The Adam Project

The Adam Project
Official release poster
Directed byShawn Levy
Written by
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyTobias Schliessler
Edited by
Music byRob Simonsen[1]
Production
companies
Distributed byNetflix
Release date
  • March 11, 2022 (2022-03-11)
Running time
106 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$116 million[2]

The Adam Project is a 2022 American science-fiction action comedy film directed by Shawn Levy and written by Jonathan Tropper, T. S. Nowlin, Jennifer Flackett, and Mark Levin. The movie stars Ryan Reynolds, Walker Scobell in his film debut, Mark Ruffalo, Jennifer Garner, Catherine Keener and Zoe Saldaña. In the film, fighter pilot Adam Reed (Reynolds) crash lands in 2022 after getting injured while stealing a time jet, and meets his 12-year-old self (Scobell) in the process, who had been dealing with the loss of his father Louis (Ruffalo) the year before. All the while, Maya Sorian (Keener), leader of the dystopian world and head of her company Sorian, plans to monopolize time travel.

Production on the film first began in 2012 with Tom Cruise attached to star. The film then fell into development hell until Netflix acquired the distribution rights. Filming commenced in November 2020 and wrapped in March 2021. Rob Simonsen composed the score.[3]

The Adam Project began a limited "one night only" theatrical release on March 9, 2022, followed by its streaming release on March 11. The film received mixed reviews from critics, who praised the performances, action sequences, visual effects, and its inspiration from 1980s movies, but criticized its writing and storyline.

  1. ^ "Rob Simonsen Scoring Shawn Levy's The Adam Project". filmmusicreporter.com. January 11, 2021. Archived from the original on March 20, 2022. Retrieved January 12, 2022.
  2. ^ Mendelson, Scott (March 15, 2022). "Ryan Reynolds' Adam Project Represents The Conundrum Of Netflix Blockbusters". Forbes. Archived from the original on March 16, 2022. Retrieved March 16, 2022.
  3. ^ "Rob Simonsen Scoring Shawn Levy's The Adam Project". filmmusicreporter.com. January 11, 2021. Archived from the original on March 20, 2022. Retrieved January 12, 2022.