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The Lost City(2022 film)

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The Lost City
Theatrical release poster
Directed byAaron Nee
Adam Nee
Screenplay by
Story bySeth Gordon
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyJonathan Sela
Edited byCraig Alpert
Music byPinar Toprak
Production
companies
Distributed byParamount Pictures
Release dates
  • March 12, 2022(2022-03-12)(SXSW)
  • March 25, 2022(2022-03-25)(United States)
Running time
112 minutes[1]
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$68–74 million[2][3]
Box office$192.9 million[3][4]

The Lost Cityis a 2022 Americanaction-adventurecomedy filmdirected byAaron and Adam Nee,who co-wrote the screenplay withOren UzielandDana Fox,based on a story bySeth Gordon.[5]StarringSandra Bullock,Channing Tatum,Daniel Radcliffe,Da'Vine Joy RandolphandBrad Pitt,the film follows a romance novelist and her cover model, who must escape a billionaire who wants her to find a lost ancient burial chamber described in one of her books.

The project was announced in October 2020 with Bullock joining as producer and star and Tatum joining that December; the rest of the cast was announced the following year. Filming took place in theDominican Republicfrom May to August 2021. The film premiered atSouth by Southweston March 12, 2022, and was theatrically released byParamount Picturesin the United States on March 25, 2022. It received generally positive reviews from critics and grossed over $190 million worldwide against a $68 million budget.

Plot

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Loretta Sage, a former archaeology researcher, writes romance-adventure novels centered on the fictional Dr. Angela Lovemore and her romantic interest Dash McMahon. To promote the latest book, her publisher Beth Hatten puts her on a book tour with Alan Caprison, the cover model for Dash, despite her reclusiveness after her husband's death five years ago.

After a disastrous start, mostly due to the fans' obsession with Alan's Dash persona, Loretta is kidnapped by billionaire Abigail Fairfax. He has discovered a lost city on a remoteAtlanticisland and is convinced that the Crown of Fire, a priceless treasure belonging to the ancient King Kalaman and Queen Taha, is located there. Knowing the books were partially based on Loretta's research, Fairfax wants her to decipher an ancient clue to the treasure. When she declines, he sedates her and flies her to the island.

Alan, who is secretly enamored with Loretta, witnesses her kidnapping. He contacts formerNavy SEALturnedCIAoperative Jack Trainer. Following her smart watch's location, they begin a rescue.

Jack breaches Fairfax's compound and frees Loretta. However, as the trio attempts to flee, Jack is shot in the head by Fairfax's mercenaries. Loretta and Alan escape into the jungle.

The pair spend a day running from Fairfax's henchmen, then spend a night in a hammock in the jungle, before reaching a nearby village. Upon hearing a local singing afolk song,Loretta deduces that the crown is hidden in acenotein the jungle. However, Fairfax's group captures her, and then Alan when he chases them on a motorcycle. Fairfax forces them to reveal the treasure's location.

At the tombsite, they discover it is not a treasure-filled monument of Taha and Kalaman's power, but a secret place for the queen to grieve her husband's death. Her Crown of Fire was made of red seashells the king gathered to show his love for her. The actual treasure of the legend was the inseparable love between the king and queen.

Enraged, Fairfax seals Loretta and Alan inside the tomb as the volcano erupts. Rafi, one of Fairfax's henchmen, has a change of heart and leaves acrowbarinside the tomb, so they can free themselves. Rafi then takes the boat and abandons Fairfax on the island. Loretta and Alan escape by swimming through the underwater tunnel with the current.

Beth arrives with the local coast guard who rescue Loretta and Alan and arrest Fairfax. Sometime later, Loretta's next book, based on her adventure with Alan, is a success, and they share a kiss on the beach at the end of the book tour.

In a mid-credits scene, Loretta and Alan attend a meditation class where they unexpectedly meet Jack, who survived being shot in the head.

Cast

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Sandra BullockandChanning Tatumstar as Loretta Sage and Alan Caprison, respectively
  • Sandra Bullockas Loretta Sage, a successful yet depressed best-selling romance novelist. Bullock also plays Dr. Angela Lovemore, the heroine in her book series.
  • Channing Tatumas Alan Caprison, a dimwitted cover model for Loretta's novelThe Lost City of D.Tatum also plays Dash McMahon, the hero in her book series.
  • Daniel Radcliffeas Abigail Fairfax, an egotistical, eccentric billionaire who seeks to find the treasure of the Lost City.
  • Da'Vine Joy Randolphas Beth Hatten, Loretta's publisher
  • Brad Pittas Jack Trainer, formerNavy SEALturnedCIAoperative
  • Oscar Nunezas Oscar, an eccentric cargo plane pilot
  • Patti Harrisonas Allison, Loretta's social media manager
  • Bowen Yangas Ray, the moderator for the book conference

In addition, the film's co-director / co-screenwriter,Adam Nee,has a cameo as Officer Sawyer.

