Apocalypto (2006)

Name: Apocalypto (2006)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Documentary, Drama, Thriller
Released: 2006-12-07
Cast: Rudy Youngblood, Dalia Hernández, Jonathan Brewer, Morris Birdyellowhead, Carlos Emilio Báez

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Apocalypto Takes Over the DVD Charts

Evan JacobsMay 31, 2007

Pan's Labyrinth dips to the No. 2 spot in sales and rentals.

Apocalypto Races to DVD May 22!

Evan JacobsFeb 26, 2007

Disc to include a commentary track with Mel Gibson and co-writer Farhad Safinia.

Take Home the Apocalypto Soundtrack!

Evan JacobsDec 17, 2006

Own all the music from this years most visually powerful film.

Mushy Talks Apocalypto with Mel Gibson [Exclusive]

Evan JacobsDec 14, 2006

The director discusses the film's success, the origins of Braveheart, and what he might do next.

6 1/2 Minute Extended Jaguar Chase Sequence from Apocalypto

Dec 14, 2006

The most extensive scene from the film available online.

Mel Gibson's Apocalypto Tops The Box Office

Dec 10, 2006

Kills off the competition debuting with $14.1 million

Talking Apocalypto with Mel Gibson and Co-Writer Farhad Safinia

Evan JacobsDec 4, 2006

Director and Writer discuss shooting in the jungle, humanizing characters, and creating an epic film.

Watch the Apocalypto TV Spot! [Exclusive]

Nov 21, 2006

We've got your first look at even more footage from Mel Gibson's upcoming epic.

Entering the World of Apocalypto

Evan JacobsOct 30, 2006

Mel Gibson discusses making his latest film, the challenges of shooting in the jungle, and the fates of both the Lethal Weapon and Mad Max franchises.

Your First Look at the Poster for Apocalypto

Brian B.May 30, 2006

Get a glimpse at the artwork for Mel Gibson's new film.

Disney Moves Apocalypto To December

Apr 16, 2006

The Mel Gibson epic get a release date shift.

Mel Gibson's Apocalyptico Trailer Goes Online

Brian B.Dec 21, 2005

Get your first look at the director's Passion of the Christ follow-up.

Critics Score

65%

Release Date

December 7th, 2006

Director

Mel Gibson

Writers

Mel Gibson
Farhad Safinia

Cast

Rudy Youngblood
Dalia Hernández
Jonathan Brewer
Morris Birdyellowhead
Carlos Emilio Báez
Amilcar Ramírez

Apocalypto Synopsis

"A great civilization is not conquered from without until it has destroyed itself from within."

--W. Durant

From Academy Award-winning filmmaker Mel Gibson ("The Passion of the Christ," "Braveheart") comes APOCALYPTO: a heart-stopping, mythic action-adventure set against the turbulent end times of the once-great Mayan civilization. When his idyllic existence is brutally disrupted by a violent invading force, a man is taken on a perilous journey to a world ruled by fear and oppression where a harrowing end awaits him. Through a twist of fate and spurred by the power of his love for his woman and his family, he will make a desperate break to return home and to ultimately save his way of life.

Visceral, thrilling and boldly thought-provoking, APOCALYPTO brings to life, through Gibson's ambitious creative vision, a world from the ancient past hereto never before seen on the modern screen that speaks powerfully to our lives today.

Shot on location in Catemaco -- in one of the last remaining tracts of rainforests left in Mexico -- and in Veracruz, with a cast made up entirely of indigenous peoples from the Americas, APOCALYPTO is directed by Mel Gibson, produced by Gibson and Bruce Davey and written by Gibson and Farhad Safinia, who co-produces. The executive producers are Ned Dowd and Vicki Christianson.

The behind-the-scenes team, who spent intense months shooting in the jungle and recreating a spectacular Mayan kingdom of soaring pyramids and mysterious temples, includes Academy Award-winning director of photography Dean Semler ("Dances With Wolves"), two-time Academy Award-nominated production designer Tom Sanders ("Saving Private Ryan," "Dracula," "Braveheart"), two-time Oscar®-nominated film editor John Wright ("Speed," "The Hunt for Red October," "The Passion of the Christ") and Oscar®-winning composer and multiple Academy Award nominee James Horner ("Titanic," "A Beautiful Mind," "House of Sand and Fog," the forthcoming "The Good Shepherd").

Powerful Maya kingdoms ruled in the Americas for more than 1,000 years, forging expansive cities, constructing sky-piercing pyramids and building an impressively advanced society of extraordinary cultural and scientific achievement. Then, in a flash of history, this world collapsed. All that was left behind were a few jungle-covered pyramids and a tantalizing mystery. Now, 500 years after the end of the Mayan civilization, director Mel Gibson delves into this never-explored realm to create a modern screen adventure which unfolds like a timeless myth about one man's quest to save that which matters to him the most in a world on the brink of destruction: APOCALYPTO.

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