Aussie movie of 2010". 16 September 2010. Archived from the original on 18 September 2010. Retrieved 16 September 2013.
  4. ^ "Tomorrow, When the War Began". Box Office Mojo. IMDb. Retrieved 23 February 2012.
  5. ^ "John Marsden book to be made into film". news.ninemsn.com.au. 22 July 2009. Archived from the original on 12 September 2010. Retrieved 28 October 2009.
  6. ^ "Stuart Beattie looks to 'Tomorrow'". The Hollywood Reporter. 15 June 2009. Archived from the original on 19 June 2009. Retrieved 28 October 2009.
  7. ^ "Screen Australia announces funding for five features including Wog Boy 2: Kings of Mykonos and Tomorrow When the War Began". Screen Australia. 16 June 2009. Archived from the original on 28 October 2009. Retrieved 28 October 2009.
  8. ^ "Exclusive trailer: Tomorrow: When The War Began". MovieFix. 31 March 2010. Archived from the original on 22 July 2012. Retrieved 31 March 2010.
  9. ^ "In Pictures: 'Tomorrow When The War Began'". Digital Spy. 26 January 2011. Retrieved 26 January 2011.
  10. ^ "Official TWTWB Facebook Page". Facebook. 31 March 2010. Retrieved 6 May 2010.

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