STORY
Based on the legendary, hard-hitting interactive video game, "Max Payne" tells the story of a maverick cop determined to track down those responsible for the brutal murder of his family and partner. Hell-bent on revenge, his obsessive investigation takes him on a nightmare journey into a dark underworld. As the mystery deepens, Max (Wahlberg) is forced to battle enemies beyond the natural world and face an unthinkable betrayal.
Cast
Mark Wahlberg, Mila Kunis, Beau Bridges, Donal Logue, Ludacris, Joel Gordon, Chris O'Donnell, Rico Simonini, Kate Burton, Bill Boyd, Ted Atherton, Amaury Nolasco, Marianthi Evans, Jamie Hector, Nelly Furtado, Andrew Friedman, Siobhan Murphy, Conrad Pla
Director: John Moore
Writers: Sam Lake, Shawn Ryan, Beau Thorne
Producers: Scott Faye, Julie Yorn
Associate Producer: Peter Veverka
Executive Producers: Tom Karnowski, Karen Lauder
Art Direction: Andrew M. Stearn
Casting: Deirdre Bowen, Mindy Marin
Costume Design: George L. Little
D.O.P.: Jonathan Sela
Editor: Dan Zimmerman
Music: Marco Beltrami
Production Design: Daniel T. Dorrance
Set Decoration: Carolyn 'Cal' Loucks
Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
Filming Locations: Toronto, Canada
Film Negative Format: 35mm
Production Companies: Abandon Entertainment, Collision Entertainment, Dune Entertainment, Firm Films, Foxtor Productions
Production Schedule: 2nd March 2008 - 9th May 2008
Web Sites: Official Site - The IMDb
Trivia
- Shawn Ryan, the creator of the television series The Shield, was hired to write a script for the planned film in 2002 when the project was being developed by Dimension Films and Abandon Entertainment.
- Mila Kunis says of the toned-down PG-13 rating: "It's incredibly dark. You still get the gist of it. The only difference between R-rated and PG-13 is you might not see as much blood. You might not see blood squirting everywhere, but as far as the sadness and the darkness of it and the distraught [nature] of these human beings is very much captured in the film."
