Friday 27 December 2013

British Film - ABOUT TIME (2013)


  • Budget: $12 million
  • Box Office: $58,252,588
  • Stars: Rachel McAdams who is a Canadian actress, well known for her roles in The Notebook and Mean Girls; Domhnall Gleeson, who is less well know, but played Bill Weasley in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part I, and had roles in Dredd and Anna Karenina; Bill Nighy who was made well known worldwide for his role in Love Actually. He was also in Pirates of the Caribbean, and Shaun of the Dead. Having famous stars in the film can make it a success as people are more likely to see it if they like and know the actors.  
  • Director: Richard Curtis, who has directed many popular rom-coms such as Love Actually, Four Weddings and a Funeral and Love Actually, which did well in America. 
  • Genre: Romantic comedy, which is a popular genre as people know what to expect as it has been done lots of times before and is rarely very different. They all usually have a happy ending, which mainstream audiences like to see.
  • Production Company: Working Title, which produces lots of big British fims such as Les Miserables and Four Weddings and a Funeral. It is aslo produced by Relativity Media, which is an American company.
  • Certificate: 12A
  • Marketing: There were only a couple of posters for the film, both of which showed the two main characters (McAdams and Gleeson) close together and laughing, which shows the audience that it is a romantic comedy.
  • Release Date: 4th September 2013 (UK) and November 1st (US).