The book of eli written by gary whitta books in order

America in order to protect a sacred book that holds the secrets to saving humankind. An old pair of converse allstars hang limp from the mans skeletal ankles. The book of eli, valentines day, theater of war, hamlet 2, test pilot, prince valiant, in the line of fire, life unxpected, temple grandin. Gary whitta might best be known as a screenwriterpenning popular science fiction films such as the book of eli and the upcoming star wars spinoff, star wars anthology.

However, carnegie ha killed many people in his pursuit for the book. It also got featured in one of the book boxes i was following on instagram. Hugh howey, new york timesbestselling author of wool. Written by gary whitta and starring denzel washington and gary oldman. The film falls in the post apocalyptic dystopian genre, and as such has similarities with many other similar films, novels, and. He edited such publications as pc gamer and total movie before deciding to become a screenwriter. To promote the preorder of his first novel, abomination, screenwriter gary whitta book of eli, after earth sat down with us for an extensive interview spanning his career thus far. Though this preorder model made it harder for books to fund, thomas, woodman, and gomolin believed that it would stop the type of vanity publishing that frequently occurred on. Jack reacher where applicable, we provide you with both the publication order of the books written, as well as the chronological order of the books. Gary whitta on drawing inspiration from original star wars trilogy, writing a spinoff.

The book of eli 2010 is both underappreciated and a. Like i said, i was writing probably like sixteen or eighteen hours a day. Lee child, and then in order of the character or seriesie. Stark gray sunlight shafts between the trees, clouded by a. If i cant buy the box, i will still watch the unboxing on youtube or on instagram. Gary whitta is an awardwinning screenwriter best known for the book of eli starring denzel washington. Most recently he served as a writer on lucasfilms new generation of star wars projects for film and television. Im not sure what, exactly, the hughes brothers wanted to accomplish with the book of eli, but im pretty sure mel gibson and kirk cameron would approve. They talk about why denzel is one of the few actors who can carry a movie by himself.

The main character, eli, frequently protects the bible with his life, reads from it day and night, and hides its words in his heart and mind. I would say that my path into screenwriting was fairly atypical, said whitta. He is best known for writing the screenplay to the motion picture the book of eli and being the editor in chief of both the us and uk publications of the popular magazine pc gamer. We provide detailed listings of all authors and charactersseries in both publication order and chronological order. Welcome to the most comprehensive website on the internet for listing books in order. He was also a writer and story consultant on telltale games interactive adaptation of the walking dead, for which he was the corecipient of a bafta award. A star wars story, the book of eli has teamed with celebrated artist darick robertsontransmetropolitan, happy. Interview with the book of elis gary whitta geekweek. Denzel washingtons acting was good enough, he portrays a man with. The book of eli 2010 is both underappreciated and a secret. His new movie the book of eli tells the story of a man, in postapocalyptic america, on a mission to save the last remaining copy of the bible. Kismet was also published as suddenly love and as the playboys second chance.

The latest movie from albert and allen hughes is about a dystopian future where dust settles on everything like fine ash, where people are illiterate and books are worth almost as much as water, where women are chattel to be raped and traded, where religion is dead and chaos reigns. Gary whitta turns from screenwriting to print in his debut historical fantasy meets horror novel, abomination. Screenwriter gary whitta joins kamau and kevin to describe writing the book of eli and working with denzel. The main characters were denzel washington as eli, gary oldman as carnegie, jennifer beals as claudia and mila kunis as solara. On imdb tv, you can catch hollywood hits and popular tv series at no cost. Rogue one, but the former eic of pc gamer magazine is a novelist, too. A few months back, i had the opportunity to interview screenwriter gary whitta whose movie credits include the book of eli 2010, after earth 20, and the upcoming star wars.

Jun 27, 2012 the rated r hollywood movie, the book of eli was release in january 2010 as a american postapocalyptic action film directed by the hughes brothers not christians, written by gary whitta, and starring denzel washington, gary oldman, mila kunis, ray stevenson and jennifer beals. The book of eli2010 was an original script written by gary whitta. Jan 15, 2010 starring denzel washington, gary oldman and mila kunis. Interview with the book of elis gary whitta shax jan 8 2010, 3. Apr 21, 2016 screenwriter gary whitta joins kamau and kevin to describe writing the book of eli and working with denzel.

A postapocalyptic tale, in which a lone man fights his way across america in order to protect a sacred book that holds the secrets to saving humankind. Jul 24, 2015 a few months back, i had the opportunity to interview screenwriter gary whitta whose movie credits include the book of eli 2010, after earth 20, and the upcoming star wars. The book of eli is a postapocalyptic drama, action and adventure movie written by gary whitta and directed by albert hughes and allen hughes, stars. Had the book of eli arrived exactly a year ago, it might have been. Dec 17, 2014 but the book of elis screenwriter gary whitta attached to write an upcoming star wars entry, and a tried and true one of us type nerd builds a fairly defined world in which to tell elis story of a mission from god. The book of eli 2010, 118 minutes, rated r directed by albert hughes and allen hughes, written by gary whitta starring denzel washington, gary oldman, mila kunis released by. The book of eli 2010 written by gary whitta directed by the hughes brothers albert and allen hughes, who also thank their mom in the ending credits. As eli, denzel washington embodies a different kind of hero, driven by divine calling. Having recently seen his first novel abomination published, gary and i had a wideranging conversation touching on a host of subjects which i think readers will find quite interesting.

