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Brightburn
Sign in to saveBrightburn is a 2019 American superhero horror film directed by David Yarovesky, written by Brian and Mark Gunn, and produced by James Gunn and Kenneth Huang, starring Elizabeth Banks, David Denman, Jackson A. Dunn, Matt Jones, and Meredith Hagner. The plot follows Brandon Breyer, a young boy of extraterrestrial origin reared on Earth who discovers he has superpowers, using them with dark intentions. The film was financed by The H Collective, who produced with Troll Court Entertainment.
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6.2What if a child from another world crash-landed on Earth, but instead of becoming a hero to mankind, he proved to be something far more sinister?
Cast
- Jackson A. Dunn as Brandon Breyer
- Elizabeth Banks as Tori Breyer
- David Denman as Kyle Breyer
- Matt Jones as Noah McNichol
- Meredith Hagner as Merilee McNichol
- Becky Wahlstrom as Erica
Themes
- husband wife relationship
- countryside
- child murder
- country life
- kansas, usa
- super power
- super villain
- father son relationship
- mother son relationship
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Key facts
- Film.image
- Brightburn film poster.png
- Film.caption
- Theatrical release poster
- Film.director
- David Yarovesky
- Film.cinematography
- Michael Dallatorre
- Film.music
- Tim Williams
- Film.distributor
- Sony Pictures Releasing (under Screen Gems and Stage 6 Films)
- Film.runtime
- 90 minutes
- Film.country
- United States
- Film.language
- English
- Film.budget
- $6 million
- Film.gross
- $33.2 million
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Wikidata facts
- Duration
- 90
- FilmAffinity ID
- 547690
- Official website
- www.brightburn.movie
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- publication date
- 2019-05-09
- title
- Brightburn
- social media followers
- 6967
- review score
- 57%
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16 sectionsContents
- Plot
- Cast
- Production
- Development
- Filming
- Release
- Marketing
- Theatrical
- Home media
- Merchandise
- Reception
- Box office
- Critical response
- Possible sequel
- References
- External links
Brightburn is a 2019 American superhero horror film directed by David Yarovesky, written by Brian and Mark Gunn, and produced by James Gunn and Kenneth Huang, starring Elizabeth Banks, David Denman, Jackson A. Dunn, Matt Jones, and Meredith Hagner. The plot follows Brandon Breyer, a young boy of extraterrestrial origin reared on Earth who discovers he has superpowers, using them with dark intentions. The film was financed by The H Collective, who produced with Troll Court Entertainment.
Brightburn was announced as "Untitled James Gunn Horror Project" in December 2017. Gunn produced the film, while his brother Brian and cousin Mark penned the screenplay, which adapts the concept of Superman for explicit horror. Principal photography began in March 2018 and wrapped in May of that same year.