Jupiter Ascending is a 2015 American-Australian space opera film written, produced, and directed by Lana and Andy Wachowski. Starring Channing Tatum and Mila Kunis, the film is centered on Jupiter Jones (Kunis), a down-on-her-luck cleaning woman, and Caine Wise (Tatum), an interplanetary warrior who informs Jones that her destiny extends beyond Earth. Supporting cast member Douglas Booth has described the film's fictional universe as a cross between The Matrix and Star Wars while Kunis named its underlying themes indulgence and consumption.
The film was co-produced by Grant Hill, who acted as executive producer on The Matrix Reloaded and The Matrix Revolutions and as producer on V for Vendetta, Speed Racer, Ninja Assassin and Cloud Atlas, making Jupiter Ascending his seventh collaboration with the Wachowskis. Several more longstanding Wachowski collaborators since the creation of The Matrix films have contributed to the picture, including production designer Hugh Bateup, visual effects supervisor Dan Glass, visual effects designer John Gaeta, supervising sound editor Dane Davis and costume designer Kym Barrett. Other notable past collaborators include Speed Racer's composer Michael Giacchino, Cloud Atlas' director of photography John Toll along with its editor Alexander Berner and hair and make-up designer Jeremy Woodhead, who worked on both.
The film has received negative reviews; critics praised the action, visual style and originality, but criticized the overuse of plot points, the incoherent writing and over-reliance on special effects.
Cast:Mila Kunis as Jupiter Jones, an unsuspecting, unlucky, Earth-born cleaning woman whose genetic structure marks her as royalty and the heir to Earth. Kunis describes her character as unhappy with her job and life, but also lazy and with no aspirations to do anything about it, until Caine finds her.
Channing Tatum as Caine Wise, a genetically engineered ex-military hunter. Caine is a defective genetic splice, half-albino and with both wolf and human DNA. He has a tremendously powerful sense of smell that allows him to track a gene through the universe.Tatum had to wear a mouthpiece to change the shape of his lower jaw, which prevented him from closing his mouth and gave him trouble when he had to talk.
Sean Bean as Stinger Apini, a "Han Solo-type character".Stinger is spliced with bee DNA, which gives him some of their characteristics: wings, speed, special vision and a sense of loyalty. Stinger was in the military with Caine; but, when Caine got into trouble and Stinger stood up for him, his wings were removed, and he was exiled to Earth.He lives a normal life on Earth along with his daughter, whom he describes as the only good thing he's done in life, until she falls ill and is in need of a special nectar.
Eddie Redmayne as Balem Abrasax, alien royalty whose family engages in the planetary business, trading in youth serum.He is the eldest of the three Abrasax siblings and wants Earth for himself.
Douglas Booth as Titus Abrasax, Balem's brother. Booth has described his character as "a bit of a playboy", mentioning his spaceship, as described in the script, as a cross between a Gothic cathedral and the Playboy Mansion.
Tuppence Middleton as Kalique Abrasax, Balem's sister. She approaches Jupiter and befriends her; but, like her brothers, she has ulterior motives.
Gugu Mbatha-Raw as Famulus, a half-human, half-deer genetic splice.
Terry Gilliam as Seal and Signet Minister in a scene that is an homage to Gilliam's Brazil
David Ajala as Ibis, the leader of the cyber hunters pursuing Jupiter and Caine.
Ariyon Bakare as Greeghan, a reptilian hunter sent by Balem.
James D'Arcy as Maximilian Jones, Jupiter's father.
Kick Gurry as Vladie, Jupiter's cousin.
Bae Doona as Razo
Charlotte Beaumont as Kiza, Stinger's daughter.
Tim Pigott-Smith as Malidictes
Edward Hogg as Chicanery Night
Nikki Amuka-Bird as Diomika Tsing, Captain of an Aegis vessel.
Vanessa Kirby as Katharine Dunlevy
Maria Doyle Kennedy as Aleksa, Jupiter's mother.
Christina Cole as Gemma Chatterjee, a cybernetic Aegis officer.
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