The first trailer for Anthony Mackie’s Boulder-set movie “Elevation” dropped Thursday and it’s a doozy.
Best known as the winged Avenger Falcon and the new Captain America in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Mackie plays a single father in the post-apocalyptic Rocky Mountains – a trope that takes another beating here, after a decades-long run of films, TV and movies . video games that portray Colorado as ground zero for nuclear holocausts, zombies, and hostile aliens.
In the Elevation trailer, Mackie and a pair of women venture from the safety of their homes to brave monstrous creatures to save the life of a young boy, according to a synopsis from the studio.
The trailer opens with an elevation number on a black screen (10,458, which is about twice Boulder’s elevation of 5,430). Mackie’s unnamed character hugs his daughter as she runs to him from a cabin, and a brief flashback shows explosions in a lush setting. pine forest, which informs us that civilization ended three years ago.
“We lost our homes, our communities, and most of the people we loved,” Mackie’s character says in a voiceover. Elevation numbers tick off like a wall clock as the group descends their high land position in the 2:17 trailer. “We still don’t know why we are safe above 2,000 meters.”
Of course, Mackie must descend from the safety zone to Boulder for life-saving medical treatment for his daughter Hunter, which sets off the race against “Earth’s new apex predators,” as Maddie Hasson’s unnamed character calls them. “Humanity’s last fight begins at 8,000 feet” is also a very Colorado slogan.
The film, which also stars Morena Baccarin (“Deadpool,” “Serenity”), is produced by some of the same people as “a Quiet Place” and “The Purse,” both titles that drew viewers to theaters. mass. “Elevation,” which hits theaters exclusively on November 8, seems both grittier and more action-oriented than this one, but we’ll see when that finally happens.
Principal photography began in November 2022 at various locations in Colorado and concluded in late March 2023. When it began, “Elevation” was confirmed as “the largest production to come to Colorado since (Quentin Tarantino’s 2015 film) ‘The Hateful Eight” , Colorado Film Commissioner Donald Zuckerman wrote in an email to JS.
The film was shot largely around Golden and Boulder, with George Nolfi directing and Brad Fuller serving as lead producer, Zuckerman said. According to the newspaper, it cost approximately $18 million and employed nearly 300 cast and crew Business Journal of Denver.
Watch the new trailer below.
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