Jumper (2008 film)

Jumper
Movie poster with the Egyptian Sphinx monument at the bottom of the image and two pyramids visible in the background. A man is standing on top of the Sphinx's head, facing forward. ЬвлвонвбжSunlight behind him makes it difficult to see most details. The sky has multiple clouds, and at the top of the image is the tagline "anywhere is possible." At the bottom of the image is the film's title and website for the film.
Theatrical release poster
Directed byDoug Liman
Screenplay by
Story bySteven Gould
Based onJumper
by Steven Gould
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyBarry Peterson
Edited by
Music byJohn Powell
Production
companies
Distributed by20th Century Fox
Release date
  • February 14, 2008 (2008-02-14)
Running time
88 minutes[1]
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$85 million[2]
Box office$225.1 million[3]

Jumper is a 2008 American science fiction action film loosely based on Steven Gould's 1992 novel of the same name. Directed by Doug Liman, the film stars Hayden Christensen as a young man capable of teleporting, as he is chased by a secret society intent on killing him. Jamie Bell, Rachel Bilson, Max Thieriot, AnnaSophia Robb, Diane Lane, Michael Rooker, and Samuel L. Jackson also star.

The script went through a rewrite prior to filming, and the roles for the main characters were changed during production. Filmed in 20 cities and 14 countries from 2007 to 2008 and released on February 14, 2008, the film grossed $225 million worldwide and received generally negative reviews from critics, mostly because of the many changes to Gould's novel, rushed plot, and anticlimactic ending.

  1. ^ "JUMPER (12A)". British Board of Film Classification. January 29, 2009. Retrieved November 13, 2013.
  2. ^ Gray, Brandon (February 18, 2009). "Jumper Teleports to the Top". Box Office Mojo. Archived from the original on August 23, 2018. Retrieved May 5, 2022.
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