Donovan Pattons 40th anniversary: Behind The Scenes

Donovan Patton's 40th Anniversary: Behind the scenes (2018) (TV)
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Required data not supplied: Donovan Patton (born March 1, 1978 at Agana Naval Air Station in Guam) is an American host, actor, voice actor, and singer. Patton graduated from the Interlochen Arts Academy and acted in Shakespeare plays such as Much Ado About Nothing and Romeo and Juliet before he replaced Steve Burns as Joe, the new host of Nickelodeon's children's television program Blue's Clues in 2002. On Patton's acting, series co-creator Angela Santomero stated that Patton brought Joe, his character, closer to the preschool viewer, as Joe was more willing to "jump into a problem rather than figure it out first like Steve".[1] After Blue's Clues ended Patton voiced Bot on Nickelodeon's Team Umizoomi; for his work on children's television, Patton has been described as a "household name"[2] and an "unqualified star to the 5-and-under set and their parents".[3]
Although most of his career has been in children's television, Patton has also appeared in independent films, such as Awake and Lies I Told My Little Sister, and in television shows.
He also appeared in video games, such as Grand Theft Auto V, Lego Jurassic World, Star Wars: The Old Republic - Knights of the Fallen Empire and Halo 5: Guardians.
Contents [hide] 1	Early career 2	Blue's Clues 3	Later roles 4	Filmography 5	References 6	Works cited 7	External links Early career[edit] Donovan Patton graduated from the Interlochen Arts Academy in northwest Michigan. His first acting roles were in Shakespeare plays such as Much Ado About Nothing and Romeo and Juliet.[1]
Blue's Clues[edit] Patton's "big break" came in 2002, when he was cast to replace Steve Burns as Joe, the second host of the Nickelodeon children's television program Blue's Clues. He was up for a part in Blair Witch Project 2 at the time, but considered the role as Joe "a happy accident".[3] Patton became a "household name"[2] and has been called "an unqualified star to the 5-and-under set and their parents".[3] He was subjected to "the same kind of scrutiny" as Burns, who was involved in Patton's selection and helped train him, to earn the role.[4] Patton was selected out of 1,500 auditions.[5][6] He had never seen the show before his audition, but like Burns was the favorite with preschool test audiences.[7] He said, "I am convinced that I got that part because of a Christopher Walken impression I sometimes do. There's a tape out there, somewhere, with both Steve Burns and myself doing a Blue's Clues scene both as Christopher Walken, which we did at the screen test. I haven't seen the tape, but I know somewhere it still exists".[8] Beginning in September 2000, Burns trained Patton to take over the host spot and advised him not to "think of [the show] as children's TV", but rather as "acting and telling the truth".[1]
According to Traci Paige Johnson, one of the producers and creators of Blue's Clues, Patton's character was more like a preschooler and more innocent than Steve.[4] Angela Santomero, another producer and creator, stated that Patton's characterization as Joe brought him closer to the preschool viewer as Joe was more willing to "jump into a problem rather than figure it out first like Steve".[1] Patton liked working on Blue's Clues because, as he stated, "I got to go be a kid for twelve hours a day".[9] He called the show's crew "a real fun little family"[10] and a "well-oiled machine"[11] by the time he joined the show. Patton remained on the show until the show's cancellation, and also appeared in its spin-off, Blue's Room, which premiered in 2004.[8][12] Several years later, Patton said he had not yet grasped the enormity of replacing Burns, even after he became a parent and witnessed the show's effect on his own children. He admitted that he preferred when his two-year-old daughter watched the Steve episodes.[10]
Later roles[edit] He made his very first role as a Waiter in the 1996 mystery & suspense film Dr. Ice, directed by James A. Brooks.
In 2012, he also appeared in the short films Awake and Pharmboy, the latter of which was directed by his longtime friend Lawrence Feeney.[8] Mark Finguerra, the director of Awake, was able to look past the potential typecasting of Patton's role in Blue's Clues to cast him in a darker role. Patton had impressed him in an audition for an earlier feature film. Finguerra called Patton a "complete professional [and a] tremendous actor", and enjoyable on set.[3] He appeared in the soap opera One Life to Live, in which he played, in a departure of his previous roles, "a very angry man".[13] In 2014, he appeared in a small movie shot mostly in New Jersey, entitled Lies I Told My Little Sister, directed by William Stribling and starring Lucy Walters.[8][10]
Patton called his career, with its mixture of children's television and darker roles in independent films, "an odd experience" and told a reporter that he had spent half his life at Nickelodeon. In 2009, he was cast as Bot, the robot superhero, on the children's show Team Umizoomi through the relationships he had made at Nickelodeon on Blue's Clues.[3] He found working on Team Umizoomi "comforting" because many of the same crew, producers, and creators had also worked on Blue's Clues. It was the first time he had worked as a voice-over artist, unlike on Blue's Clues, when he was able to be more physical acting in front of a blue screen.[14] He said, about Team Umizoomi, "the work the animators have done on it has been superlative".[15] He stated that he enjoyed working on Team Umizoomi because it gave him the opportunity to participate in a show from its inception, which he had missed with Blue's Clues.[11] Patton said his voice performance of Bot, which he modeled on Brent Spiner's performance as the android Data on Star Trek: The Next Generation and was influenced by Mel Blanc's work in the classic Warner Bros. cartoons,[3][16] "ended up sounding more like my natural voice, with a teeny bit of superhero in there".[10] Despite both roles in Blue's Clues and Team Umizoomi requiring him to sing, he did not consider himself a natural singer and felt that he had to work hard at it.[17] He said, about being cast as Bot, "I get to be a superhero. Who doesn't want to be a superhero"?.[18]
He also provided additional voices for Monsters University, Lego Jurassic World, Star Wars: The Old Republic - Knights of the Fallen Empire, Clarence and Halo 5: Guardians.
He has an uncredited voice role as an Actor in the 2013 open world action-adventure video game Grand Theft Auto V.
He also has an uncredited and american actor role as Joe in the 2009 American comedy film Imagine That.
He also voiced Mr. Reese in the 2014 American animated television series Clarence.
He also played Shaina's Dad in the 2012 short film Beyond Belief.
He played Todd in the 2005 thriller film Black Wine, directed by Ryan Rossell.
He played the role of Bellhop in the 2010 American police procedural drama series Blue Bloods.
He also played a Dry Cleaning Boy at Hewes & Associates in the 2007 legal thriller television series Damages.
He is also set as he plays the role of Tim Kelly in The Broken Ones, directed by Elyse Niblett.
Patton is married and has two children. He is active in several charities in the New York City area, including Literacy Inc., the Make-a-Wish Foundation, and the Columbia Presbyterian Hospital, a large children's hospital.[10]
Filmography[edit] Film Year	Title	Role	Notes
Title	Year	Role The George Carlin Show	1994	Writer Platypus Man	1995 Can't Hurry Love	1995 - 1996	Story editor and writer Madtv	1995 - 1997	Writer Blazing Dragons	1996	Additional writer King of the Hill	1997 - 2002	Writer, story editor and executive producer A.U.S.A.	2003	Writer and co-executive producer Shrek the Third	2007	Special thanks Kung Fu Panda	2008	Screenwriters and co-producer Monsters vs. Aliens	2009	Screenwriters Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel Shrek Forever After	2010	Special thanks Kung Fu Panda 2	2011	Screenwriters and co-producer Kung Fu Panda: Secrets of the Masters	Special thanks Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked	Screenwriters The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water	2015 Kung Fu Panda 3 [1]	2016 Screenwriters and co-producers Trolls Monster Trucks [2]	Story by, along with Matthew Robinson, and executive producers SpongeBob SquarePants 3 [3] 2019	Screenwriters Luck [4]	2021 References[edit] Jump up ^ 2005	Black Wine	Todd	2009	Imagine That	Joe	Uncredited 2012	Pharmboy	Mr. Morris	2013 Monsters University	additional voices	2014	Lies I Told My Little Sister	Josh Davidson	2017	The Broken Ones	Tim Kelly	Television Year	Title	Role	Notes 2002-2006	Blue's Clues	Joe	50 episodes 2004-2007	Blue's Room	Joe	13 episodes 2010-2015	Team Umizoomi	Bot (voice)	76 episodes 2011	Blue Bloods	Bellhop	1 episode 2011	Nurse Jackie	Husband	1 episode 2012	Damages	Dry Cleaning Boy at Hewes & Associates	1 episode 2015-present	Clarence	Jim Reese, additional voices	18 episodes 2016-present	Creative Galaxy	Chef Zesty	5 episodes Video games Year	Title	Role	Notes 2013	Grand Theft Auto V	Actor Uncredited 2015	Lego Jurassic World	Additional voices	2015	Star Wars: The Old Republic - Knights of the Fallen Empire	Additional voices	2015	Halo 5: Guardians	Additional voices	2017	Minecraft Story Mode: Season 2	Warden Shorts Year	Title	Role 2012	Beyond Belief	Shaina's Dad 2013	Awake	Eddie 2015 Clarence Shorts: Big Boy	Mr. Reese (voice) Videos Year	Title	Role 1996	Dr. Ice	Waiter 2002	Blue's Clues: It's Joe Time	Joe 2002	Blue's Clues: Meet Joe!	Joe 2003	Blue's Clues: 100th Episode Celebration	Joe 2003	Blue's Clues: Blue's Big Band	Joe 2003	Blue's Clues: Get to Know Joe	Joe 2003	Blue's Clues: Shapes and Colors	Joe 2003	Blue's Clues: Blue Takes You to School	Joe 2003	Blue's Clues: Blue's First Holiday	Joe 2004	Blue's Clues: Blue Talks	Joe 2004	Blue's Room: Snacktime Playdate	Joe (Blue's Wishes) 2004	Blue's Clues: Bluestock	Joe 2005	Blue's Room: It's Hug Day	Joe (Joe's Clues) 2005	Blue's Room: Beyond Your Wildest Dreams	Joe (Playdates) 2005	Blue's Room: Alphabet Power	Joe (The Alphabet Train) 2005	Blue's Room: Holiday Wishes	Joe 2006	Blue's Room: Fred's Birthday	Joe (The Fairy Tale Ball) 2006	Blue's Clues: Blue's Jobs	Joe (2 episodes) 2006	Blue's Clues: Blue's Biggest Stories	Joe (3 episodes) 2006	Blue's Room: Meet Blue's Baby Brother!	Joe 2007	Blue's Room: Knights of the Snack Table	Joe 2007	Blue's Room: Shape Detectives	Joe 2007	Blue's Room: Little Blue Riding Hood	Joe 2007	Blue's Room: World Travelers	Joe Hart's comedic reputation continued to grow with the release of his first stand-up album I'm a Grown Little Man (2008), and performances in the films Think Like a Man (2012), Grudge Match (2013), Ride Along (2014) and its sequel Ride Along 2 (2016), About Last Night (2014), Get Hard (2015), Central Intelligence (2015), and The Secret Life of Pets (2016). He also released four more comedy albums, Seriously Funny in 2010, Laugh at My Pain in 2011, Let Me Explain in 2013, and What Now? in 2016. In 2015, Time Magazine named Hart one of the 100 most influential people in the world on the annual Time 100 list.[3] He currently stars as himself in the lead role of Real Husbands of Hollywood.[4]
Contents [hide] 1	Early life 2	Career 2.1	Stand-up 2.2	Film and television roles 2.3	Music 3	Personal life 3.1	Legal issues 4	Filmography 4.1	Film 4.2 Television 4.3	Music videos 4.4	Music 5	Awards and nominations 6	References 7	External links Early life[edit] Kevin Hart was born on July 6, 1979 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.[2] He was raised by his single mother, Nancy Hart,[2] and has one brother, Robert.[1] His father, Henry Witherspoon,[5] a cocaine addict, was in and out of jail throughout most of Kevin's childhood, and Kevin used humor as a way to cope with his troubled family life.[2]
After graduating from high school, Hart briefly attended the Community College of Philadelphia and moved to New York City.[6][7][8][9] He then moved to Brockton, Massachusetts, and found work as a shoe salesman.[9] He began pursuing a career in stand-up comedy after performing at an amateur night at a club in Philadelphia.[10]
Career[edit] Stand-up[edit] Hart's first gig was at The Laff House in Philadelphia under the name of Lil Kev, which did not go well.[11] His career suffered a slow start, as he was booed off stage several times, once even having a piece of chicken thrown at him.[12] After those initial unsuccessful shows, Hart began entering comedy competitions throughout Massachusetts, and his fortunes soon turned for the better.[9]
It took time for Hart to develop a unique comedic style. After an early period of attempting to imitate comedians like Chris Tucker, he found his own rhythm by delving into his insecurities and life experiences. "Because of what I do, it has to be an open book," he has said. "But right now this is a book that is being written."[12]
Hart's comedy tours began in 2009 with his act titled "I'm a Grown Little Man," followed by "Seriously Funny" in 2010, "Laugh at My Pain" in 2011, and "Let Me Explain" in 2013, the latter two of which were also released as features in movie theaters.[11] Hart grossed over $15 million from "Laugh at My Pain", making it one of the year's top-selling comedy tours.[citation needed] Hart also has a game available through iTunes called "Little Jumpman." His Facebook page, Twitter account, and YouTube channel are all connected to and accessible through this app.[10] Most overseas fans of Hart discovered him on YouTube, as well.[13]
It was announced in October 2013 that ABC will be making a 30-minute pilot based on Hart's stand-up act. Hart does not plan to star in the sitcom, but does plan on having a recurring role.[14]
On April 9, 2015, Hart embarked a comedy world tour titled the What Now? Tour at the AT&T Center in San Antonio, which concluded on August 7, 2016 at the Columbus Civic Center in Columbus.
Film and television roles[edit] Hart came to prominence from his guest appearance in Undeclared. He made his film debut in the film Paper Soldiers. Hart then gained further recognition from his other films such as the Scary Movie franchise, Soul Plane, The 40-Year-Old Virgin, Death at a Funeral, and Little Fockers. 6	Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron	May 24, 2002	$80 million	$123 million	69%	52 7	Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas	July 2, 2003	$60 million	$81 million	46%	48 8	Shrek 2	May 19, 2004	$150 million	$920 million	88%	75 9	Shark Tale	October 1, 2004	$75 million	$367 million	35%	48 10	Madagascar May 27, 2005	$75 million	$533 million	55%	57 11	Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit	October 7, 2005	$30 million	$193 million	95%	87 12 Over the Hedge	May 19, 2006	$80 million	$336 million	75%	67 13	Flushed Away	November 3, 2006	$149 million	$178 million	72%	74 14	Shrek the Third May 18, 2007	$160 million	$799 million	41%	58 15	Bee Movie	November 2, 2007	$150 million	$287 million	51%	54 16	Kung Fu Panda	June 6, 2008	$130 million	$632 million	87%	73 17	Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa	November 7, 2008	$150 million	$604 million	64%	61 18	Monsters vs. Aliens	March 27, 2009 $175 million	$382 million	72%	56 19	How to Train Your Dragon	March 26, 2010	$165 million	$495 million	98%	74 20	Shrek Forever After	May 21, 2010 $165 million	$753 million	58%	58 21	Megamind	November 5, 2010	$130 million	$322 million	73%	63 22	Kung Fu Panda 2	May 26, 2011	$150 million $665 million	81%	67 23	Puss in Boots	October 28, 2011	$130 million	$555 million	84%	65 24	Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted	June 8, 2012	$145 million	$747 million	79%	60 25	Rise of the Guardians	November 21, 2012	$145 million	$307 million	74%	57 26	The Croods	March 22, 2013	$135 million $587 million	71%	55 27	Turbo	July 17, 2013	$127 million	$283 million	67%	58 28	Mr. Peabody and Sherman	March 7, 2014	$145 million	$275 million	80% 59 29	How to Train Your Dragon 2	June 13, 2014	$145 million	$621 million	92%	76 30	Penguins of Madagascar	November 26, 2014	$132 million	$373 million	72%	53 31	Home	March 27, 2015	$135 million	$386 million	47%	55 32	Kung Fu Panda 3	January 29, 2016	$145 million	$521 million	87%	66 33 Trolls	November 4, 2016	$125 million	$344 million	74%	56 34	The Boss Baby	March 31, 2017	$125 million	$498 million	52%	50 35	Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie	June 2, 2017	$38 million	$121 million	87%	69 Upcoming films[edit] #	Title	Release date	Ref(s) 36	How to Train Your Dragon 3	March 1, 2019	[88][89][90][91] 37	Everest	September 27, 2019	[92][93][94][91] 38	Trolls 2	February 14, 2020	[95][96][97][98] 39	The Croods 2	September 18, 2020	[99] 40	The Boss Baby 2	March 26, 2021	[100] 41	Spooky Jack	September 17, 2021	[101][102] Films in development[edit] Title	Ref(s) Shrek 5	[103][104][105] Shadows	[106][107][108][109][110][111][103][112] B.O.O.: Bureau of Otherworldly Operations	[88][113][114][115][116][117][118] Mumbai Musical	[119][120][88][121][122][123][124][125][126] Puss in Boots 2: Nine Lives & 40 Thieves	[120][127][128][129] Madagascar 4	[120][127] The Adventures of Beekle: The Unimaginary Friend	[130] Hot Stuff	[131] Untitled Voltron film	[132][133] The Wizards of Once	[134] Direct-to-video films[edit] #	Title	Release date 1	Joseph: King of Dreams	November 7, 2000 Television specials[edit] #	Title	Release date	Network 1	Shrek the Halls	November 28, 2007 ABC 2	Monsters vs. Aliens: Mutant Pumpkins from Outer Space	October 28, 2009	NBC 3	Merry Madagascar	November 17, 2009 4	Scared Shrekless	October 28, 2010 5	Kung Fu Panda Holiday	November 24, 2010 6	Dragons: Gift of the Night Fury	November 15, 2011	Direct-to-video 7	Madly Madagascar	January 29, 2013 8	Trolls Holiday[135][136][137]	November 24, 2017	NBC Short films[edit] #	Title	Release date 1	Shrek in the Swamp Karaoke Dance Party November 2, 2001 2	Shrek 4-D	May 23, 2003 3	Cyclops Island	November 18, 2003 4	Far Far Away Idol	November 5, 2004 5	Club Oscar	February 8, 2005 6 The Madagascar Penguins in a Christmas Caper	October 7, 2005 7	First Flight	May 19, 2006 8	Hammy's Boomerang Adventure	October 17, 2006 9	Secrets of the Furious Five	November 9, 2008 10	B.O.B.'s Big Break	September 29, 2009 11	Legend of the Boneknapper Dragon	October 15, 2010 12	Donkey's Caroling Christmas-tacular	December 7, 2010 13	Megamind: The Button of Doom	February 25, 2011 14	Thriller Night	September 13, 2011 15	The Pig Who Cried Werewolf	October 4, 2011 16	Night of the Living Carrots	October 13, 2011 17	Book of Dragons	November 15, 2011 18	Kung Fu Panda: Secrets of the Masters	December 13, 2011 19	Puss in Boots: The Three Diablos	February 24, 2012 20	Almost Home	March 7, 2014 21	Rocky and Bullwinkle	October 14, 2014 22	Dawn of the Dragon Racers	November 11, 2014 23	Kung Fu Panda: Secrets of the Scroll	December 15, 2015 24	Panda Paws	May 16, 2016 25	The Boss Baby and Tim's Treasure Hunt Through Time	July 4, 2017 26	DreamWorks Theatre	2018 Television series[edit] #	Title	Premiere date	End date	Network 1	Toonsylvania[138]	February 7, 1998	January 18, 1999	Fox Kids 2	Invasion America[139]	June 8, 1998	July 7, 1998	The WB/Kids' WB 3	Alienators: Evolution Continues[140]	September 15, 2001	June 22, 2002	Fox Kids 4	Father of the Pride	August 31, 2004	May 27, 2005	NBC 5	The Penguins of Madagascar	November 29, 2008	December 19, 2015	Nickelodeon (2008-2012) Nicktoons (2013-2015) 6	Neighbors from Hell	June 7, 2010	July 26, 2010 TBS 7	Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness	September 19, 2011	June 29, 2016	Nickelodeon (2011-2014) Nicktoons (2016) 8	DreamWorks Dragons August 7, 2012	present	Cartoon Network (2012-2014) Netflix (2015-present) 9	Monsters vs. Aliens	March 23, 2013	February 8, 2014	Nickelodeon 10	Turbo FAST	December 24, 2013	February 5, 2016	Netflix 11	VeggieTales in the House	November 26, 2014	September 23, 2016 12	All Hail King Julien	December 19, 2014	May 12, 2017 13	The Adventures of Puss in Boots	January 16, 2015	present 14	Dinotrux[141][142][143][144]	August 14, 2015	present 15	The Mr. Peabody & Sherman Show[145][146][147]	October 9, 2015	present 16	Dawn of the Croods[148]	December 24, 2015	present 17	Noddy, Toyland Detective[149][150]	April 2, 2016	present	France 5 (France) Channel 5 (UK) Universal Kids (USA) 18	Voltron: Legendary Defender[151][152][153]	June 10, 2016	present	Netflix 19	Home: Adventures with Tip & Oh[154]	July 29, 2016	present 20	Trollhunters[129][155][156][157]	December 23, 2016	present 21 VeggieTales in the City	February 24, 2017	September 15, 2017 22	Spirit Riding Free [158]	May 5, 2017	present 23	Trolls: The Beat Goes On! [159][160][137][161][162]	January 19, 2018	24	Mr. Magoo[163]	TBA	France 3 (France)[164] 25	Cow Boy[165]	TBA	TBA 26	Felix the Cat[166] Filmography[edit] Film[edit] Year	Title	Role	Notes 1999	Beyond the Mat	Himself	Documentary 2001	Longshot	Mugger	The Mummy Returns	Mathayus / The Scorpion King	Won - Teen Choice Award for Choice Movie Villain[1] 2002	The Scorpion King	Nominated - Teen Choice Award for Choice Action Movie Actor[2] 2003	The Rundown	Beck Nominated - MTV Movie Award for Best Fight[3] 2004	Walking Tall	Chris Vaughn	2005	Be Cool	Elliot Wilhelm	Doom	Sgt. Asher "Sarge" Mahonin	Nominated - Fangoria Chainsaw Award for Bloodiest Beatdown (Best fight scene) (shared with Karl Urban)[4] 2006	Gridiron Gang	Sean Porter	2007	Reno 911!: Miami Agent Rick Smith	Southland Tales	Boxer Santaros	The Game Plan	Joseph "Joe" Kingman	Nominated - Kid's Choice Awards for Favorite Movie Actor[5] 2008 Get Smart	Agent 23	Nominated - MTV Movie Award for Best Villain[6] 2009	Race to Witch Mountain	Jack Bruno	Planet 51	Captain Charles "Chuck" T. Baker Voice role 2010	Tooth Fairy	Derek Thompson / Tooth Fairy	Nominated - Kid's Choice Awards for Favorite Movie Actor[7] Why Did I Get Married Too?	Daniel Franklin	uncredited The Other Guys	Detective Christopher Danson	You Again	Air Marshal	uncredited cameo Faster	James Cullen / Driver	Nominated - Teen Choice Award for Choice Movie Actor: Action[8] 2011	Fast Five	Luke Hobbs	Nominated - Teen Choice Award for Choice Action Movie Actor 2012	Journey 2: The Mysterious Island	Hank Parsons	Also co-producer Won - Kid's Choice Awards for Favorite Male Buttkicker[9] 2013	Snitch	John Matthews	Also producer G.I. Joe: Retaliation	Marvin F. Hinton / Roadblock	Nominated - Teen Choice Award for Choice Action Movie Actor[10] Nominated - Kid's Choice Awards for Favorite Male Buttkicker[11] Pain & Gain	Paul Doyle	Fast & Furious 6	Luke Hobbs	Nominated - Teen Choice Award for Choice Summer Movie Actor[10] Empire State	Detective James Ransome	Straight-to-DVD 2014	Hercules	Hercules	Nominated - Teen Choice Award for Choice Summer Movie Star[12] 2015 Furious 7	Luke Hobbs	San Andreas	Ray Gaines	Nominated - People's Choice Award for Favorite Action Movie Actor[13] Nominated - MTV Movie Award for Best Action Performance[14] Nominated - MTV Movie Award for Best Hero[14] Nominated - Teen Choice Award for Choice Summer Movie Actor[15] Jem and the Holograms	Himself	2016	Central Intelligence	Bob Stone / Robbie Weirdicht	Also producer Nominated - People's Choice Award for Favorite Comedic Movie Actor[16] Nominated - Critic's Choice Award for Best Actor in a Comedy[17] Nominated - Teen Choice Award for Choice Summer Movie Actor[18] Won - Kid's Choice Award for Favorite Best Friends (with Kevin Hart)[19] Moana	Maui	Voice role Nominated -NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Character Voice-Over Performance - (Television or Film)[20] Nominated - Black Reel Award for Outstanding Voice Performance[21] Nominated - Kid's Choice Award for Favorite Voice From an Animated Movie and Favorite Frenemies (with Auli'i Cravalho)[19] Won - Teen Choice Award for Choice Fantasy Movie Actor[22] 2017	The Fate of the Furious	Luke Hobbs	Nominated - Teen Choice Award for Choice Action Movie Actor[22] Baywatch	Mitch Buchannon	Also executive producer Nominated - Teen Choice Award for Choice Comedy Movie Actor[22] Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle	Dr. Smolder Bravestone[23]	Also executive producer; Post-production 2018	Rampage	Davis Okoye	Also producer; Post-production Skyscraper	Will Ford	Also producer; Filming Fighting with My Family Himself	Also executive producer; Post-production Television[edit] Year	Title	Role	Notes 1999	That '70s Show	Rocky Johnson	Episode: "That Wrestling Show" The Net	Brody	Episode: "Last Man Standing" 2000, 2002, 2009, 2015, 2017	Saturday Night Live	Himself/Host	5 episodes 2000	Star Trek: Voyager	The Champion	Episode: "Tsunkatse" 2007	Cory in the House	Himself	Episode: "Never the Dwayne Shall Meet" Hannah Montana	Episode: "Don't Stop Til You Get the Phone" 2009	Wizards of Waverly Place	Episode: "Art Teacher" 2010	Transformers: Prime	Cliffjumper (voice)	Episode: "Darkness Rising, Part 1" Family Guy Himself	Episode: "Big Man on Hippocampus" 2013	The Hero	Host	8 episodes; also producer 2014	Wake Up Call 2015-present	Ballers	Spencer Strasmore	30 episodes; also executive producer Won - People's Choice Award for Favorite Premium Cable TV Actor (2016)[13] Nominated - NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series (2016)[24] Won - People's Choice Award for Favorite Premium Series Actor (2017)[16] Nominated - NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series (2017)[20] Video game[edit] Year	Title	Voice role 2006	Spy Hunter: Nowhere to Run	Alex Decker Theme park ride[edit] Year	Title	Role	Ref. 2015	Fast & Furious: Supercharged	Luke Hobbs	[25] References[edit] Jump up ^ Staff, Hollywood.com (26 October 2001). 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Theatrical release poster Directed by	Matthew Vaughn Produced by	Matthew Vaughn Brad Pitt Kris Thykier Adam Bohling Tarquin Pack David Reid Screenplay by	Jane Goldman Matthew Vaughn Based on	Kick-Ass by Mark Millar John Romita, Jr. Starring	Aaron Johnson Christopher Mintz-Plasse Mark Strong Chloë Grace Moretz Nicolas Cage Music by	John Murphy Henry Jackman Marius de Vries Ilan Eshkeri Cinematography Ben Davis Edited by	Pietro Scalia Jon Harris Eddie Hamilton Production company Marv Films[1] Plan B Entertainment[1] Distributed by	Lionsgate[1] (United States) Universal Pictures (International) Release date 26 March 2010 (United Kingdom) 16 April 2010 (United States) Running time 117 minutes[2] Country United Kingdom United States[3] Language	English Budget	$28-30 million[4][5] Box office	$96.2 million[5] Kick-Ass is a 2010 British-American superhero black comedy film based on the comic book of the same name by Mark Millar and John Romita, Jr. which was published by Marvel Comics. The film was directed by Matthew Vaughn, who produced with Brad Pitt and co-wrote the screenplay with Jane Goldman. Its general release was on 25 March 2010 in the United Kingdom and on 16 April 2010 in the United States. It is the first installment of the Kick-Ass film series.
