Max Payne (2008)

Director:

John Moore

Writers (WGA):

Beau Thorne (screenplay)
Sam Lake (video game by Remedy Entertainment and 3-D Realms Entertainment)

Release Date:

17 October 2008 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Crime | Drama | Thriller

Plot:

Coming together to solve a series of murders in New York City are a DEA agent (Wahlberg) whose family was slain as part of a conspiracy and an assassin (Kunis) out to avenge her sister's death. The duo will be hunted by the police, the mob, and a ruthless corporation. |

Plot Keywords:

Based On Video Game | Character Name In Title

Status:

Completed

Comments:

Status Updated:

14 August 2008

Note:

Because this project is categorized as being in production, the data is subject to change; some data could be removed completely.

Cast

Mark Wahlberg	...	Max Payne
Mila Kunis	...	Mona Sax
Beau Bridges	...	BB Hensley
Ludacris	...	Jim Bravura
Donal Logue	...	Alex Balder
Chris O'Donnell	...	Jason Colvin
Joel Gordon	...	Owen Green
Kate Burton	...	Nicole Horne
Rico Simonini	...	Detective Amerini
Ted Atherton	...	Detective Shipman
Bill Boyd	...	Bravura's driver
Marianthi Evans	...	Michelle Payne
other cast:
Olga Kurylenko	...	(rumored)
Amaury Nolasco	...	Jack Lupino
Jamie Hector	...	Lincoln DeNeuf
Nelly Furtado	...	Christa Balder
Brea Grant	...	Junkie Girl
Siobhan Murphy	...	Jackie
Conrad Pla	...	Captain Bowen
Andrew Friedman	...	Trevor Duncan
Genadijs Dolganovs	...	Misha - The Enforcer
Jay Hunter	...	Pawnshop
Warren Belle	...	Det Greene
Stephen R. Hart	...	Tattoo Shop Owner (uncredited)
Duncan Key	...	Thug (uncredited)
Pj Lazic	...	Junkie (uncredited)

Directed by
John Moore

Writing credits (WGA)
Beau Thorne		(screenplay)
Sam Lake		(video game by Remedy Entertainment and 3-D Realms Entertainment)

Produced by
Scott Faye	....	producer
Tom Karnowski	....	executive producer
Karen Lauder	....	executive producer
Peter Veverka	....	associate producer
Julie Yorn	....	producer

Original Music by
Marco Beltrami

Cinematography by
Jonathan Sela

Film Editing by
Dan Zimmerman

Casting by
Deirdre Bowen
Mindy Marin

Production Design by
Daniel T. Dorrance

Art Direction by
Andrew M. Stearn

Set Decoration by
Carolyn 'Cal' Loucks

Costume Design by
George L. Little

Makeup Department
Neil Morrill	....	animatronics
Donald Mowat	....	makeup artist: Mark Wahlberg
Donald Mowat	....	makeup department head
Matthew W. Mungle	....	special makeup effects designer/creator: Demon Prosthetics
Ron Stefaniuk	....	animatronics key
Rick Stratton	....	tattoos

Production Management
Whitney Brown	....	unit production manager
Chris Dowell	....	post-production supervisor
James Fraser	....	assistant production manager
Tom Karnowski	....	unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Jeff J.J. Authors	....	first assistant director
Penny Charter	....	second assistant director
Tyler Delben	....	third assistant director
Aric Dupere	....	third assistant director: second unit
Joel Hay	....	second assistant director: second unit
Kathryn Hughes	....	trainee assistant director
Jimmy N. Roberts	....	second unit director
Andrew M. Robinson	....	first assistant director: second unit
Karen Young	....	third assistant director

Art Department
Darleen Abbott	....	construction accountant
Rob Bonney	....	head carpenter
Cameron S. Brooke	....	key scenic artist
Robert C. Brooke	....	lead scenic artist
David DeMarinis	....	set dresser
Lisa Dietrich	....	key on-set dresser
Britt Doughty	....	second assistant art director
Kevin Forstner	....	assistant head carpenter
Ricardo Gonzales	....	props
James Halpenny	....	construction coordinator
Chris Hanson	....	key scenic laborer
Alexandra Hooper	....	set decoration buyer
Kevin Hughes	....	assistant head carpenter
Sanford Kong	....	concept illustrator
Rob McCallum	....	storyboard artist
Jeffrey A. Melvin	....	assistant set decorator
John Moran	....	assistant art director
Victor 'Chikko' Quon	....	assistant head painter
Dave Rosa	....	head painter
Chris Rosewarne	....	concept artist
Travis Staley	....	on-set carpenter
Katy Thatcher	....	art department apprentice
Ian C. Harris	....	daily construction laborer (uncredited)

