Promo Art For The Spierig Brothers' PREDESTINATION Spoils The Story ...

Todd Brown, Founder and Editor

If you do not wish to have the big reveal in the Spierig Brother's upcoming science fiction offering Predestination spoiled for you then I recommend strongly that you ignore the bottom line of the project's first promo art. I recommend even more strongly that, if you now know which Robert Heinlein story the film is based upon that you avoid that story's Wikipedia entry. Really. There are things that you very much should not know about this film before seeing it and, frankly, I'm more than a little bit baffled about why the picture's own PR materials would go out of the way to spoil what is far and away the biggest reveal in the film. The synopsis, however, is much safer:

A riveting adventure through time centered on a secret government time traveling agency designed to prevent future killers and terrorists from committing their crimes.

PREDESTINATION chronicles the life of a Temporal Agent sent on an intricate series of time-travel journeys designed to ensure the continuation of his law enforcement career for all eternity. Now, on his final assignment, the Agent must recruit his younger self while pursuing the one criminal that has eluded him throughout time.

Ethan Hawke returns to the Spierig fold to take the lead in the film, with production aiming to start in late 2012.

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Theodore_T_Theodore

I guess I'm looking less for a surprise or a twist than I am a good story. If this is executed well, I'll enjoy it even though I know the bones of the narrative. But I know a lot of people who won't revisit a movie or book because they know what's going to happen... I can understand objections to the poster as well. There would've been less impact if the text had read "based on a classic short story by..." rather than naming it. Except for people familiar with the story, who would recognize it from the synopsis anyway.

Sean "The Butcher" Smithson

That giveaway is there to drum up interest with that certain buzzword that appears. Sadly, people who read a site like Twitch are in the minority. Most movie-goers need to be smashed in the face with exploding ads and catch-phrases.

Todd Brown

Guess how many zombies are in this? Zero.

Stephen

I don't know the story but it seems to share some plot points with "Looper".

Greyson

Not at all. The only thing that would be similar is the word agent. It's so different and I can't believe someone decided to make this movie.

Blakberi

Oh fuck. I looked. Yup, very big give away. And now there is no point in watching the film unless they somehow decide to reveal all early on and then go in a very different direction.

Unlikely I guess

Tory

Thanks for the warning, Todd.

Todd Brown

Just to be clear here, there is a very specific reason why it is bad to know which specific Heinlein story this is based on and why revealing that in the very early marketing is a very bad decision where it wouldn't really be a big deal for many / most literary adaptations.

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