Mortal Engines Movie Cast, Plot and Everything to Know

Plot

What's the story about?

Plot

Hundreds of years after civilization was destroyed by a cataclysmic event, a mysterious young woman, Hester Shaw (Hera Hilmar), emerges as the only one who can stop London — now a giant, predator city on wheels — from devouring everything in its path. Feral, and fiercely driven by the memory of her mother, Hester joins forces with Tom Natsworthy (Robert Sheehan), an outcast from London, along with Anna Fang (Jihae), a dangerous outlaw with a bounty on her head.

Cited as official plot version

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Top Cast

The lead cast starring in Mortal Engines.

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  Stephen Lang

  ... Chrysler Peavy

  Avatar: Fire and Ash, Conan The Barbarian

• R
  Robert Sheehan

  ... Tom Natsworthy

  The Road Within, The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones

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  Hera Hilmar

  ... Hester Shaw

  An Ordinary Man, The Ashram

• R
  Ronan Raftery

  ... Bevis Pod

  Obituary (series)

• J
  Jihae Jihae

  ... Anna Fang

• L
  Leila George

  ... Katherine Valentine

  Disclaimer (mini series)

• M
  Menik Gooneratne

  Lion

• A
  Aaron Jackson

  We Were Dangerous, Dicks: The Musical

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  Hugo Weaving

  Strangerland, The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey

• J
  Jihae

Crew Behind the Film

The Mortal Engines behind-the-scenes crew and production team.

The film's director Christian Rivers last directed Dambusters. The film's writer Peter Jackson last wrote The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug and The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey.

Director

Christian Rivers

Screenwriters

Peter Jackson
Fran Walsh
Philippa Boyens

Producers

Deborah Forte
Peter Jackson
Amanda Walker
Fran Walsh
Zane Weiner

Production Details

What we know about the Mortal Engines movie production.

Key Facts

• Peter Jackson's longtime protege Christian River will make his feature directorial debut with the fantasy film (10/24/16).
• Based on the 2012 novel which is the first book in a four volume series by Philip Reeve.

Production Updates for Mortal Engines

Sep 2018

Completed

Changed Mortal Engines movie production status. The movie is ready for release.

Dec 2017

Post-Production

Changed the movie production status to Post-Production. The movie is now in the editing and finishing stages.

Oct 2016

Pre-Production

Changed the movie production status to Pre-Production. Production will begin Spring 2017 in New Zealand.

Dec 2009

Announced

Changed the movie production status to Announced. No additional details available for this status.

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