Moby Dick

Author: Pierre Davis
Location: Columbus, OH

"Moby Dick"

Directed by Peter Jackson
Score by John Williams
Screenplay by Peter Jackson, Fran Walsh and Philippa Boyens

Principal Cast:

William Hurt (Captain Ahab)
Joaquin Phoenix (Ishmael)
Queepueg (Eric Bana)
Starbuck (Clive Owen)
Father Maple (Jack Nicholson)
Peter Coffin (Phillip Seymore Hoffman)

Tagline: "Before any great ship took sail there was a great white whale"

Synopsis: Directed by academy award winning director Peter Jackson and his academy award writers from Lord of The Rings Trilogy comes a sea epic based on the classic novel written by Herman Melville. Peter Jackson is sure to bring this great white whale to life with his fantastic special effects shown in the past. John Williams provides a classic score.

What the press would say:

Directed by Peter Jackson, this adaptation of the classic novel proves he is one of the best to get behind a camera ever and will be sure to have people jumping out of their seats. Starring William Hurt as the obsessed Ahab which he spent months getting his limp down pact to bring the characters missing leg down pact. Joaquin Phoenix stars as Ishmail the narrator of most of this story and Eric Bana as Queepueg. Betweem these three the principle cast has a total of 5 acting nominations. Technical awards should be no problem at the time of awards but an early campaign will be hunting for these:

Best Picture
Best Director
Best Adapted Screenplay- Peter Jackson, Fran Walsh and Philippa Boyens
Best Actor- William Hurt
Best Supporting Actor- Joaquin Phoenix, Jack Nicholson, Eric Bana and Clive Owen
Best Score- John Williams