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Surrogates Review

Vic Holtreman — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 00:37:26 +0000

Short Version: While not as smart as it could be, Surrogates is thought provoking and mildly entertaining.

Screen Rant reviews Surrogates

Bruce Willis’ latest (semi-)action movie is Surrogates, a thought provoking look at the idea of taking our virtual/avatar online selves to a whole other level. In the film, it has been 14 years since Lionel Canter (James Cromwell) developed the first generation of a technology that allowed robots to be controlled completely via thought. We are briefly shown the stages of the development and integration of the technology over ensuing years, leading to present day (some time in the near future in the film).

The “Surrogate” (or “Surrey”) technology became so advanced and its use so widespread that eventually almost everyone now has their own personal robotic duplicate. What’s the point, you ask? ...

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Three New ‘Surrogates’ Clips

Rob Frappier — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 11:09:59 +0000

Do you want to see Bruce Willis get hit by a truck? Well, we’ve got a treat for you.

Disney recently released three new clips from Willis’ upcoming action/sci-fi film Surrogates and we have them here for you. In case you haven’t been keeping up with our coverage of Surrogates, the film takes place in a world where humans live their lives via remote-controlled robots. Willis plays Agent Greer, a detective investigating a Surrogate-related death that rapidly leads to a larger conspiracy.

These new clips don’t show much that we haven’t already seen from the trailers and TV spots (nor do they make much sense out of context), but they’re still worth checking out. In the first two clips, Bruce Willis is in full Surrogate mode, sporting a dashing ...

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Explosive New Surrogates Trailer

Ross Miller — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 18:01:21 +0000

A new trailer has appeared online exclusively over at Empire for the new Bruce Willis sci-fi/action-thriller, Surrogates. Based on the graphic novel, The Surrogates, and directed by Jonathan Mostow (Terminator 3), the film is set in a world where humans live their lives through robot surrogates. Willis plays Agent Greer, a homicide detective who has to leave his home for the first time in years in order investigate murders of other surrogates and their users.

Empire‘s exclusive Surrogates trailer isn’t drastically different to the first trailer in terms of giving away much more about the plot, but we do get a new opening section that’s reminiscent to the viral marketing materials, as well as it showcasing some of better action scenes – complete with explosions galore. For now, you can view ...

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Screen Rant’s 2009 Fall Movie Preview

Mike Wilkerson — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 03:01:23 +0000

As the days become shorter, and the nights become cooler, there is one thing on the horizon that all of us are quickly becoming aware of – the arrival of a slew of exciting 2009 Fall Movies. What’s always been great about this time of year is that it’s not just about “horror films” or movies that are made to touch the holiday hearts that burgeon each year as turkey, Santa and New Year’s Eve stretch into the new year and beyond.

The menu is varied, wide open and we hope – satisfying. While we couldn’t list them all, please join us as we quickly chronicle what lies ahead in Screen Rant’s 2009 Fall Movie Preview!

SEPTEMBER – 2009

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September 11th, 2009

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Three New ‘Surrogates’ TV Spots

Rob Keyes — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 01:09:21 +0000

Screen Rant has three new videos for you today to help get you ready for one of this month’s big releases: The Surrogates. The upcoming sci-fi action thriller stars none other than Bruce Willis along with Rosamund Pike, James Cromwell and Ving Rhames.

The film is based on the 2005-06 comic series of the same name where in the future, people live their lives through remote-controlled robots (the Surrogates). The story follows Agent Greer, played by Willis, who must leave his home to investigate the murders of other Surrogates.

Check out the latest after the jump…

The first official trailer for Surrogates, debuted back in May to mixed reaction. While the promotional material and viral marketing showed off some neat stuff, nothing has really grabbed my interest.

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‘Surrogates’ Behind-The-Scenes Featurette

Ross Miller — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 16:55:43 +0000

Today we have a new behind-the-scenes look at the upcoming sci-fi/thriller, Surrogates. Based on the graphic novel, the film stars Bruce Willis and is set in a world where humans live their lives through Avatar surrogate machine versions of themselves, all the while in the safety of their own home. Willis plays a man who if forced to once again live in “the real world” in order to investigate the murders of other Surrogates and their users.

