When a deadly zombie virus sweeps the nation, a father will stop at nothing to save his infected daughter in this postapocalyptic thriller starring arnold schwarzenegger and abigail breslin. This brief fight scene seems to portend bigger and worse attacks to come, but surprisingly enough. When a deadly zombie virus sweeps the nation, a father schwarzenegger will stop at nothing to save his infected daughter breslin. Born july 30, 1947, in the small austrian town of graz, schwarzenegger went on to win several. Adventurous teens may appreciate the movie s attempts at something different, but more traditional, diehard zombie fans may find it. Maggie with arnold schwarzenegger doesnt play into. In all fairness, this movie is schwarzeneggers best work ever. In fact, most of the films hes starred in have struggled mightily. The winchester 67a singleshot, boltaction rifle chambered in 22 short, long, and long rifle that required the striker be manually cocked via knurled tab at the rear of the bolt before firing.
Maggie has been infected by a lethal outbreak that transforms the victim into a zombie. There is a certain kind of camaraderie that comes in, with the people behind the. Schwarzenegger zombie movie maggie releasing in early 2015. Everyone had to do things way beyond what youd have to do on a big studio movie. Facing antisemitism and extreme poverty, the brothers beat all odds to. Arnold schwarzenegger is one of the biggest movie stars of all time literally. Stephen kingjoe hill novella throttle getting movie. A zombie movie starring arnold schwarzenegger sounds like it should be campy fun, but firsttime. Apr 23, 2015 a zombie movie starring arnold schwarzenegger sounds like it should be campy fun, but firsttime director henry hobsons maggie is grimly onenote, a small mood piece and character study. Maggie official trailer 2015 arnold schwarzenegger horror. See more ideas about arnold schwarzenegger, arnold schwarzenegger movies and movies. Maggie trailer schwarzenegger zombie drama 2015 youtube. Arnold schwarzenegger has had a storied movie career that spans decades and genres. Which brings us to maggie a big evolutionary step for the new arnold thats in theaters today.
After all, he was set to outtestosterone charlton hestons omega man in i am legend before will smith got the role. We all know he can do the action guy but this is much bigger. Bigger 2018 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Maggie takes place in a zombieplagued near future, a setting that in earlier schwarzenegger films would be little more than a source of cannon fodder. Arnold schwarzenegger in maggie 2015 arnold schwarzenegger and abigail. Schwarzenegger still cant deliver a line of dialogue without sounding as if he learned it phonetically, and most of maggie is so dark you can barely make out the zombies or the humans. Mar 30, 2017 producer emile gladstone and his a bigger boat productions have optioned the story and set john scott iii, the writer of the 2015 arnold schwarzenegger zombie movie maggie, to pen the screenplay. Maggie is schwarzenegger s cop land, that is, a feature designed to highlight and showcase that which an action movie hero could only hint at in glancing moments between explosions. It used to be we knew exactly what wed get with a new schwarzenegger movie. Maggie is a dramatic departure for schwarzenegger, who is better known for his action film roles.
Parents need to know that maggie which stars arnold schwarzenegger is a zombie drama with an unusual and touching view of life and death. Maggie 2015 the 6th day 2000 producer last action hero 1993 director. While his policechief father wanted him to become a soccer player, austrianborn actor arnold schwarzenegger opted instead for a bodybuilding career. As an independent production, maggie was made on a much smaller budget than the actors worked under in decades. After a couple of weeks seeking out his teenage daughter maggie, wade finds her in the quarantine wing of a hospital. Arnold schwarzenegger is joining the dadcore movement of action heroes with the upcoming horror drama maggie. Maggie 2015 arnold schwarzenegger movie trailer, release. Arnold schwarzenegger protects his zombie daughter in the. Schwarzenegger plays wade vogel, a strenuously humble american farmer who, not long after the movie opens, retrieves his 16yearold daughter, maggie abigail breslin, from a world. Maggie is an event, a quiet, artistic and deeply felt performance that captures us when we are in a place we dont understand. Genisys is the 2015 arnold schwarzenegger movie that most people are talking about right now, but its not the actors only film arriving this year. Genisys, but before that, the 67yearold action movie legend is taking on a darker, more dramatic role in the independent zombie film maggie. Courtesy roadside attractions arnold schwarzenegger s new movie maggie plays like the slowest, most depressing episode of the. Review maggie deconstructs zombie films, schwarzenegger and.