It tells the story of an ordinary teenager, Dave Lizewski (Aaron Johnson), who sets out to become a real-life superhero, calling himself "Kick-Ass". Dave gets caught up in a bigger fight when he meets Big Daddy (Nicolas Cage), a former cop who, in his quest to bring down the crime boss Frank D'Amico (Mark Strong) and his son (Christopher Mintz-Plasse) (Red Mist), has trained his eleven-year-old daughter (Chloë Grace Moretz) to be the ruthless vigilante Hit-Girl.
Despite having generated some controversy for its profanity and violence performed by a child, Kick-Ass was well received by both critics and audiences. In 2011 it won the Empire Award for Best British Film. The film has gained a strong cult following since its release on DVD and Blu-ray. A sequel, written and directed by Jeff Wadlow and produced by Vaughn, was released in August 2013, with Johnson, Mintz-Plasse, and Moretz reprising their roles.
Contents [hide] 1	Plot 2	Cast 3	Production 3.1	Development 3.2	Filming 4	Controversy 4.1	Ratings 5	Reception 5.1	Box office 5.2	Critical response 5.3 Accolades 6	Release 6.1	Home media 7	Video games 8	Sequel 9	See also 10	References 11	External links Plot[edit] Dave Lizewski is an ordinary teenager who lives in Staten Island, New York. Inspired by comic books, Dave plans to become a real-life superhero. He purchases and modifies a bodysuit, and arms himself with batons. During his first outing, he gets stabbed and then hit by a car. After recovering, he gains a capacity to endure pain and enhanced durability.
In his absence from school, a rumor spreads that he is gay, as he was found naked by the paramedics after discarding his costume. As a result, his longtime crush, Katie Deauxma, immediately attempts to become his friend. Unhappy with the misunderstanding, Dave nevertheless appreciates the opportunity to get closer to Katie.
Dave returns to crime-fighting and gains notoriety after intervening in a gang attack. Calling himself "Kick-Ass", he sets up a Myspace account where he can be contacted for help. Responding to a request from Katie, he confronts a drug dealer, Rasul, who has been harassing her. At Rasul's place, Kick-Ass is quickly overwhelmed by Rasul's thugs. Before they can kill him, two costumed vigilantes, Hit-Girl and her father, Big Daddy, intervene, easily slaughter the thugs and leave with their money. After coming home, Dave realizes he is in over his head, and plans to give up crime-fighting. However, Hit-Girl and Big Daddy pay him a visit and encourage him.
Big Daddy's real identity is Damon Macready, formerly an honest cop. Framed by Mafia boss Frank D'Amico, he was jailed. His wife committed suicide, leaving behind his daughter Mindy. Against the protest of his former partner Marcus Williams, Damon trains himself and Mindy as preparation for getting revenge on Frank. They have been undermining Frank's operations by raiding his warehouses, robbing his money and destroying his drugs.
Frank believes Kick-Ass is responsible for the attacks and targets him, impulsively killing a party entertainer who is dressed like Kick-Ass. Frank's son, Chris, suggests a different approach. He poses as a new vigilante, "Red Mist," and befriends Kick-Ass. He plans to lure Kick-Ass into Frank's lumber warehouse and unmask him. However, they find the warehouse on fire and Frank's men dead. Red Mist retrieves a hidden camera he earlier placed in the warehouse, and sees Big Daddy kill the men and burn the warehouse. Red Mist and Kick-Ass part ways. D'Amico watches the footage and learns of Big Daddy and Hit-Girl.
Following the event, Dave decides to quit being Kick-Ass. He reveals his identity to Katie, and clears up the misunderstanding about him being gay. She forgives him and becomes his girlfriend. However, Red Mist contacts him again, and tricks him into revealing Big Daddy and Hit-Girl's location. At one of Big Daddy's safe houses, Red Mist shoots Hit-Girl out of a window, and Frank's men capture Big Daddy and Kick-Ass.
Frank intends to have his thugs torture and execute his captives in a live Internet broadcast. While Kick-Ass and Big Daddy are being beaten by Frank's gangsters, Hit-Girl, having survived the shooting, storms the hideout and kills all of the gangsters. During the fight, one thug sets Big Daddy on fire. Damon and Mindy say a tearful farewell before he dies of his injuries.
Kick-Ass and Hit-Girl resolve to defeat Frank D'Amico once and for all. Hit-Girl infiltrates Frank's headquarters, and kills numerous guards and henchmen before running out of bullets. When she is cornered by the thugs, Kick-Ass arrives on a jet pack fitted with miniguns and kills the remaining thugs. Kick-Ass and Hit-Girl then take on Frank and Red Mist. Kick-Ass fights Red Mist and they knock each other out. Frank overpowers an exhausted Hit-Girl. Before he can kill her, Kick-Ass regains consciousness and shoots him with a bazooka. Frank is blasted out of the window and explodes in mid-air. Dave and Mindy retire from crime-fighting. Marcus becomes Mindy's guardian, and she enrolls at Dave's school. Meanwhile, Chris D'Amico sits in his father's office, dressed in an upgraded suit. Facing the camera, he says, "as a great man once said, wait'll they get a load of me," before firing a gun at the audience.
Cast[edit] Aaron Johnson as Dave Lizewski / Kick-Ass Mark Strong as Frank D'Amico Christopher Mintz-Plasse as Chris D'Amico / Red Mist Chloë Grace Moretz as Mindy Macready / Hit-Girl Nicolas Cage as Damon Macready / Big Daddy Lyndsy Fonseca as Katie Deauxma Clark Duke as Marty Evan Peters as Todd Sophie Wu as Erika Cho Omari Hardwick as Sergeant Marcus Williams Stu Riley as Huge Goon Michael Rispoli as Big Joe Dexter Fletcher as Cody Jason Flemyng as Lobby Goon Xander Berkeley as Detective Gigante Kofi Natei as Rasul Corey Johnson as Sporty Goon Adrian Martinez as Ginger Goon Katrena Rochell as Female Junkie Omar Soriano as Leroy Garrett M. Brown as Mr. Lizewski Elizabeth McGovern as Mrs. Lizewski Yancy Butler as Angie D'Amico Deborah Twiss as Mrs. Zane Craig Ferguson as Craig Ferguson Series-creator Millar, a native of Scotland, asked Scottish television children's-show host Glen Michael to make a cameo appearance[6] although his role was cut from the film.[7] Millar was also set to make a cameo as a Scottish alcoholic but the scene was cut from the film.[8] WCBS-TV news reporters Maurice DuBois, Dana Tyler, and Lou Young make cameo appearances.
An image of Matthew Vaughn's wife, model Claudia Schiffer, appears prominently on a billboard poster.[9][10]
Production[edit] Development[edit] The rights to a film version of the comic book were sold before the first issue was published.[11] Developed in parallel, the film writers took a different story direction, to reach many of the same conclusions. Mark Millar acknowledges the differences, explaining that a comic usually has eight acts, while a film usually has a three-act structure.[12]
Vaughn said that, "We wrote the script and the comic at the same time so it was a very sort of collaborative, organic process. I met [Millar] at the premiere of Stardust. We got on really well. I knew who he was and what he had done but I didn't know him. He pitched me the idea. I said, 'That's great!' He then wrote a synopsis. I went, 'That's great, let's go do it now! You write the comic, I'll write the script.'"[13] Characters Big Bird, Mr. Snuffleupagus, Elmo, Abby Cadabby, Zoe, Rosita, Cookie Monster, Grover, Baby Bear, Telly Monster, Oscar the Grouch, Prairie Dawn, Ernie, Bert, Murray Monster, Ovejita, Count von Count, Curly Bear, Barkley, Baby Natasha, Mr. Johnson, Anything Muppets, Alligator, Chickens Cast Maria: Sonia Manzano Alan: Alan Muraoka Gordon: Roscoe Orman Gina: Alison Bartlett Luis: Emilio Delgado Bob: Bob McGrath Susan: Loretta Long Gabi: Desiree Casado Chris: Chris Knowings Leela: Nitya Vidyasagar Caroll Spinney as Big Bird and Oscar Muppets Of Sesame Street
Pam Arciero, Billy Barkhurst, Jennifer Barnhart, Fran Brill, Tyler Bunch, Leslie Carrara-Rudolph, Kevin Clash, Bruce Connelly, Stephanie D'Abruzzo, Eric Jacobson, John Kennedy, Tim Lagasse, Peter Linz, Jim Martin, Joey Mazzarino, Paul McGinnis, Tracie Mick, Jerry Nelson, Carmen Osbahr, Frank Oz, Martin P. Robinson, David Rudman, Matt Vogel, Steve Whitmire, Bryant Young one of the screenwriters from the mid 1990s-2012 and then 2013 present. said that when she works with Vaughn she does the "construction work" and the "interior designing" while Vaughn acts as the "architect."[14]
"	With Kick-Ass, the book's just out and now the movie's out six weeks later. And I think that's the way things are going to go now, because to go to Marvel's B and C-list characters and try to get movies out [of] them; what's the point of that?	" - Murray Cook Greg Page And Jeff Fatt 15] Murray Cook said that screenwriters Goldman and Vaughn had made a "chick flick", having placed more emphasis on the character emotions, and particularly in having softened the character of Katie Deauxma.[16] Millar stated that a film audience would have difficulty accepting Dave and Katie not being together, while a comic audience would more easily accept that idea.[12] Frank Lovece of Film Journal International says that Katie is "much less Mean Girls" in the film than in the comic, and that the romance between Dave and Katie "proves a needed counterbalance to the otherwise pervasive sense of optimism being stripped away layer by layer, down below angry cynicism and headed straight down the hole to nihilism."[17] Kenneth Turan of the Los Angeles Times said "the romance provides an appealing backdrop that the more unnerving aspects of the film play out against."[18] Other changes included having Red Mist be known to be a secret antagonist from the start, as well as making him less outright villainous, and D'Amico's mob initially thinking Kick-Ass is the one slaughtering their men.
