Eagle Eye
The two portray a boy and a single mother, respectively, both of whom are framed as people they aren't and are coerced into carrying out the terrorist cell's plot. The film has been rated PG-13 by the MPAA and is released in regular 35mm theatres and IMAX theatres.
Plot
Jerry Shaw (Shia LaBeouf) returns home after the mysterious death of his successful twin brother.
He and a single mother, Rachel Holloman (Michelle Monaghan), find out that they have been framed, and they are threatened into becoming members of a cell tasked with assassinating a politician.
Cast
Shia LaBeouf as Jerome "Jerry" Shaw: a young man who is framed as a terrorist and vows to clear his name with the FBI's help
Michelle Monaghan as Rachel Holloman: a mother who is also framed as a terrorist and vows to clear her name with her companions
Rosario Dawson as a government agent who is tracking down the terrorist cell
Billy Bob Thornton as Thomas Morgan: the patriotic leader of a homeland security team tracking down the cell
Anthony Mackie as a hot-shot soldier
Cameron Boyce as Sam
Ethan Embry as Toby Grant
Michael Chiklis as the United States Secretary of Defense
Production
Screenwriter Dan McDermott wrote the original script for Eagle Eye based on an original idea by Steven Spielberg. The studio DreamWorks then bought McDermott's script and set up the project to potentially be directed by Spielberg.
When the director became busy with Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, he dropped out of the project. Caruso, who directed the 1996 TV series High Incident under Spielberg's executive production, replaced the director in helming Eagle Eye.
However, Spielberg remains executive producer. In June 2007, actor Shia LaBeouf, who was involved in Spielberg's and Caruso's 2007 film Disturbia and Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, re-joined the director and executive producer to star as the lead in Eagle Eye. Everybody has a BlackBerry or an iPhone on their belt, and we think we're constantly being tracked.
It's less science fiction than when Steven (Spielberg) conceived it." Caruso wanted to bring a gritty, 1970s-era sensibility to the film. Accordingly, a key chase scene in a high-tech package-processing hub on conveyor belts was shot without the use of computer-generated imagery.
It was pretty dangerous, and a lot of fun. While filming the scene, Monaghan suffered a welt after a cable brushed her neck and Caruso hit his head on a protruding bolt, requiring stitches.
Music
The music to Eagle Eye was written by composer Brian Tyler, who recorded the score with an 88-piece ensemble of the Hollywood Studio Symphony at the Sony Scoring Stage. The session was interrupted by the Chino Hills earthquake on July 29, 2008 - and a recording of the quake hitting the scoring stage is online..
The voice previewed behind the phone in multiple trailers contacts you, placing you in unique experiences. This has been called the Eagle Eye Freefall Experience.
Mobile Game
A Mobile game based based on the movie was developed and published by Magmic Games.
It was released for Blackberry, Windows Mobile, BREW and J2ME devices prior to the movies launch in early September.
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