Release Date July 18, 2014
Interesting trailer with hints of epic cinematic possibilities.
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Wikipedia Plot Summary and Character Listing
Set in a future where unbeknownst to Earth’s residents outer-space families own planets for business purposes, Jupiter Jones (Mila Kunis) is an Earth living unlucky caretaker of other people’s homes. Jupiter encounters Caine Wise (Channing Tatum), a genetically engineered interplanetary warrior who came to Earth to reveal that her genetic signature makes her royalty and heir to Earth. Meanwhile he has to protect her from Balem Abrasax (Eddie Redmayne), alien royalty from one of the most powerful dynasties of the Universe, who put a bounty on her head and would rather harvest Earth than lose it to her.
- Mila Kunis as Jupiter Jones, an unsuspected Earth born janitor whose genetic structure marks her royalty and heir to Earth.
- Channing Tatum as Caine Wise, a genetically-engineered ex-military hunter. Caine is a defective genetic splice, half-albino and with both wolf and human DNA.
- Sean Bean as Stinger, a “Han Solo-type character”.
- Eddie Redmayne as Balem Abrasax, alien royalty who wants Earth for himself. He serves as the main antagonist of the film.
- Douglas Booth as Balem’s brother.
- Tuppence Middleton as Balem’s sister.
- Doona Bae
- James D’Arcy
- Tim Pigott-Smith
- David Ajala as Ibis, the leader of the cyber hunters pursuing Jupiter and Caine.
- Charlotte Beaumont in a small part as Stinger’s daughter.
- Terry Gilliam in “a small but vital part” in a scene that is a homage to Gilliam’s Brazil.
- Sarah Campbell as Jupiter’s gynecological nurse.
- Kick Gurry
- Edward Hogg
- Nikki Amuka-Bird
- Luke Neal
- Gugu Mbatha-Raw