28 July 2008 @ 8:26Babylon A.D. - trailer

I haven’t heard much about Babylon A.D., but I did happen to see the trailer over the weekend. It looks like a blast of an action movie. If you like Vin Diesel, you will probably enjoy this one.

Veteran-turned-mercenary Toorop takes the high-risk job of escorting a woman from Russia to China. Little does he know that she is host to an organism that a cult wants to harvest in order to produce a genetically modified Messiah.

According to IMDb, this film had to be bailed out by the production’s insurance company after running over-budget and significantly beyond schedule. (#)

Directed by: Mathieu Kassovitz (La Haine, Gothika)

Starring: Vin Diesel, Mélanie Thierry, Michelle Yeoh, Lambert Wilson, Mark Strong, Charlotte Rampling, Gérard Depardieu

Release date: August 29, 2008
Rating: PG13

If you are curious about the music in the trailer, it is Requiem For A Tower Mvt. IV by Daniel J. Nielsen and Clint Mansell which was popularized by Requiem for a Dream.

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Stills from Babylon A.D. below:

Comments:

kingdom media | 02 Sep 2008 @ 11:39 #

the previews for Babylon AD made me expect something a lot more original… it totally felt like a cross between Minority Report and the Fifth Element