In a future where time is literally money, and aging stops at 25, the only way to stay alive is to earn, steal, or inherit more time. Will Salas lives life a minute at a time, until a windfall of time gives him access to the world of the wealthy, where he teams up with a beautiful young heiress to destroy the corrupt system.
STARRING:
AMANDA SEYFRIED
JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE
CILLIAN MURPHY
OLIVIA WILDE
and ALEX PETTYFER
CREW:
DIRECTED BY: Andrew Niccol
WRITTEN BY: Andrew Niccol
PRODUCED BY: Andrew Niccol, Eric Newman, Marc Abraham
EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS: Arnon Milchan, Andrew Z. Davis, Kristel Laiblin, Amy Israel
STORY:
When Will Salas is falsely accused of murder, he must figure out a way to bring down a system where time is money – literally – enabling the wealthy to live forever while the poor, like Will, have to beg, borrow, and steal enough minutes to make it through another day.
CHARACTERS:
WILL SALES (JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE) Rich with bravado and courage but running out of time, Will is constantly in motion, running, searching, and working for every minute and second he can scrape up. After Will helplessly watches a family member's clock tick down to zero (and a sudden death), he embarks on a journey that will forever change him, his beautiful accomplice and the world around them.
SYLVIA WEIS (AMANDA SEYFRIED) The privileged daughter of an incalculably wealthy power broker, Sylvia is the embodiment of how the rich never truly live. She's always dreamed of taking risks, but instead does little but wait for her trust fund to kick in. But Sylvia's life takes a dramatic turn when she's taken hostage by a man on the run, who ultimately shows Sylvia what it truly means to be alive.
PHILIPPE WEIS (VINCENT KARTHEISER) Like everyone else, Philippe looks like he's in his mid-twenties, but he has the bearing of a much older man. With 10,000 years on his body clock and at least a million more "banked." Philippe is essentially immortal. In a world where time is the ultimate currency, Philippe is one of its biggest movers-and-shakers.
FORTIS (ALEX PETTYFER) The cold-blooded leader of a gang called the Minutemen, Fortis preys on anyone with time to spare. He lives to steal time and fears no one – not even the law enforcement officials known as Timekeepers.
TIMEKEEPER LEON (CILLIAN MURPHY) Raymond Leon is a relentless law enforcement official known as a Timekeeper. Leon is unconcerned with justice; to him, all that matters is what he can measure, such as seconds, minutes and hours. Leon grew up in the ghetto, but he has no feelings for those now trapped there. After all, Leon didn't start the clock -- but he will enforce its rules.
HENRY HAMILTON (MATT BOMER) Henry is well-dressed, well-heeled and time-rich. But beneath his aristocratic bearing is an unexpected sadness. The emotional burden of a life of unearned privilege weighs heavily on Henry, and to make things right, he's prepared to offer the ultimate sacrifice.
RACHEL SALAS (OLIVIA WILDE) Rachel is the stunningly beautiful mother of Will Salas. Like so many in her “district,” Rachel must scramble to earn enough time to make it through each day. Rachel’s plans to celebrate her birthday with Will take a fateful turn when she suddenly realizes she lacks the time credits to make it home – triggering a race against her own ticking clock.
LEVI THE PRIEST (AUGUST EMERSON) Kind-hearted and empathetic in a society where neither quality is valued, Levi runs a mission, where transients line up outside for donated time. But he also provides something far more valuable than currency: hope.
Who else could have done the role justice? He was the perfect choice. Love him or hate him, he is becoming a major league Hollywood player, and an A-list actor. His career gross total stands at 1.8 billion. He has had three big films this year alone ("Yogi Bear:" $210 million, "Bad Teacher:" $220 million, "Friends with Benefits:" $140 million,) in all of which he had the lead role. He won two Emmy awards this year. He has appeared in several films where he stood out, and his turns have been met with acclaim. "Saturday Night Live" has pretty much become his reel. He went from having a supporting role in a $16 million budget flop movie to having the lead role in a $100 million budget movie. Who else?
Sorry, Duca, but he's just NOT a good actor. :-/ The only reason he does movies is because of what you said yourself: they've been lucrative.
And don't bring those SNL Emmys to the discussion, for Christ's sake. I mean...
That said, I wish it was someone else in the lead as well.
Duca, how much of Justin's box office gross has come from films where he is the only male lead?
With four roles that I would consider lead roles, at least over 575mil WW.
I get my Paranormal Activity next week and then In Time afterwards.
Hopefully Justin keeps up the momentum and has another success this year in the box office.
