Fall Film Preview: The City of Ember

Posted on May 30, 2008

After the disappointment of last year’s The Golden Compass (and we really wanted to like that film) we’re hoping our expectations won’t be dashed with the October release of another fantasy novel adaptation, The City of Ember.

This HD trailer looks promising:

Here’s a plot summary from Amazon: ‘It is always night in the city of Ember. But there is no moon, no stars. The only light during the regular twelve hours of  ”day” comes from floodlamps that cast a yellowish glow over the streets of the city. Beyond are the pitch-black Unknown Regions, which no one has ever explored because an understanding of fire and electricity has been lost… Among the many other things the people of Ember have forgotten is their past and a direction for their future. For 250 years they have lived pleasantly, because there has been plenty of everything in the vast storerooms. But now there are more and more empty shelves–and more and more times when the lights flicker and go out, leaving them in terrifying blackness for long minutes. What will happen when the generator finally fails?’

The film’s stars include Bill Murray, Tim Robbins and the irrepressible Toby Jones.  We’re keeping fingers crossed for this one!  IMBD has more.  (While watching the trailer, see if you can spot a cast member from a popular CBS crime drama. You have to look quickly. The answer is here.)

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