Journey 2: The Mysterious Island
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Journey 2: The Mysterious Island (also known as Journey to the Mysterious Island) is an upcoming American 3D action-adventure film directed by Brad Peyton
and the sequel to the 2008 film Journey to the Center of the Earth
.
Journey 2: The Mysterious Island stars Dwayne Johnson, Michael Caine
, Josh Hutcherson
, Vanessa Hudgens, Luis Guzmán
and Kristin Davis
. The story is by Richard Outten
, Brian Gunn
& Mark Gunn, and the screenplay is by Brian Gunn
& Mark Gunn.
and New Line Cinema
purchased Richard Outten
's spec script, Mysterious Travels, in March 2009 to serve as the basis for the film. In the story, the characters embark on a journey to a mysterious uncharted island thought to have informed the writing of three literary classics: Robert Louis Stevenson's Treasure Island
, Jonathan Swift's Gulliver's Travels
and Jules Verne's Mysterious Island.
In May 2010, Warner Bros.
& New Line announced that Journey 2: The Mysterious Island will release on February 10, 2012.
and Anita Briem
will not return due to scheduling issues, but Hutcherson will reprise his role. Dwayne Johnson will play the boyfriend of Sean's mother and is forced to come along on a trip with Sean to find his missing grandfather, played by Michael Caine
, on a mythical and monstrous island. In October 2010, it was announced that Vanessa Hudgens will play Hutcherson's love interest.
, but predominantly in various parts of Waimea Valley and Kualoa Ranch
. Filming also took place in Wilmington, North Carolina
from January 10 to February 10, 2011.
Brad Peyton
Brad Peyton is a Canadian-born film director, writer and television producer, born in Gander, Newfoundland and Labrador. His latest film is Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore.-Career:...
and the sequel to the 2008 film Journey to the Center of the Earth
Journey to the Center of the Earth (2008 film)
Journey to the Center of the Earth is an American 2008 3D adventure film starring Brendan Fraser, Josh Hutcherson, and Anita Briem...
.
Journey 2: The Mysterious Island stars Dwayne Johnson, Michael Caine
Michael Caine
Sir Michael Caine, CBE is an English actor. He won Academy Awards for best supporting actor in both Hannah and Her Sisters and The Cider House Rules ....
, Josh Hutcherson
Josh Hutcherson
Joshua Ryan "Josh" Hutcherson is an American film and television actor. He began working in the early 2000s, appearing in several minor film and television roles...
, Vanessa Hudgens, Luis Guzmán
Luis Guzmán
Luis Guzmán is an actor from Puerto Rico. He is known for his character work. For much of his career, he has played roles largely as sidekicks, thugs, or policemen....
and Kristin Davis
Kristin Davis
Kristin Landen Davis is an American actress.She first rose to prominence and achieved fame for playing the role of Charlotte York Goldenblatt on HBO's Sex and the City. She has achieved success appearing in roles in film and television.-Early life and education:Davis was born in Boulder, Colorado...
. The story is by Richard Outten
Richard Outten
Richard Outten is an American screenwriter who works in both motion pictures and television. After receiving his MFA from the USC School of Cinematic Arts, he co-authored , the screenplay to the award-winning animated film Little Nemo: Adventures in Slumberland. Other motion picture credits...
, Brian Gunn
Brian Gunn
Brian Gunn is an American screenplay and television writer.-Life and career:With his cousin Mark, Gunn created 2ge+her for MTV, which started as a television movie and then ran as a series for two seasons....
& Mark Gunn, and the screenplay is by Brian Gunn
Brian Gunn
Brian Gunn is an American screenplay and television writer.-Life and career:With his cousin Mark, Gunn created 2ge+her for MTV, which started as a television movie and then ran as a series for two seasons....
& Mark Gunn.
Plot
Sean (Josh Hutcherson) accompanies his mother's husband (Dwayne Johnson) to find his grandfather (Michael Caine) who went missing while exploring a lost island.Cast
- Josh HutchersonJosh HutchersonJoshua Ryan "Josh" Hutcherson is an American film and television actor. He began working in the early 2000s, appearing in several minor film and television roles...
as Sean Anderson - Dwayne Johnson as Hank Parsons, Sean's stepfather.
- Michael CaineMichael CaineSir Michael Caine, CBE is an English actor. He won Academy Awards for best supporting actor in both Hannah and Her Sisters and The Cider House Rules ....
as Alexander Anderson, Sean's grandfather. - Vanessa Hudgens as Kailani, Sean's love interest and a tour guide.
- Luis GuzmánLuis GuzmánLuis Guzmán is an actor from Puerto Rico. He is known for his character work. For much of his career, he has played roles largely as sidekicks, thugs, or policemen....
as Gabato, part of a father-daughter tour guide team. - Kristin DavisKristin DavisKristin Landen Davis is an American actress.She first rose to prominence and achieved fame for playing the role of Charlotte York Goldenblatt on HBO's Sex and the City. She has achieved success appearing in roles in film and television.-Early life and education:Davis was born in Boulder, Colorado...
as Elizabeth "Liz" Anderson, Sean's mom.