The Surrogates featurette we have for you today is relatively short (about the length of an average trailer), but nonetheless gives us a good look at some of the technical stuff, as well as providing further insight into the world that the movie is set in. Check it out below:

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New Posters: Zombieland, Dorian Gray, Surrogates & Many More!

Rob Keyes — Sat, 15 Aug 2009 13:27:16 +0000

Today we’ve collected a pile of new posters that have debuted over the course of this week for you. They include new one-sheets for Zombieland, Amelia, The Private Lives of Pippa Lee, Dorian Gray and Sorority Row. In addition to those, we also have a foreign poster for Surrogates, a fan-made poster for Tron Legacy and an artwork sheet for The Descent: Part 2.

Check them out after the jump.

Coming Soon has exclusive look at the new Zombieland poster. I think it’d be a little better if they kept more of the color in the image but it’s cool nonetheless and I’ll definitely be seeing this the day it comes out.

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New Posters: Surrogates, Pandorum, The Informant!

Ross Miller — Sat, 01 Aug 2009 16:37:33 +0000

Today we have a batch of new posters from three movies that are set to hit theaters before the end of the year. These include the new Bruce Willis action-sci-fi/thriller film Surrogates, the Dennis Quaid/Ben Foster sci-fi/horror-thriller, Pandorum, and the Matt Damon political comedy, The Informant!.

I’m looking forward to all three of these movies: Surrogates looks like a lot of fun, Pandorum looks creepy and atmospheric as hell and The Informant! looks hilarious. Check out the new posters for the three movies below:

For Surrogates, we have a bunch of new posters, all employing the same style of having the human bodies revealed as machines. They’re cool and all but don’t they remind you of something? They’re shockingly similar to the ones for The Sarah Connor Chronicles. Take a look and see for yourself:

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Bruce Willis’ Surrogates Trailer Finally Arrives!

Rob Keyes — Fri, 22 May 2009 02:08:15 +0000

Today we finally have the official trailer for Surrogates!

Bruce Willis’ upcoming action sci-fi thriller is based on the 2005-06 comic series of the same name (but with “the” in front) where in the future, people live their lives through remote-controlled robots (the Surrogates). The story follows Agent Greer, played by Willis, who must leave his home to investigate the murders of other Surrogates and their respective users.

Watch the trailer and see what you think:

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If you saw the footage that was revealed online the other week, most of what was shown there between the interviews shows up in this trailer. The trailer looks cool but isn’t very exciting. I get a strong sense of the style we saw in Minority Report ...

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New Footage Of Prince Of Persia & The Surrogates

Rob Keyes — Mon, 11 May 2009 14:21:57 +0000

Over the weekend, video interviews for Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time and The Surrogates found their way online and both reveal scenes from their respective movies.

The first interview, with producer Jerry Bruckheimer, talks about the Prince of Persia movie and its lead actor Jake Gyllenhaal. Interlaced throughout the short video, we see some footage of training sessions and scenes from the movie.

Take a look and see what you think:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UUnoO17ZJgM

It sure looks like a big budget action epic. I really hope this movie is good; the genre really needs it to be, to give hope to the other forty or so video game movie adaptations in development.

Next up is an interview for The Surrogates with director Jonathan Mostow. Similar to the Prince of ...

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Bruce Willis Is Still A Man Of Action

Niall Browne — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 18:38:51 +0000

Bruce Willis is an iconic man of action to males (and females) of a certain age. John McClane from the Die Hard films is probably his trademark role (although some might say it’s David Addison from TV’s Moonlighting) and throughout the last twenty years he has been synonymous with the action genre. That isn’t about to change anytime soon.

Willis has been in discussions to star in no less than three new action films – three new editions to a pending slate that already includes A Couple of Dicks (set to be directed by Kevin Smith) and Kane and Lynch.

The three latest films are serial killer flick Inventory, mobster movie Scarpa and CIA pic Red .

According to The Hollywood Reporter:

“In Inventory, Willis, who is in negotiations for the role, would play a detective on the trail of a murderer.