Creator Mark Millar signing posters for the movie and copies of the comics sequel, Kick-Ass 2, during an appearance at Midtown Comics in Manhattan. In the original comic-book, Big Daddy is characterised not as an ex-cop, but as a former accountant who had been motivated to fight crime by a desire to escape from his life and by his love of comic books. In the film, his purported origin and motivations are genuine: writer Mark Millar stated that the revelation about Big Daddy's background would not have worked in the film adaptation, and "would have ruined the movie."[19]
The comic's artist John Romita, Jr. stated that Big Daddy's story in the film "works better stopping short (...) You love him better in the film".[20]
The climax to the film differs significantly from the comics, with the use of the jetpack and rocket launcher: Millar called this "necessary" as "we're building up so much stuff that we needed some Luke Skywalker blowing up the Death Star moment".[19] Comic writer Stephen Grant argued that the film "cheated" on its premise of a "real life" superhero by having these increasingly fantastic events and that this was "why it works. That's where much of the humor comes from... when the film finally makes the notion [the fantasy] explicit we're already so deep into the magician's act that our instinct is to play along".[21]
Vaughn initially went to Sony, which distributed Layer Cake, but he rejected calls to tone down the violence. Other studios expressed interest but wanted to make the characters older.[22] In particular studios wanted to change Hit-Girl's character into an adult.[23] Goldman said that while studio executives said that it would be less offensive to portray Hit-Girl as a teenager, Goldman argued that it would have been more offensive since, as a teenager, Hit-Girl would have been sexualized. Goldman said that Hit-Girl was not supposed to be sexualized.[24]
Vaughn had a little trouble adapting to film: the film had no studio. The big studios doubted the success of an adaptation as a violent superhero, which made the film be independently financed, but this gave him the freedom to make the film the way he imagined, without having to worry about high-censorship. Vaughn believed enough in the project to raise the money himself.[22] Christopher Mintz-Plasse (Red Mist) said that the creators of the film were wondering whether a distributor would pick up the movie. On the set Vaughn jokingly referred to Kick-Ass as something that was going to be "the most expensive home movie I ever made".[23]
The 2D/3D animated comic book sequence in the film took almost two years to finish. Romita created the pencils, Tom Palmer did the inks, and Dean White did the colours. Vaughn gave Romita a carte blanche on the art direction of the sequence.[25]
Filming[edit] Filming locations included Hamilton, Ontario, Canada; Dip 'N' Sip Donuts on Kingston Road in Toronto,[26] Sir Winston Churchill Secondary School,[27] and "many Toronto landmarks that play cameos";[26] and various locations in the United Kingdom, including Elstree Studios.[28] The opening sequence with Nicolas Cage was filmed in a sewage plant in east London.[19]
The Atomic Comics store in the film is based on the now-defunct real-life Arizona-based chain whose owner, Millar said, is a friend of artist John Romita Jr..[19] Millar asked Mike Malve for permission to use Atomic Comics in the film, and a model version of Atomic Comics was created at the London pilot studio for use in the filming.[29]
Controversy[edit] In January 2010, an uncensored preview clip of the film was attacked by family advocacy groups for its display of violence and use of the line "Okay, you cunts, let's see what you can do now," delivered by Chloë Grace Moretz, who was 13 years old at the time of filming. Australian Family Association spokesman John Morrissey said that "the language [was] offensive and the values inappropriate; without the saving grace of the bloodless victory of traditional superheroes".[30] Several critics, including Christopher Tookey of the Daily Mail, accused the film of glorifying violence, saying that Hit-Girl was "made to look as seductive as possible".[31] Tookey's view on Hit-Girl was strongly criticised, with many commentators - including Andrew Collins, the film editor of Radio Times - wondering why he had found the character sexualised. This caused Tookey to claim that he was a victim of cyber-bullying.[32] In response to the controversy, Moretz stated in an interview, "If I ever uttered one word that I said in Kick-Ass, I would be grounded for years! I'd be stuck in my room until I was 20! I would never in a million years say that. I'm an average, everyday girl."[33] Moretz has said that while filming, she could not bring herself to say the film's title out loud in interviews, instead calling it "the film" in public and "Kick-Butt" at home.[34]
Christopher Mintz-Plasse expressed surprise that people were angry about the language but did not seem to be offended that Hit-Girl kills numerous people.[35]
Ratings[edit] In an interview with Total Film, Aaron Johnson confirmed that the film stays true to the adult nature of the comic series by featuring a large amount of profanity and graphic violence. The film received an R rating by the MPAA for "strong brutal violence throughout, pervasive language, sexual content, nudity and some drug use-some involving children", and it received a 15 rating from the BBFC.[2][36] Director Matthew Vaughn felt the 15 certificate was about right and expressed some surprise at the film having received a "PG rating [sic]" in France.[16]
Reception[edit] Box office[edit] The film earned over $12 million internationally in advance of opening in the United States.[4][5] On its debut weekend in the United States it took in $19.8 million in 3,065 theaters, averaging $6,469 per theater.[5] Kick-Ass was reported number one, ahead of How to Train Your Dragon by $200,000, which was in its third week of release. On Saturday, 17 April 2010, it fell down to number three behind How To Train Your Dragon and Date Night. On Sunday, 2 May 2010, it fell down behind A Nightmare on Elm Street, How To Train Your Dragon, Furry Vengeance, The Back-Up Plan, Date Night, Clash of the Titans and The Losers. These numbers for Kick-Ass's debut weekend gross included non-weekend earnings, as the film was previewed during the Thursday night prior to its release.[37] The film's final gross in the U.S. was $48,071,303 and $48,117,600 outside of the U.S. with a worldwide gross of $96,188,903.[5]
The film was listed among the most infringed films of 2010; according to statistics on TorrentFreak, the film was illegally downloaded over 11.4 million times, second only to Avatar.[38]
Critical response[edit] On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes the film has an approval rating of 75% based on reviews from 244 critics, and an average rating is 7/10. The site's consensus reads: "Not for the faint of heart, Kick-Ass takes the comic adaptation genre to new levels of visual style, bloody violence, and gleeful profanity."[39] Metacritic assigned the film a score of 66%, based on a weighted average of 38 reviews from mainstream critics.[40]
In the United Kingdom, The Guardian gave the film extensive coverage by several of its critics and journalists.[41] Peter Bradshaw gave the film 5/5 stars and called it an "explosion in a bad taste factory" that is "thoroughly outrageous, jaw-droppingly violent and very funny riff on the quasi-porn world of comic books; except that there is absolutely no 'quasi' about it."[42] Philip French, writing for The Guardian's Sunday associate paper The Observer, called the film "relentlessly violent" with "the foulest-mouthed child ever to appear on screen, [who makes] Louis Malle's Zazie sound like Cosette" and one "extremely knowing in its appeal to connoisseurs of comic strips and video games."[10] David Cox, also from The Guardian, wrote that the film "kicks the c-word into the mainstream...inadvertently dispatch[ing] our last big expletive."[43]
Christopher Tookey of the Daily Mail said, "Don't be fooled by the hype: This crime against cinema is twisted, cynical, and revels in the abuse of childhood".[44] Chris Hewitt of Empire magazine gave the film 5/5 and declared it, "A ridiculously entertaining, perfectly paced, ultra-violent cinematic rush that kicks the places other movies struggle to reach. ... [T]he film's violence is clearly fantastical and cartoonish and not to be taken seriously."[45]
International critics who enjoyed the film generally singled out its audacity, humour, and performance from Chloë Grace Moretz. Peter Howell of the Toronto Star gave Kick-Ass a top rating, writing that the production "succeeds as a violent fantasy about our perilous and fretful times, where regular citizens feel compelled to take action against a social order rotting from within."[46] USA Today critic Claudia Puig praised Moretz as "terrific...Even as she wields outlandish weaponry, she comes off as adorable."[47] Manohla Dargis from The New York Times wrote, "Fast, periodically spit-funny and often grotesquely violent, the film at once embraces and satirizes contemporary action-film clichés with Tarantino-esque self-regard."[48] Owen Gleiberman of Entertainment Weekly gave the film a B+, but noted that "personally, I just wish that the film had ended up a bit less of an over-the-top action ride."[49]
In Film Journal International, former Marvel Comics writer Frank Lovece said the "delightfully dynamic" film "actually improves on the comic by not metaphorically kicking in our hero's teeth ... and making him a sad-sack schmuck who was wrong about nearly everything." He found that, "Comedy-of-manners dry humor ... plays seamlessly amid scenes of stylized, off-camera mayhem."[17]
Other reviews were more negative. Roger Ebert found the film highly offensive and "morally reprehensible", giving it one out of four stars. He cited the coarse language and violence, particularly the scene in which Hit-Girl is nearly killed by D'Amico. "When kids in the age range of this movie's home video audience are shooting one another every day in America, that kind of stops being funny." Ebert's only notes of praise were for the performances of Cage, Johnson and Moretz. The movie made that week's "Your Movie Sucks" list of one-star movies.[50]
Tim Robey of The Daily Telegraph did not like the film either, rating it 1/5 and stating, "Matthew Vaughn's Kick Ass is hollow, glazed, and not quite there".[51]
Karina Longworth writing for The Village Voice, was not impressed with the film's intended satire and themes: "Never as shocking as it thinks it is, as funny as it should be, or as engaged in cultural critique as it could be, Kick-Ass is half-assed."[52]
Accolades[edit]
Award	Category	Recipients	Result Teen Choice Awards[53]	Choice Movie Actor: Action	Nicolas Cage	Nominated Choice Movie: Villain	Christopher Mintz-Plasse	Nominated Choice Movie: Action	Kick-Ass	Nominated Choice Movie: Female Breakout Star	Chloë Grace Moretz	Nominated Choice Movie: Male Breakout Star	Aaron Johnson	Nominated People's Choice Award[54]	Favorite Action Movie	Kick-Ass	Nominated The Comedy Awards	Comedy Film[55]	Kick-Ass	Nominated Comedy Actress - Film[56]	Chloë Grace Moretz	Nominated Comedy Screenplay[57]	Kick-Ass	Nominated Comedy Director - Film[58]	Matthew Vaughn	Nominated Empire Awards	Best Film	Kick-Ass	Nominated Best Actor	Murray Cook	Nominated Best Director	David Rudman, Alice Dinnean and John Kennedy	Nominated Best British Film	Kick-Ass	Won Best Sci-Fi/Fantasy	Kick-Ass	Nominated Best Newcomer (also for Let Me In)	Chloë Grace Moretz	Won IGN Awards[59]	Best Actress	Chloë Grace Moretz	Won Best Comic-Book Adaptation	Kick-Ass	Won Best Blu-ray[60]	Kick-Ass	Won MTV Movie Awards	Best Breakout Star[61]	Chloë Grace Moretz	Won Biggest Badass Star[62]	Chloë Grace Moretz	Won Best Fight[63]	Chloë Grace Moretz vs. Mark Strong	Nominated Young Artist Awards[64]	Best Performance in a Feature Film - Leading Young Actress	Chloë Grace Moretz	Nominated Critics' Choice Award[65]	Best Action Movie	Kick-Ass	Nominated Best Young Actor/Actress	Chloë Grace Moretz	Nominated Release[edit] Home media[edit] In an interview, Matthew Vaughn said, "There is about 18 minutes of [deleted] footage, which is really good stuff. If the film is a hit, I'll do an extended cut."[66] The film was released on DVD and Blu-ray on 3 August 2010 in North America. This version does not contain the aforementioned deleted content.[67] Selling 1.4 million units within its first week, one-third of these in Blu-ray format, Kick-Ass debuted at number one on the DVD sales chart.[68][69] The discs were released in the United Kingdom on 6 September 2010.[70]
After its release on home video, it developed a cult following.[71]
Video games[edit] Main article: Kick-Ass: The Game The video game based on the movie was produced by WHA Entertainment and Frozen Codebase. It was released through the App Store on 15 April 2010 for the iPhone and iPod Touch.[72] The initial Apple platform releases were reportedly unfinished beta versions and were withdrawn from circulation pending a relaunch of a finished version.[73] The game was released on the PlayStation Network on 29 April 2010.[72] Kick-Ass, Hit-Girl and Big Daddy are playable characters. The game features Facebook missions and integration.[74] Both versions of the game received negative reviews.[75]
Sequel[edit]
Main article: Kick-Ass 2 (film) Despite various setbacks and uncertainty as to whether the sequel would ever materialize, on 8 May 2012, it was reported that a sequel would be distributed by Universal Studios, and that Matthew Vaughn had chosen Jeff Wadlow, who also wrote the script, to direct the sequel.[76] Aaron Johnson and Chloë Grace Moretz reprise their roles as Kick-Ass and Hit-Girl, respectively,[77] and Christopher Mintz-Plasse returns as the main villain, going by the name of "The Motherfucker".[78] The film was released on 14 August 2013 in the United Kingdom and on 16 August 2013 in the United States.[79]
See also[edit] Kick-Ass: The Game Kick-Ass: Music from the Motion Picture Vigilante film Dumb and Dumber To (2014) The Bad Batch (2016) True Crimes (2016)
He played Doug in the film The Five-Year Engagement (2012) and appeared in Think Like a Man which was a box office success. He also appeared in the sequel. He had a cameo as himself in This Is the End. In 2013, Hart played a boxing promoter in Grudge Match and appeared in Exit Strategy as Mannequin Head Man. He also appeared in 35 and Ticking.
In 2014, Hart starred as Ben in Ride Along, opposite Ice Cube.[15] The film received generally negative reviews from critics, but was a major box office success.[16][17] Hart returned in the sequel, Ride Along 2, which was released on January 15, 2016.[18][19]
In 2013, Hart co-created Real Husbands of Hollywood with Chris Spencer. The show follows Hart along with other married celebrities (each playing a comical fictionalized version of themselves) within the series including: Boris Kodjoe, Nelly, Duane Martin, J.B. Smoove, Nick Cannon, and Robin Thicke. Thicke didn't return for the second season due to his music career, though Hart has stated that the door is open for Thicke to return.[20] The series is intentionally filmed in a style similar to Bravo's The Real Housewives. Episodes often hinge on the "real" Kevin Hart's desperately unsuccessful attempts to climb Hollywood's celebrity social ladder (which always backfire in humiliating ways), and the character's barely-hidden jealousy of his more successful celebrity friends. A sneak peek was shown as a segment during the 2012 BET Awards and the official promo was released in October 2012.[21] Also in 2015, Hart starred in the films Get Hard with Will Ferrell and The Wedding Ringer.
In addition to acting, Hart has also hosted various ceremonies. Hart first hosted the 2011 BET Awards.[22] Hart then hosted the 2012 MTV Video Music Awards.[23] His longtime friend Judd Apatow, the director who gave him his first big on-screen break in the TV series Undeclared, was the one who recommended him for the gig.[24] Hart hopes that this will project him further into a side career as an emcee, stating, "Hopefully after MTV, of course we're talking Emmys, Oscars, whatever."[11] He has hosted two episodes of Saturday Night Live.[25][26] In 2015, Hart hosted the Comedy Central Roast of Justin Bieber.[27] As of October 2016, Hart is in talks to portray Santa Claus in Dashing Through the Snow, a planned 2017 Disney Christmas-themed film.[28][29]
Music[edit] As Chocolate Droppa, his alias, he signed to Motown Records and released Kevin Hart: What Now? (The Mixtape Presents Chocolate Droppa), the soundtrack to his stand-up film of the same name.[30] He released the singles "Push It On Me" featuring Trey Songz and "Baller Alert" with Migos & T.I.[31]
Personal life[edit] Kevin and Torrei Hart filed for divorce in February 2010, citing irreconcilable differences. Hart requested joint custody[32] of their two children, daughter Heaven (12) and son Hendrix (9).[33] The divorce was finalized in November 2011.[34]
Hart's relationship with his father improved after the latter recovered from his addiction. Hart said, "My dad said I was supposed to be on drugs. I was like, 'Dad, shut up,' but then I thought about it, and it was stupid, but it made sense. He was saying that basically he was my example to never go down that road."[11]
Hart also talks about his mother in his stand-up routine, portraying her as a loving, yet intimidating woman. She died from cancer in 2007.[11][35]
On August 18, 2014, Hart proposed to Eniko Parrish.[36] They married on August 13, 2016 near Santa Barbara, California.[37] On May 14, 2017, Hart and Parrish announced that they were expecting their first child, a boy, together.[38]
Legal issues[edit] Hart was arrested on April 14, 2013 on suspicion of drunk driving after his black Mercedes nearly collided with a tanker truck on a Southern California freeway. Hart failed a field sobriety test and was booked for misdemeanor DUI.[39] On August 5, 2013, Hart was sentenced to three years of probation after pleading no contest to one count of driving under the influence of alcohol.[40]
Filmography[edit] Film[edit] Year	Film	Role	Notes 2002	Paper Soldiers	Shawn	2003	Scary Movie 3	CJ	Death of a Dynasty	P-Diddy / Cop 1 / Dance Coach / Hyper Rapper / H. Lector	2004	Along Came Polly	Vic	Soul Plane	Nashawn Wade	2005	The 40-Year-Old Virgin	Smart Tech Customer	In The Mix	Busta	2006 Scary Movie 4	CJ	The Last Stand	F Stop/G Spot	2007	Epic Movie	Silas	2008	Fool's Gold	Bigg Bunny	Superhero Movie	Trey	Extreme Movie	Barry	Meet Dave Number 17	Drillbit Taylor	Pawn Shop Dealer	2009	Not Easily Broken	Tree	Kevin Hart: I'm a Grown Little Man	Himself	Stand-up film 2010	Something Like a Business	JoJo	Kevin Hart: Seriously Funny	Himself	Stand-up film Death at a Funeral	Brian	Little Fockers	Nurse Louis	2011	35 and Ticking	Cleavon	Kevin Hart: Laugh at My Pain	Himself	Stand-up film Let Go	Kris Styles	2012	The Five-Year Engagement	Doug	Think Like a Man	Cedric	Exit Strategy	Mannequin Head Man	2013	This Is the End	Kevin Hart	Kevin Hart: Let Me Explain	Himself	Stand-up film Grudge Match	Dante Slate, Jr.	2014	Ride Along	Ben Barber	About Last Night	Bernie	Think Like a Man Too	Cedric	School Dance	OG Pretty Lil' Thug	Uncredited role Top Five	Charles	2015	The Wedding Ringer	Jimmy Callahan/Bic Mitchum	Get Hard	Darnell Lewis	2016	Ride Along 2	Ben Barber	Central Intelligence	Calvin Joyner	The Secret Life of Pets	Snowball (voice)	Kevin Hart: What Now?	Himself	Stand-up film[41] 2017	Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie	George Beard (voice)	The Upside	Driss	Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle Franklin "Moose" Finbar	Post-production 2018	Night School	Filming Television[edit] Year	Show	Role	Notes 2002-2003	Undeclared	Luke	3 episodes 2002-2004	Tough Crowd with Colin Quinn	Himself	8 episodes 2004	The Big House	Kevin	5 episodes Comedy Central Presents	Himself	Stand-up special 2005 Barbershop	James Ricky	3 episodes 2005-2006	Jake In Progress	Nugget Dawson	2 episodes 2006	Love, Inc.	James	2 episodes Help Me Help You	Kevin Episode: "Raging Bill" 2007	All of Us	Greg	Episode: "The B-R-E-A-K-U-P" Wild 'n Out	Various	21 episodes 2009	Party Down	Dro Grizzle	Episode: "Taylor Stiltskin Sweet Sixteen" Kröd Mändoon and The Flaming Sword of Fire	Zezelryck	6 episodes Kevin Hart: I'm a Grown Little Man	Himself	Stand-up special 2010	Kevin Hart: Seriously Funny	Himself	Stand-up special Cubed	Security Guard	Episode: "2.10" 2011-2012	Modern Family	Andre	2 episodes 2011	BET Awards 2011	Host	TV special 2012	Workaholics	Kevin	Episode: "To Kill a Chupacabraj" 2012 MTV Video Music Awards	Host	TV special 2013-present	Real Husbands of Hollywood	Himself	Also co-creator, writer, executive producer 2013	Second Generation Wayans	Himself	Episode: "The Arrival" 2013-2015 Saturday Night Live	Host	2 episodes 2015	Comedy Central Roast of Justin Bieber	Host	TV special 2016	Lip Sync Battle	Himself	Episode: "Kevin Hart vs Olivia Munn" Top Gear	Himself	1 episode Blue Peter[42]	Himself	1 episode Music videos[edit] Year	Song	Artist	Role 2004	"Lean Back"	Terror Squad featuring Fat Joe and Remy Ma	Himself 2011	"Booty Wurk (One Cheek at a Time)"	T-Pain	Himself Music[edit] Kevin Hart: What Now? (2016) Awards and nominations[edit] Year	Award	Category	Work	Result 2004	Teen Choice Award	Choice Breakout TV Star - Male	The Big House	Nominated 2005	BET Comedy Award[citation needed]	Platinum Mic Viewers' Choice	Nominated 2012	BET Award	Best Actor	Kevin Hart: Laugh at My Pain	Won Teen Choice Award	Choice Movie: Male Scene Stealer	Think Like a Man	Nominated Teen Choice Award	Choice Movie Hissy Fit	Think Like a Man	Nominated 2014	BET Award	Best Actor Ride Along, Real Husbands of Hollywood, About Last Night	Nominated NAACP Image Award	Outstanding Comedy Series	Real Husbands of Hollywood	Won NAACP Image Award	Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series	Real Husbands of Hollywood	Won NAACP Image Award	Entertainer of the Year	Won Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Award	Favorite Funny Star	Won MTV Movie Award	Best Comedic Performance	Ride Along	Nominated MTV Movie Award	Best On-Screen Duo (with Ice Cube)	Ride Along	Nominated Acalpulco Black Film Festival	Artist of the Year	Kevin Hart: Let Me Explain, This Is the End, Grudge Match Won Teen Choice Award	Choice TV: Reality Show	Real Husbands of Hollywood	Nominated Teen Choice Award	Choice Movie Actor: Comedy	Ride Along	Won Teen Choice Award	Choice Movie: Chemistry (with Ice Cube)	Ride Along	Nominated Teen Choice Award	Choice Movie: Hissy Fit	Ride Along	Nominated Teen Choice Award	Choice Comedian	Won 2015	NAACP Image Award	Outstanding Comedy Series	Real Husbands of Hollywood	Nominated NAACP Image Award Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series	Real Husbands of Hollywood	Nominated MTV Movie Award	Best Comedic Performance	The Wedding Ringer Nominated MTV Movie Award	Comedic Genius Award	Won BET Award]	Best Actor	The Wedding Ringer	Nominated Teen Choice Award	Choice Comedian Nominated 2016	Billboard Touring Awards	Top Comedy Tour	Won People's Choice Awards	Favorite Comedic Movie Actor	The Wedding Ringer	Won Favorite Cable TV Actor	Real Husbands of Hollywood	Won 2017	Favorite Comedic Movie Actor	Central Intelligence	Won Favorite Animated Movie Voice	The Secret Life Of Pets as Snowball	Nominated Kids' Choice Awards	Favorite Voice From an Animated Movie	Nominated Favorite Villain	Won Most Wanted Pet	Won Best Friends Forever (shared with Dwayne Johnson and kevin hart)	Central Intelligence	Won Best Friends Forever (shared with Ice Cube and steve burns)	Ride Along 2	Nominated References[edit] rom Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia "Dawn of Justice" redirects here. For the Colombian film "Dawn of Justice", see Garras de oro. Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice The two titular heroes, Batman and Superman, are confronting each other, with the film's logo behind them, and the film's title, credits, release date and billing below. Theatrical release poster Directed by	Zack Snyder Produced by	Charles Roven Deborah Snyder Written by	Chris Terrio David S. Goyer Based on	Characters from DC Comics Starring	Ben Affleck Henry Cavill Amy Adams Jesse Eisenberg Diane Lane Laurence Fishburne Jeremy Irons Holly Hunter Gal Gadot Music by	Hans Zimmer Junkie XL Cinematography	Larry Fong Edited by	David Brenner Production companies RatPac-Dune Entertainment DC Entertainment Atlas Entertainment Cruel and Unusual Films Distributed by	Warner Bros. Pictures Release date March 19, 2016 (Auditorio Nacional) March 25, 2016 (United States) Running time 151 minutes[1] Country	United States Language	English Budget	$300 million (gross)[2] $250 million (net)[3][4] Box office	$873.3 million[1] Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice is a 2016 American superhero film featuring the DC Comics characters Batman and Superman. Directed by Zack Snyder and distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures, the film is the second installment in the DC Extended Universe (DCEU) following 2013's Man of Steel. It was written by Chris Terrio and David S. Goyer, and features an ensemble cast that includes Ben Affleck, Henry Cavill, Amy Adams, Jesse Eisenberg, Diane Lane, Laurence Fishburne, Jeremy Irons, Holly Hunter and Gal Gadot. Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice is the first live-action film to feature Batman and Superman together, as well as the first live-action cinematic portrayal of Wonder Woman, Aquaman, Flash and Cyborg. In the film, criminal mastermind Lex Luthor manipulates Batman into a preemptive battle with Superman, whom Luthor is obsessed with defeating.
The film was announced at the 2013 San Diego Comic-Con International, after the release of Man of Steel. Snyder stated that the film would take inspiration from the Batman comic book series The Dark Knight Returns by Frank Miller, but clarified that it would follow an original premise. The incarnation of Batman in the film is different from the character's previous portrayal in The Dark Knight Trilogy, serving as a cinematic reboot of the character. The film is also inspired by narrative elements from the "Death of Superman" story arc. Pre-production began at East Los Angeles College in October 2013, with principal photography starting in May 2014 in Detroit, Michigan. Additional filming also took place in Chicago.
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice premiered at the Auditorio Nacional in Mexico City on March 19, 2016, and was released in the United States on March 25, 2016, in 2D, 3D, IMAX 3D, 4DX, premium large formats and 70 mm prints. Following a strong debut that set new box office records, the film experienced a historic drop in its second weekend. Despite turning a profit, it was deemed a box office disappointment and received generally unfavorable reviews from critics for its tone, screenplay and pacing, though some praised its visual style and acting performances. An extended cut, dubbed the "Ultimate Edition" which features 31 minutes of additional footage, was released digitally on June 28, 2016, and on Blu-ray and DVD on July 19, 2016 to a more positive reception. A follow-up entitled Justice League is set to be released in November 2017, and a standalone Superman sequel is in development.[5][6]
Contents [hide] 1	Plot 2	Cast 3	Production 3.1	Development 3.2	Casting 3.3	Design 3.4	Filming 3.5	Music and soundtrack 4	Release 5	Marketing 6	Reception 6.1	Box office 6.1.1	North America 6.1.2	Outside North America 6.2	Critical response 6.3	Accolades 7	Home media 8	Notes 9	References 10	External links Plot[edit] Eighteen months after the battle between Superman and General Zod in Metropolis, Superman has become a controversial figure. Billionaire Bruce Wayne, who has operated in Gotham City as the vigilante Batman for two decades, sees Superman as a potential threat to humanity. After learning of Batman's form of justice, Clark Kent seeks to expose Batman via Daily Planet articles. Wayne learns that Russian weapon trafficker Anatoli Knyazev has been contacting LexCorp mogul Lex Luthor. Meanwhile, Luthor unsuccessfully tries to persuade Senator June Finch to allow him to import kryptonite retrieved from the Indian Ocean following Zod's terraforming attempt, claiming he wants to maintain it as a "deterrent" against future Kryptonian invasions. He instead makes alternative plans with Finch's subordinate and gains access to Zod's body and the Kryptonian scout ship.
