Quickly discover on Netflix the astonishing SF thriller “Jumper”, a film which was a bitter failure when it was released in theaters and which plagued the career of actor Hayden Christensen.
There are films which did not have the expected career in theaters and which deserve a second chance. Jumper is one of them. The SF thriller, thought of as the first part of a trilogy, is one of those works for teenagers who saw themselves as XXL sagas but whose fate was stopped short.
Good news: this amazing adventure, whose failure at the box office took a toll on the career of Hayden Christensen, the Anakin Skywalker of the Star Wars saga, is available on Netflix!
Released in theaters in 2008, Jumper, directed by Doug Liman (The Memory in the skin, Edge of Tomorrow), tells the story of David Rice (Hayden Christensen), able to teleport anywhere on Earth. A superpower that allows him in a snap of his fingers to have lunch in Egypt on the head of the Sphinx then to spend the day surfing in Australia, dine in Paris and have dessert in Japan.
Walls no longer stop David Rice and no bank vault can resist him. Free as a person, he lives in the most total carelessness, until…
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Adapted from a short story by Steven Gould published in 1992, Jumper does not deserve his sad fate. Because the film, with its brilliant pitch (who hasn’t dreamed of teleporting?), is highly recommended. Spectacular and rhythmic, this super-heroic-teen adventure is also carried by a nice cast including Samuel L. Jackson, Kristen Stewart and Diane Lane. Ambitious and damn entertaining, this Jumper has a good chance of hooking you!
Note that for Jumper, director Doug Liman demanded that Hayden Christensen perform his stunts himself. The result is painful: an injured hand, an open ear, and an inflammation of the pupil which sent the young actor to the hospital!
Teleportation requires, the filming of Jumper took place in the four corners of the globe, from Toronto to Tokyo via Rome. In the Italian capital, the film crew had the privilege of being able to film a few scenes at the Colosseum, but under certain conditions: no object should be placed on the ground, no artificial light should be used and the shots could not be taken. performed only at very specific times so as not to disturb tourists.
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