“65” is a new sci-fi action thriller film starring Adam Driver and Ariana Greenblatt.
Let’s find out some trivia and facts about the film.
- 65 is a 2023 American science fiction action thriller film
- It is written and directed by Scott Beck and Bryan Woods
- In the film stars Adam Driver and Ariana Greenblatt
- It is a co-production between Columbia Pictures, Bron Creative, Raimi Productions, TSG Entertainment, and Beck/Woods
- In the film, a pilot crashes on an unknown planet, which actually turns out to be Earth during the Cretaceous period
- He must endure the dangerous prehistoric environment in order to survive
- 65 was released in the United States on March 10, 2023, by Sony Pictures Releasing
- The film received mixed reviews from critics
- In September 2020, Adam Driver signed on to star in the film, to be produced, written and directed by Scott Beck and Bryan Woods
- Sam Raimi would co-produce with Zainab Azizi and Debbie Liebling
- Two months later, Ariana Greenblatt joined the cast
- In December 2020, Chloe Coleman joined the cast
- Principal photography was expected to begin on November 16, 2020, in New Orleans
- Eventually beginning by December 7, 2020
- Filming also occurred in the Kisatchie National Forest in Vernon Parish, Louisiana in January 2021
- Being halfway into production by January 16
- Wrapping up on February 21, 2021
- The visual effects were created by Framestore
- Ghost VFX with Chris Harvey serving as a visual effects supervisor
- Shot with a budget of $91 million
- The final cost of the film was $45 million after tax rebates
- In February 2021, it was announced that Danny Elfman was composing the score for the film
- Having previously collaborated with Raimi on his directed projects
- However, in March 2023, Chris Bacon, a frequent collaborator of Elfman, was revealed to have composed a new score earlier in the year
- Initially both composers were set to receive credit
- But ultimately Bacon received sole credit
- With Elfman labeled as a co-composer on select tracks
- Additionally, Michael Giacchino served as “score consultant”
- While Gad Emile Zeitune is credited with “additional music”
- In the United States and Canada, 65 was released alongside Scream VI and Champions
- It is projected to gross $7–9 million from 3,350 theaters its opening weekend
- The film made $4.4 million on its first day
- Including $1.22 million from Thursday night previews
- On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds a 36% rating
- Based on 64 critics’ reviews
- With an average rating of 4.8/10
- The website’s consensus reads, “Sodden sci-fi that somehow finds a way to bungle Adam Driver fighting dinosaurs, 65 is closer to zero”
- Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a score of 40 out of 100
- Based on 25 critics
- Indicating “mixed or average reviews”
- Audiences surveyed by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of “C+” on an A+ to F scale
- While those at PostTrak gave it an overall 54% positive score
- With 37% saying they would definitely recommend it