Sound Department
James Ashwill	....	foley mixer
Derek Casari	....	adr engineer
Glen Gauthier	....	sound mixer
Vanessa Lapato	....	supervising adr editor
Steve Switzer	....	boom operator

Special Effects by
Warren Appleby	....	special effects supervisor
Tim Barraball	....	special effects first assistant
Michael Innanen	....	special effects technician
Drew Longland	....	special effects technician
John MacGillivray	....	special effects supervisor
David Reaume	....	special effects buyer
Rob Sanderson	....	special effects coordinator
Skyler Wilson	....	second unit key special effects
Jason Detheridge	....	special effects technician (uncredited)

Visual Effects by
Neishaw Ali	....	visual effects executive producer: SPIN
Jean-Christophe Boue	....	digital compositor: Mr. X
Everett Burrell	....	visual effects supervisor
Jeff Campbell	....	visual effects supervisor: Spin
Zac Campbell	....	digital compositor
Jeff Capogreco	....	digital artist
Andy Chan	....	visual effects compositor: Mr. X Inc.
Richard Chiu	....	digital compositor
Ovidiu Cinazan	....	compositor
Phil Dakin	....	tracking/setup lead: SPIN VFX
Amy Daye	....	digital compositor: SPIN VFX
Ashish Dewan	....	digital compositor: SPIN VFX
Eric Doiron	....	compositing supervisor: Spin VFX
Danny Duchesneau	....	compositor
Paul C. George	....	look development/senior lighting technical director: Spin VFX
Ian Gibson	....	visual effects production assistant
Leann Harvey	....	visual effects coordinator
Martin Hesselink	....	digital artist
Janice M. Jacobs	....	visual effects producer: SPIN VFX
Kevin Kutchaver	....	visual effects supervisor: HimAnI Productions, Inc.
Shun Sing Edward Lee	....	senior digital compositor
Paul Lemeshko	....	visual effects
Derick Loo	....	animator: Soho VFX
Daniel Lu	....	3D modeller: Soho VFX
Alex MacDonald	....	motion control operator
Geoff Sayer	....	digital compositor
Matt Schofield	....	matte painter
Carolyn Shelby	....	digital compositor
Safia Siad	....	visual effects production assistant
Leonardo Silva	....	3D modeler: SPIN VFX
Leonardo Silva	....	digital effects: SPIN VFX
Ben Simons	....	senior technical supervisor: MrX Inc.
David Thompson	....	digital compositor
Armando Velazquez	....	digital compositor
Kendrick Wallace	....	visual effects producer
Clement Yip	....	animator
Bojan Zoric	....	digital matte artist

Stunts
Nick Alachiotis	....	stunt actor
John Ashker	....	stunt performer
John Ashker	....	stunts
Susana Baker	....	stunt double
Brittney Banks	....	stunts
Marco Bianco	....	stunt rigger
Rene Bishop	....	stunt performer
Brad Bunn	....	stunt performer
Brett Chan	....	stunt performer
Tommy Chang	....	stunt performer
Mike Chute	....	stunts
Christopher Cordell	....	stunt rigger
Tom Farr	....	stunt rigger
Rogue Johnston	....	stunts
Henry Korhonen	....	stunt performer
Danny Lima	....	stunts
Angelica Lisk	....	stunts
Steve Lucescu	....	stunt performer
John MacDonald	....	stunt performer
Christopher McGuire	....	stunt performer
Duncan McLeod	....	stunt performer
Pazz Neglia	....	stunt performer
Billy Oliver	....	stunt double
Daryl Patchett	....	stunts
Edward A. Queffelec	....	stunt double
Cheryl Quiacos	....	stunts
Ken Quinn	....	stunt performer
Robert Racki	....	stunts
Paul Rapovski	....	fight choreographer
Vanessa Reid	....	stunts
John Ross	....	stunt performer
Kevin Rushton	....	stunt safety
Steve 'Shack' Shackleton	....	stunt rigger
John Stoneham Jr.	....	stunt coordinator
Bryan Thomas	....	stunt double
Al Vrkljan	....	stunts
Ron Webber	....	stunt performer
Peter Yan	....	stunt double

