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30Jun2009

Poster - Chris Pine Fights a Deadly Virus in 'Carriers'

DateTuesday, June 30, 2009 at 5:36AM
It's pretty good timing for the movie Carriers, at least for me. I've been reading the fascinating book, The American Plague by Molly Caldwell Crosby, about the yellow fever outbreak along the Mississippi River in 1878. It essentially shut down Memphis for a couple years and changed medicine and commerce in one fell swoop.

Carriers has nothing specifically to do with yellow fever, but the scrawlings on the new poster reminded me of the sorts of warnings that were being posted throughout Memphis that summer. It's also pretty good timing for a movie with Chris Pine to come out, what with the success of Star Trek and all.

He's one of four people (along with Piper Perabo, Lou Taylor Pucci, and Emily Van Camp) desperately trying to outrun a pandemic that's spreading faster than they can drive west. And then, according to the official synopsis, "The virus is the least of their problems as horrible choices must be made in the face of lost humanity."

I get the sense this has the flavor of a 28 Days Later, which, of course, has several other flavors in it, as well. Still, I think the poster works well for a lower profile horror movie hoping to cash in on the sudden fame of one of its stars. We'll see if it can drum up any business on September 4th, a traditionally substandard weekend for new movies.

AuthorColin Boyd | | in , , | Print ArticlePrint Article | | Comment1 Comment |

Reader Comments (1)

Carriers Movie seems to be very interesting. Its a horror movie. The story is very nice and characters are fantastic. Those who are great fans of horror movies will surely love this movie. Overall this movie has drama and horror. Releasing date is 4th September. For more trailers, wallpapers refer Carriers Movie

Wednesday, August 19, 2009 | Unregistered CommenterGlenn

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