Starring denzel washington and gary oldman, the book of eli is a stunning postapocalyptic thriller in which a nomadic warrior washington travels a futuristic american wasteland on a mission to protect the last surviving copy of a sacred text. Jan 11, 2010 screenwriter gary whitta told that he spent a lot of time going through the bible to find passages that eli could quote at appropriate moments in the film. Gary is a screenwriter, author, journalist and video game enthusiast. Abp the bible plays a starring role in the book of eli, a postapocalyptic action film starring denzel washington that opens in theaters jan. The boyfriend experience was coauthored by erika wilde. A postapocalyptic tale, in which a lone man fights his. Gary whitta is an awardwinning screenwriter best known for the postapocalyptic thriller the book of eli. As someone who only knew gary whitta from his cameos on the technology podcast this is only a test, i was pleasantly surprised to discover his career as a screenwriter, and even more as a recently published author. Screenwriter, author, and accidental talk show host. Elly griffiths currently has ten novels with six of them being the ruth galloway series, two more with ruth galloway as the main character, one written with other authors, and yet another one in a in spanish with ruth galloway as the main character. The book of eli by gary whitta wgaw 11632 june 21, 2007. Denzel washington as eli, gary oldman as carnegie, mila kunis as solara, ray stevenson as an enforcer dispatched to kill eli, jennifer beals as the blind mother of solara and the concubine of carnegie, michael gambon as a man who holds onto old. The stirring script by gary whitta combines elements from classic westerns and scifi in surprising ways.

It was released on march 17, 2010 in the philippines. Carnegie is on the hunt for a very special book in a world where books are rare. We currently have 3471 authors listed on the site and 2723 charactersseries with more added each day. Carnegie just happens to have road crews out searching for books. After growing up as just another kid geeking out to star wars at the cineplex, gary whitta is now tasked with writing his own chapter in the saga.

For one book in particular and its not hard to figure out that book is the very one carried by our lone warrior. Jan 08, 2010 interview with the book of elis gary whitta shax jan 8 2010, 3. Knowing the quality of his work with the book of eli, i leaped at the chance to read his first novel. Oliver reimagines charles dickens most famous orphan as a postapocalyptic superhero fighting to. Eli believes that god has enabled him to have the book for a good reason. And it just so happens that eli is in possession of a book that he seems very protective of. Her newest book is the outcast dead which was published and released this year. The rated r hollywood movie, the book of eli was release in january 2010 as a american postapocalyptic action film directed by the hughes brothers not christians, written by gary whitta, and starring denzel washington, gary oldman, mila kunis, ray stevenson and jennifer beals. The main characters were denzel washington as eli, gary oldman as. The story revolves around eli, a nomad in a postapocalyptic world, who is told by a voice to deliver his copy of a mysterious book to a safe location on the west. A civilization is destroyed only when its gods are destroyed. Starring denzel washington, gary oldman and mila kunis. Eli moves toward a large walkin closet and opens the door.

Genre screenwriter gary whitta geeked out with the wondercon crowd friday, relating his artistic struggle to bring the book of eli to the big screen. Screenwriter gary whitta is one of the main men responsible for elis audacity. The book of eli 2010 directed by albert hughes and allen hughes credited as the hughes brothers written by gary whitta cast. No clothes inside just the nearfossilized corpse of a man hanging by a noose. Apr 16, 2015 carnegie is on the hunt for a very special book in a world where books are rare. Plus, gary shares several funny and insightful stories about the greatest actor of all time. But the book of elis screenwriter gary whitta attached to write an upcoming star wars entry, and a tried and true one of us type nerd builds a fairly defined world in which to tell elis story of a mission from god. The book of eli wants you to know that it is a very, very serious movie. When eli declines carnegies requests for the book, he escapes the town under a hail of bullets, only to find hes being followed by solara mila kunis. Its a bloody, unapologetic fantasy, says chuck wendig, popular sff blogger and. The first project to fund under this new model was abomination, the debut novel of gary whitta, screenwriter of the book of eli and star wars. Part 1 gary whitta on the book of eli the film stage. The trees stripped of their bark and white like ghosts. Whatever caused this apocalypse is undisclosed, but it becomes clear that religion was blamed and holy books the.

Jul 29, 2015 gary whitta is an awardwinning screenwriter best known for the postapocalyptic thriller the book of eli. Resurrecting the cold war in order to beat it to death with a shovel. Washington, a twotime academy award winner widely known in hollywood for his christian beliefs, portrays a lone warrior making his way across a desolate american landscape defending the worlds last remaining copy of. But then eli arrives at a western town ruled by carnegie gary oldman, who, like all the local overloads in westerns and gangster movies, sits behind a big desk flanked by a tall bald guy and.

Having recently seen his first novel abomination published, gary and i had a wideranging conversation touching on a host of subjects which i. Denzel washington, mila kunis, and gary oldman length. And theres also a lot of references to the man with no name series. Jun 01, 2018 the book of eli 2010 directed by albert hughes and allen hughes credited as the hughes brothers written by gary whitta cast. Gary whitta used to be an entertainment journalist i knew i liked him. The book of eli is a 2010 american postapocalyptic neowestern action film directed by the hughes brothers, written by gary whitta, and starring denzel. With denzel washington, mila kunis, ray stevenson, gary oldman. Directors albert and allen hughes have created a distinctive look for the book of eli. Washington and the hughes brothers do a good job of establishing this man and his world, and at first, the book of eli seems destined to be solemn. Abomination is the kind of book that sticks with you whittas twisted.