Maggie is a 2015 american postapocalyptic horror drama film directed by henry hobson, in his directorial debut, written by john scott 3, and starring arnold. On may 8th, 2015, grindstonelionsgateroadside attractions released maggie. First look at arnold schwarzenegger in the zombie film maggie. The road to bringing the arnold schwarzenegger, abigal breslin movie maggie to the screen was a tortured, yet persistent fiveyear push that involved a nasa worker. Arnold schwarzenegger, abigail breslin, joely richardson, laura cayouette. Maggie, a zombie drama starring abigail breslin and arnold schwarzenegger, will hit theaters in 2015. When we meet him, hes searching for his daughter, maggie abigail breslin, who has run away. Maggie is a 2015 american postapocalyptic horror drama film directed by henry hobson, in his directorial debut, written by john scott 3, and starring arnold schwarzenegger, abigail breslin and joely richardson. Mar 25, 2015 arnold schwarzenegger and abigail breslin star in the apocalyptic zombie thriller maggie.
Directed by henry hobson with a screenplay by john scott, maggie looks to take the zombie genre in a different, more intimate direction. Griffin the pg movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 34 min, and received a score of 52. Vern kaplan releases maggie to spend her last days. These are all bigger thematic concerns than you would usually see in. Maggie ultimately is stuck somewhere in between, and is big disappointment, especially for fans of arnold schwarzenegger.
Arnold schwarzenegger aims to reinvent himself in the just. Maggie is a dramatic departure for schwarzenegger, who is. Austrianamerican actor, author, politician and former professional bodybuilder arnold schwarzenegger has appeared in over 30 films, and has also ventured into directing and producing. For those who werent aware of the projects announcement or casting, the film stars schwarzenegger obvs alongside abigail breslin little miss sunshine in a zombie movie that is decidedly different from something like day of the dead or even. Arnold schwarzenegger aims to reinvent himself in the justokay. In the film, schwarzenegger plays a farmer whose daughter abigal breslin is infected with a. Arnold schwarzenegger on maggie under the radar music. How arnold schwarzenegger came to star in low budget film. One of hollywoods greatest action movie heroes, arnold schwarzenegger is best known for his roles as the terminator, a futuristic cyborg assassin disguised as a human being. Maggie trailer schwarzenegger zombie drama 2015 fresh movie trailers. How arnold schwarzenegger came to star in low budget film maggie.
Arnold schwarzenegger talks about the emotional toll his maggie role took on him the brain takes much more energy than the body does, schwarzenegger told. Calum was raised in a small town in central victoria, australia with 5 siblings on a small farm. The film, which will be released in uk cinemas this month, was written by a first. Arnold schwarzeneggers new movie maggie plays like the slowest, most. He began his acting career primarily with small roles in film and television starting in 1969.
Schwarzenegger plays wade vogel, a strenuously humble american farmer who, not long after the movie opens, retrieves his 16yearold daughter, maggie. Arnold schwarzeneggers horrifying zombie challenge in maggie. And for an old pro like schwarzenegger, trying something different and succeeding. The film tells the story of a deadly zombie virus that has put a plague on the world. First look at arnold schwarzenegger in the zombie film. It was directed by first time feature filmmaker henry hobson and written by first time feature film writer john scott 3. May 08, 2015 thats why whatever your thoughts about the movie, you come out of maggie wanting to see more of what arnold can do. Maggie is a film starring arnold schwarzenegger, who hasnt had a massive hit since his return to acting postpolitics. Released may 8th, 2015, maggie stars arnold schwarzenegger, abigail breslin, joely richardson, douglas m.
Maggie is not your standard zombie movie, and while it tantalizingly puts action hero arnold schwarzenegger into the lead role, the film is actually low on setpieces, and instead is a. Her stepmother caroline asks wade to take their little kids to her sisters house to keep them safe. Schwarzenegger stars as an everyday guy in the midwest whose daughter maggie. Nor is it a horror movie, even though its about zombies. Of all our movie stars, arnold schwarzenegger has demonstrated the most colossal savior complex.
Arnold schwarzenegger filmography and movies fandango. An unlikely proposition on paper, this arnold schwarzeneggerabigail breslin zombie movie. Arnold schwarzenegger is set to return to one of his most iconic blockbuster franchises later this summer in terminator. Sep 24, 20 principal photography on maggie is underway, hot on the heels of schwarzenegger having finished reprising his role as trench for the upcoming the expendables 3. Arnold schwarzenegger plays a farmer whose daughter is slowing turning into a zombie. Maggie stars schwarzenegger as wade, a farmer whose teenaged daughter maggie played by academy award nominee. Aug 26, 2014 it kind of threw people for a loop when the first image of arnold schwarzenegger in the upcoming film maggie first circulated the interwebs. Maggie an unlikely proposition on paper, this arnold schwarzenegger abigail breslin zombie movie offers a moving twist on the genre. Maggie is bitten and will turn into a necroambulist nice term in the near future.
