The Book of Eli Movie Cast, Plot and Everything to Know

Some will kill to have it. He will kill to protect it.

Jun. 21, 2010

The Book of Eli

Release Date: Friday, January 15, 2010 Nationwide

Denzel Washington, Mila Kunis, Joel Silver, Steve Richards, Andrew Kosove, Gary Oldman, Ray Stevenson, Albert Hughes, Susan Downey, Michael Gambon, Jennifer Beals, Gary Whitta, Broderick Johnson, Anthony Peckham, Evan Jones, Allen Hughes, Erik Olsen

R Action N/A

4.1

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Plot

What's the story about?

The story centers on a lone hero named Eli (Denzel Washington) who must fight his way across the wasteland of post apocalyptic America to protect a sacred book that might hold the key to saving the future of humanity. Gary Oldman will play Carnegie, the despot of a small makeshift town deficient of standard necessities, services, and most noticeably, laws. Carnegie is determined to take possession of the book Eli is guarding.

Action Adventure Drama

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Top Cast

The lead cast starring in The Book of Eli.

Denzel Washington
Remember the Titans, The Equalizer 3
Gary Oldman
Dawn of the Planet of the Apes, Parthenope
Mila Kunis
Oz: The Great and Powerful, Cover Girl
Ray Stevenson
The Divergent Series: Allegiant, Cirque Du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant
J
Jennifer Beals
Manhattan Night, Before I Fall
M
Michael Gambon
The Good Shepherd, The King's Speech
E
Evan Jones
Glory Road, Best Man Down

Crew Behind the Film

The The Book of Eli behind-the-scenes crew and production team.

The film's director Allen Hughes last directed Broken City and Snoop Dogg Biopic. The film's writer Anthony Peckham last wrote Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit and Sherlock Holmes.

Director: Allen Hughes
Albert Hughes
Screenwriters: Anthony Peckham
Gary Whitta
Producers: Susan Downey
Broderick Johnson
Andrew Kosove
Erik Olsen
Steve Richards

Studios: Warner Bros. Pictures; Summit Entertainment
Production Company: Alcon Entertainment; Silver Pictures

Additional Information

MPA Rating: R Restricted for some brutal violence and language
Runtime: N/A
Tagline: Some will kill to have it. He will kill to protect it.
Also known as: Not available
Language: English

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Official The Book of Eli movie trailers and clips.

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Production Details

What we know about the The Book of Eli movie production.

Key Facts

Filming will shot February to May 2009 in New Mexico.

Production Updates

Oct 2009

Completed

The film was tagged as Completed.

Jul 2009

Post-Production

The film was tagged as Post-Production.

Feb 2009

Production

The film was tagged as Production.

Dec 2008

Pre-Production

The film was tagged as Pre-Production.

Nov 2008

Development

The film was tagged as Development.

Release Dates

When was the film released?

The Book of Eli was released in nationwide movie theaters on Friday, January 15, 2010. in around 3,111 theaters There were 5 other movies released on the same date, including The Spy Next Door, 44 Inch Chest and Fish Tank.

Movie Theaters

2010-01-15 Nationwide

United States

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