Production

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In October 2020, it was announcedSandra Bullockwould star in the filmThe Lost City of D,withAaron and Adam Needirecting from a screenplay bySeth GordonandDana Fox,with Bullock serving as a producer under herFortis Filmsbanner, andParamount Picturesto distribute.[6]Bullock originally passed on the project because she felt the story was "outdated" due to it being in development for seven years.[7]That December,Channing Tatumwas cast as the male lead.[8]Between March and April 2021,Patti Harrison,Da'Vine Joy Randolph,Daniel Radcliffe,Brad Pitt,andOscar Nunezjoined the cast, with Pitt and Yang appearing in cameo roles.[9][10][11][12][13]Aaron and Adam Nee originally consideredKeanu Reevesfor the role of Jack Trainer, but he was too busy.[14]

Principal photographybegan in May 2021[15]in theDominican Republic,includingSamaná,Santo Domingo,Casa de Campo,(Altos de Chavon)Monte Plata ProvinceandPinewood Dominican Republic Studios.[16]Itwrappedon August 16, 2021.[17]

Release

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The Lost Citypremiered at theSouth by Southwestfilm festival on March 12, 2022.[18][19]In October 2021, it was announced thatThe Lost City of Dhad been retitledThe Lost Cityand that it would be theatrically released on March 25, 2022, after previously having been set for April 15, 2022.[20]On March 1, 2022, the film's theatrical release in Russia was canceled in light of thecountry's invasion of Ukraine.[21]The film became available to stream onParamount+on May 10, 2022.[22]It was also released onEPIXon the same day as part of Paramount's pay-one window deal with the company. According to data fromSamba TV,1.5 million US households watchedThe Lost Cityin its first six days of streaming.[23]It was released onBlu-ray,DVD,andUltra HD Blu-rayon July 26 byParamount Pictures Home Entertainment.[24]

Reception

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Box office

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The Lost Citygrossed $105.3 million in the United States and Canada, and $87.6 million in other territories, for a worldwide total of $192.9 million.[3][4]

In the United States and Canada, the film was released alongsideInfinite StormandRRRand was projected to gross $20–34 million from 4,228 theaters in its opening weekend.[25][26][27]The film grossed $11.5 million on its first day, including $2.5 million from Thursday preview screenings.[7]It went on to debut to $30.5 million, displacingThe Batmanfrom atop the box office.[28][29]Its debut was the second-largest for Paramount during theCOVID-19 pandemic,behindA Quiet Place Part II.It also posted the highest opening weekend for an original film since the pandemic.[30]In its second weekend, the film made $14.7 million for a fall of 52% and was placed second at the box office behindMorbius.[31]It then made $9 million in its third weekend, finishing third.[32]In the film's tenth weekend of release, it made $2.3 million, crossing the $100 million domestic mark in the process.[33]

Outside the US and Canada, the film grossed $3.7 million from sixteen international markets in its opening weekend.[34]

Critical response

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OnRotten Tomatoes,the film has an approval rating of 79% based on 266 reviews, with an average rating of 6.4/10. The website's critical consensus reads, "The Lost Citydoesn't sparkle quite as brightly as some classic treasure-hunting capers, but its stars' screwball chemistry make this movie well worth romancing. "[35]OnMetacritic,it has aweighted averagescore of 60 out of 100 based on 53 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".[36]Audiences polled byCinemaScoregave the film an average grade of "B+" on an A+ to F scale, while those atPostTrakgave it an 81% positive score, with 61% saying they would definitely recommend it.[7]

Manohla DargisofThe New York Timessaid "It's too bad thatThe Lost Cityisn't more ambitious, because a woman writing her dreams into reality is a potentially rich riff on the Pygmalion and Galatea myth... WhileRaiders [of the Lost Ark]transcends its inspirations with wit andSteven Spielberg's filmmaking andRomancing [the Stone]tries hard to do the same,The Lost Cityremains a copy of a copy. "[37]Siddhant Adlakha ofIGNgiving film a 6 out of 10, calling it "a decent action-comedy that coasts on the presence of its stars".[38]

Peter Debruge ofVarietysaid, "The result can feel a little rickety in places, but the Nee brothers — who share screenplay credit with Oren Uziel and Dana Fox — have punched it up with off-color jokes, looped over moments when the characters' mouths are off-camera. In this and myriad other ways,The Lost Cityproves they do in fact make 'em like they used to. "[39]Writing forRolling Stone,David Fear said "The movie itself is trying to excavate a long-lost genre: the big-budget action-adventure movie-star rom-com. It wants to be a modernRomancing the Stoneso badly you can almost see the flop-sweat dripping down the screen. "[40]

See also

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