Bruce attends a gala at LexCorp to steal encrypted data from the company's mainframe, but has it taken from him by an antiquities dealer named Diana Prince; she eventually returns it to Bruce. While decrypting the drive, Bruce dreams of a post-apocalyptic world, where he leads a group of rebels against a fascist Superman. He is awoken from his vision by an unidentified person who warns him of Lois Lane's crucial role in the future, and urges him to find "the others" before vanishing.[N 1] Wayne later discovers that Luthor is also investigating metahumans. One of them is Prince herself, who is shown in a photo taken during World War I. Wayne admits to Alfred Pennyworth that he plans to steal the kryptonite to weaponize it, should it become necessary to fight Superman.
At a congressional hearing, as Finch questions Superman on the validity of his actions, a bomb goes off and kills everyone present but Superman. Believing he should have detected the bomb, and frustrated by his failure to save the people, Superman goes into self-imposed exile. Batman breaks into LexCorp and steals the kryptonite, planning to use it to battle Superman by building a powered exoskeleton, creating a kryptonite grenade launcher, and a kryptonite-tipped spear. Meanwhile, Luthor enters the Kryptonian ship and accesses details of a vast technology database accumulated from over 100,000 worlds.
Later, Luthor kidnaps Lois and Martha Kent, Clark's adoptive mother, to bring Superman out of exile. He reveals to him that he manipulated Superman and Batman by fueling their distrust for each other. Luthor demands that Superman kill Batman in exchange for Martha's life. Superman tries to explain the situation to Batman, but instead Batman fights Superman and eventually subdues him. Before Batman can kill him with the spear, Superman urges Batman to "save Martha", whose name is also shared with Bruce's late mother, confusing him long enough for Lois to arrive and explain what Superman meant. Realizing how far he has fallen and unwilling to let an innocent die, Batman rescues Martha, while Superman confronts Luthor on the scout ship.
Luthor executes his backup plan, unleashing a genetically engineered monster with DNA from both Zod's body and his own.[N 2] Diana Prince arrives unexpectedly; revealing her metahuman nature, she joins forces with Batman and Superman to fight the creature. It becomes clear that the creature can absorb and redirect energy, and outmatches Prince, Batman and Superman. Realizing that the creature is vulnerable to kryptonite, Superman retrieves the kryptonite spear. With Batman and Prince's help containing it, Superman impales the monster, killing it. In its last moments, the creature stabs a weakened Superman with one of its bone protrusions, apparently killing Superman.
Luthor is arrested and Batman confronts him in prison, warning Luthor that he will always be watching him. Luthor gloats that Superman's death has made the world vulnerable to powerful alien threats. A memorial is held for Superman in Metropolis. Clark is also declared dead, with various friends and family members including Bruce Wayne and Diana Prince attending for him in Smallville. Martha gives an envelope to Lois, which contains an engagement ring from Clark. After the funeral, Bruce expresses his regrets to Diana about how he failed Superman. He reveals to her that he plans to form a team of metahumans, starting with those from Luthor's files, to help protect the world in Superman's absence. After they leave, the dirt atop Clark's coffin begins to levitate.
Cast[edit] Ben Affleck as Bruce Wayne / Batman A billionaire socialite and owner of Wayne Enterprises who dedicates himself to protecting Gotham City from its criminal underworld as a highly trained, masked vigilante.[9] The Batsuit in this film is made of fabric as opposed to the armored suits in previous portrayals, and a mechanical suit is also featured which Batman uses in his fight against Superman. On Batman's suit, Zack Snyder commented "I had a really strong idea about what I wanted to do - I really wanted to do sort of a fabric-based Batman; not what's become the more normal, armored Batman. That's how we evolved it."[10] Unlike previous versions who spoke in a deeper voice as Batman, this version uses a voice modulator to distort his real voice, with Affleck stating a well known billionaire would likely have his voice recognized. When asked what makes this Batman different from the previous portrayals, Affleck said this Batman "is a little older, he's a little more world weary. He's been around the block once or twice so he's a little wiser but he's definitely more cynical and a little darker and more jaded", adding that Batman has gotten "more exposed to the violence and the criminal element of that world over time."[11] The film's Batman was influenced by Frank Miller's The Dark Knight Returns, which shows Batman in his 50s. Snyder said, "I definitely wanted an older Batman. I wanted a war-weary Batman. That's why, in a lot of ways, Ben was really perfect for me - we kind of aged him a little bit. It worked really great. I'm really excited about the Batman we created."[10] On Affleck's casting as Batman, Snyder said, "Ben provides an interesting counter-balance to Henry's Superman. He has the acting chops to create a layered portrayal of a man who is older and wiser than Clark Kent and bears the scars of a seasoned crime fighter, but retain the charm that the world sees in billionaire Bruce Wayne."[12] Affleck praised Snyder for tackling the impact of the destruction caused in Metropolis in the previous installment, saying, "One of the things I liked was Zack's idea of showing accountability and the consequences of violence and seeing that there are real people in those buildings", adding, "And in fact, one of those buildings was Bruce Wayne's building so he knew people who died in that Black Zero event".[13] Brandon Spink portrays a young Bruce Wayne.[14] Henry Cavill as Kal-El / Clark Kent / Superman: A Metropolis-based Kryptonian survivor and a journalist for the Daily Planet who uses his extraterrestrial abilities to protect humanity. Superman's suit in Batman v Superman is somewhat similar to that in Man of Steel, but with enhanced, high-tech-style surface detail and a shinier, more metallic-looking cape.[15] A quote written in Kryptonian was added into Superman's symbol which says "Where we had thought to stand alone, we will be with all the world".[16] As to how Superman has embraced his role as a hero since the previous installment, Cavill said "He's more used to this gig, doing his best to save as many lives as he can", further explaining, "He is no longer frantic. He's no longer a wet-behind-the-ears kind of superhero." And as to how Superman views Batman's approach to crime fighting, Cavill said "He doesn't agree with his form of justice. For this farm boy, who tries to do things the right way, justice at any cost is not something he can come to terms with" hoping to use his position as a journalist for the Daily Planet to "show the world what this Batman dude is doing."[17] The film addresses the destruction caused by Superman and Zod in Metropolis, a part of Man of Steel that was criticized for being too extensive for Superman, to which Snyder responded "I was surprised because that's the thesis of Superman for me, that you can't just have superheroes knock around and have there be no consequences".[13] On what the public perception of Superman is in the film, Cavill said "In this movie, everyone has split into different directions as to how they feel about this alien", adding, "Some people love him, some hate him. Other people fear him. Is he a tyrant?"[18] When asked how Superman has evolved since Man of Steel, Cavill said "Superman himself isn't that different. He does, however, have to deal with a new set of problems because he's now been revealed to the world. This film is more about how the world in general - and Batman in particular - sees this alien, and less about the evolution of Superman." Cavill described Superman and Batman as being the "two sides of the same coin. They have the same goal, but use very different methods to achieve it. Understandably, that leads them to clash with one another, and their conflict is an historic moment."[19] Amy Adams as Lois Lane: A reporter for the Daily Planet and love interest of Clark Kent.[20][21] About her role, Adams stated that "Lois is still sort of like the key to the information. She's the girl going out and getting it and figuring it out and putting it together and all of that, so she's very much involved."[22] When asked on her thoughts on portraying Lois Lane in the film, Adams replied "I love that she's fearless. I'm not that way so it's really fun that she really is not afraid of the consequences." On Lois Lane and Clark Kent's relationship in the film, Adams said, "What's great about this is that, as far as the relationship with Lois and Clark goes, when we meet them you can tell that they've been in a relationship for while," further explaining, "So it was great to get to develop that sort of intimacy and that sort of friendship that I've developed with Henry, to get to bring that to the screen."[23] She also described Clark Kent as being Lois Lane's connection to humanity and said, "She may have some tunnel vision, but she's got a job and moral standards. [When] we met her before, she would do anything to get the story - now Clark has instilled some faith in humanity in her. Her relationship with Clark is the closest thing she has to anything faith-based, you know? Although moving in with Clark brings issues."[24] Jesse Eisenberg as Lex Luthor: An eccentric young businessman and hereditary CEO of LexCorp who is obsessed with defeating Superman.[25][26] Luthor is usually depicted as bald in the comics while the film's version of Luthor depicts him with hair throughout the majority of the film. When speaking about his portrayal of Luthor compared to previous portrayals, Eisenberg said, "When you're doing a movie like this and playing a character that's already been played, the further away it is from those previous incarnations the better", adding, "Because chances are, especially with a guy like Gene Hackman or Kevin Spacey, you're not going to get favorably compared." Eisenberg explained his character's background as having "a core of reality", saying, "[Luthor] has a backstory that's tragic and an emotional inner life that's authentic. That's in the movie. It was my interest in playing the character with a real emotional core, and this writer, Chris Terrio's interest in creating a character that seemed viable in reality." On Luthor's behavior and attitude towards Superman, Eisenberg said, "He is a narcissist of the first order but complicated in that way as well in that he is terribly troubled and competitive and vengeful. He looks at Superman not as somebody to destroy but as genuine threat to humanity."[27] Eisenberg described his role as Lex Luthor as his most advantageous role yet, saying, "In a lot of ways Luthor is more of a stretch than any character you would do in an independent movie, which is normally the place you stretch. So in that way it was not at all compromised. If anything it was the best, most advantageous role I've ever been given. The opportunity to do an interesting character on a movie of that scale is incredibly rare."[28] Eisenberg describes a theme in the film, saying "It raises the question of how one man can have so much power. These are the kind of things that we talk about authoritarian states. They're addressing geopolitics in this movie and not in a way that's pretentious or esoteric".[29] Diane Lane as Martha Kent: Clark's adoptive mother.[20] On her role as Superman's mother, Lane stated, "I always said if I had a son that would be the ultimate test. Raise a good man - there's something noble about that." When asked on her experience working with Zack Snyder on Batman v Superman, Lane said she was impressed by Snyder's imagination and added, "Who gets offered the opportunity to bring such things to the screen for millions of people? That's tremendous. It's an honor and a burden, and I can't imagine shouldering that load."[30] On Martha Kent's support for her son Superman, Lane stated, "I think that she's reminding him he does have a choice", further explaining, "He doesn't have to be yoked to this destiny. He can actually feel the pleasure of making the choice."[31] Laurence Fishburne as Perry White: The editor-in-chief of the Daily Planet and Clark and Lois' boss.[20] When asked about reprising his role in the film, Fishburne said, "I was happy to come back to the character. I got really excited when I read it and I saw what was at the center at the movie, which was this huge fight between these two titans."[32] On Perry White's role in the film, Fishburne said, "He's dealing with the fact that his medium looks like it's going the way of the dinosaurs, so that's a difficult position to be in", adding, the "good news is he's got a great reporter like Lois Lane and a new great reporter like Clark Kent who are interested and hungry to do the job."[33] Describing Perry White's working relationship with Lois Lane, Fisburne stated, "She's my favorite child and she's my problem child."[34] On his experience filming and his character's interactions, Fishburne said, "It was really just a couple of days in the beginning with Lois, Clark, and Perry. And the rest was just me with Lois, figuring out how to get her where she needed to go. But the relationships I think were established really well in Man of Steel."[35] Jeremy Irons as Alfred Pennyworth: Bruce Wayne's butler, chief of security and trusted confidant.[25][36] Irons described his take on Alfred Pennyworth as being "quite a different Alfred than we have seen so far. Zack Snyder had very clear views about what he wanted. I would just say he's more hands-on perhaps than just a butler."[37] When asked what makes his Alfred different than from previous portrayals, Irons said, "Zack Snyder, the director, wanted to create a completely different Alfred. So I felt I didn't have to carry any baggage from previous ones. It's sort of a reincarnation, if you'd like. I had a feeling I was creating my own Alfred, more of a man who can actually do anything if he has to."[38] According to Irons, Alfred is "a bit of a grease monkey, and he's very involved in the decisions Bruce makes."[39] On how Alfred will be in the film, Irons stated, "He has an interesting history. He's a very competent man. He's the sort of man I think anyone would like to be married to. He can sort of do everything: change light bulbs, blow up bridges if he has to."[40] Holly Hunter as June Finch: United States Senator from Kentucky who heads the political argument on Superman and his actions.[41][42] Describing her experience on being in the film, Hunter said, "It was really fun to be part of a giant, massive piece of machinery, headed up by Zack Snyder, who is thoroughly at home in that uber mega environment. Most people would have a nervous breakdown with that kind of pressure, and he's enthralled."[43] When asked how she got involved in the film, Hunter said, "Zack asked me. He came to me with an offer, and I was like, 'Yeah, that would be fun.' It's fun to mix it up. I have scenes with Superman. He looks phenomenal. And to see Ben [Affleck, who plays Batman] and Henry [Cavill, who plays Superman] together is quite formidable."[44] On acting in a superhero film, Hunter stated, "Being somebody who's like a theater geek that I am, I can just go right back to Aeschylus and Euripides and Sophocles. They were writing about gods and goddesses versus humans, and how gods could distort, pervert or help people get what they want. And so, for me, this didn't feel foreign because that was the translation that it went through for me; that was my filter."[45] On her character's views on Superman, Hunter stated, "What is her problem with Superman? That absolute power corrupts absolutely. When power is acting autonomously, unilaterally with no legislation, with no boundaries, with no law, except for the ones that he deems in his own mind, that can be detrimental."[45] Describing her character, Hunter said, "I thought that, you know, as a senator, she brought her female-ness to the job in how she listened, in her curiosity, in her ability to evaluate", adding, "[It] felt very female to me."[46] Gal Gadot as Diana Prince / Wonder Woman:[47] An immortal Amazonian warrior that is the crown princess of Themyscira .[48][49] Wonder Woman's suit is made out of chrome-painted polyurethane, and she uses her haid, "In this movie you get a glimpse of who Wonder Woman is - she's being introduced into this DC Comics universe. But we were talking about her strengths, her façade, her attitude. Why is she acting the way she is?" On Wonder Woman's battle scene with Doomsday, Gadot stated, "I remember after we did that take, Zack came to me and he said, 'Did you just have a smirk?' I said, 'Yeah.' And he asked, 'Why? I think I like it, but why?' 'Well, if he's gonna mess with her, then she's gonna mess with him. And she knows she's gonna win.' At the end of the day, Wonder Woman is a peace seeker. But when fight arrives, she can fight. She's a warrior and she enjoys the adrenaline of the fight."[51] Gadot also stated "I don't want people to think she is perfect", further explaining, "She can be naughty."[52] On Gadot's casting as Wonder Woman, Snyder said "Wonder Woman is arguably one of the most powerful female characters of all time and a fan favorite in the DC Universe. Not only is Gal an amazing actress, but she also has that magical quality that makes her perfect for the role."[53] Gadot underwent a diet and training regimen, practiced different martial arts and gained 17 pounds of muscle for the role.[54][55] Gadot was previously offered the role as Faora Hu-Ul in Man of Steel but declined because she was pregnant at that time; this allowed her to be later cast as Wonder Woman in Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice.[56] Scoot McNairy as Wallace Keefe: An amputee employee of Wayne Enterprises who is crippled during the destruction of Metropolis and holds Superman responsible.[57] McNairy describes his character as a type of character who he has never played before and stated "getting into that thing was definitely something I had to wrap my head around emotionally in order to play that character."[58] When asked if the character was being kept as a surprise until the film's release, McNairy said "I don't know if I'd call it necessarily a surprise. I would say it's a character that lends itself to the story being told."[59] On his thoughts on being in the film, McNairy stated "Playing in that world with comic books you've been reading since you were a kid, being someone in that world, it's awesome."[60] Callan Mulvey as Anatoli Knyazev: A Russian terrorist who works for Luthor.[41] On casting Mulvey in the film, Zack Snyder stated "I just had the good fortune to work with Callan on 300: Rise of an Empire and was very impressed with his incredible talent", further adding, "He's a fantastic actor and I'm looking forward to having the chance to work with him again."[61] On working with Snyder again, Mulvey stated "Zack is such a visionary, so I know it's going to be an amazing project. Talent as a director aside, people really love working for Zack and being on his sets, which says it all really."[62] Tao Okamoto as Mercy Graves: Assistant to Luthor.[63] On her role in the film, Okamoto said "It was so fascinating. I didn't have a big speaking role. I used to act as sassy girls all the time as a model so that wasn't so challenging to me. But I enjoyed it so much, being mean. I tried to be mean."[64] On Okamoto's casting, Snyder said "Tao is a striking presence whose beauty is aptly rivaled by her amazing abilities as an actress. I'm really excited to have her joining us on this adventure."[65] Robin Atkin Downes as Doomsday: A monstrous creature created by Kryptonian technology, initiated by Luthor adding his own blood and General Zod's DNA into the system, after learning how to do so from the Kryptonian AI aboard the crash site of the alien ship of the same origin. Downes portrayed the character through motion-capture and voice-over work.[8] The role was kept under such heavy secrecy that Downes did not know who he was playing until the second trailer was released.[66] On his role, Downes stated that he was proud to be part of the film and expressed his admiration in helping bring Doomsday to life in Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice.[67] When asked why Doomsday was chosen to be in the film, Zack Snyder stated "To go up against heroes like Batman and Superman, we wanted to introduce one of the DC Universe's most iconic and powerful villains", further explaining, "He is essentially an unstoppable force. He poses a real threat to the world within the film."[68] Snyder has confirmed Doomsday will return in the DCEU, stating "Well, you have Doomsday, right? He doesn't just crawl out of the ground. He has his own mythology, right? So that has to be explored."[69] Downes has previously provided voice roles for various DC animated films and shows as well as DC video games.[67] Additionally, Jeffrey Dean Morgan and Lauren Cohan portray Thomas and Martha Wayne, Bruce Wayne's deceased parents,[70][71] Patrick Wilson portrays the President of the United States in a voice role, and Michael Cassidy portrays Jimmy Olsen, a CIA agent.[72] Reprising their roles from Man of Steel are Harry Lennix as Secretary Calvin Swanwick,[73] Christina Wren as Major Carrie Farris,[74] Kevin Costner as Jonathan Kent,[75] Rebecca Buller as Jenny Jurwich, Chad Krowchuk as Glen Woodburn, and Carla Gugino as the Kryptonian A.I. Kelor.[76] The corpse of General Zod also appears in the film in a crucial role; however, Michael Shannon did not film any scenes for the film and the corpse was created using the physique of fitness model Greg Plitt and a head-shot of Shannon.[77] Mark Edward Taylor portrays Jack O'Dwyer, an executive of Wayne Enterprises.[78][79]
