S h u t t e r I s l a n d
Studio ->
Sikelia Productions/ Produced by Paramount Pictures.
Sikelia Productions -> Sikelia Productions, Inc. has a location in Beverly Hills, CA. Active officers include Martin Scorsese. Sikelia Productions, Inc. filed as a Statement & Designation By Foreign Corporation on Saturday, February 28, 2004 in the state of California and is currently active. Jacob Bloom serves as the registered agent for this organization. The budget for Shutter Island was $80 million. Sikelia Productions have also been studio to: George Harrison:Living in the material world (2011) and also Public Speaking (2010). This studio is not well known, its films are usually niche, which makes it a surprising choice for such a blockbuster as Shutter Island.
Film Package ->
It was directed by Martin Scorsese, this explains the choice of studio as Sikelia Productions is his own personal Studio which he created.
Produced by ->
- Martin Scorsese
- Bradley J.Fischer
- Daniel Dubiecki
- Mike Medavoy
- Jeffrey Clifford
- Arnold W.Messer
- Gary Barber
- Roger Birnbaum.
Main Cast ->
- Leonardo DiCaprio as Edward ‘Teddy’ Daniels
- Mark Ruffalo as Chuck Aule
- Ben Kingsley as Dr. John Cawley
- Max von Sydow as Dr. Jeremiah Naehring
- Michelle Williams as Doloras Chanal
- Emily Mortimer as Rachel Solando
- Jackie Earle Haley as George Noyce
- Ted Livine as Warden
Leonardi DiCaprio has been in a lot of famous films, including; Romeo + Juliet, Titanic, The Beach, Blood Diamond, Inception and many more.
The idea for the film came from the original book: Shutter Island by Dennis Lehane
The film opened #1 at the box office with $41 million, according to studio estimates. The movie gave Scorsese his best box office opening yet.
3 main USP’s for Shutter Island ->
- Martin Scorsese – Having his as a director makes people want to come and see this film because he has a reputation of making ‘Must See’ films.
- Leonardo DiCaprio – Leonardo DiCaprio is a very profound actor. He has been in many blockbusters and is probably the most popular actor around.
- Genre – People have always enjoyed psychological thrillers, and by making this a ‘new’ and ‘up to date they appeal to nearly everyone.
Production ->
Feature film rights to the 2003 novel Shutter Island by Dennis Lehane were first optioned to Columbia Pictures in 2003, but the rights lapsed back to the author. Lehane’s representatives then sold the rights to the production company Phoenix Pictures, who hired screenwriter Laeta Kalogridis to adapt the novel for film. The project was in development for a year. By October 2007, the project had developed into a co-production between the studios Columbia Pictures and Paramount Pictures. Director Martin Scorsese and actor Leonardo DiCaprio, who had worked together on three films—Gangs of New York, The Aviator, and The Departed—were both attracted to Shutter Island as their next collaboration. Locations in Massachusetts, Connecticut, and Nova Scotia were scouted. Scenery from Peddocks Island (initial island approach), Acadia National Park in Maine, Medfield State Hospital in Medfield, MA, and the Rice Estate at Turner Hill Country Club in Ipswich, MA were combined via CGI to create the imagery of Shutter Island as a whole. The large mountainous area of the island seen during the ferry approach was added in post-production and does not exist, but the decaying brick buildings on the lowlands are real ruins from Peddocks Island.
Marketing ->
The film was scheduled to be released by Paramount Pictures and DreamWorks Pictures in the United States and Canada on October 2, 2009. Paramount later announced it was going to push back the release date to February 19, 2010. Reports attribute the push back to Paramount not having “the financing in 2009 to spend the $50 to $60 million necessary to market a big awards pic like this,” to DiCaprio’s unavailability to promote the film internationally, and to Paramount’s hope that the economy might rebound enough by February 2010 that a film geared toward adult audiences would be more viable financially.
The film premiered at the 60th Berlin International Film Festival as part of the competition screening on February 13, 2010. Spanish distributor Manga Films will distribute the film in Spain after winning a bidding war that reportedly reached the $6 million to $8 million range.
Shutter Island used lots of standard advertising in order to promote awareness of the up and coming release of the film. They used billboards, posters and television adverts as standard but also used the main actor Leonardo Di’Caprio to sell the film to their target audience. As Di’Caprio is a very well know and famous actor the fact that he is the main character in the film will obviously influence lot’s of people to go and see it in order to see him. Another similar factor is that it is directed by Martin Scorsese who is another very popular director and his films such as ‘Cape Fear’ and ‘Age of Innocence’ were very succesful. One of the biggest of the initial waves of publicity for the movie came when it was announced that Paramount was moving it from its original October 2009 opening slot to February of 2010.
Audience ->
The audience for this film is primarily for the younger market (between 16-25). Although there will be an older audience interested in the film. Psychological thrillers are very popular amongst teenagers, also the certificate for most thrillers are either rated 15 or 18. I think that this is very much for both genders, I feel that there is not a main gender that would want to watch this film. This is why it has been succesful. Other films this type of audience may watch includes: Silence of the lambs (Jonathan Demme), Taxi Driver (Martin Scorsese), Memento (Christopher Nolan), all due to the related genre (psychological thriller).
Release date ->
Cut to last fall, when it was announced that Martin Scorsese’s Shutter Island was getting its release date bumped from Oct. 2, 2009, to Feb. 19, 2010. That was a very tough move to spin. The studio, Paramount Pictures, claimed that it simply couldn’t afford to market the film as it desired amid the launch of the holiday awards season rush. And maybe that’s true. But deliberately, pointedly moving a Martin Scorsese movie out of awards season? There’s no way that sounded promising.
Trailer ->
The trailer for this film definitely reflects the main genre of it (psychological thriller). It makes the audience jump and keeps them interested throughout. I think that the trailer is very good because it gives us the general information you need to know, without letting us know too much. It definitely makes people want to go and see it in the cinema.
Posters ->
This is the poster for Shutter Island. I think it is quite good because it says “THERE IS SOMEONE MISSING” which gives the audience something to think about before they have even watched the film, it also adds to the eery, gothic feel to the film by the colours that are used and the facial expression on Leonardo DiCaprio’s face.