Bridge to Terabithia (2007 movie)
2007 film directed by Gábor Csupó / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Bridge to Terabithia is a fantasy movie. It was released in 2007. The director of the movie was Gábor Csupó. It was adapted for a movie by David L. Paterson and Jeff Stockwell. The movie is based on the Katherine Paterson novel of the same name. Walt Disney Pictures distributed the movie in the U.S.A. Bridge to Terabithia tells the story of two 12-year-old neighbours, Jesse Aarons and Leslie Burke. They spend their free time in an abandoned tree house where they create a fantasy world called Terabithia.
Bridge to Terabithia | |
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Directed by | Gábor Csupó |
Written by | Katherine Paterson (book) David L. Paterson Jeff Stockwell |
Based on | Bridge to Terabithia |
Produced by | David Paterson Lauren Levine Hal Lieberman |
Starring | Josh Hutcherson AnnaSophia Robb Robert Patrick Zooey Deschanel Bailee Madison |
Cinematography | Michael Chapman |
Edited by | John Gilbert |
Music by | Aaron Zigman |
Production company | |
Distributed by | Walt Disney Pictures (USA) Summit Entertainment (international sales) Paramount Pictures (Latin America) Icon Productions (UK) |
Release date | February 16, 2007 |
Running time | 95 minutes |
Countries | United States New Zealand |
Language | English |
Budget | $20,000,000 |
Box office | $137,587,063[1] |
David Paterson, who wrote the screenplay, is Katherine Paterson's son. The novel is based on parts of his childhood. When he asked his mother if he could write a screenplay of the novel, she agreed. This was because he could write plays well. Production of the movie began in February 2006. The movie was shot by November. It was shot mainly in Auckland, New Zealand within two months. It took ten weeks to edit the movie. Post-production, music mixing, and visual effects took many months.
Bridge to Terabithia was released in the US and Canada on February 16, 2007. The movie was successful in terms of earnings. With a budget of around $20 million, it collected US$137 million worldwide. The movie received positive reviews. Critics called it faithful to the children's novel. They said the visuals and performances made the movie imaginative. Bridge to Terabithia was nominated for seven awards. It won five of them at the Young Artist Awards.