City of Ember

For generations, the people of the City of Ember have flourished in an amazing world of glittering lights. But Ember's once powerful generator failed and the great lamps illuminate that the city begin to flicker. Now, two teenagers in a race against time, Ember search for evidence to unlock the mystery of the ancient city existence, and help the citizens escape before the lights go out forever.

Directed by: Gil Kenan
Written by: Caroline Thompson
Cast: Bill Murray, Tim Robbins, Saoirse Ronan, Martin Landau
Studio: Fox
Genre: Fantasy
Official Site: http://www.walden.com/walden/properties/ember/
Release Date: October 10, 2008 (wide)
Trailer: www.youtube.com

Movie Trivia

- Based on the novel 2003 The city of Ember by Jeanne Duprau ". The deal includes an option on the sequel novel, The People of Sparks.

- A former paint hall near the Harland and Wolff shipyard in Belfast's Titanic Quarter is transformed into the post-apocalyptic city.

World Release Date

15 Octobe, 2008: France
23 Oct, 2008: Portugal, Singapore
24 Oct, 2008: Brazil, Turkey
29 October, 2008: Belgium
30 Oct, 2008: Argentina, Russia
18 December, 2008: Netherlands
January 1, 2009: Australia
22 Jan., 2009: New Zealand