Production
After the success of the first film, Walden MediaWalden Media
Walden Media is a children's film production and publishing company best known as the producers of The Chronicles of Narnia series. Its films are based on notable classic or award-winning children's literature, compelling biographies or historical events, documentaries and some original...
and New Line Cinema
New Line Cinema
New Line Cinema, often simply referred to as New Line, is an American film studio. It was founded in 1967 by Robert Shaye and Michael Lynne as a film distributor, later becoming an independent film studio. It became a subsidiary of Time Warner in 1996 and was merged with larger sister studio Warner...
purchased Richard Outten
Richard Outten
Richard Outten is an American screenwriter who works in both motion pictures and television. After receiving his MFA from the USC School of Cinematic Arts, he co-authored , the screenplay to the award-winning animated film Little Nemo: Adventures in Slumberland. Other motion picture credits...
's spec script, Mysterious Travels, in March 2009 to serve as the basis for the film. In the story, the characters embark on a journey to a mysterious uncharted island thought to have informed the writing of three literary classics: Robert Louis Stevenson's Treasure Island
Treasure Island
Treasure Island is an adventure novel by Scottish author Robert Louis Stevenson, narrating a tale of "pirates and buried gold". First published as a book on May 23, 1883, it was originally serialized in the children's magazine Young Folks between 1881–82 under the title Treasure Island; or, the...
, Jonathan Swift's Gulliver's Travels
Gulliver's Travels
Travels into Several Remote Nations of the World, in Four Parts. By Lemuel Gulliver, First a Surgeon, and then a Captain of Several Ships, better known simply as Gulliver's Travels , is a novel by Anglo-Irish writer and clergyman Jonathan Swift that is both a satire on human nature and a parody of...
and Jules Verne's Mysterious Island.
In May 2010, Warner Bros.
Warner Bros.
Warner Bros. Entertainment, Inc., also known as Warner Bros. Pictures or simply Warner Bros. , is an American producer of film and television entertainment.One of the major film studios, it is a subsidiary of Time Warner, with its headquarters in Burbank,...
& New Line announced that Journey 2: The Mysterious Island will release on February 10, 2012.
Casting
Brendan FraserBrendan Fraser
Brendan James Fraser is a Canadian-American film and stage actor. Fraser portrayed Rick O'Connell in the three-part Mummy film series , and is known for his comedic and fantasy film leading roles in major Hollywood films, including Encino Man , George of the Jungle , Dudley Do-Right , Monkeybone ,...
and Anita Briem
Anita Briem
Anita Briem is an Icelandic actress. She is known for her role as Jane Seymour on The Tudors and her role as Hanna in Journey to the Center of the Earth.-Personal life:...
will not return due to scheduling issues, but Hutcherson will reprise his role. Dwayne Johnson will play the boyfriend of Sean's mother and is forced to come along on a trip with Sean to find his missing grandfather, played by Michael Caine
Michael Caine
Sir Michael Caine, CBE is an English actor. He won Academy Awards for best supporting actor in both Hannah and Her Sisters and The Cider House Rules ....
, on a mythical and monstrous island. In October 2010, it was announced that Vanessa Hudgens will play Hutcherson's love interest.
Filming
The film was filmed at eight locations on Oahu, HawaiiOahu
Oahu or Oahu , known as "The Gathering Place", is the third largest of the Hawaiian Islands and most populous of the islands in the U.S. state of Hawaii. The state capital Honolulu is located on the southeast coast...
, but predominantly in various parts of Waimea Valley and Kualoa Ranch
Kualoa Ranch
Kualoa Ranch is the landowner of Kaaawa Valley, also commonly known as Kualoa Valley, on the windward coast of the island of Oahu in Hawaii. This place was sacred to ancient Oahuans from the 13th to the 18th century, as it was where Laa-mai-kahiki settled after visiting Kauai and before returning...
. Filming also took place in Wilmington, North Carolina
Wilmington, North Carolina
Wilmington is a port city in and is the county seat of New Hanover County, North Carolina, United States. The population is 106,476 according to the 2010 Census, making it the eighth most populous city in the state of North Carolina...
from January 10 to February 10, 2011.
External links
- Journey 2: The Mysterious Island Now Shooting; Set Photos Surface at /Film/Film/Film is a blog that covers movie news, reviews, interviews, and trailers. It was founded by Peter Sciretta in August 2005.-Podcasts:Two podcasts run on the site. The /Filmcast airs Sunday nights, hosted by David Chen, Adam Quigley, and Devindra Hardawar, in which they and a guest discuss TV and...