The Lost City of Z (film)

The Lost City of Z
Theatrical release poster
Directed byJames Gray
Screenplay byJames Gray
Based onThe Lost City of Z
2009 book
by David Grann
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyDarius Khondji
Edited by
  • John Axelrad
  • Lee Haugen
Music byChristopher Spelman
Production
companies
Distributed by
Release dates
  • October 15, 2016 (2016-10-15) (NYFF)
  • April 14, 2017 (2017-04-14) (United States)
Running time
141 minutes[1]
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$30 million[2]
Box office$19.3 million[3]

The Lost City of Z is a 2016 American epic biographical adventure drama film written and directed by James Gray, based on the 2009 book of the same name by David Grann.[4] It portrays British explorer Percy Fawcett, who was sent to Brazil and made several attempts to find a supposed ancient lost city in the Amazon.[5] It stars Charlie Hunnam as Fawcett;[6] Robert Pattinson as his fellow explorer Henry Costin, Sienna Miller as his wife, Nina Fawcett; and Tom Holland as his son, Jack.[7]

Its world premiere was on October 15, 2016, as the closing-night selection at the New York Film Festival.[8] It was released in the United States on April 14, 2017 by Amazon Studios and Bleecker Street.[9] It was praised by critics, but grossed only $19 million against a $30 million budget. Despite its lack of financial success, Time magazine listed it as one of its Top 10 Films of 2017.[10]

"Z" is pronounced "zed" by the characters in the film as spoken in the U.K.; it is pronounced "zee" by the British actors in the film's U.S.-made promotional videos to suit the local market.[11][12]

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  4. ^ Fleming, Michael (December 9, 2009). "James Gray, Brad Pitt find lost city". Variety. Retrieved August 12, 2015.
  5. ^ Biello, David (August 28, 2008). "Ancient Amazon actually highly urbanized". Scientific American. Retrieved February 1, 2017.
  6. ^ McNary, Dave (February 3, 2015). "Charlie Hunnam joins 'Lost City of Z'". Variety. Berlin. Retrieved February 1, 2017.
  7. ^ Davis, Edward (December 27, 2014). "Sienna Miller joins James Gray's 'Lost City Of Z'; shooting may happen Summer 2015". IndieWire. Archived from the original on December 26, 2016. Retrieved February 1, 2017.
  8. ^ Erbland, Kate (August 3, 2016). "New York Film Festival announces James Gray's 'The Lost City of Z' as closing night selection". IndieWire. Archived from the original on February 1, 2017. Retrieved February 1, 2017.
  9. ^ Nordine, Michael (September 1, 2016). "Amazon Studios acquires James Gray's rainforest drama 'The Lost City of Z' starring Charlie Hunnam". IndieWire. Archived from the original on October 18, 2016. Retrieved October 14, 2016.
  10. ^ Zacharek, Stephanie (December 7, 2017). "The Top 10 Movies of 2017". Time. Retrieved December 13, 2017.
  11. ^ "Teaser trailer from The Lost City of Z (2016)". IMDb. Archived from the original on 2016-12-28. Retrieved 2019-02-05.
  12. ^ "What is 'The Lost City of Z'?". IMDb. IMDb 'On the Scene' (2015-). Archived from the original on 2017-04-29. Retrieved 2019-02-05.