Dreamcatcher,
the film based on Stephen King’s best-selling novel, tells of four
young friends who perform a heroic act — and are changed forever
by the uncanny powers they gain in return. Years later the friends, now
men, are on a hunting trip in the Maine woods when they are overtaken
by a blizzard, a vicious storm in which something much more ominous moves…
Challenged to stop an alien force, the friends must first prevent the
slaughter of innocent civilians by a military vigilante, then overcome
a threat to the bond between them. In the end, the friends confront an
unparalleled horror, with the fate of the world in the balance.
Lawrence Kasdan, whose film credits include Body Heat, The
Big Chill, Silverado, Grand Canyon, and French
Kiss, is the director. The film stars Morgan Freeman and Tom
Sizemore as military officers. Thomas Jane, Jason Lee, Damian Lewis,
and Timothy Olyphant play the four friends, with Donnie Wahlberg
as the mysterious figure at the center of their circle.
Production
began January 13, 2003, in the snowy woods of Prince George, British
Columbia, and moved to Vancouver at the end of February. Principal
photography wrapped on May 27, but the movie is far from finished.
Besides the usual post-production -- when the film is cut, the soundtrack
is created, and all aspects are polished -- critical computer-generated
visual effects (the aliens) are still in the works. Watch this space
for continuing reports...
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