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We first reported on Stuart Beattie’s TOMORROW, WHEN THE WAR BEGAN back in June of 2010, and at the time it looked as if Australia and New Zealand might be the only places to see the finished product. This Friday select American theaters will be getting the film, giving U.S. audiences a chance to experience the movie. If you’re not familiar with the name Stuart Beattie by now, you really should be. He’s written the PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN movies and the big screen adaptation of 30 DAYS OF NIGHT… and films like COLLATERAL and DERAILED as well. Easily one of the hottest writers in the business, Beattie is trying his hand in the director’s chair with the big screen adaptation of Austrailian author John Marsden’s hit novel TOMORROW, WHEN THE WAR BEGAN. Think RED DAWN for a new generation, and set in Australia. One thing is certain, the movie looks intense. The cast of mostly unknowns might keep a few at bay, but I like Beattie as a screenwriter, so I’m intrigued to see his work as a director. Sadly, so far, it looks like Dallas is not on the list of theaters playing the film. I suppose if word of mouth is good enough, that could change.
TOMORROW, WHEN THE WAR BEGAN opens on Friday, February 24th at the following theaters:
Market Street Cinema (Little Rock, AR)
Valley Art 1 Theatre (Tempe, AZ)
Gaslamp All Stadium 15 (San Diego, CA)
Criterion Cinema Cinemas 7 (New Haven, CT)
Palace 18 (Miami, FL)
Pearlridge West 16 (Aiea, HI)
Buffalo Grove (Buffalo Grove, IL)
Village Cinema (Louisville, KY)
Hollywood Studio 8 (Westerville, OH)
Pacific Place 11 (Seattle, WA)
The film will also be available on VOD and Facebook, same day.
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Synopsis: TOMORROW, WHEN THE WAR BEGAN is a pulse-pounding action thriller that follows the journey of eight high school friends in an Australian coastal town whose lives are suddenly and violently upended by an invasion that no one saw coming. Caitlin Stasey stars as 17 year old Ellie Linton, a precocious teen who leads her best friends including Corrie (Rachel Hurd-Wood) and Kevin (Lincoln Lewis) to an isolated, deep in the woods camp site named ‘Hell.’ Upon returning, they come to grips with the fact that their country has been overrun by a mysterious, invading army. When the hostile armed forces become alerted to the presence of the teenagers, Ellie and her friends, along with a new recruit (apathetic stoner Chris Lang, played by Andrew Ryan) – must band together to escape, outwit and strike back against the mysterious enemy that has seized control of the their town and imprisoned their friends and loved ones.
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Born and raised in Dallas, Mark has been a movie critic since 1994, with reviews featured in print, radio and National TV. In 2001 he started the Entertainment section of the Herorealm website, where he contributed film reviews and celebrity interviews until 2004. After three years of service there, he started Bigfanboy.com, which has become one of the Dallas film community's leading information websites. Bigfanboy hosts several movie screenings in the Texas area, and works closely with film and TV studios and promotional partners to host exciting events and contests. The site also features a variety of rare celebrity and filmmaker interviews, and Bigfanboy.com regularly covers the film festival circuit as well. In addition to Hollywood reporting, Mark has worked for many years as an advertising and sci-fi/comic book artist. Clients have included Lucasfilm Ltd., Topps Trading Cards, The Dallas Mavericks and The Dallas Stars. From 2002 until 2015 he managed the Dallas Comic Con, Sci-Fi Expo and Fan Days events in the DFW area. He currently catalogs rare comic books and movie memorabilia for Heritage Auctions, and runs the Dallas Comic Show conventions, but remains an avid moviegoer and cinema buff. 
