Heart of Stone (2023 film)

Heart of Stone
Release poster
Directed byTom Harper
Screenplay by
Story byGreg Rucka
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyGeorge Steel
Edited byMark Eckersley
Music bySteven Price[1]
Production
companies
  • Skydance
  • Pilot Wave
  • Mockingbird Pictures
Distributed byNetflix
Release date
  • August 11, 2023 (2023-08-11)
Running time
122 minutes[2]
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$150 million[3]

Heart of Stone is a 2023 American spy action thriller film directed by Tom Harper from a screenplay by Greg Rucka and Allison Schroeder and a story by Rucka.[4] The film stars Gal Gadot (as the title character), Jamie Dornan, Alia Bhatt (in her Hollywood debut), Sophie Okonedo, and Matthias Schweighöfer. Its plot follows an international intelligence operative who must embark on a dangerous mission to protect a mysterious artificial intelligence system known as "The Heart". She is tasked by the peacekeeping operation known as Charter to keep the object safe from falling into enemy hands.[5]

Development began in December 2020, when Gadot signed on to star. Harper and Netflix were confirmed to serve as director and distributor respectively the following month, with the rest of the cast being confirmed in early 2022. Filming took place in Europe from January to July of that year. With a reported production budget of $150 million, it is among one of Netflix's most expensive original films.[3]

Heart of Stone was released on August 11, 2023, by Netflix. The film received mixed reviews from critics and emerged as Netflix's second-most-watched film in the second half of 2023 with nearly 110 million views.[6]

  1. ^ "Steven Price Scoring Tom Harper's 'Heart of Stone'". Film Music Reporter. June 16, 2023. Archived from the original on June 16, 2023. Retrieved June 16, 2023.
  2. ^ "Heart of Stone (12A)". BBFC. July 25, 2023. Archived from the original on July 25, 2023. Retrieved July 25, 2023.
  3. ^ a b Hermanns, Nadia (August 21, 2023). ""It's Always Going To Go A Bit Wrong": Heart of Stone's Surprisingly Biggest Filming Challenge Explained By Director". Screen Rant.
  4. ^ "Heart of Stone". Writers Guild of America West. Archived from the original on November 27, 2022. Retrieved November 27, 2022.
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