UPDATED: If fanboys continue to turn out in strong numbers, Relativity’s fantasy action-epic could win the weekend crown over Adam Sandler’s new comedy “Jack and Jill,” which is in a close Friday race with family pic “Puss in Boots”
Relativity Media’s R-rated action-epic Immortals, headlining Henry Cavill, grossed $1.4 million in midnight grosses from 900 theaters.
That narrowly bested the $1.3 million earned in 1,024 midnight runs by 20th Century Fox’s The Rise of the Planet of the Apes in August, as well as the $700,000 earned by Battle: Los Angeles in its midnight debut. Today, Immortals movs into roughly 3,100 locations, and is likely to have a strong Friday.
Tracking suggests a $25 million to $26 million opening weekend for Immortals, but the film could overperform if fanboy turnout stays strong. So far, Immortals is leading the Friday race over Adam Sandler’s new Thanskgiving family comedy Jack and Jill, which is in a close battle with thriving holdover Puss in Boots, from DreamWorks Animation and Paramount.
It’s finally the day many of us have been waiting for – Immortals is out in cinemas today!! I know I have been very excited for this movie since early this year, and I can’t wait to go and see it asap. Isabel co-stars alongside Henry Cavill, Luke Evans, Freida Pinto, John Hurt, Stephen Dorff and Kellan Lutz in this Tarsem Singh directed Greek epic. She takes on the role of Athena, Goddess of War and Wisdom, a character Isabel describes as “intelligent and a powerful defender of war, but with love and peace in her every intention.”
As a power-mad king razes ancient Greece in search of a legendary weapon, a heroic young villager rises up against him in a thrilling quest as timeless as it is powerful.
The brutal and bloodthirsty King Hyperion (Mickey Rourke) and his murderous Heraklion army are rampaging across Greece in search of the long lost Bow of Epirus. With the invincible Bow, the king will be able to overthrow the Gods of Olympus and become the undisputed master of his world. With ruthless efficiency, Hyperion and his legions destroy everything in their wake, and it seems nothing will stop the evil king’s mission.
As village after village is obliterated, a stonemason named Theseus (Henry Cavill) vows to avenge the death of his mother in one of Hyperion’s raids. When Theseus meets the Sybelline Oracle, Phaedra (Freida Pinto), her disturbing visions of the young man’s future convince her that he is the key to stopping the destruction. With her help, Theseus assembles a small band of followers and embraces his destiny in a final desperate battle for the future of humanity.
For more on the movie check out our Filmography information page, our News Archive, our Gallery, and of course the official movie website.
There’s been a lot of talk and anticipation for the movie, and it’s sure to be an absolute spectacle! Make sure you go and see it if you have the chance!!
If you do go and see it, we’d love to hear your thoughts on the movie, so come and let us know what you thought by tweeting us (@isabellucasILO), posting a comment here or sending me an email.
Marie Claire have now posted their feature on Isabel on their website, including the photos and short interview. View it on their website here, and find the pics in our Gallery and article on our Press page. And if you’re looking for our scans of the article, check them out here.
Isabel Lucas’ life story sounds like it’s lifted from the plot of Mean Girls: Young girl, raised in the wilds of Australia, lands among Hollywood cliques and must reconcile her upbringing with newfound fame.
Growing up in a peripatetic family (Lucas’ father is a pilot), the 26-year-old’s fondest memories come from living among Aboriginals in Australia’s Kakadu National Park. “I was literally running around barefoot, finding waterfalls with the Aboriginal kids,” she says. “The only things we had to be careful of were snakes and crocodiles.” Unlike so many actresses who champion a cause post-stardom, Lucas found activism first. “Being so close to nature, I learned a lot about living off the land — how to live and nourish yourself. It’s not even hippy-trippy; it just made sense for me to honor and respect Mother Earth.”
» Read the full interview on our Press page
MovieWeb had the chance to sit down with Izzy for a chat, and they’ve just posted the interview on their website. Click here to read it at their website, or follow the link below to find it on our Press page. I love all these new interviews, and reading Isabel talking about her career and working on this movie. I was particularly excited to read (in this interview) Isabel say “there is a lot to talk about, but I’m not allowed yet” about what she has lined up in the near future!! Sounds very promising and as if she’s going to be quite busy!
I was really taken by the costumes here. They were just amazing. When you first read the script, were the costumes that detailed?
Isabel Lucas: No, none of it was in the script when I first read it. It was pretty much when I got to Montreal and met with the costume designer. She just showed us all the pictures for my character’s outfits, and they were just unbelievable and beautiful and gruesome, and just so creative. They were very impractical, physically, to wear, with the corsets and the chain-link skirt was nearly 20 kilograms. It was heavy, and the crown as well, but it was certainly encouraging to embody the character, once you put it all on. It makes you feel very regal.
Are there plans in place for the release of Loft? Are they taking it on the festival circuit?
Isabel Lucas: Yeah, that one comes out, I think, early next year. It’s with James Marsden, Eric Stonestreet, Wentworth Miller. It’s a great cast. I saw the original before I read the script, and I was really drawn to it. When I met Erik (Van Looy), the director, that’s when I was really certain I wanted to do it, because he was just wonderful.
