Tomorrowland (film)

Tomorrowland is a science fiction film written by Damon Lindelof and Jeff Jensen and directed by Brad Bird. It stars George Clooney in the leading role, with Hugh Laurie as the primary villain.

Walt Disney Studios announced the film under the working title 1952, until it was renamed, sharing its name with the science-fiction themed land found at various Magic Kingdom-themed Disney parks.

The film was released by Walt Disney Pictures on May 22, 2015.

Plot (Updating soon)
Synopsis attached to casting sheets:

A teenage girl, a genius middle-aged man (who was kicked out of Tomorrowland) and a pre-pubescent girl robot attempt to get to and unravel what happened to Tomorrowland, which exists in an alternative dimension, in order to save Earth.

Cast

 * George Clooney as Frank Walker: A middle-aged man who encountered the promise of Tomorrowland before being kicked out by Nix as a young man. He is the deuteragonist of the film.
 * Thomas Robinson as a young Frank Walker
 * Hugh Laurie as David Nix: A man who values technical accomplishment over creative thinking. Nix is the main antagonist of the film.
 * Britt Robertson as Casey Newton: the film's protagonist and heroine.
 * Raffey Cassidy as Athena: Frank's love interest as a young man, who was actually an audio-animatronic.
 * Kathryn Hahn as Ursula
 * Keegan-Michael Key as Hugo Gernsback
 * Tim McGraw as Eddie Newton
 * Judy Greer as Jenny Newton.

Production
The Walt Disney Studios announced previously known as 1952. On January 18, 2013 it was announced that the movie will be retitled Tomorrowland, named after the themed area in various Magic Kingdom-themed Disney parks. The film was going to be released domestically on December 19, 2014, but was later pushed back to May 26, 2015. George Clooney (ER, ', ', ) is set to star. It was also reported in February 2013 that Hugh Laurie (House) will star as the primary villain for the film. Principal photography began in Vancouver, BC on August 26th, 2013.

Tomorrowland is written by Damon Lindelof and Brad Bird from a concept by Lindelof and Jeff Jensen. Lindelof (Star Trek, Lost, Prometheus) will produce, and Bird (The Incredibles, ) will produce and direct.

Promotional Tie-Ins
Beginning in July of 2013, Walt Disney Imagineering and the Walt Disney Studios partnered to launch The Optimist, which acted as a promotional alternate reality game which set up several key plot points which will be unveiled in the movie.

Chevrolet, (and subsequently parent company General Motors) has also sponsored the movie inpart by promoting the new second-generation Chevy Volt before its' 2015 shipment. Chevrolet, whose products are showcased in Test Track 2.0 in Epcot, has released a TV spot promoting both the movie and the car. The commercial has an animated car that morphs into five different fictional prototype cars created by GM, (one of which happens to be a prototype that was shown at the 1964 World's Fair) before morphing into the Chevy Volt's first then second generation models. The car then drives out of the factory and then drives into a background with the skyline for Tomorrowland.

Trivia

 * The 1964 World's Fair Vintage Pin is a reference to Disneyland trading pins found throughout the Disney parks.
 * The Optimist, which acted as a promotional tie-in to the upcoming film. The Optimist was an alternate-reality game, and starred fictional character Amelia and her attempts to discover more about her late grandfather and his work with the Disney company. The game tied in several key plot points which will be unveiled in Tomorrowland.
 * At the end of The Optimist, each player received a special pin, as seen in the Tomorrowland trailer.
 * In the UK, the film will be renamed "Disney Tomorrowland: A World Beyond".
 * Likewise, it will be reased under the name Project T in Norway.
 * Much like Disney's Meet the Robinsons, Space Mountain appears as part of Tomorrowland's skyline. People have also spotted nods to Epcot's Horizons and the Magic Highway, U.S.A. episode of the Disneyland show.
 * Tomorrowland has a strong resemblances to Xandar from Guardians of the Galaxy.
 * Jetpacks were demonstrated at Disneyland's Tomorrowland during the 1950s and early '60s.
 * The White Rabbit and the Big Bad Wolf made cameos in during the 1964 New York World's Fair scene.