Dual (2022 film)

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Dual
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Theatrical release poster
Directed byRiley Stearns
Written byRiley Stearns
Produced by
  • Nate Bolotin
  • Aram Tertzakian
  • Lee Kim
  • Riley Stearns
  • Nick Spicer
  • Maxime Cottray
Starring
CinematographyMichael Ragen
Edited bySarah Beth Shapiro
Music byEmma Ruth Rundle
Production
companies
  • XYZ Films
  • IPR.VC
  • Resolute Films and Entertainment
Distributed byRLJE Films
Release dates
  • January 22, 2022 (2022-01-22) (Sundance)
  • April 15, 2022 (2022-04-15) (United States)
Running time
95 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget€4.5 million[1]

Dual is a 2022 American satirical science fiction thriller film written, directed, and by Riley Stearns. It stars Karen Gillan, Beulah Koale, Theo James, and Aaron Paul. The plot follows a woman who tries to destroy a clone of herself. The film premiered at the 2022 Sundance Film Festival on January 22, 2022. It is scheduled to be released in the United States on April 15, 2022, by RLJE Films.

Premise[]

In the near future, a woman named Sara hears that she is terminally ill. To save her family from the pain of losing her, she opts for a cloning procedure of herself and trains the clone to feel like her. But then Sara makes a miraculous recovery, which drives her to a new problem: in the society of the future, humans cannot exist for longer than the time limit of their clones. By law, Sara and her clone must eventually fight each other to the death.

Cast[]

Production[]

The film was announced in April 2020, with Karen Gillan,[2] Aaron Paul,[2][3] Beulah Koale[2][4] and Jesse Eisenberg cast.[5] Principal photography began in October 2020.[6] The film was shot entirely in Tampere, Finland,[2][4][1][better source needed][7][8][9][10][excessive citations] and is also co-financed by IPR.VC, the Finnish venture capital company.[11] Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in America, the film crew tried to find a suitable location in Canada and New Zealand, but to no avail, so Finland was chosen as the shooting location for the film.[12] The filming took six weeks,[4] and during that time, Karen Gillan embarked on a heavy fitness workout for her role guided by local coaches.[13][14]

With the successful filming, the City of Tampere and Film Tampere signed an agreement with XYZ Films for other future productions of the company.[15][16] The idea of organizing an international short film competition called Generation XYZ for the 2021 Tampere Film Festival arose from the same collaboration.[17]

Release[]

The film premiered at the 2022 Sundance Film Festival on January 22, 2022.[18] In Finland, in which the film was completely filmed, it premiered at the Tampere Film Festival on March 12, 2022.[19] RLJE Films acquired the film's distribution rights afterwards.[20] It is scheduled to be released in the United States on April 15, 2022.[21]

Reception[]

The film received positive reviews from critics. On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 79% of 73 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 7.0/10. The website's consensus reads, "Dual brings writer-director Riley Stearns' signature deadpan style to bear on a smart sci-fi comedy that's well-led by Karen Gillan in double roles."[22] Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a score of 64 out of 100 based on 13 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[23]

Peter Debruge at Variety wrote, "Dual is in fact a fairly astute comedy. The laughs come not from jokes so much as sharp jabs of truth — wince-inducing insights into the subjects most movies won’t touch, like our fear of death, intimacy and being forgotten."[24] IndieWire's David Ehrlich said the film "isn't too big on world-building (lo-fi technology does much of the heavy lifting here, with slide projectors and squelching dial tones co-existing alongside damningly realistic internet porn), but it sure is huge on training sequences. ... Dual reliably gets close to unlocking that layer during its most juvenile moments, as Stearns finds a kind of Beavis and Butt-Head-level poetry in the sort of things that are too immature for other films like this touch."[25] Writing for The Hollywood Reporter, John DeFore said "the problematic-clone theme is familiar enough that it alone won't keep many viewers engaged for 90 minutes, though Stearns does find an intriguing third-act complication or two. Gillan, who has spent much of her post-Doctor Who decade playing cyborgs, computer avatars and a thinly imagined assassin, has a barely more human role to play here; to the extent that she makes either Sarah worth rooting for, it's an achievement."[26]

References[]

