With denzel washington, mila kunis, ray stevenson, gary oldman. I remember her from that 70s show mostly, and the book of eli where she played as the character solara. Solara mila kunis attacks carnegies gary oldman men and makes an escape, killing redridge ray stevenson in the process. The story revolves around eli, a nomad in a postapocalyptic world, who is told by a voice to deliver his copy of a mysterious book to a safe location on the west coast of. Subsequent film roles included mona sax in max payne, solara in the book of. For instance, to protect themselves from the harsh sunlight, all the characters wear sunglasses or goggles, but rather than rendering them impersonal or distant, they only ramp up the movies cool factor. Special effects are generally utilized well, though certain scenes are dreadfully created including a distracting rowing scene.
Her mother, elvira, is a physics teacher, her father, mark kunis, is a mechanical engineer, and she has an older brother named michael. In the bible, the high priest eli was blind, and some might say that there are several scenes which may indicate that in the. The russian born actress has also appeared on the big screen in max payne, extract, forgetting sarah marshall and will soon be seen in darren aronofskys supernatural drama black swan. The book of eli starring mila kunis, denzel washington in lead and directed.
By doing this she puts herself in harms way as carnegie will only use her to get to eli. Kunis says she would have a hard time surviving in the world depicted in the film. Think a live action adaptation of the fist of the north star mangaanime with a race lifted kenshiro, or fallout 3 with christianity instead of the american dream in the nottoodistant future, some 30 years after the final war, a solitary man walks across the wasteland that. Beals to send her daughter, solara mila kunis, to at least convince eli to spend the night by sleeping with him. In a postapocalyptic america where the oncepicturesque countryside has become a desolate and violent wasteland, one man denzel washington fights to protect that sacred tome that could hold the key to the survival of the human race in this futuristic thriller from filmmaking duo albert and allen hughes allen hughes and allen hughes. He tells her to pray along with him before they eat their food.
Mila kunis on her character, solara oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. A postapocalyptic tale, in which a lone man fights his way across america in order to protect a sacred book that holds the secrets to saving humankind. The girl sees elis book, and when carnegie finds out he beats her mother until she reveals what she saw. Milena mila kunis born august 14, 1983 is an american actress. Principal photography is expected to begin in february in new mexico. The book of eli 2010 solara makes a stand scene 810 movieclips duration. The book of eli is a 2010 american postapocalyptic neowestern action film directed by the hughes brothers, written by gary whitta, and starring denzel washington, gary oldman, mila kunis, ray stevenson, and jennifer beals. A young woman named solara mila kunis attaches herself to eli and demands that he take her with him on his way to the west. Solara roots through eli s pack, just wanted to see the book. Im at a loss for words, so let me say these right away. On book of eli, the main antagonist believes he could dominate other cities and people with a certain book, and has some sort of devotion for them, just as someone that would hoard books on fahrenheit 451. Movie news for the book of eli box office prophets.
Washington plays eli, a laconic man journeying westward across america to carry a sacred book to safety, hoping that it will restore mankind and bring a. She meets denzel washingtons character, eli, and the two set off to complete eli s great pilgrimage. The book of eli is an effective postapocalyptic action movie with elements from both comic books and westerns thrown in for good measure. In the movie the book of eli, was the character played by. In the beginning god created the heaven and the earth. Book of eli is a wake up call for originality in both secular and christian movies. The book of eli is a sequel to fahrenheit 451 spoilers. With charlie shotwell, kelly reilly, max martini, lili taylor. Carnegie hires thugs to look for the bible and wants to hire eli. The book of eli cast and crew cast photos and info. Denzel washington in the book of eli 2010 denzel washington at an event for the book of. I didnt say that, you said that, the roads no place for someone like you, trust me, youre safter there than you think solara. Directed by 2 writing credits 1 cast 62 produced by 14 music by 3 cinematography by 1 film editing by 1 casting by 1 production design by 1 art direction by 1 set decoration by 1 costume design by 1 makeup department 51. Mila kunis grabs a book mila kunis forgetting sarah marshall joined denzel washington and gary oldman in the book of eli.
Realizing eli is a literate man like himself, carnegie forces him to stay the night under guard. The story revolves around eli, a nomad in a postapocalyptic world, who is told by a voice to deliver his copy of a mysterious book to a safe location on the west. The book of eli certainly brings to mind that other monstrosity among american postapocalyptic films, i am legend, which also weds the genres conventions with religious nonsense. In it, the actress will play solara, a woman who helps eli in his quest after originally being asked to betray him. In his sack were many copies of elis book, and of others.
Mila kunis is an american actress, who began her career by appearing in several television series and commercials before playing jackie burkhart on the television series that 70s show. A 2010 postapocalyptic film starring denzel washington, gary oldman, and mila kunis directed by the hughes brothers. The rome actor has been cast as an enforcer sent to kill eli. Eli was an apostle spreading knowledge of the lord he was led by faith as quoted then here is where my theory comes in, after he recited the bible to a man who wrote it down and printed it into a book, he gave solara the ipod to memorize the bible so. As she passed the useless vehicle she remembered beveridge and the look on his face when the sun reached his unprotected eyes. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the book of eli solara. Solara roots through elis pack, just wanted to see the book. She meets denzel washingtons character, eli, and the two set off to complete elis great pilgrimage. They make everything in the entire movie impossible and incomprehensible but, hey, wtf. Thebook of eli cant have a sequel actress mila kunis speaks about her forthcoming gary oldman, denzel washington starrer. The book of eli cast and crew cast photos and info fandango. Aug 03, 2012 i remember her from that 70s show mostly, and the book of eli where she played as the character solara. Her television work includes the role of jackie burkhart on that 70s show and the voice of meg griffin on the animated series family guy. Russianborn actress mila kunis max payne plays the mysterious solara in columbia pictures postapocalyptic action adventure the book of eli where a lone hero named eli denzel.