Ezra Miller, Jason Momoa, and Ray Fisher appear as Barry Allen / Flash, Arthur Curry / Aquaman, and Victor Stone / Cyborg respectively in brief appearances, which will lead to their inclusion in the Justice League film.[80][81][82][83][84][85][86][87] Joe Morton appears in a role as Silas Stone, Victor's father.[88] U.S. Senator Patrick Leahy makes a cameo appearance as Senator Purrington, whilst U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow also makes a cameo as the Governor of New Jersey.[89][90] Neil deGrasse Tyson, Soledad O'Brien, Anderson Cooper, Nancy Grace and Charlie Rose appear as themselves. Jena Malone was cast as S.T.A.R. Labs scientist Jenet Klyburn, but her scenes were cut from the theatrical release, along with Man of Steel characters Coburn Goss as Father Leone and Joseph Cranford as Pete Ross; they were restored for the Ultimate Edition home media release.[91] Talk show host Jon Stewart has a cameo in the extended cut. To further establish the interconnection between the films of the shared universe, Chris Pine appears on Diana Prince's photo as Steve Trevor, as well as Saïd Taghmaoui, Ewen Bremner, and Eugene Brave Rock as the members of his team: Sameer, Charlie, and Chief, which they reprised in Wonder Woman.[92][93][94][95]
Production[edit] Further information: Batman in film § Batman vs. Superman, and Superman in film § Batman vs. Superman (2001-2002) Development[edit] "... after Man of Steel finished and we started talking about what would be in the next movie, I started subtly mentioning that it would be cool if he faced Batman... You're in a story meeting talking about, like, who should [Superman] fight if he fought this giant alien threat Zod who was basically his equal physically, from his plnd wraps and sword harnesses.[15] Gadot described her character as having "many strengths and powers, but at the end of the day, she's a woman with a lot of emotional intelligence".[50] Describing Wonder Woman's compassion, Gadot stated, "It's all her heart-that's her strength. I think women are amazing for being able to show what they feel. I admire women who do." On her thoughts on portraying Wonder Woman, Gadot said, "You know Wonder Woman; she's amazing. I love everything that she represents and everything that she stands for. She's all about love and compassion and truth and justice and equality, and she's a whole lot of woman. For me, it was important that people can relate to her." Describing her role in the film, Gadot saanet, fighting on our turf... You know, who to fight next?... But I'm not gonna say at all that when I took the job to do Man of Steel that I did it in a subversive way to get to Batman. I really believe that only after contemplating who could face [Superman] did Batman come into the picture." - Snyder, on how Batman came into the film[96] In June 2013, Warner Bros. announced that director Zack Snyder and screenwriter David S. Goyer would return for a Man of Steel sequel,[97] with the studio considering the release for the film in 2015.[98] The following month, Snyder confirmed at San Diego Comic-Con International that the sequel to Man of Steel would feature Superman and Batman meeting for the first time on film. Goyer and Snyder would co-write the story, with Goyer authoring the script,[20][99] and Christopher Nolan involved in an advisory role as executive producer.[100] According to Snyder, the film would take inspiration from the comic The Dark Knight Returns.[101]
In November 2013, Snyder clarified his film would not be based upon the aforementioned graphic novel. "If you were going to do that, you would need a different Superman. We're bringing Batman into the universe that now this Superman lives in."[102] Batman v Superman marks the first appearance of Wonder Woman in a live-action, theatrical film,[47] which Warner Bros. had been developing as far back as 1996.[103] In December 2013, Chris Terrio was hired to rewrite the script, due to Goyer's commitments to other projects.[104] Further commenting on the influences, Terrio revealed in an article published by the Wall Street Journal that the movie would draw inspiration from Nolan's Batman trilogy, Italian semiotician Umberto Eco's 1972 essay "The Myth of Superman", and the W.H. Auden poem "Musée des Beaux Arts" which contrasts the quotidian details of normal people's lives with the epic struggles of mythological figures. According to him, "In superhero stories, Batman is Pluto, god of the underworld, and Superman is Apollo, god of the sky. That began to be really interesting to me - that their conflict is not just due to manipulation, but their very existence."[4] The Joker and the Riddler were supposed to appear in the film, but Snyder ultimately decided to cut them from the final script.[105]
The film's official title, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, was revealed in May 2014.[106] Snyder stated that having the "v" in the title instead of "vs." was a way "to keep it from being a straight 'versus' movie, even in the most subtle way".[107] Henry Cavill later stated, "I wouldn't call this a Superman sequel [...] This is Batman versus Superman. It's a separate entity altogether. It's introducing the Batman character and expanding upon the universe, which was kicked off by Man of Steel."[108] Forbes noted that although the film originated as a sequel to Man of Steel, it was "revamped into a backdoor pilot for Justice League and/or an eventual stand-alone Batman movie."[109] As part of a settlement with his heirs, this is the first Batman production that lists Bill Finger as a co-creator.[110]
Casting[edit]
From left: Zack Snyder (director), Holly Hunter, Jeremy Irons, Gal Gadot, Jesse Eisenberg, Amy Adams, Henry Cavill and Ben Affleck at the 2015 San Diego Comic-Con Steve Burns, Donovan Patton, Kevin Costner, Diane Lane, Laurence Fishburne, Harry Lennix and Christina Wren reprise their roles from Man of Steel.[73][74][111] Joining the cast are Steve Burns as Batman, Gal Gadot as Wonder Woman, Jesse Eisenberg as Lex Luthor, Jeremy Irons as Alfred Pennyworth,[111] Ray Fisher as Cyborg,[85] Jason Momoa as Aquaman,[83][84] and Tao Okamoto as Luthor's assistant Mercy Graves.[63] Scoot McNairy and Callan Mulvey were cast as Wallace Keefe and Anatoli Knyazev, while Jena Malone was cast as Jenet Klyburn, a character that was featured exclusively in the Ultimate Edition home media release.[41][57][92][112]
Dawn of Justice is Affleck's second film as a comic book superhero; he played Daredevil in the 2003 film of the same name,[113] and was initially reluctant to accept playing Batman, citing that he "felt [he] didn't fit the traditional mold. But once Zack [Snyder] showed [him] the concept, and that it would be both different from the great movies that Chris[topher Nolan] and Christian [Bale] made, but still in keeping with tradition, [he] was excited."[114] Affleck previously stated in 2006 that Daredevil had "inoculated [him] from ever playing another superhero".[115]
Snyder cast an older Batman to be a layered juxtaposition against a younger Superman; while "bear[ing] the scars of a seasoned crime fighter, but retain[ing] the charm that the world sees in billionaire Bruce Wayne."[9] Nolan was involved with the casting of Affleck and he was the first actor Snyder approached for the part.[100] The director had also discussed the part with Josh Brolin.[116] Bale admitted he wanted to play Batman again after The Dark Knight Rises,[117] though he stated that his Batman does not belong in any other film and he was never approached by Warner Bros. to play the role again.[118][119]
On casting Eisenberg as Lex Luthor, Snyder offered, "Having Jesse in the role allows us to explore that interesting dynamic, and also take the character in some new and unexpected directions".[25] Bryan Cranston was considered for the role before Eisenberg was cast.[120] Producer Charles Roven revealed that this incarnation of Wonder Woman would use the character's origins in The New 52, wherein the character would be a demigoddess, and the daughter of Zeus. This deviates from the character's original origins, where she was "a clay figure brought to life by the gods".[49] Olga Kurylenko was considered for the role of Wonder Woman before Gadot was cast.[121] Dawn of Justice is Ray Fisher's feature film debut,[122] and the first live-action film to feature Cyborg,[123] whose role will become more significant in future DC Comics films.[124] It is also the live-action theatrical debut of Aquaman.[125]
The casting of Affleck, Gadot, and Eisenberg was criticized. Affleck's casting caused significant backlash from comic book fans, with multiple online petitions demanding his removal from the role; unlike previous Batman actors, he was not considered intimidating enough for the role by the protesters.[126] Conversely, PopMatters journalist J.C. Maçek III supported Affleck's casting as Batman, stating, "Way back when the news was new I wrote a PopMatters article defending the choice of Ben Affleck as Batman. I'll let that one speak for itself."[127][128] Via social media, fans criticized Gadot's small frame in contrast to Wonder Woman's warrior-like build in the comics.[129] Responding to this, Gadot stated that she had been participating in various training regimens to achieve a body that stays closer to the source material.[130] Fans also criticized Eisenberg's casting, feeling that the then-30-year-old was too young for the role, and not physically imposing enough.[131] Upon the film's release, both Affleck and Gadot received considerable praise for their performances, despite the overall negative reception of the film itself.[132][133]
Design[edit] Michael Wilkinson reprised his duties as costume designer. He updated the Superman suit from Man of Steel so that it "feels fresh and right for this installment of Zack Snyder's comic-book universe".[134] The first Batsuit featured in the film is influenced by The Dark Knight Returns;[135] unlike the suits seen in previous live-action Batman films, it is made of cloth instead of armor and is a cast of the physique of fitness model Rossano Rea.[136][137] An image of the Wonder Woman costume was revealed at the 2014 San Diego Comic-Con, in which the costume desaturates the red, blue, and gold colors that make up the costume of most versions of the character.[138]
A second Batsuit was also unveiled at Comic-Con, and unlike the first, it is armored.[139] Aquaman's look in this film shows him "tattooed in Maori-like patterns", and wearing a suit "decked out in shades of gold, black and silver armor".[140] According to the Warner Bros. Studios lot, the next generation Batmobile combined inspiration from both the sleek, streamlined design of classic Batmobiles and the high-suspension, military build from the more recent Tumbler from The Dark Knight Trilogy. Designed by production designer Patrick Tatopoulos, the Batmobile is about 20 feet long and 12 feet wide.[141] The glasses Cavill wears as Clark Kent are made by British spectacle designer Tom Davies.[142]
Filming[edit] In September 2013, Larry Fong joined the crew as cinematographer, having previously worked with Zack Snyder on 300, Watchmen, and Sucker Punch.[143] Initial filming commenced on October 19, 2013, at East Los Angeles College, to shoot an American football game between Gotham City University and rival Metropolis State University.[144] At the end of the month, construction began on the Kent farm seen in Man of Steel for the film.[145] Principal photography involving the main cast of the film began on May 19, 2014, in Detroit, Michigan,[146] with scenes featuring Gal Gadot as Diana Prince being filmed early on May 16.[147] While filming in Michigan, the production spent a total of $199 million in the state.[148] The scene of a state funeral at the Arlington National Cemetery, a tribute by the United States Army,[149] was actually filmed in Michigan as well, using green screen.[150]
Additional filming began in Chicago, Illinois in November 2014.[151] Other locations included the Michigan Motion Picture Studios, the Eli and Edythe Broad Art Museum at Michigan State University, Yorkville, Illinois, and New Mexico.[152][153][154] Sequences of the film, including a scene depicting the murder of Bruce Wayne's parents, were filmed using IMAX cameras.[155] The planned shoot in Morocco was shifted to New Mexico due to incidents related to the 2014 Ebola outbreak.[156] Principal photography wrapped on December 5, 2014.[157]
Music and soundtrack[edit] Main article: Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (soundtrack) Hans Zimmer composed the film score,[158] emphasizing a challenge to not reuse the themes he established with the Batman character from Christopher Nolan's trilogy.[159] Junkie XL, who provided additional music in Man of Steel, also returned for this film, helping to compose the theme for Batman.[160] Originally, Zimmer enlisted Junkie XL to compose the Batman material, with Zimmer planning to focus solely on the Superman side of the score, but the final Batman theme was written by both composers as a collaboration.[161] Zimmer noted that he had significant trouble in finding a new angle from which to tell the story and after the release of the film, Zimmer announced that he was retired from superhero films.[162] The soundtrack album of the film was released on March 18, 2016 by WaterTower Music.[163]
Songs featured in the film include: "Kang Ling (An Instrument Made From A Human Thigh Bone)", a traditional song performed by the monks of the Dip Tse Chok Ling Monastery, Dharamshala; "Night and Day" and "Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye" written by Cole Porter and performed by Richard Cheese; "Shostakovich: Waltz II (Jazz Suite No. 2)" written by Dmitri Shostakovich[164][165] performed by the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra conducted by Riccardo Chailly; and "Amazing Grace" arranged and performed by John Allan[166] and again performed by the Canadian Scottish Regiment Pipes and Drums and the United States Third Marine Aircraft Wing Band.[167][168]
Release[edit] In November 2013, it was announced that the film would be released on July 17, 2015. In January 2014, Warner Bros. announced that Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice was delayed from its original release date of July 17, 2015, and moved to May 6, 2016, in order to give the filmmakers "time to realize fully their vision, given the complex visual nature of the story."[169] The release date was moved once again in August 2014 from May 6, 2016, to March 25, 2016, with a Warner Bros. insider saying the studio was "not flinching" in regards to the previous opening date being on the same day as Marvel Studios' Captain America: Civil War, but instead stating that March 2016 was a "fantastic corridor" for them.[170] According to sources obtained by The Hollywood Reporter, Warner Bros. considered the possibility of having a 70mm release for the film, which was partially shot in the 65mm IMAX format.[171]
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice premiered at Auditorio Nacional in Mexico City on March 19, 2016,[172] followed by a New York City premiere on March 20 at Radio City Music Hall.[173] Following the Brussels attacks, Warner Bros. originally cancelled the red carpet of the London premiere, but decided to carry on with the premiere for the fans.[174] The film was released in the United States and the United Kingdom on March 25 in 3D.[170][175] It opened simultaneously in North America, China and Japan, the world's three largest film markets, as well as additional international territories,[176] with the exception of Poland, where theaters do not open on Good Friday.[3] The film debuted simultaneously across 30,000 screens in nearly every major foreign territory across 61 markets, including China, with domestic open across roughly 4,242 locations of which 3,500 theaters (85%) were in 3D, 390 IMAX screens, 470 PLF locations, 150 D-Box theaters and ten 70 mm prints.[177][178][179]
Marketing[edit]
The Batman and Superman costumes from the film at the 2015 San Diego Comic-Con An estimated $165 million marketing effort helped promote Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice.[180] At the 2014 San Diego Comic-Con International, Snyder introduced the film's first footage intended to be exclusive to the event.[181] A teaser trailer was scheduled to be screened in selected cinemas on April 20, 2015.[182] However, on April 16, the trailer leaked online,[183] and within a few hours Snyder officially released the trailer to Twitter.[184] At the 2015 San Diego Comic-Con International, Snyder and the cast attended to present an initial trailer of the film. The trailer was, unlike the teaser, which received mixed response, positively received by attendees, who gave the trailer a standing ovation.[185] Mark Hughes of Forbes said the trailers "both set the stage for a story about the world's distrust and fear of Superman, Batman's rage at Superman and intention to duke it out with the Man of Steel, and Wonder Woman's participation in a big fight featuring the 'Trinity.'"[186]
Warner Bros. Consumer Products partnered-up with "a powerhouse slate of global licensees for a broad, multi-category licensing and merchandising program", including Mattel, Lego, Rubies, Funko, Thinkway Toys, Hot Toys, Junkfood, Bioworld, Pez, Seiko, Converse and among many other licensees to sell merchandise related to the film.[187][188] Fiat Chrysler Automobiles was also a licensee for the film, offering a special edition Jeep Renegade in exchange for a near-exclusive product placement deal; aside from Bruce Wayne's Aston Martin, all vehicles in the film were either from Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep, Ram, or Iveco.[189] Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice - Cross Fire, an original companion novel tied to the film, telling a tie-in story set before the events of the movie, was published by Scholastic Corporation.[190]
A five-issue comic-book prelude exploring what happened in the weeks and months leading up to the events of the film was released as a tie-in with Dr Pepper's character-branded bottles.[191] Also, there are a series of four minicomics found in Batman v Superman-branded General Mills cereals. Additionally, those who purchased Batman v Superman-themed Doritos Family Fun Mix at Walmart received the comic book prequel Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice - Upstairs/Downstairs.[192] Rocksteady Studios released a downloadable content for the video game Batman: Arkham Knight that featured the Batmobile and Batsuit from the film.[193]
The third trailer debuted on Jimmy Kimmel Live! on December 3, 2015. It received positive responses,[194][195][196] with Scott Mendelson of Forbes calling the trailer a "Saturday morning cartoon nerd's wildest dreams."[197] Molly Driscoll of CS Monitor stated that it looks like the film "will continue the trend of adapting comic book stories as timely tales."[198] Graeme McMillan of The Hollywood Reporter noted that based on the trailer's content, the film might be the anti-Civil War, referring to Marvel's Captain America: Civil War as "Superman and Batman complete the comic book trope by overcoming their differences to fight a common foe, alongside a third hero, who saves them both - that feels the most fresh, especially in light of the Civil War trailer. While that ended with a showdown between three heroes, this trailer moves beyond that to show three heroes standing united."[199] However, it was criticized for revealing that,[200] with Rob Tornoe of NewsWorks pointing out that this trailer was targeting the "broadest audience" rather than just fans, as studios try to "maximize a film's opening day box office."[201]
An advertisement for the film on Turkish Airlines' Boeing 777-300ER at Istanbul Atatürk Airport Warner Bros. did not buy a Super Bowl 50 commercial;[202] instead, they worked with Turkish Airlines to put together a pair of Batman v Superman-themed airline commercials.[203] McMillan of The Hollywood Reporter stated that the spots "inform interested parties about the culture, geography and history of Batman and Superman's individual stomping grounds, each one filled with Easter eggs for the comic book faithful and newcomer alike."[204] Jesse Eisenberg's part as Lex Luthor in these commercials was praised, as Dirk Libbey of CinemaBlend noted that "he matches up well with Bruce Wayne by playing the welcoming billionaire business man. It's a far cry from the somewhat cartoonish villain we've seen in the clips from the film."[203]
The final trailer was released to the public on February 11, 2016, which was described as "intense" by Kwame Opam of The Verge.[205] Mendelson of Forbes felt that Warner Bros. "probably wouldn't have even dropped this one had the prior trailer back in December been received better. So now we have this fourth and final sell, and at least they are going out on a high note."[206] Jonathon Dornbush of Entertainment Weekly said that the footage "works to establish Batman as his own independent crime fighting force, while also providing a deeper look at his existential struggle against Superman."[207]
In February 2016, Warner Bros. and Doritos formed a partnership, creating a website offering fans the opportunity to enter codes found on Doritos purchases branded with the film's logo, and enter to win movie tickets, tech toys, and a trip the premiere in New York City.[208][209] Warner Bros also partnered with Omaze to give fans who donated a chance to win "The Ultimate Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice Experience", while benefiting three nonprofit organizations nominated by Ben Affleck, Henry Cavill and Jesse Eisenberg. "The Ultimate Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice Experience" offered a fan and their friend the chance to win tickets to the premiere of the film, as well as fly on a helicopter with Cavill or ride in the Batmobile with Affleck.[210] Hendrick Motorsports drivers Jimmie Johnson and Dale Earnhardt, Jr. drove cars based on Superman and Batman respectively, at Auto Club Speedway on March 20, 2016.[211] A tie-in endless runner video game to the film, entitled Batman vs Superman - Who Will Win?, debuted March 16, 2016, released by Warner Bros. International Enterprises.