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  2. ^ a b c d Kay, Jeremy (October 21, 2020). "Karen Gillan sci-fi 'Dual' starts production in Finland with Aaron Paul, Beulah Koale (exclusive)". Screen Daily. Retrieved October 22, 2020.
  3. ^ Eisenberg, Eric (November 30, 2020). "Aaron Paul Looks Rough In BTS Photo From His Upcoming Sci-Fi Movie". CibemaBlend. Retrieved December 2, 2020.
  4. ^ a b c Vanzo, Laura (October 26, 2020). "Tampere hosts Hollywood production". Good News from Finland. Finnfacts. Retrieved October 28, 2020.
  5. ^ Karen Gillan, Aaron Paul, Jesse Eisenberg Set For Sci-Fi Thriller ‘Dual’
  6. ^ Gillan, Karen (October 19, 2020). "This is the face of someone who just wrapped her first day on the movie DUAL!". Instagram. Retrieved October 19, 2020.
  7. ^ "US Film Production Got Excited About Tampere – International Movie Being Filmed Entirely In Finland". Business Finland. October 22, 2020. Retrieved October 23, 2020.
  8. ^ Enqvist, Niina (November 7, 2020). "Hollywood star Karen Gillan slammed into a Tampere bar - the actress was presented with an offer in the soma that immediately caught the beauty's attention". Ilta-Sanomat. Teller Report. Retrieved November 8, 2020.
  9. ^ Tani, Iida; Lempinen, Jenna (November 13, 2020). "The Tampere restaurant resorted to a cunning gimmick to get a Hollywood star as its customer - the restaurant manager didn't get a word out of his mouth when the world-famous actor stepped in". Ilta-Sanomat. Teller Report. Retrieved November 14, 2020.
  10. ^ "Business Finland: Hollywood Production Dual Filmed in Finland in 2020". YouTube. March 19, 2021. Retrieved March 20, 2021.
  11. ^ Pham, Annika (October 29, 2020). "Finnish VC firm boosts local economy with US partner XYZ Films". Nordisk Film & TV Fond. Retrieved October 30, 2020.
  12. ^ Åkman, Erika (November 16, 2020). "The Hollywood director got to try the traditional Finnish way in Tampere - glow in the weather a weather phenomenon that takes the locals mostly to a standstill". Ilta-Sanomat. Teller Report. Retrieved November 21, 2020.
  13. ^ Karen Gillan: My workout for DUAL movie – YouTube
  14. ^ Koskinen, Anu Leena (November 17, 2021). "Tamperelainen ammattivalmentaja sai jännittävän soiton – näin Hollywood-leffaa kuvaavat tähdet viettävät aikaansa Tampereella". YLE (in Finnish). Retrieved April 22, 2021.
  15. ^ "Agreement reached - More international films will be shot in Tampere". Ilta-Sanomat. Teller Report. November 23, 2020. Retrieved November 25, 2020.
  16. ^ Kay, Jeremy (December 3, 2020). "XYZ Films, Finland's Film Tampere strike strategic alliance (exclusive)". Screen Daily. Retrieved December 4, 2020.
  17. ^ Tampere Film Festival is launching a new competition for short genre films
  18. ^ D'Alessandro, Anthony; Patten, Dominic (December 9, 2021). "Sundance 2022: Hybrid Festival Sees Princess Diana, Michael Kenneth Williams, Dakota Johnson, Bill Cosby, NYC Rock'n'Roll & Regina Hall Fill Lineup". Deadline. Archived from the original on December 9, 2021. Retrieved December 9, 2021.
  19. ^ "Tampereella kuvattu Hollywood-elokuva Dual saa Euroopan ensi-iltansa". Business Tampere (in Finnish). March 10, 2022. Retrieved March 19, 2022.
  20. ^ "'Dual': RLJE Films Prevails in Bidding War to Acquire Sundance Sci-Fi Thriller Starring Karen Gillan and Aaron Paul". January 25, 2022.
  21. ^ Massoto, Erick (March 17, 2022). "Exclusive: Dual Images and Poster Show Karen Gillan Getting Ready to Fight Herself". Collider. Retrieved March 17, 2022.
  22. ^ "Dual". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved March 17, 2022.
  23. ^ "Dual". Metacritic. Red Ventures. Retrieved March 17, 2022.
  24. ^ Debruge, Peter (January 23, 2022). "'Dual' Review: Downer Dark Comedy Imagines the Pros and Cons of Being Cloned". Variety. Retrieved January 23, 2022.
  25. ^ Ehrlich, David (January 23, 2022). "'Dual' Review: Karen Gillan Tries to Kill Her Own Clone in Riley Stearns' Ultra-Deadpan Survival Comedy". IndieWire. Retrieved January 23, 2022.
  26. ^ DeFore, John (January 23, 2022). "'Dual' Review: Karen Gillan Fights Her Clone in Riley Stearns' Sci-Fi". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved January 23, 2022.

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