Jumper (2008 film)

Jumper
Theatrical release poster
Directed byDoug Liman
Screenplay by
  • David S. Goyer
  • Jim Uhls
  • Simon Kinberg
Story bySteven Gould
Based onJumper
by Steven Gould
Produced by
  • Arnon Milchan
  • Lucas Foster
  • Simon Kinberg
  • Jay Sanders
Starring
CinematographyBarry Peterson
Edited by
  • Saar Klein
  • Don Zimmerman
  • Dean Zimmerman
Music byJohn Powell
Production
companies
  • Regency Enterprises
  • New Regency Productions
  • Hypnotic
  • Dune Entertainment
Distributed by20th Century Fox
Release date
  • February 14, 2008 (2008-02-14)
Running time
88 minutes[1]
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$85 million[2]
Box office$225.1 million[3]

Jumper is a 2008 American science fiction action film directed by Doug Liman and written by David S. Goyer, Jim Uhls and Simon Kinberg. Loosely based on the 1992 novel by Steven Gould, the film stars Hayden Christensen as a young man capable of teleporting, as he is pursued by a secret society intent on killing him. Jamie Bell, Rachel Bilson, Max Thieriot, AnnaSophia Robb, Diane Lane, Michael Rooker, and Samuel L. Jackson also star.

The script went through a rewrite prior to filming, and the roles for the main characters were changed during production. Filmed in 20 cities and 14 countries from 2007 to 2008 and released on February 14, 2008, the film grossed $225 million worldwide and received generally negative reviews from critics, mostly because of the many changes to Gould's novel, rushed plot, and anticlimactic ending.

  1. ^ "JUMPER (12A)". British Board of Film Classification. January 29, 2009. Archived from the original on April 20, 2013. Retrieved November 13, 2013.
  2. ^ Gray, Brandon (February 18, 2009). "Jumper Teleports to the Top". Box Office Mojo. Archived from the original on August 23, 2018. Retrieved May 5, 2022.
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