Blackhat

Blackhat (2015)

Timing: 2:13 (133 min)

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Release date

2015-01-13

Country

United States

Production

Universal Pictures, Legendary Pictures, Forward Pass

Genre

Crime, Thriller, Action

Budget

$70 000 000

Revenue

$17 752 940

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Director

Michael Mann

Actors

Chris Hemsworth, Tang Wei, Leehom Wang, Viola Davis, Holt McCallany, Andy On, Yorick van Wageningen, John Ortiz, Ritchie Coster, Christian Borle
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Scenario

Morgan Davis Foehl

Producer

Michael Mann, Thomas Tull, Jon Jashni, Eric McLeod, Alex Garcia

Operator

Stuart Dryburgh

Composer

Harry Gregson-Williams

Artist

Ed Cotton, Jenny Hitchcock, Leslie Ewe

Audition

Bonnie Timmermann, Jerrica Xufei Lai, Rosanna Ng Wai-San

Editing

Stephen E. Rivkin, Jeremiah O'Driscoll, Joe Walker
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• The plot of the film is inspired by the story of the "Stuxnet" network worm, which infected computers running the "Windows" operating system. It was discovered in the summer of 2010 by an antivirus expert from a Belarusian company. It is claimed that the network worm set back Iran's nuclear program by several years. The origin of the virus remains unknown.
• Hackers were present on the set, acting as technical consultants.
• Film director Michael Mann donated 300,000 Hong Kong dollars (or $38,500) to the Hong Kong-based independent non-profit organization “Community Chest of Hong Kong” on behalf of Hang Seng Bank in exchange for permission to film in the bank’s lobby during evening hours.
• Michael Mann continued to work on the film even after its release. In February 2016, he presented an alternate director’s cut of the film at the Brooklyn Academy of Music, where it premiered. It is claimed that the new version included some new footage, removed some old scenes, and had a different overall runtime, but the plot remained largely the same.
• The term “Blackhat” refers to a villain (as villains invariably wore black hats in classic Westerns). Hackers designated by this term commit crimes out of malice or for personal gain.
• The final scene, filmed during the traditional Balinese Day of Silence, featured 3,000 extras.