The giver 2014 cast and crew jonas brenton thwaites lives in a seemingly idyllic world of conformity and contentment. Aug 12, 2014 the giver movie clip the girl has a name 2014 meryl streep, jeff bridges movie hd duration. Star brenton thwaites knows you think hes too old to play jonas. I thought, its gonna be a cinch, and that was 18 years ago, the actor said. The giver actor cameron monaghan on ashers expanded. We meet him as he comes of age to be assigned a job in their. After jonas is selected as the receiver he is mostly left alone by the chief elder. He is a swedish actor who went into the military when he was nineteen. The giver star brenton thwaites knows you think hes too old to. With bridges installed as the giver, the movie tapped australian actor brenton thwaites to play jonas, who in the movie is already a. Jul 02, 20 brenton thwaites is an australian actor who is best known for his work on home and away. It is particularly frequent in germany, israel, the netherlands, flanders and scandinavia. Brenton thwaites to play jonas in the giver hypable.
Brenton thwaites has been cast opposite jeff bridges in the weinstein companys the giver. The real star of the show is brenton thwaites as jonas and hes really quite lovely in his role as the compassionate and curious receiver. The giver movie clip the girl has a name 2014 meryl streep, jeff bridges movie hd duration. The film has a nice cast jeff bridges as the giver, meryl streep, alexander skarsgard, katie holmes and brenton thwaites. The giver cast and crew cast photos and info fandango. Jonas, who feels different from his appointed parents and his two best friends, fiona. The giver is a 2014 american social science fiction film directed by phillip noyce and starring jeff bridges, brenton thwaites, odeya rush, meryl streep, alexander skarsgard, katie holmes, cameron monaghan, taylor swift, and emma tremblay. Even with all the star power, far an away the best performance in this film is given by brenton thwaites, a british actor id never seen before. The giver the film adaptation of lois lowrys 1993 novel clearly owes a debt to many other stories for teens and adults, and it struggles to find anything new to say. At the ceremony, jonas close friends, asher and fiona, are assigned the jobs as drone pilot and nurturer. The giver, starring jeff bridges, meryl streep, katie holmes get all the details of the new film starring jeff bridges and meryl streep. This is a crucial role in the book and relegated to a few minutes here, and mercifully so because its played by a non actor and couldnt probably hurt the movie. She has a tiny if important role in the film and has very little screen time. The giver star jeff bridges discusses his passion project.
When he begins to spend time with the giver jeff bridges, an old man who. Apr 14, 2017 the giver star brenton thwaites knows you think hes too old to play jonas. The giver movie clip chief elder 2014 brenton thwaites. Aug 10, 2014 jeff bridges, who both produced the movie and stars as the giver, wasnt thrilled when he found out the weinstein co. Thwaites will play jonas in the philip noycedirected adaptation of lois lowrys 1993. It received a peoples choice award nomination for favorite dramatic movie.
It is primarily used as a first name, but also occurs as a surname. So, jonas once asked him what can i call you he said the giver because he gives the. From there, the giver goes on to chart the developing bond between the receiver bridges and jonas, who has been selected to inherit the great storehouse of memory and carry on the older. Odeya rush and brenton thwaites in the giver 2014 jeff bridges and susan. Aug 14, 2014 the giver actor jeff bridges remembers wanting to make a film of lois lowrys classic dystopian novel. Jonas wants the giver to escape with him, but the giver insists that he will be needed to help the people manage the memories, or they will destroy themselves.
The giver 2014 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. He was also aged up to be 16 in the film instead of 11 or 12. The producers behind the giver tried to keep film out of. Jonas is a common male name in many western world countries. Hes contemplative, careful, pensive, mature, compassionate, and composed. The giver star brenton thwaites knows you think hes too. In the poster, its supposed to show that fiona is with jonas throughout the movie, but in reality, fiona rarely gets screen time. He seems to have no qualms about volunteering to bathe superold people. As he begins to discover the dark truths of his communitys past, he realizes he must escape to protect those he loves a challenge nobody has ever succeeded at. He starred in gods of egypt 2016 and will headline. May 19, 2014 lois lowrys the giver makes movie debut.
That said, the movies decision to cast 20something australian hunk brenton thwaites born in 1989 is particularly misconceived. For two decades, actor jeff bridges hoped to get this movie made. Based on lois lowrys beloved novel, the giver centers on a young man living in a seemingly ideal world of conformity. A movie adaptation of lois lowrys classic childrens novel the giver is slowly taking shape the film adaptation will star crazy heart actor jeff bridges as the giver himself and. The giver and jonas meet to perform their expected duties. Jun 18, 2014 the giver actor cameron monaghan on ashers expanded role.
