Blindness News

First Five Minutes of 'Blindness' Hits

October 03, 2008 09:10:47

Before moviegoers head to theaters on the first weekend in October, Miramax Films have presented thriller movie lovers with the first five minutes video of their upcoming "Blindness". Opened with a scene covering a busy traffic on one ordinary morning, it then closes up to one particular car stopping in red light. When the light turns green, the man driving the car hits the brake causing chaos on the street.

When the shot comes closer to the man, it is revealed that he is experiencing a sudden blindness. Several people watching the odd circumstances from the sidewalk then comes to his aid. Still dazed and confused by his mysterious condition, the blind man explains what it feels like to be blind to another man who volunteers to drive him home.

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Julianne Moore's 'Blindness' to Open Cannes

April 30, 2008 09:04:39

Set to have its theatrical release on September 19, the psychological thriller "Blindness" will be having a special early screening as it has been chosen to be the opener of the 61st annual Cannes Film Festival. The choosing of the Julianne Moore and Mark Ruffalo-starrer film as the opening movie was let out by the festival organizers on Tuesday, April 29.

Directed by "The Constant Gardener" helmer Fernando Meirelles, the novel adaptation from Nobel laureate Jose Saramago is set to kick off the festival on Wednesday, May 14. Variety noted that the movie about an epidemic attacking a city and leaving its inhabitants to lose their visions without explanation is also included in the competition line-up for Palme d'Or alongside two other new additions, Joaquin Phoenix and Gwyneth Paltrow-starrer "Two Lovers" and Laurent Cantet's "Entre les murs" ("Between the Walls").

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Official Site Launched, Julianne Moore's 'Blindness' Teaser Arrives!

April 05, 2008 10:04:23

As Miramax Films launched the official site of its latest drama thriller "Blindness", the brand new teaser trailer of the film starring Julianne Moore has come out in the interwebs. The creepy video footage lasts up to one and a half minutes.

Started with the sound of a beeping digital alarm clock, the teaser continues with the shot of Moore and Mark Ruffalo's characters in their shared bed. The footage then follows the couple as they are preparing their day. But, their day soon turns to the worse as Ruffalo's character finds out that he is losing his sight. As the story is progressing, it can be seen that the blindness has become an unexplained epidemic and the once-populated city becomes a ghost town.

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Three Lamenting Their "Blindness"

June 12, 2007 04:06:26

Moving the project in steady progress, filmmakers of "Blindness" have added three more stars to take part in the apocalyptic drama, placing the names of Gael Garcia Bernal, Danny Glover, and Alice Braga in the cast lineup.

Joining Julianne Moore and Mark Ruffalo, Bernal will portray King of Ward 3 while Glover and Braga are set to be the narrator and girl with the dark glasses, respectively. Story is adapted from the Jose Saramago novel about an epidemic of blindness that sweeps through a contemporary city and pushes its citizens to the brink of breakdown.

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Mark Ruffalo Suffers from "Blindness"

June 06, 2007 09:06:24

Making a quick move to find the replacement for Daniel Craig, filmmakers of "Blindness" has appointed "Zodiac" star Mark Ruffalo to fill in the role dropped by the "Casino Royale" actor in his negotiations last month.

Being so, the Wisconsin native thereby will portray a doctor living in an unidentified town struck by an outbreak of blindness whose wife manages to escape the plague. Already cast as the wife is Julianne Moore, who currently can be seen in Lee Tamahori's sci-fi thriller "Next."

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"Blindness" Not Afflicting Daniel Craig

May 25, 2007 10:05:26

Back in March, reports were circulating around that Daniel Craig is seriously engaged in talks to topline philosophical thriller "Blindness" alongside Julianne Moore. However, it now turns out that the actor has pulled out all the plugs attached to the project, set to be helmed by Brazilian filmmaker Fernando Meirelles.

Bringing up the sad news is The Hollywood Reporter, which briefly confirmed that Craig has dropped negotiations on him to appear in the flick. Reason behind his departure is unclear, but it is speculated that his hectic filming schedule is the one responsible for the decision.

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Daniel Craig and Julianne Moore to Cure "Blindness"

March 16, 2007 09:03:40

Aiming to have first-class talents to topline the project, filmmakers of "Blindness" reportedly are holding negotiations with both Daniel Craig and Julianne Moore to entrust the task to the pair.

An adaptation of Portuguese Nobel Prize winner Jose Saramago's 1995 novel of the same title, the picture focuses on an epidemic of blindness that spreads across an unnamed contemporary city, pushing the residents to the brink of breakdown. Brazilian filmmaker Fernando Meirelles has been tapped to direct for Focus Features International.

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Fernando Meirelles Piercing through the "Blindness"

September 14, 2006 08:09:48

Nabbing a new directorial work, Brazilian filmmaker Fernando Meirelles is set to make a philosophical thriller flick entitled "Blindness" based on Portuguese Nobel Prize winner Jose Saramago's 1995 novel of the same title.

An English-language film of a Brazilian/Canadian co-production, the project will go into production next summer in Meirelles' hometown, Sao Paolo, and Toronto, Canada with an estimated budget around $25 million project. Meanwhile, script is penned by Don McKellar who will also have a supporting role in the movie.

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