In Red, Willis would ...

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New Viral Teaser Poster for ‘Surrogates’

Kofi Outlaw — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 22:43:06 +0000

Since its announcement, Screen Rant has been keeping a small fire burning for Disney’s adaptation of sci-fi comic book Surrogates, starring Bruce Willis.

So far we’ve seen some early concept pics from the film; a pic or two of Mr. Willis in character; even a viral marketing website where you can design your own “surrogate,” the robotic avatars which live peoples’ lives for them in the future society where Surrogates is set.

Today we’ve got an early teaser poster for Surrogates to show you, one that seems to continue the film’s viral campaign of promoting the surrogate avatars, rather than the film itself. The end result is pretty weird.

So you know what you’re looking at, here’s a quick synopsis of the film:

Set in a futuristic world where humans live in isolation and interact through surrogate robots, a cop (Willis) is forced to leave his home for the ...

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Make Your Own Surrogate

Niall Browne — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 22:14:57 +0000

Hollywood loves Viral Marketing. The phenomenon took off a decade ago when the makers of The Blair Witch Project used several “real sites” to market their movie. Since then films as diverse as AI, The Dark Knight and Cloverfield have all used the technique to get film fans curious about their forthcoming release.

The newest film to use this marketing technique is the Bruce Willis starrer The Surrogates. What does it entail? Well you can choose your own surrogate!

If you visit Virtual Self Industries you can choose different attributes for your personal surrogate. Play with the models they give you (not as kinky as it sounds) or upload your own image and tweak it – it’s your call. The site is pretty fun – but in all honesty it‘s nothing more than 21^st Century dress up

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First Image Of Bruce Willis In ‘Surrogates’

Rob Keyes — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 05:41:41 +0000

Walt Disney has released their 2009 feature film lineup which included some tidbits of information for most of those films. Included among these was Surrogates, the action sci-fi thriller starring Bruce Willis.

Back in May, Screen Rant wrote about the first images released for the film. Now, we have a new image featuring Bruce Willis taken directly from a scene in the movie.

The film is based on the 2005-06 comic series of the same name where in the future, people live their lives through remote-controlled robots (the Surrogates). The story follows Agent Greer, played by Willis, who must leave his home to investigate the murders of other Surrogates.

I’ve not read the book but the basic premise sounds like it will make for an interesting film – It’s like a real life Massively Multiplayer Online Role-Playing ...

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First Images From Bruce Willis’ The Surrogates

Vic Holtreman — Wed, 28 May 2008 05:06:07 +0000

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Io9.com has scored the first images from the upcoming Bruce Willis sci-fi pic The Surrogates. There hasn’t been much news about this film, here on Screen Rant we’ve only mentioned it a couple of times in Weekend Movie News Wrap Ups.

According to our own Niall Browne:

“In the film humans live their lives through robots (The Surrogates), while they view the outside world from home. Willis stars as a cop who must leave the house for the first time in years in order to solve a crime.”

In the film, Willis plays a cop who is forced to leave his home for the first time in years in order to investigate the murders of others’ surrogates.

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Weekend Movie News Wrap Up: Mar 30, 2008

Niall Browne — Sun, 30 Mar 2008 18:21:53 +0000

Another weekend, another Weekend Movie News Wrap Up.

This week:

Legion starring Dennis Quaid and Paul Bettany, Tom Hanks quits Fahrenheit 451, Nic Cage hunts for more National Treasure, Battlestar Galactica producer plans to make a television adaptation of Children of Men, Surrogates with Bruce Willis and Radha Mitchell and news on when we can expect to see a trailer for Star Wars: The Clone Wars.

For details on the above items, read on.

1. Dennis Quaid and Paul Bettany have joined the cast of Legion. According to Variety Paul Bettany stars as the archangel Michael:

“The only one standing between mankind and an apocalypse, after God loses faith in humanity. Man’s lone hope rests with a group of strangers who must deliver a baby they realize is Christ in his second coming.”

The film starts shooting soon and it will be directed by former FX guru Scott Stewart. Sounds like it should ...

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