Jonas becomes the apprentice to the giver jeff bridges, the elder who possesses all the worlds collective memories. Because at first the giver was the receiver of the memory, but later on jonas became the receiver of the memory. Once jonas begins his training with the giver, however, the tendencies he showed in his earlier lifehis sensitivity, his heightened perceptual powers, his kindness to and interest in people, his curiosity about new experiences, his honesty, and his high intelligencemake him extremely absorbed in the memories the giver has to transmit. He played luke gallagher on the fox8 teen drama series slide 2011 and stu henderson on the australian soap opera hit home and away 1988. Brenton thwaites in the giver movie maleficent actor. The giver actor cameron monaghan on ashers expanded role. The giver movie adaptation, starring jeff bridges, casts. Aug 14, 2014 the giver casts impromptu jam session. Aug 15, 2014 the giver, based on a wildly popular young adult novel by lois lowry, is a huge disappointment. Jonas, our main character and hero, is pretty dang impressive for a twelveyearold guy. Despite being a large role in the film, meryl streeps role of the chief elder isnt a prominent role in the novel. The giver film is competing against franchises like the hunger games, divergent and even the maze runner.
Jeff bridges, who both produced the movie and stars as the giver, wasnt thrilled when he found out the weinstein co. The giver actor jeff bridges remembers wanting to make a film of lois lowrys classic dystopian novel. Lois lowrys the giver makes movie debut the washington post. The giver a great concept with poor execution and inconsistent acting, the giver is a frustrating film. Brenton thwaites is an australian actor who is best known for his work on home and away. Once the community is reestablished along new lines, the giver plans to join his daughter, rosemary, in death. In lois lowrys 1993 book the giver, we meet jonas best friend asher. Known to legions of fans as the moptopped frontman of teen pop band the performerp549738jonas brothersjonasbrothers, nick jonas began his career at a young age, appearing on broadway when he was only seven. Jonas brenton thwaites lives in a seemingly idyllic world of conformity and contentment. The film is based on the 1993 novel the giver by lois lowry.
A lukewarm dystopia that arrives years too late jeff bridges is soulful, but this adaptation of lois lowrys novel is a pale imitation of the yamania she inspired shares. Jonas, who feels different from his appointed parents and his two best friends, fiona and asher, finds himself assigned to the rare position of receiver of memories, trained by a mentor later called the giver, who telepathically imparts memories of the world before the ruin. The wise man called the giver, who transfers the memories to jonas, is played by jeff. When the 25yearold aussie was cast in the the giver, fans freaked. He has also just finished several projects, including son of a gun and the signal. Although the movie version of the giver has drawn comparisons to recent youngadult dystopian stories like the hunger games and divergent, the truth is that those series owe a debt to the novel by.
In the film adaptation of the giver, jonas was portrayed by australian actor brentan thwaites. Jul 12, 20 a movie adaptation of lois lowrys classic childrens novel the giver is slowly taking shape the film adaptation will star crazy heart actor jeff bridges as the giver himself and. May 16, 2012 because at first the giver was the receiver of the memory, but later on jonas became the receiver of the memory. He treats the giver with respect and bears pain without. Please include at least one socialwebsite link containing a recent photo of the actor. Discover the most famous people named jonas including jonas bridges, jonas valanciunas, jonas salk, jonas jerebko, jonas armstrong and many more. Heres a photo of lois lowry and the actor brenton thwaites, who will play jonas. Based on lois lowrys beloved novel, the giver centers on a young man.
He has also just finished several projects, including. The film is based on the 1993 young adult novel of the same name by lois lowry. It looks like the previous candidate wasnt able to handle the demands of the assignment. Brenton thwaites, odeya rush, and cameron monaghan visit the yh studio to share their favorite memories and experiences working on the film the giver, including getting to act alongside the. The awakening 2012, oculus 20, maleficent 2014, and the giver 2014. In addition, the marker of pale blue eyes indicating the ability to see beyond, he and gabriel both had a blue mark on their wrists. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing the giver near. But as good as they are, they cant salvage this mess. In the book, hes only 12, but hes an older teen in the movie thwaites is 24 in real life. Alexander skarsgard portrays jonass father in the giver film.
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