THE SECRET LIFE OF WALTER MITTY

Ben Stiller directs and stars in The Secret Life OF Walter Mitty, James Thurber's classic story of a day-dreamer who escapes his anonymous life by disappearing into a world of fantasies filled with heroism, romance and action. When his job along with that of his co-worker (Kristen Wig) are threatened, Walter takes action in the real world embarking on a global journey that turns into an adventure more extraordinary than anything he could have ever imagined.

THE FILM:

In April 2013, nearly 20 min of video was presented by fox at CinemaCon in Las Vegas. Followed by a theatrical trailer release in July, both of which began to spark awards speculation. The trailer features a short segment of Queens “Bohemian Rhapsody”. The song is however not used in the film. 20th Century Fox hired filmmaker Casey Neistat to make a promotional video based on the theme of “live young dreams” but Neistat had other plans. Movie has its own website www.waltermitty.com

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He instead suggested to spend the budget on bringing disaster relief to the Philippines in the wake of Typhoon Haiyan. Fox then agreed and gave Neistat a budget of $25,000. The film made its world premiere as the centerpiece gala presentation at the New York film festival on 5th October 2013. It was also selected to serve as the centerpiece gala presentation at the 2013 AFI film festival. Prints in Blu-Ray brings home not only the film but plenty of enjoyable extras, including behind the scenes videos and some deleted and alternate footage. With $187 million at the box office.

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In April 2011, it was announced that Ben Stiller had been cast in the lead role, though no director was attached. The following July, it was announced that Stiller was also due to direct the film. After many disputes for the movie by producer Samuel, Walt Disney, New line cinema, 20th Century Fox etc. Many movies were in related in making or taking the idea of this movie e.g. Dumb and Dumber, The Mask.

Production:

The portions of the film set in Nuuk, Greenland, were in fact shot in Stykkishólmur, a village on the Snæfellsnes peninsula in Iceland, and Höfn, a village in southeast Iceland. Later sequences set in Stykkishólmur were actually filmed in Seyðisfjörður. The sequences where Walter Mitty follows Sean to Afghanistan were also filmed in Iceland, at the Skogafoss waterfall and in Vatnajökull National Park.

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