» Read the full interview on our Press page
Several days ago The Daily Telegraph posted a new interview with Izzy, and I added it to our Press page (but forgot to post about it here!). It’s a really good article, and Isabel talks all about her life and plans to move back to Australia — and her reasons for that decision! The Australian press always seem to get more intimate, detailed and natural interviews with Isabel, and are always a very good read.
Isabel Lucas moves back to Australia after making new movie Immortals
WHILE many Aussie actors head for Hollywood seeking fame and fortune, former Home and Away star Isabel Lucas is bucking the trend.
Instead the 26-year-old is homeward bound.
After three years of living in Los Angeles, Lucas tells Insider: “I’m really excited about moving back to Melbourne. I prefer living in Australia. That’s where I feel most comfortable.
“In LA you need to develop a good bullshit radar. It’s rough here. There’s a real harshness to living in LA and I find I have to put on my hard skin and let things slide like water off a duck’s back.”
Securing the much-coveted role of the goddess Athena in the $75 million, upcoming special effects-laden film Immortals has helped to establish the 26-year-old’s career. It has also afforded her the opportunity to live where she chooses.
She can just as easily be Hollywood’s next Aussie star-on-the-rise, living in Melbourne as the US.
“I don’t know about that (title) because it’s all very subjective and fleeting, but I do feel really lucky that now it’s not necessary for me to be based in LA anymore. I can commute back and forth for work for a month here and there when I need to,” she says.
» READ THE FULL INTERVIEW
InterviewMagazine.com have now posted their full interview with Isabel from their November issue. It’s pretty good, covering everything from Isabel’s childhood, playing a goddess, getting the press’s attention, and her time on Home & Away – I thought that bit was particularly interesting to read.
Along with the interview itself, the website have posted the 6 gorgeous photoshoot pictures in HQ! Check them out in our Gallery, and read the interview on our Press page (or at the official Interview website).
MARK JACOBS: I understand you grew up with a lot of animals.
ISABEL LUCAS: We had horses, dogs, cats, guinea pigs, rabbits, turtles, lizards, quails, budgies, mice . . . I’m trying to remember everything. I lived for a couple of years when I was 9 years old on beautiful Aboriginal sacred land in a town of a thousand people in northwestern Australia. It’s where the Aborigines are still very connected to their culture, the Dreamtime culture. It was really quite a special experience. I was a barefoot earth child for a couple of years. My best friend was Aboriginal.
Jacobs: What did your parents do that they could offer you that kind of experience?
Lucas: Dad was a farmer, and when my older sister Nina and I were born, he became a pilot. Mom worked with autistic children. We ended up moving for Dad’s work. We spent a lot of time in nature, but we did live in cities like Melbourne as well. When I was 7, I went to school in Switzerland because everyone on my mom’s side of the family lives there. Then we were back in Australia, in Queensland. That’s where we had the chance to have lots of different animals. I spent a lot of time living in nature and building cubby houses in big old trees by the ocean. We had a paddock, and I would take the horses to swim in the creek.
Jacobs: Cut to Michael Bay teaching you to run in high heels.
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Need more Immortals? Here is another clip for you then, showing the Gods in battle against Hyperion’s evil men. It’s a bit gruesome, so you may want to avoid it if you’re very squeamish!
NessaOnAir.com have a new interview with Isabel and Freida Pinto promoting Immortals:
It was a little too chilly for togas, but Relativity threw a Greek-themed bash for the premiere of its epic fantasy Immortals.
Held at the Nokia Theatre at L.A. Live with a party on top of a nearby parking structure, the stars came out: Henry Cavill, Mickey Rourke, Freida Pinto, Luke Evans and Isabel Lucas were among those who held court not far from hearty Greek food and a photo station whose high-end props vied with Cavill for the evening’s most popular attraction.
Watching it all unfold was Ryan Kavanaugh, whose Relativity bankrolled the lavish telling of Theseus’ battles with a vicious king. Relativity recently turned from a studio co-financier to producer and distributor. Immortals marks a new high for the company because of the scope and budget.
“It’s a big tentpole movie, and I think it’s important to show we can open a tentpole movie,” Kavanaugh said inside the party.
The movie’s budget is reportedly in the $90 million range, and the company, due to foreign pre-sales, isn’t on the hook for the entire project. “Because of the way our structure is set up, we don’t need to hit a home-run on every movie to make it, and we’ll never be in a position where one movie can take us down,” said Kavanaugh.
Today I’ve added screencaps from all the Immortals premiere videos I posted yesterday, as well as the recent Immortals official promotional interview. There are some great shots in all albums, including some really sweet shots of Isabel and Freida Pinto posing together. I love seeing Isabel work the red carpet, and she seemed to be having fun doing it!
Of course, as soon as I’d finished capping these I came across more new footage videos (see them in the post below this one), so I’ll add caps from them in the coming days, along with more photos from the premiere.
• Immortals > Official Promotional Interview x80
• 2011 – “Immortals” LA Premiere (Desde Hollywood) x20
• 2011 – “Immortals” LA Premiere (Maximo TV) x177
• 2011 – “Immortals” LA Premiere (Pop Candies TV) x169
• 2011 – “Immortals” LA Premiere (Trailer Addict) x61
