Genre: Action/Thriller.
Studio:
DreamWorks SKG.
Production Company:
Dreamworks SKG.
Project Phase: In the Can.
Who's In It:
George Clooney (Thomas Devoe); Nicole Kidman (Julia Kelly); Armin Mueller-Stahl
Dimitri Vertikoff); Marcel Iures (Dusan Gavrich) Alexander Baluev (Alexander
Kodoroff); Rene Medvesek (Vlado Mirich); Gary Werntz (Hamilton);
Holt McCallany (Appleton); Joan Copeland (Senator Bevens);
Carlos Gomez (Santiago); Michael Boatman (CPN Beach); Jim Haynie (General
Garnett).
Who's Making It:
Mimi Leder (Director); Michael Schiffer (Screenwriter), based on an article
by Leslie Cockburn and Andrew Cockburn; Walter Parkes, Branko Lustig
(Producers); Laurie MacDonald, Michael Grillo (Executive Producers); Pat Kehoe,
Leslie Cockburn, Andrew Cockburn (Co-Producers); John Wells (Co-Executive Producer);
Dietrich Lohmann (Director of Photography); David Rosenbloom (Editor); Leslie
Dilley (Production Designer); Hans Zimmer (Musical Score).
Premise: Nuclear terrorists threaten New York City.
Release Date: September 26, 1997.
Comments: One of Dreamworks' first feature entries, and they've landed the ultra-hot Clooney on the project. He's certainly going to be busy during the summer hiatus of E.R..
Rumors: Unknown.
Scoop Feedback:
April 10, 1996... Annette Bening was set to star opposite George Clooney, but it looks like she bailed. Nicole Kidman is being considered as a replacement. [Scoop sent in anonymously.]
May 28, 1996... Extras casting is taking place in Bratislava, Slovakia...so if you're in the area, consider it. [Scoop submitted by 'fuxoft'.]
June 5, 1996... The Peacemaker production filmed in NYC on the weekend of June 1st, closing off 42nd Street between 1st and 2nd Avenues in what appeared to be a big scene using helicopters. On June 2nd the production filmed outside the United Nations building where observers could see cars in the street, police vehicles and Army trucks being used. [Scoop submitted by 'Dang'.]
June 6, 1996... Filming occurs on Saturday June 8th on 15th Street between 5th and 6th Avenues from 7am to 3-4pm. It's a chase scene! [Scoop provided by 'paisley'.]
June 4, 1997... A friendly person in the know drops us an email, kindly telling us the film's tag line: "This is not a test." [Sent in by an anonymous AMCer.]
[Thanks to Mark Jo Young for the release date info.]
June 17, 1997... Music will be by Hans Zimmer. [Scoop by James Furlong.]
July 8, 1997... We're told that Armin Mueller-Stahl gets third billing after Clooney and Kidman. [Thanks to 'MattM71496'.]
July 27, 1997... Another tag line may exist for this flick. This scooper saw a poster for the film that features a silhouetted figure carrying what looks like a shotgun in front of a nuclear blast cloud. Above the image in big yellow block letters is the phrase 'How do you get the world's attention?' [Sent in by 'OTIS16'.]
September 23, 1997... This scooper caught the picture in an advance preview and sent us a small review:
"The Peacemaker joins the long list of mediocre films that have come out over the summer and now into the fall. I saw a sneak preview of it last week and found it to be a complete waste of time. Clooney did his fair share to prop up this dud, but with Kidman's flat performance and director Leder not finding any sort of pace to the film, The Peacemaker turned into a pretty good snoozer. Not a good start for Dream Works." [Review submitted by Jack Bryan.]
The Tag Line: "This is not a test."
Official Web Site: www.pepsi.com/peacemaker