Reception[edit] Box office[edit] The film grossed $166 million in the USA & Canada in its opening weekend,[212][213] the eighth-biggest opening of all time, ahead of The Dark Knight Rises' $160.9 million.[212] The film had a worldwide opening of $422.5 million, which stands as the second-biggest for Warner Bros. and the fifth-biggest of all time.[214][215] It became the fourth film to have a global opening above $400 million.[216] It also had an IMAX worldwide opening weekend total of $36 million from 945 IMAX screens, the third-biggest ever, behind Star Wars: The Force Awakens ($48 million) and Jurassic World ($44 million).[216] However, both inside and outside of the United States, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice experienced a notable poor Friday-to-Sunday hold and set a new record for the worst Friday-to-Sunday drop for a superhero movie release in modern box office history with a 58% decline, which was previously held by Fantastic Four.[217]
In its second weekend, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice experienced a "historic" box-office drop,[218][219] with an 81.2% decline on Friday that was "one of the biggest Friday-to-Friday drops any blockbuster has ever seen", and an overall 68.4% drop for the weekend despite not "facing any big competition at the box office",[220][221][222] making it the second largest decline for a marquee superhero title, behind only 2003's Hulk.[218] Brad Brevet, writing for Box Office Mojo, reported that "it appeared Batman v Superman was looking at a drop anywhere from 58-68% and it ended up settling in on the wrong side of those expectations."[222] Scott Mendelson, writing for Forbes, said "Whether or not the movie is any good, and whether or not audiences respond to the picture, is best measured by the second and third weekends...Yes, we're still talking about a $15.35 million second Friday and a $50m+ second weekend, but in terms of legs, this film sadly doesn't seem to have any."[223] Continuing this trend, in its third weekend, the film dropped by 54.3% in which Brad Brevet concluded in a follow-up for Box Office Mojo that "the legs on this one are proving quite short."[224]
In the weeks leading up to the film's release, advance ticket sales outpaced The Dark Knight Rises, The Avengers, and Furious 7.[225] Worldwide, it was estimated to gross between $300-340 million in over 35,000 screens in its opening weekend.[177][226] It passed the $50 million mark in IMAX ticket sales on its second weekend, grossing a total of $53.4 million from 571 IMAX screens.[227][228] Warner Bros. domestic distribution chief Jeff Goldstein described the film's box office performance as a "fantastic result, by any measure."[229] Box office analyst Jeff Bock said "Still, outside of Christopher Nolan's two Dark Knight movies, and Tim Burton's Batman films when you adjust for inflation, this is the highest-grossing property in DC's bullpen thus far. It tops Man of Steel by more than $200 million," and that "overall, BvS successfully relaunched DC's cinematic universe, but they are nowhere near Disney/Marvel in terms of critical reception and box office prowess. One can only hope that bigger and better is still on the way."[229] The film needed to reach $800 million in revenue at the box office to "recoup its investment" according to financial analysts.[230][231][180] Despite surpassing this amount, it was considered "a disappointment" for failing to reach $1 billion,[230][232][233] This resulted in Warner Bros., in May 2016, creating DC Films, giving a dedicated executive team responsibility for films based on DC Comics, similar to the dedicated Marvel Comics focus of Marvel Studios within the larger Walt Disney Studios group.[234] Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice grossed $330.4 million in North America and $542.9 million in other territories for a worldwide total of $873.3 million, making it the seventh-highest-grossing film of 2016 behind Captain America: Civil War, Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, Finding Dory, Zootopia, The Jungle Book, and The Secret Life of Pets.[1] Deadline.com calculated the net profit of the film to be $105.7 million, when factoring together all expenses and revenues for the film.[235]
North America[edit] Following reports of pre-tickets sales in both the United States and Canada on February 29, many insiders and analysts predicted an opening weekend haul between $120-140 million for Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, with projections as high as $185 million.[177][179][226][236][237][238] However, Warner Bros. insiders were more conservative in their estimates projecting in the lower range of $110 million.[3] According to Deadline.com, an undisclosed rival studio box office analyst indicated that if the film is truly pacing in tandem with The Dark Knight Rises, then Dawn of Justice could possibly be looking at a $180 million+ debut.[226] The film also became Fandango's top pre-selling superhero film ever, beating The Dark Knight Rises and Avengers: Age of Ultron, representing 90% of the site's weekend's ticket sales. A survey carried out showed that the introduction of Wonder Woman is a primary draw for moviegoers.[237][239] It pre-sold around $20-25 million worth of advance tickets.[237] Dawn of Justice made $27.7 million in Thursday previews from around 3,800 theaters which is the biggest of 2016, the biggest Easter weekend preview, the second-biggest for a superhero film (behind The Dark Knight Rises), and the seventh-biggest of all time of which $3.6 million came from IMAX showings, also a new record for Easter weekend.[240][241]
On its opening day, it earned $81.59 million from 4,242 theaters, including previews, marking the biggest pre-summer opening day of all time, the second-biggest superhero Friday opening and the fourth-biggest opening-day and fourth-biggest single-day gross, with $9 million coming from IMAX showings.[242] Excluding the Thursday previews, it earned $53.89 million on Friday which is the fifth-biggest ever.[242] It fell 37.8% on Saturday, which is the second-worst superhero opening Friday-to-Saturday drop, only behind the 40% drop of The Dark Knight Rises.[217] In total, it earned $166 million for its debut weekend, setting records for the biggest March and pre-summer openings, (these have since been broken by Beauty and the Beast) [243] the biggest Easter opening,[244] the second-biggest opening for Warner Bros.,[245] the biggest for a DC Comics property,[246] and the eighth-biggest opening of all time.[213][247][248] Conversely, the film holds the record for the worst superhero Friday-to-Sunday drop with a 58% decline, eclipsing the previous 48% decline record held by Fantastic Four in 2015.[217] IMAX comprised 11% or $18 million of the weekend's gross from 388 theaters which is the fifth-biggest of all time (a record it shares with Age of Ultron) and 3D represented 40% ($68 million) of the total ticket sales.[249] RealD 3D comprised $47 million of the opening gross.[247] Premium large formats generated $17.6 million (10%), with $3.6 million of that coming from Cinemark XD auditoriums from 475 theaters.[247]
Following its record breaking opening weekend, it posted the biggest March Monday with $15.05 million, a drop of 55% from its Sunday gross. This broke The Hunger Games' previous record of $10.8 million,[250][251] and also the biggest March Tuesday with $12.2 million.[252] It made $209 million in its first week full which stands at the eleventh-biggest opening week of all time[253] and surpassed the lifetime total Batman Begins.[254] Despite earning $15.35 million in its second Friday, the film dropped 81.2% and broke the record for the biggest Friday-to-Friday drop for a comic book adaptation film, not including $27.7 million worth of previews which represented an even larger decline.[255] It fell precipitously by 69.1% in its second weekend, grossing $51.3 million from 4,256 theaters (an addition of 14 cinemas) due to poor reviews and mixed word of mouth, establishing itself an infamous record for the seventh steepest drop for a superhero/comic book adapted film and the steepest decline since the -69% posted by X-Men Origins: Wolverine in 2009, despite facing little to no competition or new wide-releases and having the added benefit of 30% K-12 schools off, and 9% of colleges on break, per ComScore.[256][257] The steep drop also marks the fourth-biggest for a film that opened above $100 million (tied with The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2).[228] In its third weekend it was overtaken by the comedy The Boss after falling 54% with $23.3 million.[258][259]
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice proved to be front-loaded, failing to generate significant revenue after its opening weekend/week release. It earned just 1.99 times ($330 million) its opening weekend numbers ($166 million), which is lower than Man of Steel's 2.28 multiplier.[260] Like other DC films, such as Watchmen, Green Lantern and Man of Steel, it opened to record breaking numbers but then dropped the following weekend onward due largely to bad critical reception and mixed word of mouth from audiences.[261] It earned just 1.99 times its opening weekend, the worst [multiplier] for a film opening above $100 million.[262] A similar result was followed by DC's third superhero film, Suicide Squad released in August 2016,[263] although Suicide Squad became less front loaded than Dawn of Justice.[264]
Outside North America[edit] Internationally, it was projected to open between $180-200 million; however, Deadline.com pointed out that these figures were only early predictions pegged to the performance of similar films in their respective territories.[226] It opened in ten countries on Wednesday, March 23, 2016, earning $7 million and debuting at No. 1 in all markets on approximately 5,900 screens.[265][266] The following day, the film was released in 38 additional countries, earning $33.1 million on 19,700 screens for a two-day total of $44 million.[265] On March 25, it opened in the remaining 17 countries delivering $67.2 million in revenue, for a three-day total of $115.3 million in 62 countries on more than 30,000 screens.[265] Through Sunday, March 27, it earned an opening-weekend total of $256.5 million from 66 countries on over 40,000 screens, making it the biggest superhero opening weekend of all time, the biggest overall March opening, the second-biggest opening ever for Warner Bros., and the fifth-biggest international opening on record.[216][267] The film's accomplishements also included the second-biggest IMAX opening record of $18 million, behind only Jurassic World which tallied $23.5 million.[216] 3D accounted 59% or $149.86 million of the weekend gross led by China (98%), Germany (88%), Brazil (81%), Russia (55%), and France (51%).[216] As with North America, the film witnessed a steep decline in its second Friday internationally, falling 72% to $19.2 million, with the biggest decline in the U.K. (77%) and China (87%).[268][269] Its second weekend earnings fell 66% overall to $85.25 million.[227] Despite the decline, the film topped the box office for three consecutive weekends.[270]
In Mexico, it had the biggest opening day for Warner Bros. and the second-biggest of all time with $5.8 million, including record-breaking midnight showings.[265] It also scored the biggest opening day of all time in Brazil ($3.5 million) and the biggest opening day for a superhero film in Germany ($2.8 million).[271] Elsewhere, it opened in the United Kingdom and Ireland ($9 million), Australia ($2.5 million), India ($2.54 million), Russia ($1.9 million), South Korea ($1.7 million), Japan ($1.2 million), the United Arab Emirates and Hong Kong ($1.1 million respectively).[265][271] In China, it earned $21.22 million on its opening day, including around $1.34 million worth of previews, which is the biggest for Warner Bros. and the sixth-biggest Hollywood opening day of all time.[265][272] However, other Chinese sources have the film open to around $20 million.[273][274] In terms of opening weekends, the biggest openings were recorded in China ($57.2 million), the United Kingdom and Ireland ($20.7 million), Mexico ($18.2 million), Brazil ($12 million), South Korea ($10.2 million), Australia ($9.9 million), France ($8.6 million), Germany ($8.1 million), Russia ($7.7 million), India ($6.6 million), Spain ($6.1 million) and Japan ($4.5 million).[216][275] It broke all-time opening record in Brazil and Warner Bros. opening records in Mexico, Hong Kong, India, Malaysia, Singapore, Vietnam, Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Peru, Puerto Rico and Venezuela.[216] In the United Kingdom and Ireland, it benefited from the long Easter weekend holiday and despite a distinctly mixed bag of reviews in the U.K. press, it posted an opening £14.62 million or $20.7 million from 612 theaters, a record for 2016 so far and for a superhero title on straight Friday to Sunday, but fell short of The Avengers and Avengers: Age of Ultron, when accounting for previews.[276][277]
In Japan, it opened in third place, behind two local films, Assassination Classroom: Graduation and Doraemon: Nobita and the Birth of Japan 2016.[278] In South Korea, it scored the biggest March opening after opening on a Tuesday and dominating 68.3% of the market share with $10.2 million.[279] In China, after scoring the biggest Hollywood opening Friday (behind Transformers: Age of Extinction),[280] it earned an estimated $57.2 million from approximately 16,000 screens in its opening weekend, besting all other DC Comics adaption film just by its weekend haul except for Man of Steel and gave Warner Bros. its biggest three day opening there with $7 million coming from 557 IMAX screens.[216][281] However, the opening figure fell below analysts projections of $70-80 million.[282] It held the top spot for its first seven days only, after which it faced stiff competitions from local productions,[269] and fell dramatically from then onwards in accruing revenue.[283] As a result, it fell to third place in its second weekend after falling enormously by 78% to $12.7 million, a record for a superhero film.[227][284]
It became the Warner Bros.' highest-grossing film of all time in India, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines and Vietnam.[285] It also crossed $100 million Latin American markets, making it Warner Bros.' second highest-grossing film there.[285] In total earnings, its biggest markets outside of North America are China ($95 million), which analysts predicted that it would not cross $100 million there, followed by the UK ($52.1 million), Mexico ($36 million) and Brazil ($35.5 million).[286]
Critical response[edit] Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice received generally negative reviews from film critics.[287][288][289][290] On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes the film has an approval rating of 27% based on 367 reviews, with an average rating of 4.9/10. The site's critical consensus reads, "Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice smothers a potentially powerful story - and some of America's most iconic superheroes - in a grim whirlwind of effects-driven action."[291] Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average to critics' reviews, gave the film an average score of 44 out of 100, based on 51 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".[292] Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "B" on an A+ to F scale.[293] It earned "B-" from men, "B" from women, a "B" from those under 25 and a "B-" from those over 25.[249] BBC News reported that, "the film had been widely praised by fans after its first screening in New York".[294]
Critics were generally less enthusiastic. Lindy West in The Guardian described it as "153 minutes of a grown man whacking two dolls together", asking "(h)as the definition of 'movie' changed from 'motion picture story that a human wrote on purpose' to '700 only tangentially related 12-second grey and red vignettes'?"[295] A. O. Scott of The New York Times wrote: "The point of Batman v Superman isn't fun, and it isn't thinking, either. It's obedience. The theology is invoked ... to buttress a spectacle of power. And in that way the film serves as a metaphor for its own aspirations. The corporations that produce movies like this one, and the ambitious hacks who sign up to make them, have no evident motive beyond their own aggrandizement."[296] Writing in The Telegraph, Robbie Collin called the film "humourless" and "the most incoherent blockbuster in years".[297] Cynthia Fuchs of PopMatters said, "As you're watching this movie, you might also contemplate your own part, in being swayed into consuming so much of what you've consumed before." Adding, "Wonder Woman's remains Batman v Superman's most compelling story, precisely because it's untold."[298] Matt Patches of Thrillist wrote "what Batman v Superman can do, it does, at the cost of coherency and thrills. The movie is bat-shit crazy. A dour, disdainful demeanor, plus a gluttony of complex plot twists, dissipates most of the contact high."[299] Michael Philips of Chicago Tribune wrote, "A near-total drag, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice plays like a loose, unofficial quarter-billion-dollar remake of The Odd Couple, in which Oscar and Felix are literally trying to kill each other."[300] On his podcast Hollywood Babble-On, film director Kevin Smith, a long-time friend and collaborator of Affleck, praised Affleck's performance but panned the film, commenting that it "didn't really have a heart" and was "humorless", arguing that "there seems to be a fundamental lack of understanding of what those characters are about. It's almost like Zack Snyder didn't read a bunch of comics, he read one comic once, and it was [The] Dark Knight Returns, and his favorite part was the last part where Batman and Superman fight."[301] On a second viewing, however, Smith via his Instagram lightened his stance.[302] Jeremy Irons expressed displeasure with the film, feeling it was "deservedly so" savaged by critics and calling the feature "very muddled" while expressing hope that the forthcoming Justice League (2017) would be better due to its story being "...a lot smaller, it's more linear".[303]
Conversely, David Betancourt of The Washington Post and Scott Mendelson of Forbes praised the film's visual spectacle and performances from Affleck and Gadot, though Mendelson also called the film "an utter mess of thinly sketched characters, haphazard plotting, surprisingly jumbled action".[304][305] Peter Travers of Rolling Stone called the film "better than Man of Steel but below the high bar set by Nolan's Dark Knight, adding that "Dawn of Justice is still a colossus, the stuff that DC Comics dreams are made of for that kid in all of us who yearns to see Batman and Superman suit up and go in for the kill."[306] Jake Coyle of Associated Press wrote, "it hurtles not with the kinetic momentum of Mad Max: Fury Road nor the comparatively spry skip of a Marvel movie, but with an operatic grandeur it sometimes earns and often doesn't."[307] Mark Hughes of Forbes called it "the follow-up to The Dark Knight that many viewers and fans wanted or hoped for", adding that it's "visually stunning, with powerful emotional storytelling and awe-inspiring action spectacle."[308] Andrew Barker of Variety said "as a pure visual spectacle... Batman V Superman ably blows the hinges off the multiplex doors."[309] Charles Koplinski of the Illinois Times called it "a brooding, but most importantly intelligent take on the seminal figures of our 20th century pop culture mythology, a movie that at once pays tribute to these characters' roots while offering up modern incarnations of them that ring true for our times."[310] Nicolas Barber of the BBC called the film "a four-star epic" praising Affleck's performance as Batman and the visual grandeur of Fong's cinematography.[311] Jordan Hoffman of The Guardian gave an ambivalent review; he especially criticized the "very bad writing", but conceded "there are a lot of moments... that work" and praised Affleck and Gadot's performances, calling Gadot as Wonder Woman the best thing in the film.[312]
Multiple commentators have criticized Eisenberg on the grounds that his interpretation of Lex Luthor hewed too close to character traits associated with another DC Comics villain, the Joker.[313] Even before the film was released, Affleck compared Eisenberg's performance to that of Heath Ledger in The Dark Knight.[314] Once the film came out, critics lambasted Eisenberg's take on Luthor. Sonny Bunch of The Washington Post lamented that "As the film progresses, Lex degenerates into a gibbering mad man, some strange mix of the Riddler and the Joker with a little bit of Mark Zuckerberg added for flair."[315] Charlie Jane Anders of Gizmodo wrote that "Someone clearly told Jesse Eisenberg that this movie is the Dark Knight to Man of Steel's Batman Begins, and he's doing his damndest to give a Heath Ledger-esque performance... Watching the trailers, I had thought Eisenberg's loopy acting might be this movie's saving grace - but a concentrated dose of his faux mania actually turns out to be the worst thing." Andy Scott of Grunge, in an article titled "How Jesse Eisenberg Ruined Batman v Superman," wrote that "Eisenberg's speech patterns and mannerisms felt almost entirely lifted from Ledger's iconic performance, to the point where he walked the dangerous grey line between respectful homage and downright thievery."[316]
Accolades[edit] List of awards and nominations Award	Category	Recipient(s)	Result	Ref(s) Critics' Choice Awards	Best Actress in an Action Movie	Gal Gadot Nominated	[317] Golden Raspberry Awards	Worst Picture	Charles Roven and Deborah Snyder	Nominated	[318] [319] Worst Director	Zack Snyder Nominated Worst Screenplay	Chris Terrio and David S. Goyer	Won Worst Actor	Ben Affleck	Nominated Henry Cavill	Nominated Worst Supporting Actor	Jesse Eisenberg	Won Worst Screen Combo	Ben Affleck and Henry Cavill	Won Worst Prequel, Remake, Ripoff or Sequel	Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice	Won Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards	Favorite Movie	Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice	Nominated	[320] Favorite Movie Actress	Amy Adams	Nominated Favorite Movie Actor	Ben Affleck	Nominated Henry Cavill	Nominated Favorite Butt-Kicker	Ben Affleck	Nominated Henry Cavill	Nominated Favorite Frenemies Ben Affleck and Henry Cavill	Nominated People's Choice Awards	Favorite Action Movie	Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice	Nominated	[321] Saturn Awards	Best Comic-to-Film Motion Picture	Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice	Nominated	[322] Teen Choice Awards	Teen Choice Award for Choice Movie - Sci-Fi/Fantasy	Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice	Nominated	[323] Choice Movie Actor: Sci-Fi/Fantasy	Henry Cavill	Nominated Ben Affleck	Nominated Choice Movie Actress: Sci-Fi/Fantasy	Amy Adams	Nominated Choice Movie: Scene Stealer	Gal Gadot	Nominated Choice Movie: Villain	Jesse Eisenberg Nominated Choice Movie: Liplock	Henry Cavill and Amy Adams	Nominated Jupiter Awards	Best International film	Zack Snyder	Nominated Golden Trailer Awards	Most Original Poster	Warner Bros. Pictures	Won Home media[edit] An extended cut of the film dubbed the Ultimate Edition was released on home media platforms, alongside the theatrical cut. This version received an R rating from the Motion Picture Association of America, for more violence than the PG-13 rated theatrical cut,[93][324] and is longer by 31 minutes.[325] With the release of the Ultimate Edition, which was the director's original version of the film before additional editing, critics noted that the film would have likely been better received with the additional footage.[326][327] Ben Kendrick of Screen Rant stated that while it was more "intelligible", character portrayal was not "fundamentally changed" and "for viewers who didn't like Man of Steel or Batman v Superman for larger reasons, such as tone, approach, and the darker characterization of DC's most iconic heroes, the Ultimate Edition is only a longer... version of a film that... is likely to remain divisive, even if the final product is a better film."[328]
The film debuted in first place on the home video sales chart for the week ending July 24, 2016.[329] It went on to earn over $20.5 million in DVD sales and $54.4 million in Blu-Ray sales, totaling nearly $75 million.[330]
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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia This article is about the American television show. For other uses, see Fear factor (disambiguation). Fear Factor Fear-factor-logo.jpg Genre	Stunt/dare game show Presented by	Joe Rogan (2001-06; 2011-12) Ludacris (2017-) Theme music composer	Russ Landau Country of origin	United States Original language(s)	English No. of seasons	Original series: 6 Revived series: 3 No. of episodes	Original series: 144 Revived series: 20 Production Running time	42 minutes Production company(s)	Pulse Creative Evolution Film & Tape (season 1) Endemol USA NBC Enterprises Distributor NBCUniversal Television Distribution (syndication only)[1] Release Original network	NBC (2001-06; 2011-12) MTV (2017-) Picture format	480i SDTV (2001-06) 1080i HDTV (2011-12; 2017-) Original release	Original series: June 11, 2001 - December 9, 2006 First revived series: November 12, 2011 - July 16, 2012 Second revived series: May 30, 2017 - present External links Website	www.mtv.com/shows/fear-factor Fear Factor is an American stunt/dare game show that originally aired on NBC between 2001 and 2006. It was later revived by NBC in 2011, only to be cancelled again on May 13, 2012. After its second cancellation, a two-part special aired in July 2012. The show was revived a second time in 2017 to air on MTV. The original Dutch version was called Now or Neverland. When Endemol USA and NBC adapted it to the American market in 2001, they changed the name to Fear Factor. The show pits contestants against each other in a variety of stunts for a grand prize, usually of US $50,000. From seasons one to five, the contestants were generally three men and three women, all competing for themselves, but in season six, the show moved to a permanent format of four teams of two people, each with a pre-existing relationship with one another. The show was originally hosted by comedian and UFC commentator Joe Rogan, produced by Matt Kunitz and David A. Hurwitz, and directed by J. Rupert Thompson. Rapper/actor Ludacris took over as host when the show was rebooted in 2017.
Contents [hide] 1	History 2	Original format 2.1	Special formats 3	MTV format 4	Revived series 4.1	US Nielsen ratings 5	International versions 6	Criticism 7 Spin-off products 8	References 9	External links History[edit] As NBC's answer to the successful series Survivor, the show was initially a hit for the network in the summer of 2001, and built strong ratings and popularity for the next couple of seasons, but as the years passed, the ratings declined. In 2006, Fear Factor faced tough competition with the TV ratings champion, Fox's talent series American Idol on Tuesday nights, and the ratings declined further. The ratings continued trending downward in mid-2006. Despite much publicity concerning an improved format and better stunts for Season Six, NBC put the struggling program on hiatus for the remainder of the season to make room for the sitcom Joey, which was removed from the NBC lineup a few weeks later. The series was officially cancelled by NBC in May 2006 after six seasons, due to poor ratings. The network began airing the remainder of the season on June 13, 2006, with the remaining episodes to be aired throughout the summer.[2][3] In 2004, Fear Factor became the first network reality show to be syndicated. Over its six seasons, Fear Factor earned NBC a reported $600 million in advertising revenue. Currently only the first season has been released on DVD, but in early 2009, plans were made to release a box set containing the entire series on DVD. The project was put on hold for an unknown reason in March 2010. On June 5, 2010, it was announced that the project was cancelled because of the low sales of the first season DVD.
With Chiller airing reruns of the show every Sunday night, the ratings on Chiller led to Comcast informing Entertainment Weekly in a May 31, 2011 report that Fear Factor would be revived for a new season. Eight episodes were ordered, with two of them being two-hour episodes and Rogan returning to the hosting duties.[4][5] The revival was shot in high-definition, and owing to concerns over the then-ongoing NFL Lockout and the loss of NBC Sunday Night Football episodes, TV Guide reported in early July the show could be ready as early as September as lockout replacement programming.[6] (NBC eventually lost one episode, the season premiere Hall of Fame Game, because of the lockout that ended in late July) The program began airing December 12, 2011,[7] with the final episode airing July 16, 2012. On May 13, 2012, NBC announced that Fear Factor was officially cancelled.[8]
In April 2017, MTV announced that it would be reviving Fear Factor a second time for 12-episode season. The first season of MTV's Fear Factor premiered on May 30, 2017 and concluded on August 22, 2017. Just prior to the first-season finale, it was announced that MTV had renewed the series for a second season consisting of 20 episodes.[9] The MTV revival is hosted by Ludacris and donovan patton and continues to use the format of four teams competing for a $50,000 prize. The stunts draw inspiration from elements of pop culture, such as horror movies, urban legends, and viral videos.[10]
In addition to Chiller, reruns of Fear Factor have aired in syndication, on FX and MTV2. The series also has a YouTube channel, where previously unaired footage is shown.
Original format[edit] Before the contestants are introduced (and at the half-way point of a two-hour special), Rogan gives a verbal disclaimer. The wording has changed with certain versions, but this is one most commonly used:
"	I'm Joe Rogan, and this is Fear Factor. The stunts you are about to see were all designed and supervised by trained professionals. They are extremely dangerous and should not be attempted by anyone, anywhere, anytime.	" The normal format involves three men and three women, or four teams of two people with a pre-existing relationship, who have to complete three professional stunts to win US$50,000. If a contestant/team is too scared to attempt a stunt, failed to complete a stunt, or (in some cases) had the worst performance on a stunt, they are eliminated from the competition. If only one contestant/team successfully completes the first or the second stunt, they automatically win $25,000, and the other contestants eliminated in the stunt along with the winner of the stunt return for the next stunt to compete for the remaining $25,000. If no one successfully completed the first or the second stunt, then all of the contestants/teams eliminated in the stunt would return to the next stunt to compete for a reduced $25,000 (this rule did not apply for non-elimination stunts). The only exception to this was in season one, where if one person completed the stunt, then the completer won $10,000 and the $50,000 grand prize was not reduced.
Only once in the history of Fear Factor did the $50,000 top prize go unclaimed in an episode. This happened on a Best Friends edition on September 27, 2004, when none of the remaining teams were able to complete the final stunt. In the stunt, one member of each team had to drive a ramp car, while the other member had to drive a sports car. The one driving the sports car had to drive it onto the truck bed via the ramp car. If the sports car fell off of the truck bed at any time, the team was automatically eliminated. Had it been successfully completed, the team who did this the fastest would have won. However, the last remaining contestants walked away with two Mazda vehicles for winning a previous stunt (see Second stunt).
After the acquisition of Universal Studios of Vivendi by NBC's parent company General Electric in 2004, contestants could win vacations in order to promote the theme park division of NBCUniversal at Universal Orlando, or win trips to Universal Studios in Hollywood.
The order of the stunts on a typical episode of Fear Factor is as follows:
First stunt: The first stunt is designed to physically test each of the contestants or teams (for example, jumping from one building to the next or hanging from a helicopter and collecting flags on a ladder). Usually, the two men and the two women, or the three teams, that gave the best performance (such as the fastest time, farthest distance, or number of flags collected in under a certain time) will move on to the second stunt. The others are eliminated.