The image measures 1802 1418 pixels and was added on 3 september mila kunis stars as solara in warner bros. Slightly ironic in that her name is related to the sun, which caused the ruin of the world took a level in badass. Mar 19, 2010 the book of eli cast and crew check out hollywood movie the book of eli cast and crew details, star cast information. Mar 03, 2017 i thought he was blind when i saw the movie.
Mila kunis was born milena markovna kunis to a jewish family in chernivtsi, ukraine, ussr now independent ukraine. The war tore a hole in the sky, the sun came down, burnt everything, everyone, i wandered, i didnt really know what i should do or where i was going. The book of eli is a 2010 american postapocalyptic neowestern 4 5 action film directed by the hughes brothers, written by gary whitta, and starring denzel washington, gary oldman, mila kunis, ray stevenson, and jennifer beals. Also read complete information on national award, filmfare awards.
And while kunis is a pretty face, im not convinced she was the right actress to play solara. Spoilers every clue in the book of eli that explains the. Eli is served food and water by claudia who is blind, a difficult role well essayed by jennifer beals, a veteran of many top movies. The book of eli wikimili, the best wikipedia reader. He was wellarmed and welltrained, but even so he was surprised to meet her, solara walker, as people had begun to call her. The book of eli stars denzel washington in a postapocalyptic thriller set 30 years after a final war has turned much of earth into an ashy wasteland. This story is a fantold expansion of the original 2010 movie the book of eli starring denzel washington eli and mila kunis solara. Washington plays eli, a laconic man journeying westward across america to carry a sacred book to safety, hoping that it will restore mankind and bring a better future. There are some good things to mention about the book of eli, including denzel washingtons solemn performance and the pacing the hughes brothers. See more ideas about the book of eli, denzel washington and books. They say the war tore a hole in the sky, youve probably heard the stories. Her daughter solara, a role played by mila kunis, is asked by carnegie to seduce eli, to which eli does not fall prey and offers her food. The book of eli undoubtedly has an audience, especially among those who are connoisseurs of denzel washington and those who will appreciate don burgesss wide lensing and gae buckleys distinctive production design. What happens to solara at the end of the book of eli.
After a shootout at a house in the middle of nowhere, solara and the book are captured and eli is wounded. See more ideas about the book of eli, denzel washington and movies. The book of eli 2010 solara makes a stand scene 810. A boy receiving treatment for his autoimmune disorder discovers that the house hes living in isnt as safe as he thought. The legend of solara walker afalstein the book of eli. Kunis plays solara, one of the survivors of the apocalypse who will do anything to get. Mar 08, 2010 russianborn actress mila kunis max payne plays the mysterious solara in columbia pictures postapocalyptic action adventure the book of eli where a lone hero named eli denzel.
She walked and refused her desire to drink to save water. It grips your attention, and then at the end throws in several wtf. In the book of eli she portrays solara, the stepdaughter of carnegie gary oldman, the head of a makeshift town filled with criminals and killers. Now by the time of the movie, books are extremely rare and eli has the last copy of the bible, that happens to be written on braille.
The verse of shadow kindle edition by hairston, charles. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Amidst the crumbling buildings of toronto, in the loosely scattered townspeople collected there, she met a man from alcatraz. Jan, 2010 im at a loss for words, so let me say these right away. Originally the load, who also falls for a trap, solara is eventually able to overcome her captors using string as a garrote, takes out another vehicle with a grenade, then drives back to retrieve eli walking the earth. She has also played roles in film, such as rachel jansen in forgetting sarah marshall, mona sax in max payne and solara in the book of eli. Offered sanctuary on alcatraz, solara chooses instead to return home, taking up elis machete and other possessions. The twentyfiveyearold actress holds her own opposite t. Subsequent film roles included mona sax in max payne, solara in the book of eli, jamie in friends with benefits, lori in the. Get the book of eli movie complete list of awards won and nominations. Eli leaves and kills a bunch of carnegies men in a shoot out. After carnegies blind mistress claudia brings eli food and water, carnegie orders her daughter solara to seduce eli, but he rebuffs her. Also read complete information on national award, filmfare awards, cine awards, iifa, screen awards, and more for best actor. Eli bumps the bottom step with his foot before going up the porch steps of the couples house, presumably to gauge where.
According to imdb faq, yes he was possibly partially blind. However, eli proves to be the better man when he gently declines her advances. By wilson morales with films such as i am legend, the road and more recently 2012 captivating audiences, the hughes brothers picked the endoftheworld genre to seal their comeback after nearly a decade of hiding. Thirty years after war turned the world into a wasteland, a lone warrior named eli denzel washington marches across the ruined landscape, carrying hope for. Carnegie presses his blind lover claudia jennifer beals to send her daughter, solara mila kunis, to at least convince eli to spend the night by sleeping with him.
In december 1999, she began voicing meg griffin on the animated series family guy. The verse of shadow, is the story of solara and her mission to save her blind mother from carnegie. Eli has that book and so a war of sorts breaks out between them. You said i could come with you if i took you to the water eli. May 26, 2010 the book of eli 2010 solara makes a stand scene 810 movieclips duration. The image of elis still form held solaras inner eye for many miles. Eli refuses and the young solara is sent to change his mind. They make everything in the entire movie impossible and incomprehensible. Mila kunis, a damsel in distress in the book of eli. Eli recites a typical prayer of thanks while solara is his guest, and solara mimics it the next morning at breakfast with carnegie, which clues him in to eli s possession of a bible. Mar 19, 2010 get the book of eli movie complete list of awards won and nominations. Denzel washington in the book of eli scary movies, great movies, actor denzel.