The Misfits (2021 film)

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The Misfits
MisfitsTeaserPoster.jpg
Theatrical release poster
Directed byRenny Harlin
Written by
Story byRobert Henny
Produced by
  • Mansoor Al Dhaheri
  • Dean Altit
  • Kia Jam
  • Qais Qandil
  • Rami Jaber
  • Jalal Abu Smaeer
Starring
CinematographyDenis Alarcón Ramírez
Edited byColleen Rafferty
Music by
Production
companies
  • K.Jam Media
  • Film Gate Productions
  • RNG Entertainment
  • The Misfits Project
  • Highland Film Group
Distributed byThe Avenue Entertainment
Release date
  • June 3, 2021 (2021-06-03) (South Korea)
  • June 11, 2021 (2021-06-11) (United States)
  • July 1, 2021 (2021-07-01) (UAE)
Running time
94 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$15 million[citation needed]
Box office$388,454[1]

The Misfits is a 2021 American heist comedy film directed by Renny Harlin and written by Robert Henny and Kurt Wimmer. The film stars Pierce Brosnan, Rami Jaber, Hermione Corfield, Jamie Chung, Mike d Angelo, Tim Roth, Nick Cannon and Qais Qandil. It was released in South Korea on June 3, 2021, and was released in the United States on June 11, 2021, by The Avenue Entertainment.

Cast[]

Production[]

According to Harlin, he and Brosnan had "been looking for a project to collaborate on for some time".[2][3]

The project was first announced on February 12, 2019 at the Berlin International Film Festival's European Film Market. Filming locations include Abu Dhabi, Dubai and Los Angeles.[4][5] Principal photography commenced a week later.[5]

Release[]

The Misfits had its world premiere in South Korea on June 3, 2021.[6] The Avenue Entertainment in association with Highland Film Group distributed the film on June 11, 2021.[7][8]

Reception[]

On Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval score of 20% based on 25 reviews, with an average rating of 3.70/10.[9] On Metacritic, the film has a score of 27 out of 100 based on 8 reviews, indicating "generally unfavorable reviews".[10]

Controversy[]

The film has been controversial in Qatar due to some real life negative references to Qatar to "terror" financing and explicit references to the Muslim Brotherhood as "terrorists" with Yusuf al-Qaradawi as their mastermind.[11] The film is financed as well as co-produced by an Emirati production company, and given the involvement of Emirati media in propagating this narrative against Qatar at least since the first Qatar diplomatic crisis combined with Doha News reporting anti-Qatar plot elements in the film's content.[12] Initially announced as "Coming Soon" in the Qatari subsidiary of Dubai-headquartered Vox Cinemas, the one half of film exhibition duopoly in Qatar, with the other half being Novo Cinemas which is also Dubai-headquartered but wholly owned indirectly by Doha-based Elan Group (through their ownership of its parent Gulf Film, a regional film distributor across West Asia and North Africa dealing mostly in foreign films, including but not limited to Hollywood releases)[13] leading to this being the speculated factor behind them not picking this film up for exhibition not just in Qatar, but across all of the national markets they operated in, including UAE. As the backlash grew with leaked stills from South Korean release leading credence to discord over anti-Qatar "propaganda" embedded in the film, Emirati-owned Vox Cinemas ultimately shelved the film's planned release in Qatar, with press release confirming the move by 1st of July 2021, the previously announced release date.[14]

References[]

  1. ^ "The Misfits". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved June 17, 2021.
  2. ^ "Berlin: Pierce Brosnan to Star in Heist Film 'The Misfits' (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. February 12, 2019.
  3. ^ "Brosnan To Lead Harlin's "The Misfits"". Dark Horizons. February 13, 2019.
  4. ^ "Pierce Brosnan Attached to Star In Renny Harlin's The Misfits". Comingsoon.net. February 12, 2019.
  5. ^ Jump up to: a b "Pierce Brosnan shares a glimpse of 'The Misfits' set in Abu Dhabi". The National. February 24, 2019.
  6. ^ Park, Kyung-hee (May 24, 2021). "피어스 브로스넌 '미스피츠', 6월3일 개봉...근본있는 도둑들 출격". Single List (in Korean).
  7. ^ Wiseman, Andreas (March 9, 2021). "Renny Harlin's Pierce Brosnan Starrer 'The Misfits' Gets U.S. & Int'l Deals, First Look Image". Deadline.
  8. ^ Hyland, Luke (April 28, 2021). "Pierce Brosnan Joins Elaborate Heist in New 'The Misfits' Trailer". Collider. Retrieved April 30, 2021.
  9. ^ "The Misfits (2021)". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango. Retrieved August 15, 2021.
  10. ^ "The Misfits (2021) Reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved June 15, 2021.
  11. ^ Abdallah, Hala (June 22, 2021). "Backlash as UAE-funded movie appears to portray Qatar as 'terrorist state'". Doha News. Retrieved August 3, 2021.
  12. ^ "Controversial UAE-funded film 'coming soon' to Qatar despite backlash". Doha News. June 23, 2021. Retrieved August 3, 2021.
  13. ^ Al Sayegh, Hadeed (April 18, 2018). "Qatari owner of Novo Cinemas plans to sell theatres in UAE, Bahrain-sources". Reuters. Retrieved August 3, 2021.
  14. ^ AlSharif, Farah (July 1, 2021). "VOX drops controversial UAE-funded 'The Misfits' movie from Qatar cinemas". Doha News. Retrieved August 3, 2021.

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