Camera and Electrical Department
Pierre Berube	....	rigging electrician
Brendan Bresnahan	....	key video assist operator
Ciaran Copelin	....	first assistant camera
William Engel	....	grip
Roger Finlay	....	camera operator
Michael Galbraith	....	gaffer
Bill Hong	....	camera car operator
Robert Johnson	....	key grip
David B. Nowell	....	aerial director of photography
Marc Purdy	....	best boy grip
Ron Renzetti	....	dolly grip
Brent Robinson	....	underwater first assistant camera
Ronald Schlueter	....	video assist: second unit
Santiago Yniguez	....	super slide technician

Casting Department
Kara Lipson	....	casting associate
Christopher Richards	....	casting associate

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Christina Cattle	....	set costume supervisor
Lorraine Crossman	....	costumer: Mr. Wahlberg
Kathleen Meade	....	costume supervisor
Robyn Rosenberg	....	costume truck supervisor

Editorial Department
Jessica Bayliss	....	post-production assistant
Gary Burritt	....	negative cutter
Marisa Clayton	....	digital intermediate producer: Modern VideoFilm
Joseph Kirkland	....	apprentice editor: film
Ian Silverstein	....	first assistant editor

Music Department
Brian Bulman	....	music editor
John Kurlander	....	music recording engineer
John Kurlander	....	score mixer
Peter Rotter	....	orchestra contractor
Jamie Steele	....	pro tools operator

Transportation Department
Gord Bettles	....	picture car mechanic
Bill Boyd	....	picture car coordinator
Jennifer Mccormack	....	driver: honeywagon
Frank Mizzi	....	transportation captain
Jimmy Ray Pickens	....	driver: re-shoots
Chris Raines	....	driver
Carl Severin	....	transportation co-captain
Mark Van Alstyne	....	transportation coordinator

Other crew
Scott Alexander	....	assistant location manager
James Blacker	....	assistant location manager
Kathryn Buck	....	script supervisor
Marco Di Flaviano	....	location production assistant
Beau Ferris	....	assistant: John Moore
Stephen French	....	documentary filmmaker
Richard Hughes	....	location manager
R. Emerson John	....	script supervisor: second unit
Eleanor Mendes	....	assistant: Julie Yorn (Toronto )
David Nico	....	production coordinator: additional photography
Pete Nilson	....	on-set caterer
Jeffery Pong	....	assistant location manager
John Rakich	....	assistant location manager
Kristine Regier	....	production assistant
Yan Regis	....	medic
Kevin Michael Schembri	....	second assistant accountant
Stefan Steen	....	production coordinator
Stephanie Stonley	....	second assistant accountant
Alan Sutton	....	fire safety coordinator
Charles Taylor	....	armorer
Drew Taylor	....	location production assistant
Dave Tommasini	....	helicopter pilot
Jamie Tracey	....	production assistant
Al Vrkljan	....	armorer
Eric Weinstein	....	assistant to actor
Greg Whiteside	....	on-set satellite internet technician

Production Companies

• Abandon Entertainment
• Collision Entertainment
• Dune Entertainment
• Firm Films
• Foxtor Productions

Distributors

• 20th Century Fox (2008) (Singapore) (theatrical)
• FS Film Oy (2008) (Finland) (theatrical)
• Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation (2007) (USA) (theatrical)
• Warner Bros. (2008) (Netherlands) (theatrical)

Special Effects

• Mr. X (visual effects)
• SPIN VFX

Other Companies

• Chapman / Leonard Studio Equipment  camera cranes
• Chapman / Leonard Studio Equipment  camera dollies
• Dolby Laboratories  sound mix
• Internet On Set  satellite services
• Movie Armaments Group  firearms & tactical gear provided by
• Toronto Film Studios  movie studio

Country:

USA

Language:

Spanish | English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Filming Locations:

Bay Station - 64 Bloor Street West, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Company:

Abandon Entertainment

Trivia:

Director John Moore has said that he tried to please fan requests as much and frequently as possible.

Quotes:

[from trailer]
Max Payne: There's an army of bodies under this river, criminals reaching up to welcome me as one of their own. It was an easy mistake to make.

Movie Connections:

Spin off from Max Payne (2001) (VG)