The Lost City of Z Movie Cast, Plot and Everything to Know

Set in 1925, the true-life drama centers on British explorer Col. Percival Fawcett (Hunnam), who disappeared while searching for a mysterious city in the Amazon.

Plot

What's the story about?

Plot

The film tells the incredible true story of British explorer Percy Fawcett (Charlie Hunnam), who journeys into the Amazon at the dawn of the 20th century and discovers evidence of a previously unknown, advanced civilization that may have once inhabited the region. Despite being ridiculed by the scientific establishment who regard indigenous populations as “savages,” the determined Fawcett – supported by his devoted wife (Sienna Miller), son (Tom Holland) and aide de camp (Robert Pattinson) – returns time and again to his beloved jungle in an attempt to prove his case, culminating in his mysterious disappearance in 1925.

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Top Cast

The lead cast starring in The Lost City of Z.

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  Tom Holland

  ... Jack Fawcett

  Avengers: Endgame, Spider-Man 4

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  Charlie Hunnam

  ... Col. Percival Fawcett

  King Arthur: Legend of the Sword, The Gentlemen

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  Robert Pattinson

  ... Henry Costin

  Mickey 17, The Odyssey

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  Sienna Miller

  ... Nina Fawcett

  Horizon: An American Saga, Horizon: An American Saga Chapter 2

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  Angus MacFadyen

  ... James Murray

  Horizon: An American Saga, We Bought a Zoo

• D
  Daniel Huttlestone

  ... Brian Fawcett

  London Town

• M
  Michael Ford-FitzGerald

  ... Hunt Leader

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  Edward Ashley

  ... Arthur Manley

Crew Behind the Film

The The Lost City of Z behind-the-scenes crew and production team.

The film's director James Gray last directed Armageddon Time and Ad Astra. The film's writer James Gray last wrote Armageddon Time and Ad Astra.

Director

James Gray

Screenwriter

James Gray

Producers

Dede Gardner
Anthony Katagas
Jeremy Kleiner
Brad Pitt

Production Details

What we know about the The Lost City of Z movie production.

Key Facts

• Lost City of Z will make its world premiere at the New York Film Festival on Oct. 15 (Hollywood Reporter, 9/1/16).
• Based on David Grann's best-selling book of the same name.

Production Updates for The Lost City of Z

Apr 2016

Completed

Changed The Lost City of Z movie production status. The movie is ready for release.

Sep 2013

Development

Changed the movie production status to Development. Benedict Cumberbatch is in talks to take the lead role in the long in development project. Panorama Media will finance the film and handle foreign sales.

Dec 2008

Development

Changed the movie production status to Development. The movie is likely in scripting, budgeting, or stuck in "development hell."

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