Second stunt: The second stunt is meant to mentally challenge the contestants or teams. The three most common types of stunts in the second round are eating stunts, animal stunts, and retrieval/transfer stunts. Eating stunts entail ingesting vile animal parts, live bugs, or a blended concoction of multiple items; animal stunts entail immersing one's head or entire body in animals considered to be disgusting or intimidating (such as rats, spiders, snakes, or worms); retrieval/transfer stunts entail retrieving items or gross objects (often by mouth) hidden in disgusting substances (for example, blood or lard) or live animals. Less often, the second stunt involves a pain endurance challenge or embarrassment tolerance challenge, such as outlasting competitors in a tear gas chamber, walking on broken glass with bare feet, getting a tattoo, having their head shaved, getting piercings, or ingesting habanero peppers. With the exception of retrieval/transfer stunts, contestants are usually not eliminated after this stunt unless they fail to complete it or vomit before finishing. In the case of teams, one team may be eliminated for having the worst performance. In later episodes, a common (but not always used) rule was that no one would be eliminated after the second stunt; instead, the contestant or team that performed the best would receive a prize, such as a vehicle or a prize package similar in value. More often than not, the contestant/team with the best performance had the privilege of choosing the order that the contestants/teams had to go in to perform the next stunt [for the following day].
Third stunt: The third and final stunt is usually something from an extreme type of stunt seen in an action film. Like the first stunt, it usually involves heights, water, vehicles, or some combination of the three. In order to avoid ties, this stunt is always competitive. The player or team with the best performance this round wins the grand prize, usually $50,000, and has the privilege of being informed by Rogan that "evidently, fear is not a factor for you".
Special formats[edit] Four Stunt Show[edit] This was typically a 90-minute episode featuring four stunts instead of three. The first such episode aired in Season 3 and was notable for a stunt involving body piercing. In Seasons 4 to 6, at least one of the four stunts was a non-elimination stunt in which contestants competed for a prize. The four-stunt format was sometimes used in conjunction with themed episodes, such as Family Fear Factor, Twins Fear Factor, and Thanksgiving Fear Factor. In Season 5, six contestants from other reality shows competed in a two-hour, four-stunt episode for $50,000.
Extended competitions[edit] Some Fear Factor competitions consisted of five or more stunts and featured an increased grand prize. These competitions were always presented as multi-part episodes or single two-hour episodes. The first such competitions were the Tournaments of Champions in Seasons 2 and 3 (see below). Season 4 included a two-hour season premiere in which twelve contestants competed in six stunts for a grand prize of $1,000,000; and a two-part, six-stunt Las Vegas episode where the winner would have a chance to win up to $100,000 based on his or her performance in the final stunt (they would then have to bet half their winnings on a hand of blackjack). Season 6 featured two three-episode, six-stunt competitions ("Psycho Fear Factor" and "Reality Stars Fear Factor"). Season 7 included two five-stunt competitions in which five teams competed for a grand prize of $100,000; the first aired as a single two-hour episode, and the second aired in two parts.
Tournament of Champions: The second and third seasons concluded with a Tournament of Champions featuring the winners of each show in that season and a $100,000 grand prize. In Season two, the thirteen non-celebrity winners were divided into groups of eight men and five women. For the first four stunts, men competed amongst men and women competed amongst women, in two stunts each. The men had to release a flag from a locked box while hanging suspended in the air and eat three different items from a table. The women had to collect flags while on top of an aircraft and retrieve three poles from a tank with alligators. The stunts narrowed the contestants down from eight men and five women to two men and two women who will, in the end, compete against each other for the grand prize by using a key to activate a horn while riding on a speeding truck. In Season three, the twenty-four winners were divided into two groups of twelve, each containing seven men and five women. In the first semifinal episode, the group was cut from twelve to six to three to two finalists. In the second semifinal episode, the group was cut from twelve to six in the first stunt, then the men competed amongst the men and the women competed amongst the women in the second stunt, and then the final four contestants, two men and two women, were cut to two finalists. Each finalist won a 2004 Mazda RX-8 and a chance at the $100,000. In the finals, the four finalists competed in three stunts. Each stunt eliminated one contestant, and the final stunt determined the winner.
Couples Fear Factor: Seasons 4 and 5 both included Couples Fear Factor competitions that played out over seven episodes and featured a grand prize of $1,000,000. Nine couples competed in 17 stunts in Season 4, and eight couples competed in 14 stunts in Season 5. In Season 4, each episode contained two or three stunts, with at least one stunt being a non-elimination stunt. In Season 5, each episode featured two stunts; the first was always a non-elimination stunt, and the second usually eliminated the team with the worst performance. In contrast to the regular format, only one team was eliminated in each elimination stunt; if multiple teams failed the stunt, then the teams that succeeded would vote on which failing team to eliminate. Almost every stunt offered a prize (e.g., cars, vacations, pre-loaded credit cards, a chance to steal a desired prize from another team) or a $10,000 incentive to the team with the best performance. Couples Fear Factor episodes had certain stylistic differences from the regular format, including a different opening sequence, and onscreen interviews with the contestants (regular episodes usually presented interviews in voiceover format only).
Psycho Fear Factor: A three-episode series in which six couples competed in six stunts for various cash and prizes, including a grand prize of $250,000. The stunts were centered around the Bates Motel on the set of the original Psycho horror movie from Paramount Pictures. Unlike other Fear Factor episodes, contestants were required to sleep in the filthy Bates Motel between stunts and were subjected to Fear Factor pranks and mini-challenges while in the motel.
Reality Stars Fear Factor: A three-episode series in which five teams of Reality TV stars competed in six stunts for various cash and prizes, including a grand prize of $150,000. The series featured teams from The Amazing Race, Survivor, American Idol, The Apprentice, and The Real World. Mike "The Miz" Mizanin and Trishelle Cannatella won the grand prize.
Other formats[edit] Celebrity special (Seasons two, three, and six): In Seasons 2 and 3, episodes with celebrity contestants were played in the normal format, except that contestants were playing for charity. The winning contestant's charity would receive $50,000, and other contestants' charities would receive a lesser amount ($10,000 or $25,000). In Season 6, eight celebrity contestants paired up into teams of two for the first two stunts but competed individually in the final stunt. Stephen Baldwin, Kevin Richardson and Alan Thicke are among the celebrities who have competed on Fear Factor.[11] Season 2 included an episode featuring six WWF/E stars; it was won by Matt Hardy.
All-Gross Show (Seasons three to six): All three stunts on this show followed the format of the second (gross) stunt as described above. The first such episode involved bobbing for objects in a vat containing 50 gallons of cow blood. In seasons four and five, the all-gross format was used for Halloween-themed episodes. In season six, a "Farm Fear Factor" episode featured all gross stunts.
Mixed Team and Individual Stunts (Seasons two, five, and six): In most episodes, contestants competed individually or in teams of two for the entire competition. However, there were three episodes in which contestants paired up into teams for the first and/or second stunt but competed individually in the final stunt. The first instance of this was a Season 2 episode in which three pairs of twins competed as teams in the first stunt, and competed individually the second and third stunts. In Season 5's "New York vs. L.A." episode, the first stunt narrowed a pool of eight contestants down to four (one man and one woman from each city); contestants from the same city then teamed up in the second stunt, and all contestants competed as individuals in the final stunt. A Season 6 celebrity episode had contestants competing as teams in the first two stunts and individually in the final stunt. In the latter episode, contestants were allowed to attempt the stunts alone if their partner quit before the stunt started.
Holiday specials (Seasons three to five): Over the course of the series, Fear Factor produced three Christmas episodes, two Halloween episodes, and a Thanksgiving episode. The Christmas episodes featured Christmas-themed stunts but were otherwise played in the normal format. The Halloween episodes followed the all-gross format, and the Thanksgiving episode followed the four-stunt format.
Las Vegas Show (Seasons three to five): Stunts took place at various hotels and casinos in Las Vegas. The show's winner was required to bet at least half of their winnings on one hand of Blackjack, with the chance to continue gambling if successful.
Special Contestants (Seasons two to seven): Some episodes featured a specific type of contestant (e.g., models, all-female, twins, military members, reality TV stars, freaks and geeks, young and old, returning contestants) or teams with a specific type of relationship (e.g., couples, newlyweds, siblings, best friends, parent/child teams, exes). Many of these episodes were played in the regular format, although some used a four-stunt or extended competition format.
Fear Factor Super Bowl Halftime Show (Season two): Played in the normal format with Playboy Playmates. The first stunt aired as counter programming to the Super Bowl halftime show and ended right before the third quarter of the game started. The remaining two stunts were shown immediately after the game as counter programming to the Super Bowl lead-out show.
Miss USA (Seasons three to five): Played in the normal format with Miss USA contestants, with the winning contestant keeping $25,000 and giving $25,000 to a charity of their choice. There was no Miss USA edition in the sixth season of Fear Factor, as NBC produced a Miss USA edition of Deal or No Deal instead; the Miss USA contestants were the briefcase models for the entire episode. The next time that Miss USA delegates would be involved in a game show was in 2010 on Minute to Win It. The Miss USA edition was not present in the show's final two seasons, as the current format had four teams of two people.
Blind Date (Season six): Four single men were introduced to four single women, and either the women (in the first episode) or the men (in the second episode) got to choose their partner among the available contestants of the opposite sex. The game was then played in the regular format, with the winning team dividing the prize.
Sleep Deprivation (Season four): Five co-ed pairs of contestants competed as teams in the normal format, with one exception: contestants had to stay awake for the 48-hour duration of the competition. If a contestant fell asleep at any time before the final stunt was completed, his or her team would be eliminated. This was the only episode in the TV series in which contestants could be eliminated in the downtime between stunts.[citation needed]
Million Dollar Heist: (Season six): Played in the regular teams format, but instead of competing for the normal $50,000 prize, teams would race head-to-head to "steal" up to $1,000,000 worth of gold from an armored truck submerged in water for their final stunt. The team that "stole" the most money's worth of gold within the time limit would win the combined amount of money collected by both teams.
Home Invasion: This short segment was included at the end of each episode in Season six. It involved Joe Rogan going to different homes across America and challenging a family to compete in a stunt. Each stunt usually involved the contestants, under time limit (usually one minute), ingesting or bobbing in something foul or undesirable. If successful, the family would win up to $5,000 in the form of pre-loaded credit cards from Capital One.
MTV format[edit] MTV's Fear Factor revival continues to use the format of four teams of two people competing in three challenges for a $50,000 grand prize, as in Seasons 6 and 7 of the NBC series. However, the order of the stunts, as well as some of the rules, differ from the original format. Each episode of the MTV version has three named rounds: Beat the Beast, Face Your Fear, and The Final Fear.
Beat the Beast: This stunt challenges the contestants to conquer their fear of something creepy (usually live creatures considered gross or intimidating) and generally follows the same format as animal stunts from the second stunt of the original version. The team with the best performance in this round wins a "FearVantage", which is an advantage in the next round (such as picking the order).
Face Your Fear: This is a challenge tailored to a common fear shared by all of the contestants on a particular episode. The nature of this stunt varies widely depending on the fears of the contestants.
The Final Fear: This is an extreme physical stunt that follows the same format as the first and third stunts from the original version of the show. The team with the best performance wins the $50,000 grand prize.
Revived series[edit] The series revival began airing on December 12, 2011, and the two premiere episodes were viewed by 8.7 million and 8.5 million viewers, respectively.[12] This makes the premiere the highest non-sports programming to air on NBC at 8:00 p.m. since February 2008.
The revival featured four teams of two people with a preexisting relationship per episode, rather than the original versions' six people (three males and three females). The first five seasons had typically used the three male, three female grouping, but the sixth and final pre-revival season always utilized 4 teams of two people each. The stunts have remained basically the same, with the "gross" one in between the two physical ones.
NBC pulled a two-hour, five team, five stunt episode entitled "Leeches & Shaved Heads & Tear Gas, Oh My!" which featured a stunt where teams spun a wheel to determine whether they would have to shave their heads and eyebrows, get tattooed, or be tear gassed. This episode was scheduled to air in two parts on January 23 and 30, 2012, but it was postponed after Part 1 was replaced by a GOP debate.
Another episode, entitled "Hee Haw! Hee Haw!" and featuring a stunt where contestants drink the urine and semen of a donkey, was then scheduled to air January 30, 2012. Hesitant about airing the stunt, NBC eventually pulled the episode after pictures of the stunt appeared online. Video footage of the stunt appeared online after the episode aired on Danish TV in June 2012,[13] and Fear Factor eventually posted short clips of all three stunts on their YouTube channel in July 2014.[14][15][16]
The sixth episode, entitled "The Bees Are So Angry", was two hours instead of the usual one, and included five teams, five stunts, and a $100,000 prize instead of the usual four teams, three stunts, and $50,000 prize. Following this episode, The Voice replaced the series' slot on Monday nights.
NBC rescheduled the two hour "Leeches & Shaved Heads & Tear Gas, Oh My!" episode, which aired in two parts over the nights of July 9 and July 16. The first part ended with the "To Be Continued" subtitle followed by a preview for the second part. As of July 2012, Fear Factor was officially cancelled.
US Nielsen ratings[edit] Order	Episode	Airdate	Rating	Share	Rating/Share (18-49)	Viewers (millions)	Rank (Timeslot)	Rank (Night) 1	"Scorpion Tales" December 12, 2011	5.0[17]	8	3.3/9[18]	8.78	#2	#5 2	"Broken Hearts and Blood Baths"	December 12, 2011	4.6	7	3.5/8	8.52	#2	#4 3	"Tall Crappaccino" December 19, 2011	3.5[19]	5	2.5/6[20]	6.37	#1	#5 4	"Snake Bite"	January 2, 2012	3.2[21]	5	2.4/5[22]	6.01	#2	#7 5	"Roach Coach"	January 9, 2012	3.1[23] 5	2.3/5[24]	5.53	#2	#5 6	"The Bees Are So Angry"	February 12, 2012	2.3[25]	4	1.5/3[26]	3.73	#3	#11 7	"Leeches & Shaved Heads & Tear Gas, Oh My! (Part 1)"	July 9, 2012	2.5[27]	4	1.4/4[28]	4.01	#3	#4 8	"Leeches & Shaved Heads & Tear Gas, Oh My! (Part 2)"	July 16, 2012	2.4[29]	4	1.5/5[30]	4.21	#3	#5 9	"Hee Haw! Hee Haw!"	Unaired in the U.S. due to content concerns.	International versions[edit] Country	Name	Host(s)	Channel	Broadcast	Jackpot AsiaAsia	Fear Factor Asia	TBA	AXN	TBA	TBA Albania	Fear Factor	Vizion Plus	Arab League Arab world	Fear Factor Najla Badr & Ibrahim Abu Jawdeh	MBC1	February 13, 2004	50.000 SR Argentina	Factor Miedo	David Kavlin	Telefe	2003	Australia	Fear Factor Australia	Marc Yellin	Nine Network, FOX8	2002	A$50.000 Belgium Dutch	Fear Factor	Walter Grootaers	VTM	2005	Brazil	Hipertensão	Zeca Camargo (2002) Glenda Kozlowski (2010-present)	Globo	April 14, 2002 - October 27, 2011	R$500,000 Bulgaria	Atanas Mihailov	Nova Television	2009-11	15.000 Canada (French Canadian)	Facteur de Risques	Benoit Gagnon, Josée Lavigueur TVA	September 21, 2004	CAN$30,000 Chile	Fear Factor Chile	Tonka Tomicic	Canal 13	November 13, 2010	CL$3.000.000 Colombia	Frente al miedo	Juan Pablo Llano	Caracol TV	2005	Croatia	Fear Factor	Antonija Blae	RTL	Denmark	Fear Factor	Biker-Jens	TV 3	2003	Dominican Republic	Enfrentando al Miedo Irving Alverti	Telesistema 11	December 12, 2006	RD$20.000.000 Egypt	Fear Factor Extreme Sally Chahin	AlHayat TV	April 2009	US$50,000 Finland Pelkokerroin	Aleksi Valavuori	Nelonen	September 13, 2008	10.000 France	Fear Factor France	Denis Brogniart	TF1	2003-04	10 000 Germany	Fear Factor Sonja Zietlow	RTL	2004	Greece	Fear Factor	Kostas Sommer	ANT1	June 2006	Hungary	A Rettegés Foka	Kovalcsik Ildikó	RTL Klub	2005	India	Fear Factor India Mukul Dev	SET Asia	Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi	Akshay Kumar (2008-2009; 2011) Priyanka Chopra(2010) Rohit Shetty(2014-'15, 2017) Arjun Kapoor(2016)	Colors	July 21, 2008	Indonesia	Fear Factor Indonesia	Agastya Kandau	RCTI	November 19, 2005	Rp.50.000.000 Italy	Fear Factor	Paolo Ruffini (on GXT) and Joe Rogan (on Italia 2)	GXT and Italia 2	October 2005 - June 2013: on GXT September 2013 - now: on Italia 2	Malaysia	Fear Factor Malaysia Shamser Sidhu Aaron Aziz (Astor Ria and Maya HD)	NTV7 Astro Ria Astro Maya HD	August 27, 2005 February 15, 2014 (Upcoming season's): Astro Ria Astro Maya HD	RM10.000 RM320,000 (Astro Ria and Maya HD) Fear Factor Selebriti Malaysia	Aaron Aziz[31]	Astro Ria and Astro Mustika HD	December 29, 2012 Mexico	Fear Factor: Factor Miedo	Julio Bracho (2002-04) "El Rasta" (2004-05, 2010) Televisa	2002, Fear Factor Vip 2010	MX$150.000 Netherlands	Now or Neverland Fear Factor	Fabienne de Vries	Veronica	1998	fl 20 000 8 000 Norway	Fear Factor	TV 3	2002	Pakistan[32]	Madventures Pakistan	Ahsan Khan(2013) Ahmad Ali Butt(2015)	ARY Digital	2013 - now	Philippines	Pinoy Fear Factor	Ryan Agoncillo	ABS-CBN	November 10, 2008 - February 20, 2009 P2.000.000 Poland	Fear Factor - Nieustraszeni	Roman Polko	Polsat	October 8, 2004 - December 3, 2004	50,000 z Portugal	Fear Factor - Desafio Total Leonor Poeiras José Carlos Araújo	Televisão Independente	2004	Romania	Pariu cu Frica - Fear Factor	Sport.ro	April 6, 2008	Russia	Kirill Nabutov	NTV	2002-2005	100.000 RUR South Africa	Fear Factor Africa	Colin Moss Thapelo Mokoena Lungile Radu	M-Net E.tv	2002 2006-07	R300,000 Spain	Factor Miedo Alonso Caparros	Antena 3	2005	Sweden	Fear Factor Sweden	Paolo Roberto	TV3	2002	Turkey	Fear Factor Türkiye Fear Factor Extreme Fear Factor Extreme 2 Fear Factor Aksiyon	Acun Ilcal Asuman Krause Asuman Krause Asuman Krause	Show TV Star TV Star TV Fox Turkey	2006 2009 2010 2013	TL 100.000 United Kingdom	Fear Factor UK	Ed Sanders	Sky1	Series 1: 3 September 2002 - 26 November 2002 Series 2: 18 September 2003 - 11 December 2003 Celebrity Series: 18 July 2004 - 22 August 2004	£20,000 United States	Fear Factor	Joe Rogan	NBC	June 11, 2001 - September 12, 2006 December 12, 2011 - July 16, 2012	US$50,000 Ludacris	MTV	May 30, 2017 - present Criticism[edit] Fear Factor has received criticism from the general public mainly because of the show's second stunt, which intends to disgust its viewers. The American Humane Association expressed concerns for allowing various animals to get injured, and even killing insects by eating them alive during the videotaping of the show. The association also revealed that professional animal trainers have refused to work on the show because the producers of Fear Factor have demanded stunts which violate the association's guidelines.
American Humane believes that shows like Fear Factor are on a slippery slope of animal mistreatment and provide poor examples of animal treatment and humane ethics. As we work diligently to expand voluntary compliance with animal safety guidelines, organisations like Endemol who blatantly demonstrate complete disregard for animal welfare, or even that of their human contestants - are producing unacceptable programming. Karen Rosa (Communications Manager of AHA Film and TV Unit)[33][citation needed]
In January 2005, an episode featuring a stunt involving blended rats aired in its normal prime time slot. Austin Aitken, a part-time paralegal from Cleveland, Ohio, sued NBC for $2.5 million USD for airing the show, claiming that he felt so disgusted from watching the stunt, his blood pressure rose until he felt dizzy and lightheaded and subsequently vomited. He claimed that his disorientation was so severe that he ran into a doorway and seriously injured himself. In March 2005, U.S. District Judge Lesley Wells threw out the lawsuit on the grounds of First Amendment protection.[34]
Fear Factor was also criticized by major U.S. electrical utilities for an episode that required contestants to climb through a simulated electrical substation with "electrified wires" replete with simulated sparks and electrical sounds added in post-processing. The Edison Electric Institute issued a warning regarding the episode, fearing that viewers might attempt to climb through a real substation with potentially fatal results.[35]
An episode originally scheduled for January 30, 2012, featuring contestants drinking donkey semen and urine, was rejected by NBC, which instead aired a rerun.[36] On January 31, 2012, two of the contestants, twin sisters Claire and Brynne Odioso, appeared on The Cowhead Show on Tampa Bay radio station WHPT to talk about their experiences in that episode; however, according to TMZ.com, producers of Fear Factor warned the Odioso sisters not to continue any discussion of the program, as doing so would put them in breach of their confidentiality agreements.[37]
Spin-off products[edit] Fear Factor has also resulted in various spin-off products:
A game called Fear Factor: Unleashed was published by Hip Interactive for the Game Boy Advance.[38] A Fear Factor board game was published by Master Pieces.[39] There were several books based on Fear Factor, such as The Fear Factor Cookbook and Fear Factor Mad Libs. Brand New Candy, LLC. made several novelty candies based on Fear Factor, including eyeballs. A Hindi reality show called Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi (English: The Players of Danger) based on Fear Factor was introduced in India. Its host was Bollywood superstar Akshay Kumar. A theme park show called Fear Factor Live opened at Universal Studios Florida and Universal Studios Hollywood in the Spring of 2005. The Hollywood attraction has since been replaced by Creature from the Black Lagoon: The Musical. Eight champions from Fear Factor participated in a special edition of The Weakest Link, originally aired August 13, 2001. The episode was noteworthy in that only $22,500 was won; this stood as the lowest score on the NBC US version of the show. References[edit] Jump up ^ NBC Renews 'Fear Factor,' Syndication Deal Looms
Contents [hide] 1	Early life 2	Music career 2.1	1998-2000: Incognegro and Back for the First Time 2.2	2001-2003: Word of Mouf and Chicken-n-Beer 2.3 2004-2007: The Red Light District and Release Therapy 2.4	2008-2010: Theater of the Mind and Battle of the Sexes 2.5	2012-2015: Ludaversal 2.6	2017-present: Upcoming ninth studio album 3	Personal life 4	Business ventures 5	Philanthropy 6	Controversy 6.1	T.I. 6.2	Bill O'Reilly and Pepsi 6.3	2008 presidential election 7	Discography 8	Filmography 9	See also 10	References 11	External links Early life[edit] Christopher Brian Bridges was born in Champaign, Illinois, the only child of Roberta Shields and Wayne Brian Bridges. He later moved to the Chicago area, where he attended Emerson Middle School in Oak Park and Oak Park & River Forest High School for one year.[3][4] He then moved to Centreville, Virginia and attended Centreville High School for one year.[5] He attended Banneker High School in Atlanta, Georgia and graduated in 1995.[1] From 1998 to 1999, he studied music management at Georgia State University.[6] His parents were both African-American and he also has some English and Native American ancestry.[7][8][9] He is a distant cousin of late comedian Richard Pryor.[10] Bridges wrote his first rap song at age nine when moving to Atlanta, and joined an amateur rap group three years later.[11]
Music career[edit] 1998-2000: Incognegro and Back for the First Time[edit] Bridges served as an intern and then a DJ at Atlanta's Hot 97.5 (now Hot 107.9) under the name "Chris Lova Lova".[12] He was also known for DJ'ing during Freaknik at one point. Ludacris collaborated with Timbaland on the track "Phat Rabbit" from his album Tim's Bio: Life from da Bassment. This song was a hit in many countries. In Ludacris' early music career he collaborated with Dallas Austin and Jermaine Dupri.
