THE WALK (PG)

WHO’S IN IT?

Joseph Gordon-Levitt (Looper), Ben Kingsley (Gandhi), James Badge Dale (Shame), Ben Schwartz (The Interview), Steve Valentine (Spider-Man 3), Charlotte Le Bon (The Hundred-Foot Journey),  Sergio Di Zio (The Lookout), Benedict Samuel (Asthma), Mark Camacho (X-Men: Days of Future Past), Jason Blicker (The Day After Tomorrow), Jason Deline (Monster Brawl), César Domboy (Baby Balloon), Patrick Baby (Zombie Hunters)

WHO’S BEHIND THE CAMERA?

Robert Zemeckis (Back to the Future), director, writer, producer; Christopher Browne (film debut), writer; Jack Rapke (Cast Away), Tom Rothman (Down by Law) and Steve Starkey (Forrest Gump), producers; Alan Silvestri (Who Framed Roger Rabbit), composer; Dariusz Wolski (Pirates of the Caribbean), cinematographer; Jeremiah O’Driscoll (Flight), editor

WHAT’S IT ABOUT?

In 1974, French high-wire artist Phillipe Petit (Gordon-Levitt) travels to New York and, with the help of his mentor Papa Rudy (Kingsley) and a crack team of specialists, sets into motion a daring plan to walk across a wire placed between the Twin Towers at the World Trade Center…

IN ONE SENTENCE, WHY SHOULD YOU BE EXCITED?

With The Walk, based on the extraordinary true story (and the basis for the Oscar-winning documentary Man On Wire), legendary director Robert Zemeckis has crafted one of the most intense 3D experiences of the past few years (seriously, if you can get through the above trailer without getting dizzy, you have our eternal respect).

WHEN’S IT OUT?

FRIDAY 9TH OCTOBER 2015

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