The Curious Case of Benjamin Button •

2008

Character: Benjamin Button
Release Date: 19 December 2008
Directed By: David Fincher
Written By: F. Scott Fitzgerald, Eric Roth
Genre: Drama/Fantasy/Mystery/Romance
Tagline: Life isn’t measured in minutes, but in moments
MPAA Rating: –
Produced by: Kennedy/Marshall Company, Paramount Pictures, Warner Bros. Pictures
Distributed by: Paramount Pictures
Budget: $150,000,000 (estimated)
Filming Dates: 12 March 2007 – 13 April 2007 (Los Angeles),
22 May 2007 – 30 May 2007 (Montreal),
6 November 2006 – 5 March 2007 (New Orleans)

Cast:
…Brad Pitt…Benjamin Button
…Cate Blanchett…Daisy
…Tilda Swinton…Elizabeth Abbott
…Elle Fanning…Daisy – Age 6
…Jason Flemyng…Thomas Button
…Elias Koteas…Monsieur Gateau
…Julia Ormond…Caroline
…Josh Stewart…Pleasant Curtis
…Taraji P. Henson…Queenie

Filming Locations:
Donaldsonville, Louisiana, USA
Laplace, Louisiana, USA
Los Angeles, California, USA
Montréal, Québec, Canada
Morgan City, Louisiana, USA
New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands
Cité du Cinéma, Montréal, Québec, Canada
India
Cambodia

Synopsis:
Tells the story of Benjamin Button, a man who starts aging backwards with bizarre consequences

Trivia & Facts:
• Filmmakers worked closely with Levi’s to obtain clothing items from their Levi’s Vintage Clothing collection to authenticate various time periods captured throughout the film

• Once attached to Tom Cruise as the lead, Steven Spielberg as director in the 1990s.

• From a short story by F. Scott Fitzgerald.

• Early development of the film began in 1994.

• In May 2004, it was first rumored that David Fincher was set to direct the movie. It was confirmed a year and a month after.

• Brad Pitt stated it took 5 hours each day to complete the make-up required for the role.

• Principal photography was targeted to last a total of 150 days, excluding the time it would take to create the visual effects for the metamorphosis of Brad Pitt’s character to the infant stage.

• Shiloh Jolie-Pitt, Brad Pitt’s baby daughter makes a cameo in this film as Benjamin and Daisy’s daughter. Shiloh, now nearly 2 1/2, was approximately 10 months old at the time she filmed her big scene.

• Was originally slated for a May 2008 release.

• Spike Jonze was once in talks to direct this movie.

• In 1998, Ron Howard was set to direct, with John Travolta in the lead.

• Rachel Weisz was considered for the role of Daisy, but turned down because of scheduling conflicts with the different filming dates of the film.

From the gallery

Quotes
Benjamin Button: My name is Benjamin Button, and I was born under unusual circumstances. While, everyone else was agin’, I was gettin’ younger… all alone

Daisy: You’re so young.
Benjamin Button: Only on the outside.

Daisy: Are you sick?
Benjamin Button: They said I was gonna die soon but, maybe not.
Daisy: You’re odd.

Benjamin Button: I was thinking how nothing last, and what a shame that is.
Daisy: Some things last.

External Links
…Official website
…IMDB

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