Principal Photography Commences In New Zealand On The Epic Adventure 10,000 B.C., Directed By Roland Emmerich For Warner
Bros. Pictures
BURBANK, CA, MAY 11, 2006 – The epic adventure 10,000 B.C., directed by Roland Emmerich (Independence Day, The Day After
Tomorrow) and starring Steven Strait (Sky High) and Camilla Belle (When A Stranger Calls) has begun production in New
Zealand for Warner Bros. Pictures in association with Legendary Pictures. The announcement was made today by Jeff
Robinov, President of Production, Warner Bros. Pictures.
It was a time when man and beast were untamed and the mighty mammoth roamed the earth. A time when ideas and beliefs
were born that forever shaped mankind. 10,000 B.C. follows a young hunter (Steven Strait) on his quest to lead an army
across a vast desert, battling saber tooth tigers and prehistoric predators as he unearths a lost civilization and
attempts to rescue the woman he loves (Camilla Belle) from an evil warlord determined to possess her.
A Centropolis Entertainment production of a Roland Emmerich film, 10,000 B.C. is directed by Roland Emmerich from a
screenplay by Emmerich & Harald Kloser, and is produced by Michael Wimer (Welcome to America), Roland Emmerich and Mark Gordon (The Day After
Tomorrow). The executive producers are Tom Karnowski (Everything is Illuminated), Harald Kloser, Thomas Tull (Superman
Returns) and Bill Fay. The co-producer is Ossie von Richthofen (Welcome to America). The director of photography is Ueli
Steiger (The Day After Tomorrow), and the production is designed by Jean Vincent Puzos (Lord of War). The film is being
edited by Alex Berner (Perfume: The Story of a Murderer). The composer is Harald Kloser (The Day After Tomorrow).
Costumes will be designed by Odile Dicks-Mireaux (The Constant Gardener).
10,000 B.C. will shoot on location in New Zealand, South Africa and Namibia and will be distributed by Warner Bros.
Pictures, a Warner Bros. Entertainment Company.
10,000 B.C. will be distributed in New Zealand by Roadshow Film Distributors.
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