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At once gritty, whimsical and highly theatrical, Revolution Studios Across the Universe is a groundbreaking movie musical, springing from the imagination of renowned writer-director Julie Taymor (Frida, Titus, and the Broadway smash hit musical “The Lion King”) and writers Dick Clement & Ian La Frenais (The Commitments), that brings together an original story and 33 revolutionary songs – including “Hey Jude,” “I Am the Walrus,” and “All You Need is Love” – that defined a generation. Taymor says, “The idea was to create an original musical using only the songs of the Beatles.”
A love story set against the backdrop of the 1960s amid the turbulent years of anti-war protest, mind exploration and rock ‘n roll, the film moves from the dockyards of Liverpool to the creative psychedelia of Greenwich Village, from the riot-torn streets of Detroit to the killing fields of Vietnam. The star-crossed lovers, Jude (Jim Sturgess) and Lucy (Evan Rachel Wood), along with a small group of friends and musicians, are swept up into the emerging anti-war and counterculture movements, with “Dr. Robert” (Bono) and “Mr. Kite” (Eddie Izzard) as their guides. Tumultuous forces outside their control ultimately tear the young lovers apart, forcing Jude and Lucy – against all odds – to find their own way back to each other.
Revolution Studios presents a Matthew Gross/Team Todd production, a film by Julie Taymor, Across the Universe, starring Evan Rachel Wood, Jim Sturgess, and Joe Anderson. The film is directed by Julie Taymor. The producers are Suzanne Todd, Jennifer Todd, and Matthew Gross. The screenplay is by Dick Clement & Ian La Frenais, from a story by Julie Taymor & Dick Clement & Ian La Frenais. Executive producers are Derek Dauchy, Rudd Simmons, and Charles Newirth. Director of photography is Bruno Delbonnel, A.F.C. The production designer is Mark Friedberg. The editor is Françoise Bonnot, A.C.E. The choreography is by Daniel Ezralow. The original score is by Elliot Goldenthal. The songs are produced by T Bone Burnett, Elliot Goldenthal, and Teese Gohl. The costume designer is Albert Wolsky. Co-producers are Richard Barratta and Ben Haber. Casting by Bernard Telsey, CSA. Columbia Pictures distributes.
The film also features cameos by such notable stars as U2’s Bono, Salma Hayek, Eddie Izzard and singer Joe Cocker.
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