In 1998, Ludacris began to record his debut album "Incognegro". This album was the defining example of Ludacris' fast, wild, and comedic flow, a unique style for southern rappers. Timbaland handled part of the production. Despite its poor sales, it was never deleted and is still sold today. Ludacris also appeared on Timbaland's 1998 debut on "Phat Rabbit," a track that would later be used on his re-issue of "Incognegro" called "Back For The First Time". In 2000, Ludacris released his major label debut, Back for the First Time. The album reached #4 on the U.S. Billboard 200, and was a major success. Ludacris made his mark on the industry with singles such as "Southern Hospitality" and "What's Your Fantasy", along with his first ever single the "Phat Rabbit", from two years prior. Guest appearances included 4-Ize, I-20, Shawnna, Pastor Troy, Timbaland, Trina, Foxy Brown, UGK, and others. Ludacris stated in an interview on MTV's hip hop program Direct Effect that he came up with his stage name based on his "split personality" that he considered "ridiculous" and "ludicrous".[13]
2001-2003: Word of Mouf and Chicken-n-Beer[edit] Ludacris promptly completed his next album, Word of Mouf and released it at the end of 2001. The video for the lead single, "Rollout (My Business)", was nominated for a 2002 Grammy Award, and Ludacris performed it live at the awards' pre-show. He released singles "Saturday (Oooh Oooh)" with Sleepy Brown, "Move Bitch" with Mystikal and I-20, and "Area Codes" with Nate Dogg.
During the spring of 2003, Ludacris returned to the music scene after a brief hiatus with a new single, "Act a Fool", from the 2 Fast 2 Furious soundtrack. At around the same time, he released the lead single from his album Chicken-n-Beer, called "P-Poppin" (short for "Pussy Poppin'"). Neither of his new singles were as well received by either the urban or pop audiences as his previous songs had been, and both music videos received only limited airplay. Chicken-N-Beer opened strongly, but without a popular single, the album fell quickly. Guest appearances include Playaz Circle, Chingy, Snoop Dogg, 8Ball & MJG, Lil' Flip, I-20, Lil Fate, and Shawnna.
In the fall of 2003, Ludacris rebounded with his next single, "Stand Up", which appeared on both Chicken-n-Beer as well as the soundtrack for the teen hip hop/dance movie, You Got Served. Produced by Kanye West, "Stand Up" went on to become one of Ludacris' biggest mainstream hits to date, hitting the top spot on the Billboard Hot 100 garnering heavy airplay on mainstream pop, rhythmic, and urban radio stations, as well as on MTV, MTV2, and BET. Ludacris was sued by a New Jersey group called I.O.F. who claimed that "Stand Up" used a hook from one of their songs, but in June 2006, a jury found that the song did not violate copyrights. "I hope the plaintiffs enjoyed their 15 minutes of fame," Ludacris said after the verdict.[14]
The album's next single, "Splash Waterfalls", was released in early 2004. A huge pop hit (despite its steamy video and explicit, adult-oriented lyrical content and themes), it subsequently became a success at urban radio and BET, and is the only time he has produced two consecutive top 10 singles from a solo album,[citation needed] except for Release Therapy (an unedited version of the video could only be viewed on BET's Uncut program). It was Ludacris' most sexual video yet, an R&B remix that featured Raphael Saadiq and sampled Tony! Toni! Tone!'s "Whatever You Want". Ludacris received his first Grammy Award with Usher and Lil Jon for their hit single "Yeah!". Ludacris next released "Blow It Out", which was accompanied by a low-budget music video.
2004-2007: The Red Light District and Release Therapy[edit]
Ludacris during a 2011 New Year's Day concert in a Miami Beach nightclub Ludacris took a more mature approach to his fourth album, The Red Light District. Sohail Khalid helped produce this album with various artists such as T.I., Lil Flip and Bun B. Ludacris openly boasted that he may be the only rapper able to keep the Def Jam label afloat on the opening track. Ludacris filmed and recorded the single "Get Back" in which he was featured as a muscle-bound hulk who was being annoyed by the media and warned critics to leave him alone. He first appeared on Saturday Night Live as a special guest performing with musical guest Sum 41 on a season 30 episode hosted by Paul Giamatti. He then recorded "Get Back" with Sum 41 to make a rock crossover single. The follow-up single was the Austin Powers-inspired "Number One Spot". It was produced by New York City's Hot 97 personality DJ Green Lantern. It used the Quincy Jones sample of "Soul Bossa Nova" and sped it up to the tempo of Ludacris' rap flow. Featured artists on the album include Nas, DJ Quik, DMX, Trick Daddy, Sleepy Brown and Disturbing tha Peace newcomers Bobby Valentino, Dolla Boi and Small World. The album debuted at number one on the Billboard charts.
In an issue of XXL, Ludacris was placed in the number nine spot for the most anticipated albums of 2006, for Release Therapy. The album Release Therapy was released on September 26, 2006. Ludacris formatted the CD to have two sides: a Release side and a Therapy side on a single CD. Guest appearances include Pharrell Williams, R. Kelly, Young Jeezy, Mary J. Blige, Field Mob, Bobby Valentino, Pimp C, C-Murder and Beanie Sigel. The first single, "Money Maker", which features Williams, was released to U.S. radio outlets on July 17, 2006.[15] "Money Maker" reached number one on the BET program 106 & Park. It then went to become the rapper's second number-one single after 6 years[citation needed]. His second single, "Grew Up a Screw Up", featuring Young Jeezy, dispels rumors that the two are or ever were in a dispute. His third single, "Runaway Love", soon peaked at number one on the U.S. Billboard Hot Rap Tracks and won Best Collaboration in the 2007 BET Awards. Release Therapy won the Best Rap Album award at the 2007 Grammy Awards. His album then reached number one on the Billboard 200 album charts with sales of 309,000 in its first week. With the release of this album, Ludacris marked a change in style in his career with his musical style. The new album itself features a departure of the lighthearted mood of his previous albums, and introduces a darker side. A change of hair accompanied this as he cut off his trademark braids for a more conventional "fade" cut. To promote the album, Ludacris returned to Saturday Night Live (as both host and musical guest) on November 18, 2006.
2008-2010: Theater of the Mind and Battle of the Sexes[edit] The Preview, a mixtape to preview the album was released on July 28, 2008. Theater of the Mind, released on November 24, 2008 and in April 2008, the single "Let's Stay Together" appeared on xxlmag.com; supposedly from the new album ("Let's Stay Together" was expected to but was released as a bonus track on the CD). A song with Small World called "Pinky Shinin" was expected to be on the album, but it was dropped. In an interview with Complex Magazine he stated that Chris Brown, Lil Wayne, Rick Ross, T.I., Plies, Common, T-Pain, Jay-Z, Nas and The Game will be on the album; Game is featured in a track with Willy Northpole titled "Call Up the Homies". T.I. was on the album on a track called "Wish You Would" squashing the long feud between them. The album debuted at number five on the Billboard 200 with 213,493 sold first week. The album was released the same day as Kanye West's 808s & Heartbreak, which took the number-one spot.[16] His first single "What Them Girls Like", featuring Chris Brown and Sean Garrett, peaked at #33 on the Billboard 100. His second single, "One More Drink", featuring T-Pain, peaked at #24 on the Billboard 100. The third official single is "Nasty Girl", featuring Plies. He confirmed a "sequel" titled Ludaversal[17] due to be released September 11, 2012.[18]
Ludacris' seventh studio album was released on March 9, 2010, with his first promotional single for the album being "Everybody Drunk" which features Callum Smith, originally featuring Shawnna. The first concept idea of the album was to have Ludacris and Shawnna battle it out on the album back-to-back, but this was later axed upon Shawnna's departure from Disturbing tha Peace, ending her contract on Ludacris' label and joining T-Pain's Nappy Boy Entertainment label. The first official single released from Battle of the Sexes was "How Low", which was released on December 8, 2009. The follow-up single was "My Chick Bad", released on February 23, 2010. The third single is "Sex Room", peaking at #69 on the Billboard 100. Ludacris's Battle of the Sexes entered the chart at No. 1, with 137,000 sales in the first week. The album is currently certified gold.[19]
2012-2015: Ludaversal[edit] Throughout 2012, Ludacris released 3 singles "Jingalin", Representin and Rest of My Life, all of which were scrapped after the songs underperformed and the recording process for his upcoming album Ludaversal stalled.
On May 24, 2013, Ludacris released a mixtape entitled #IDGAF. He had been releasing a new song on Fridays as he is calling these releases IDGAF Fridays. These songs, in order of release, were "Raised In The South" featuring rapper Young Jeezy, released on April 19. That release was followed by "If I Ain't Fucked Up" on April 26, "9 Times Out Of 10" featuring rappers French Montana & Que on May 3, "Speak Into The Mic" on May 10, and "I Don't Give A Fuck" on May 17. The last song was released a week before the release of the mixtape. The mixtape had almost 60,000 downloads via datpiff.com within the first day. Ludacris reprised his role as Tej in the blockbuster movie Fast & Furious 6, which opened during Memorial Day Weekend, May 2013. Ludacris had this to say about his upcoming new album: "I think every album is like a progression, I'm working with different producers. Usher, We definitely have this album which is a great thing. Ne-Yo is also on the album and I have producers like David Guetta, we have Stargate, have trainees. [The] Kelly Rowland single just came out that you need to check out. It's called 'Representing'".[20]
On August 3, 2013, Ludacris confirmed to VIBE.com he will be working with Anita Baker. "I don't know if the cat's out the bag. Yeah, Anita Baker is definitely on the album," admitted Luda. "She's on that particular song. [It] is really about my father and growing up and me being a kid and trying to get him to stop and me dealing with that." [21]
After a lengthy hiatus, Ludacris returned to the music on January 30, 2014, with the release of a single "Party Girls" featuring Jeremih, Wiz Khalifa and Cashmere Cat. The song takes a cue from Aqua's 1997 song "Barbie Girl", however, the single did not appear on the new album.[22] On October 9, 2014, Ludacris announced that Ludaversal would be released on March 31, 2015; which will be preceded by an EP titled Burning Bridges) due for release on December 16, 2014.[23][24] On October 31, 2014 Ludacris premiered the first single from the "Burning Bridges" EP titled "Good Lovin'" featuring American singer Miguel.[25]
Due to its moderate success, "Good Lovin" would go on to serve as the first single from Ludaversal. On March 3, 2015 Ludacris held a listening party for Ludaversal with Def Jam. The tracks "Intro", "Not For Long" featuring Usher and "Come N See Me" featuring Big K.R.I.T. were revealed to the public[26] After 3 years worth of delays, Ludaversal was released March 31, 2015 to generally positive reviews and debuted at number three on the Billboard 200.
2017-present: Upcoming ninth studio album[edit] In March 2017, Ludacris confirmed that he was working on his ninth studio album in an interview with Complex magazine.[27] On March 31, 2017, Ludacris released a new single called "Vitamin D" featuring Ty Dolla Sign.[28]
In 2017, Ludacris will host YouTube's Best.Cover.Ever show.[29]
Personal life[edit] Ludacris has a daughter named Karma Bridges (born August 2001) from a relationship with an attorney from Atlanta.[30][better source needed] Since 2009 he has been dating Gabonese model Eudoxie Mbouguiengue.[31] He has a daughter, Cai Bella Bridges (born December 2013), with Tamika Fuller, a longtime friend.[32][33] In Costa Rica on December 26, 2014,[34] Ludacris became engaged to Mbouguiengue,[35][34] and the two married later that same day.[36][37] In early June 2015, Eudoxie announced that the couple had welcomed a baby girl.[38]
Business ventures[edit]
Heel window of the Clyde x Luda Puma Clyde sneaker showing the Disturbing tha Peace logo Ludacris is the founder of his own record label, Disturbing tha Peace, an imprint distributed by Def Jam Recordings. He is the co-owner of Conjure Cognac liquor. In 2011 Ludacris released his own line of headphones called "Soul By Ludacris" manufactured by Soul Electronics.[39] He also has various real estate holdings.[40]
In 2006, Ludacris appeared in a television and print advertising campaign for Puma, which released 3 limited edition models of a "Clyde x Luda" Puma Clyde sneaker, with Ludacris' image on the heel of the insole and "DTP" (for Disturbing tha Peace) on the heel window.
In November 2016, Ludacris opened up a restaurant named "Chicken N Beer" at the Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport in Atlanta.[41]
Philanthropy[edit] In 2011, Ludacris joined a joint effort between Do Something and Better World Books to collect books to help restock library shelves in New Orleans. He filmed a public service announcement in support of the Epic Book Drive.[42]
Chris "Ludacris" Bridges also started the Ludacris Foundation at the beginning of his music career in 2002. The aim of the foundation is to inspire the youth through education, memorable experiences and helping the youth help themselves. The focus is what Ludacris calls the "3Ls": Leadership and Education, Living Healthy Lifestyles, and LudaCares.[43]
Controversy[edit] T.I.[edit] Tensions began when T.I. saw Disturbing tha Peace rapper I-20's video in which a man wearing a shirt with the words "Trap House,"[citation needed] was being beaten. T.I. believed the man's shirt actually said "Trap Muzik," perhaps interpreting this to be a reference to his album of the same name. Later, G-Unit artist Young Buck asked these two fellow Southern rappers to appear on his new record on the track "Stomp". T.I. recorded a verse which contained a line that Young Buck considered to be an insult towards Ludacris, "Me gettin' beat down?/That's ludicrous". Young Buck spoke to Ludacris about his interpretation of the event. Ludacris then later recorded a verse that can be found on the album, "Straight Outta Cashville".[44] T.I's record company wanted Ludacris to change his verse before they sanctioned it but Ludacris refused and T.I. was therefore replaced by Game on the album version.
On June 24, 2007, at the Sunset Tower Hotel in West Hollywood, California, T.I. was involved in a physical altercation. During a luncheon held by Kevin Liles of Warner Music Group (parent company of T.I.'s label, Atlantic Records), the MC got into a fight with Ludacris' manager Chaka Zulu. According to witnesses, T.I. punched Zulu in the face and choked him and a small, brief melee ensued.[45]
T.I. was awarded honors for Best Hip-Hop Artist at the BET Awards, and took the opportunity to apologize for his scuffle with Disturbing tha Peace executive Chaka Zulu earlier in the week. While accepting his award, he expressed regret over the situation. "They say it's a fine line between brilliance and insanity," he said, in an apparent reference to his troublesome alter ego, T.I.P. During the broadcast, cameras showed his onetime rival Ludacris smiling in the audience.
The two rappers have resolved their disagreement and have collaborated on four songs: "Wish You Would" off Ludacris's sixth studio album, Theater of the Mind, "On Top of the World" off T.I.'s sixth studio album, Paper Trail and "We In This Bitch" off DJ Drama's album, Quality Street Music. The original version of the latter had Kanye West. The two have also collaborated on Big Boi's song called "In The A," released on the 2012 album Vicious Lies and Dangerous Rumors.
Bill O'Reilly and Pepsi[edit] On August 27, 2002, political pundit Bill O'Reilly called for all Americans to boycott Pepsi products,[46] saying that Ludacris' lyrics glamorize a "life of guns, violence, drugs and disrespect of women".[47] The next day, O'Reilly reported that Pepsi had fired Ludacris.[46] Six months later, Russell Simmons and his hip hop action summit threatened a boycott of all PepsiCo products on the grounds that Pepsi had subsequently hired Ozzy Osbourne for a commercial even though Osbourne is notable for use of profanity and explicit lyrics. Eventually an agreement was reached which resulted in PepsiCo donating $3 million to Ludacris' foundation and other inner city charities.[48]
This is referenced in the 2003 songs "Hoes in My Room" as well as "Blow It Out" from Chicken n'Beer. Three years later, this would be referenced again in the song "Number One Spot". During a summer 2003 appearance on MTV's The New Tom Green Show, Ludacris and host Tom Green launched copies of Bill O'Reilly-authored books into a dumpster using a homemade catapult. In an interview with RadarOnline.com in 2010, Ludacris stated that he and O'Reilly had made amends after having a conversation at a charity event.[49]
2008 presidential election[edit] The song "Politics as Usual" from Ludacris' mixtape The Preview has stirred controversy due to lyrics in the song criticizing Jesse Jackson; "Now Jesse talkin' slick and apologizin' for what? If you said it then you meant it" (in reference to Jackson stating that he would "like to cut Obama's nuts off"); John McCain "McCain don't belong in any chair unless he's paralyzed"; President George W. Bush "Yeah I said it, 'cuz Bush is mentally handicapped/Ball up all of his speeches and throw 'em just like candy wraps/'Cuz what you talkin' I hear nothin' even relevant/you the worst of all 43 presidents"; Hillary Clinton "Hillary hated on you, so that bitch is irrelevant", in reference to Hillary's campaign comments against Obama.[50]
Discography[edit] Main article: Ludacris discography Incognegro (2000) Back for the First Time (2000) Word of Mouf (2001) Chicken-n-Beer (2003) The Red Light District (2004) Release Therapy (2006) Theater of the Mind (2008) Battle of the Sexes (2010) Ludaversal (2015) Filmography[edit] Film Year	Film	Role Notes 2001	The Wash	Customer	Minor role 2003	2 Fast 2 Furious	Tej Parker	Main role 2004	Lil' Pimp	Weathers	Supporting role Voice 2005	Paper Chasers Himself	Documentary film about the Hip hop scene, directed by Maxie Collier. Ludacris is interviewed at various stages, just before achieving major fame. Hustle & Flow	Skinny Black	Supporting role Crash	Anthony	Supporting role The Industry	Himself	Ludacris: The Red Light District	Himself	Hip hop film/Documentary 2007	The Heart of the Game	Narrator	Ludacris: The Southern Smoke: Unauthorized	Himself	Documentary American Hustle	himself	Minor role Fred Claus	DJ Donnie	Supporting role 2008	RocknRolla	Mickey	Minor role Max Payne	Jim Bravura	Supporting role 2009	Ball Don't Lie	Julius	Main role Gamer	Humanz Brother	Supporting role 2011	Fast Five	Tej Parker	Main role No Strings Attached	Wallace	Supporting role New Year's Eve	Brendan Nolan Supporting role Breakaway	Himself	Together with Akshay Kumar, Ludacris produced one of the movie's main tracks. He also made a cameo appearance in the movie 2013	Fast & Furious 6	Tej Parker	Main role 2015	Furious 7	Tej Parker	Main role 2017	The Fate of the Furious	Tej Parker	Main role Show Dogs	Max (voice)	Main role Television Year	Title	Role	Notes 2006	Law & Order: Special Victims Unit	Darius Parker	"Venom" (season 7, episode 156) 2007	The Simpsons Himself	"You Kent Always Say What You Want" (season 18, episode 22) Law & Order: Special Victims Unit	Darius Parker	"Screwed" (season 8, episode 183) 2014	Being Mary Jane	Terrence Mitchell	"Exposed" (season 1, episode 5) 2014	Rising Star	Himself	Judge/Expert 2014 - 2016	Billboard Music Awards	Himself Presenter 2015	The Comedy Central Roast of Justin Bieber	Himself	Roasting Justin Bieber 2015	Empire	Officer McKnight	"Without a Country" (season 2, episode 2) 2017	Fear Factor	Himself	Revival host 2017	My Houzz	Himself	Featured participant Video games Year	Title	Role	Notes 2003	Def Jam Vendetta Himself	Voice role 2004	Def Jam: Fight for NY	Himself	Voice role 2005	Def Jam: Icon	Himself	Voice role 2015	Forza Horizon 2 Presents Fast & Furious	Tej Parker	Voice-over role See also[edit] List of artists who reached number one in the United States List of awards and nominations received by Ludacris List of best-charting U.S. music artists
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