Adam Pally was considered for the role of Steve Gray.
You must be a registered user to use the IMDb rating plugin. There he meets Holloway, who retired several years before because he found that he was no longer happy performing. The gross was one of the lowest openings for a Carell or Carrey film. He invites Burt to do a magic show at his son's birthday party, but Gray also appears and tries to upstage Burt with his own tricks.
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Although "The Incredible Burt Wonderstone" may ring as empty as a quarter-behind-the-ear trick, the comedy, built around dueling Las Vegas magicians, is an uptempo and consistently funny film.
[46] The Incredible Burt Wonderstone earned $3.72 million through its opening day including takings from midnight showings at 1,800 theaters. Taking a cue from Gray's endurance-based stunts, Anton suggests that he and Burt try a similar tack—locking themselves in a Plexiglas cage called the "Hot Box" hung above ground. On a $30 million budget, filming began on January 10, 2012 in Nevada with filming later moving to Los Angeles. [42] When Scardino boarded the project, the script contained several magic tricks that could not realistically occur on stage such as lasers decapitating two individuals and the heads then switching bodies, which would have required the use of computer visual effects to accomplish. The fun disappears from 'The Incredible Burt Wonderstone' ★ 1/2", "First Wave of "Teen Choice 2013" Nominees Announced", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=The_Incredible_Burt_Wonderstone&oldid=984048974, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 17 October 2020, at 21:10.
Mystery. Screen Reader Users: To optimize your experience with your screen reading software, please use our Flixster.com website, which has the same tickets as our Fandango.com and MovieTickets.com websites. These were not available in the US until late 1994. [30], Filming had been scheduled to begin in October 2011, in Los Angeles, California,[27] but was pushed back to January 2012,[20][23] with casting of the remaining lead roles occurring throughout October. Copperfield served as a technical advisor on the film and developed a live stage illusion for the film's climax, featuring a body switch between Carell's and Buscemi's characters. Reviewers considered the tone uneven, segueing between dark comedy and family film, the extreme stunts of Carrey's Steve Gray, and sentimentality, and serious drama and farcical comedy. [36], Michael Schur, who produced and wrote for Carell on The Office, also provided a rewrite of the script. The audience awakes and responds with awe, and Doug awards the headlining act to Burt and Anton; they ask Jane to be their opening act. Overconfident, Burt does not prepare for the stunt and almost instantly falls into a panic, causing the stunt to fail and injuring Anton.
Reviewers considered the tone uneven, segueing between dark comedy and family film, the extreme stunts of Carrey's Steve Gray, and sentimentality, and serious drama and farcical comedy. Munny shuts down the production and Burt, having squandered his earnings over the years, is left broke.
Despondent, Burt tries to find work and is eventually hired as an entertainer at an assisted-living facility catering to former Vegas entertainers. Rentals are not eligible. Check out our picks for family friendly movies movies that transcend all ages. A fast-track lawyer can't lie for 24 hours due to his son's birthday wish after he disappoints his son for the last time.
Burt Wonderstone's real name is Albert Weinselstein.
The Incredible Burt Wonderstone was released on March 15, 2013, and earned over $27 million. [53][54][55][56] Pols said that the prospect of Wonderstone attracting Wilde's wholesome and intelligent Jane were absurd, but that Wilde's portrayal was game enough to remove the creepiness.
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He studies the instructional video and begins to practice some tricks, attracting the attention of a classmate, Anthony.
[20] Discussing the script changes which saw the project enter production, producer Chris Bender said: "...it was tone, finding the right tone, because it was originally written more broadly where certain magic things were happening that wouldn’t actually be real magic and also, over time, the references that we were making in terms of the new school of magic and the old school of magic were becoming dated... Once [Carell] came on board, that’s when things really took off... And then finding the right director, too. [58] The Boston Globe's Ty Burr however said that Carrey is good at being loud, but not funny.
A lot of times I go into a movie with an opinion already formed about it. I could have not been more surprised. [17] Principal photography began on January 10, 2012,[19] lasted approximately 47 days and had a $30 million budget. I found myself laughing through the entire feature.The movie is pretty farcical to say the least, at some junctures borderline silly, but found myself quite enjoying the humor. The film follows Las Vegas magician Burt Wonderstone (Steve Carell) as he attempts to reunite with his former partner Anton Marvelton (Steve Buscemi) to take on dangerous street magician Steve Gray (Jim Carrey).
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A veteran Vegas magician tries to revive his career after his longtime partner quits, he gets fired from his casino act, and an edgy new "street magician" steals his thunder. Sign up for a FANALERT® and be the first to know when tickets and other exclusives are available in your area. [11], The script went through many changes during its years of development, with Daley and Goldstein alone writing approximately fifteen drafts over a three and a half year period. [33] On June 16, 2011, Jason Reitman was brought aboard the project to perform additional rewrites to the Daley/Goldstein script.
These kind of comedies scare directors a lot because you’re taking a chance and you’re going for something bold comedy-wise that either could be a big hit or it could really miss.
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