Ultraviolet
Short description
Ultraviolet is set in a future in which a genetically altered strain of humans has emerged, set apart from the rest of the population by enhanced speed, stamina and intelligence. As fear of the infected grows, the government moves toward eliminating them, and the two groups edge toward open conflict. Violet, a woman infected with the condition, is drawn into the middle of the struggle when she becomes the protector of a young boy the authorities regard as dangerous to ordinary humans and have marked for death.
Milla Jovovich plays Violet, with Cameron Bright as the boy, Six, and Nick Chinlund, Sebastien Andrieu and William Fichtner among the supporting cast. The film was written and directed by Kurt Wimmer, following his earlier Equilibrium (2002). It was produced by John Baldecchi and Pauline Chan and made as a co-production between Hong Kong and the United States, with a budget of about 30 million dollars. Its worldwide box office of roughly 31 million dollars fell not far short of that figure, a modest return for a wide-release science fiction action film.
On IMDb, voters rate it 4.4 out of 10 from about 86,000 votes, while the smaller TMDB user base gives it 5.2 out of 10 from roughly 1,800 votes. A critics' rating of 3 out of 10 across 81 reviews places it below even the lower of those audience scores. The film runs 87 minutes.
What's left behind the scenes
- The DVD release of the film had a runtime of 94 minutes, compared to 88 minutes for the PG-13 theatrical release.
- Against director Kurt Wimmer's wishes, the film was completely re-edited by the studio, whose management was dissatisfied with the original version. They believed the film was too emotional for an action movie, and the subsequent new edit placed greater emphasis on tense scenes, also making it possible to receive a PG-13 rating. The film's duration was reduced from 120 to 88 minutes.
- The third force between humans and hemophages consists of those of Chinese descent.
- The language specifically invented for the film is called Taihindi.
- The film features advertising for BMW motorcycles.
- The director's vision was based on a desire to retell John Cassavetes' classic thriller 'Gloria' (1980) in the style of a comic book-inspired adventure action film. The plot of 'Gloria' revolved around a beautiful and skilled woman with weapons who saves a six-year-old boy from the mafia hunting him.
- Filming took place from February 9th to July 15th, 2004, in China, primarily in Shanghai and Hong Kong.
- At the beginning of the filming process, the director asked Milla Jovovich to hit him to get a real sense of the force of her strikes. For the next several days, Kurt Wimmer had to direct the filming with a large bruise under his eye.
- Milla Jovovich's character utilizes a fighting technique in the film specifically developed by director Kurt Wimmer for his previous work, "Equilibrium" (2002).
- Copies of the film were delivered to cinemas under the false title "Female Warrior" ("Woman Warrior").
- Kurt Wimmer wrote the script envisioning Milla Jovovich in the lead role.
Auditions in India
Casting calls in USA
Castingi w Polsce
Кастинги в Україні