Release maggie in hd quality now you can enjoy maggie in top video format with duration 95 min and was published in 2015 0508 and mpaa rating is 204. Browse through all our coverage of the 2015 tribeca film festival by clicking here. Facing antisemitism and extreme poverty, the brothers beat all odds to build an empire and inspire future generations. The inspirational tale of the grandfathers of fitness as we now know it, joe and ben weider. Calums parents kept several small farm animals and grew most of the familys fruits and vegetables. Wade vogel arnold schwarzenegger is seen holding a rifle that appears to be a winchester model 67a. However, one tends to forget that schwarzenegger once worked for director bob rafelson and alongside jeff bridges and. In the trailer for the zombie film maggie, arnold schwarzenegger s character wade made a promise to his wife to take care of their daughter maggie abigail breslin offscreen, the action star. The film was directed by newcomer, henry hobson, produced by maggie star, arnold schwarzenegger the terminator 1984, total recall 1990 from a script written by john scott iii with makeup handled by le diedra baldwin and special effects contact lenses by kevin. Arnold schwarzenegger and abigail breslin in maggie. Most of arnold schwarzenegger s postgovernator acting slate has been throwback fare thus far, but he is also exploring new onscreen territory with the upcoming zombie film, maggie. Everyone says this movie is boring, but i didnt think it was. Maggie an unlikely proposition on paper, this arnold schwarzeneggerabigail breslin zombie movie offers a moving twist on the genre.
Vern kaplan releases maggie to spend her last days with wade and her family. The zombie movie genre has been done to, pardon the pun, death. Lionsgate has picked up maggie, the new zombie drama starring arnold schwarzenegger and abigail breslin. Maggie s mother had died earlier and he subsequently married caroline who has an odd coming and going accent, fathering two more children. Arnold through his twitter account has posted a behindthescenes image to commemorate the start of production, which features him posed alongside breslin and the movie s director in. Plot not withstanding, this is great work for the man. Maggie official trailer 2015 teenage girl in the midwest becomes infected by an outbreak of a disease that slowly turns the infected into cannibalistic zombies.
Maggie movie clip stairs 2015 arnold schwarzenegger, abigail breslin movie hd duration. May 05, 2015 maggie is not your standard zombie movie, and while it tantalizingly puts action hero arnold schwarzenegger into the lead role, the film is actually low on setpieces, and instead is a. He knew it was good as well as he did the film for free. Jul, 2015 maggie, a small budget, independent thriller about a viral pandemic, was an unlikely choice for schwarzenegger. Like his action movie brethren sly stallone and bruce willis, schwarzenegger has appeared to coast for decades on a cinematic personae, occasionally doing so in some lessthansatisfying features.
There are many reasons why schwarzenegger, who turns 68 in 2015, has waited this long to take a plunge into serious dramas. When maggie, a vivacious young woman becomes infected. Abigail breslin and arnold schwarzenegger are going to. Maggie movie clip let me see 2015 arnold schwarzenegger, abigail breslin movie hd a teenage girl in the midwest becomes infected by an outbreak of a disease that slowly turns the infected. But hes also missed out on some blockbusters along the way. The 14 best arnold schwarzenegger movies of all time, ranked.
This was the immigrant who boasted that he was bigger than our political system. Watch the movie trailer and see the poster in the gallery below. Maggie is not your standard zombie movie, and while it tantalizingly puts action hero arnold schwarzenegger into the lead role, the film is actually. The horror dramathriller is being headlined by abigail breslin enders game as the title character, a smalltown teenager who is infected with a virus that slowly, but steadily, transforms her into a flesh.
Adventurous teens may appreciate the movie s attempts at something different, but more traditional, diehard zombie fans may find it slow and boring. Maggie and caroline are often at odds in the way stepchildren can be. Arnold schwarzeneggers zombie movie maggie henry hobson, a title designer making his feature film debut, leans heavily on mood, almost to the point of redundancy. Mar 25, 2015 the first trailer for the new arnold schwarzenegger film, maggie, has hit the web. With julianne hough, tyler hoechlin, kevin durand, dj qualls. Mar 25, 2015 may 8, 2015 arnold is back in a zombie movie.
Maggie 2015 internet movie firearms database guns in. Maggie was given an early vod release, which might be a sign that the studio gave up on the movie. For his first film role, he was credited as arnold strong, but. From the way he talks about the film, maggiewhich was directed by firsttime feature filmmaker henry hobson and written by newcomer john scott 3is a project schwarzenegger is incredibly passionate about. Instead, maggie makes the guy who outmuscled satan finally face a problem he cant shoot, punch, or quip his way out.